Gina Rae
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Through business consulting, public speaking, visual art, & media production, we help individuals and organizations tell their stories authentically and effectively.
06/02/2026
With Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
When I started building these Group Ideation Lab cohorts, it was really about access.
Creating space for business owners who are ready, or ready enough, to invest in themselves and what they’re building.
And honestly… I had no idea if the first cohort would even work, let alone that there would be a Cohort 2.
But that’s part of building…
What’s been interesting is how different each room is based on where people are in business.
A lot of that comes from my Ideation Framework.
Not everyone enters at the same point.
And every cohort starts before the room even happens. Based on our initial conversations, everyone receives pre-work so they come in already thinking, already building. That changes everything.
Cohort 1 was rooted in planning, clarity, and refinement.
Cohort 2 came in ready for implementation.
So by the time we all get in the room together, the work had already started. People already knew what they were there to build.
Laptops open. 💻
Offers being refined. 🧩
Messaging cleaned up. ✍🏽
Decks and GTM strategies moving in real time.
That’s what happens when alignment is right. Things move.
And now both cohorts have actively moved into ex*****on.
I’ve already been meeting with members from both cohorts to refine strategy and keep momentum going.
Because ideas are great, but movement matters.
What keeps standing out is this: when the room is aligned, everything moves cleaner, faster, and with more clarity.
Overthinking gets quieter. Direction gets clearer. People stop sitting in ideas and start making decisions.
…and yes, like says, “The work is not skippable” 😂
More soon.
Gina Rae
05/22/2026
There is something special about being in rooms where women lead with intention.
The 2026 HERstory Celebration and Awards was fire, and I still can’t believe it was our 4th annual celebration.
Two months later, I’m still smiling about that night. Still sitting with what it meant to celebrate people doing great things, in real community.
The women we honored this year, and every year, are doing powerful, necessary work. Their stories matter. That is always the focus.
And this year’s committee, made up of members, past honorees, and TUS partners, turned that light back on me. I did not see it coming. They reminded me to actually receive the same love I work so hard to pour into others.
My normal is simple: do the work, support the people, keep it moving.
So when the planning and nominating committee surprised me with a gift of love, it caught me.
That part humbled me.
So yes, the tears came. Real ones. Grateful ones.
And of course, I took Mamma Harris out to dinner right after. Non-negotiable.
Grateful. Still.
Thank you Muriel Foster, Michelle Avalos, Miara Shaw, Sharon L. Fletcher, Shurronda Murray, and all of our partners, awardees, and attendees who understand the importance of supporting good people doing great things for us all.
And we’re already building.
Two partners are locked in, and the committee for the 2027 HERstory Celebration and Awards is already coming together.
It will be the 5th Annual, so I have no idea how we will celebrate yet, but I know it will be special.
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