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Meet the Leadership Team

Upuia Ahkiong

KUA Body + VAAI + KUA Wellness + WELA

Founder of WELA

Najwa Tame
Mediterranean Home Cooking

Jaya Aiyar
Créatif

Annette Bevers
Annette Bevers CPA

Maria Amren
IOinsights - Health & Fitness

Jennifer Ruiz
Osmena Pearl Therapy

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MONTHLY EVENTS

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🤔 Free Lunch Workshop: Making Better Decisions 🤔 Free Lunch Workshop: Making Better Decisions

Join coaches Maria & ElizaBeth to learn how to make better decisions that empower you to be more effective and efficient as a business leader. 

📆 Monday May 18th
12-12:45 pm

🖥️ Free Zoom Luncheon
DM to register 
Win a special gift by attending 🎁

#womenbusinessowners #businesswomen #womensupportingwomen #businessleaders #businessworkshop
🥂 Our WELA Pleasanton Happy Hour is around the 🥂 Our WELA Pleasanton Happy Hour is around the corner! Hosted by Jaya Aiyar, Annette Bevers, and Upuia Ahkiong.

Join us next week for a chance to connect, meet new faces, and spend time with an incredible community.

Monday 5/18
6PM - 8PM

Location:
SideTrack Bar & Grill 🥂
30 W Angela St, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Open to all. DM us if you’d like to attend.

#happyhourpleasanton #downtownpleasanton #WomenEntrepreneurs #NetworkingEvent womenentrepreneurslaunch
🤔 Free Lunch Workshop: Making Better Decisions 🤔 Free Lunch Workshop: Making Better Decisions

Join coaches Maria & ElizaBeth to learn how to make better decisions that empower you to be more effective and efficient as a business leader. 

📆 Monday May 18th
12-12:45 pm

🖥️ Free Zoom Luncheon
DM to register 
Win a special gift by attending 🎁

#womenbusinessowners #businesswomen #womensupportingwomen #businessleaders #businessworkshop
Walking Wednesday with Maria Amren 🚶‍♀️ Walking Wednesday with Maria Amren 🚶‍♀️

Join us for a refreshing midweek reset with movement and conversation alongside fellow WELA members. Whether you walk with us in person or join on Zoom while you’re out and about, it’s a simple way to build consistency and stay connected.

📅 3rd Wednesday of each month
April 15th
May 20th
⏰ 7:30AM - 8AM
📍 In person or on Zoom
197 First St., Los Altos CA

Join us next week and come walk with the community. DM Maria @maria.amrencoach2bfit if you’re interested.

#WELA #WELACommunity #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenSupportingWomen 
#WomenInBusiness
👩‍💻 Need a little focused time to move you 👩‍💻 Need a little focused time to move your work forward? Join us for the next WELA Co-Working Session. 

This is a relaxed space to work alongside other members, stay accountable, and make progress on whatever’s on your list-whether it’s emails, planning, writing, or tackling that task you’ve been putting off.

Bring your coffee, log in, and let’s get things done together.

🗓 Thursday, April 16th
⏰ 12:30pm–2:30pm PST
📍 Zoom

Hosts:
Juliana Stoy @storieswith_ 
Daphne Ross @snackdragonsweets 

#WELA #WomenEntrepreneurs #Womeninbusiness #VirtualCoworking #WomenSupportingWomen
📝 New on the WELA Blog “Finding Your Voice B 📝 New on the WELA Blog

“Finding Your Voice Beyond the Shoulds” by Lauren Berlin explores what it looks like to move past expectations and reconnect with what actually feels right—for you.

If you’ve ever felt pulled between what you should be doing and what you want to do, this one’s worth the read.

Read it on the WELA blog ✨

#WELA #WELABlog #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #FindYourVoice AuthenticLiving WomenSupportingWomen
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