A small, in-person gathering for women thoughtfully building their businesses
Philadelphia • June 1–2, 2026
Space to name the idea that’s felt too big or unclear, work through it with other women solopreneurs, and move it forward
You're not meant to do this alone.
Running your own business can be exhilarating.
It can also be isolating.
You spend your days making decisions, solving problems, and holding the vision for something that didn’t exist before you built it. Most of the time, the people around you care, but they don’t fully understand what it takes.
That’s why this exists.
When women who run their own businesses gather together, something changes.
You say the thing you’ve been holding in your head. You hear how others are navigating decisions you’ve been carrying alone. You realize you’re not the only one thinking the way you do.
Conversations deepen. Guards drop. Things that typically stay unsaid finally have somewhere to land.
Not rushed.
Not performative.
Not transactional.
Instead, you're in honest conversation with women who understand what it means to build something of their own while still carrying the rest of life with them.
Here, you’ll be in a room with about thirty women who are building their own work and taking it seriously.
You won’t be sitting silently in rows. You’ll be in conversation, sharing what you’re working through, and hearing how others are thinking about their next steps.
Here, there’s space to think out loud, speak honestly, and stay with something long enough to actually move it forward.
You’ll leave knowing there are women who understand what you’re building, and are rooting for you.
Your Ideal Start to Summer
June 1 - 2, 2026
Fitler Club | 24 South 24th Street | Philadelphia, PA 19103
Monday Evening
From 6:00-8:00 PM, we’ll gather for a relaxed welcome with drinks and substantial hors d’oeuvres. This is our time to ease in and meet one another.
Tuesday
From 8:30 AM–5:00 PM, we’ll move between whole-group activities and smaller facilitated conversations.
Breakfast will be available in the morning, and lunch will be served mid-day.
I’ve attended events where I ended up spending more on food than the admission ticket, was handed a stale sandwich, or needed to find something in a city I didn’t know well.
This gathering is different. Here, you pay one price. You can count on good food throughout, and your mental energy gets to stay on what matters to you.
Welcome Gathering
Wine, beer, and good apps to ease into our gathering
Breakfast
A healthy start to our day with protein and warmth
Lunch
A satisfying meal that'll keep us energized
Meet YOUR hOST
Hi, I'm Melanie!
I design spaces where women solopreneurs can be fully themselves and make real progress on what matters to them.
Before this, I spent over 20 years in education as a professor, district leader, and teacher. I then built an EdTech platform and founded two nonprofits.
Teaching, traveling, and leading taught me to pay close attention to the energy of a room, what opens people up, what helps ideas deepen, and what makes time together matter.
That attention lives inside every SoloprenHER gathering.
WITH RICHELLE FREDSON
Richelle is a book coach and creative development coach who helps people clarify their ideas and bring them to life.
She’s worked with New York Times bestselling authors like Gabrielle Bernstein and Kris Carr, as well as founders across industries.
Richelle uses her deep expertise and sharp instincts to support creatives.
She hosts the Forbes-featured podcast, Bound + Determined. Her first book, DO THE THING, will be released by Hachette in April 2027.
This gathering will resonate if…
You approach your work with care and integrity.
You believe business and life are intertwined.
You value meaningful conversation over surface-level networking.
You’ve been feeling lonely as a solopreneur.
You crave a community of good-hearted women who get it.
