Erika Thompson
Austin beekeeper running a full-time bee business offering education, hive management and bee removal.
Women
The women making Austin interesting.
Esther Osaheni
Founder building tools and community for people who host recurring gatherings; also hosted a Future Front club for Austin hosts.
Fiona Emley
Breathwork teacher leading gentle guided breathwork evenings inside the Tranquility Room at Casa de Luz Village.
Forklift Danceworks
Choreographer who creates large civic performances with people like sanitation workers and firefighters. She won the 2026 Doris Duke Artist Award.
Franceska Akel
Co-host of Kinship Supper Club alongside Katie Barrett (beverage/front-of-house side) and founder of Nice to Meet You Events; dinners at Cherrywood Treehouse Art Studio, Red Line Studio, and 1106 E Cesar Chavez St; previously at Summer House on Music Lane and Equipment Room.
Glaze Zine (Events Director)
Produces runway shows, zine release parties and markets for women and LGBTQ+ creatives.
Grace Milligan
Founder of a female-owned artist-focused gift/vintage shop and gallery with rotating local exhibitions.
Heidi Garbo (+ sisters Sam
Women-founded Austin seafood business started as a food truck; serves lobster rolls, oysters, Gulf seafood. Sisters Heidi, Sam & Hannah Garbo. TIME-SENSITIVE: the Lamar location at 626 N. Lamar closes Sept 26, 2026; Wells Branch location and the truck remain open. Their 'Shuck It ATX' oyster pop-off collaborated with Deepa Shridhar's Thali Omakase (existing Sister Sister contact - warm bridge).
Hey Ricochet
Author-illustrator duo behind a 'female-owned and operated' hair accessory brand.
Hyperreal Film Club (co-founder)
Co-founder of the nonprofit film club, which runs five screenings a week at 301 Chicon St and is known for elaborate themed nights.
Izzy Burger
Award-winning writer and stand-up comedian who hosts and books Ladies Night, Austin's all-female-forward weekly comedy show at The Velveeta Room, Austin's longest-running comedy club. Known for booking 'the best chicks I can find' plus a token male 'diversity hire.' Also hosts The Hump showcase with a rotating lineup of Austin comics.
Jam Sanitchat
Chef, founder, and owner of Thai Fresh, a South Austin Thai restaurant she's run since 2008. She teaches hands-on Thai cooking classes (multiple classes each month) covering Thai favorites like sticky rice with mango, and has led community cooking education for years.
Jean Elizabeth Buckner
Owner of an East 11th bookstore/wine bar designed as a long-stay community gathering place.
Jessica Cross
Sound for Stress / Seasons of Sound Healing
Jessica Sheaffer
Austin life coach for women offering in-person/Zoom coaching, group programs, workshops and special events.
Jill McLennon
Art dealer and gallery founder (formerly Sotheby's, Andrea Rosen, Galerie Eva Presenhuber; 17 years in New York) who set up shop in Austin with McLennon Pen Co. and co-organized Friends Fair, Austin's homegrown hotel art fair.
Jodie Leigh
Founder of Sorelle Studio Pilates + Wellness; hosts pop-up Pilates + wellness experiences in Austin that pair a 50-minute Pilates practice with restorative wellness offerings from local brands.