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Resilience and Persistence – Women Founders’ Advice - Part 48
In the Resilience and Persistence Series, we feature the insights of 10 women founders who share lessons on building self-belief, trusting your abilities, and continuing forward with patience and consistency. Their advice also highlights continuous learning, stepping outside your comfort zone, building supportive relationships, leading with integrity, and creating steady progress through daily effort.
Featured Women Founders
Joanna Patricia Toch Create your own self-belief and keep going.
Aditi Singhal Be patient and resilient
Ingrid Sbongk-Sonderfeld Trust yourself and your skills.
Alyce Lewis Trust your instincts, be confident in your voice, and don’t be afraid to step into roles or industries where women are underrepresented.
Teresita Villamil Never give up on yourself and put yourself first in order to be able to help others.
Monique Manley Keep going, this is just the start for Women in power.
Jordan Keene Keep moving forward, this is just the start of Women in Power
Stella Joyce Machado Always be confident of yourself, work hard and never give up.
Lindsay Moore-Mckee My advice to aspiring or early-stage women founders is simple: work at it every single day.
Kim Morris Be open, honest, and candid, especially when it’s uncomfortable.
Joanna Patricia Toch – Create your own self-belief and keep going.
Company– Family Law Cafe
Website: www.familylawcafe.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joannatoch
Advice
Create your own self-belief and keep going. No-one is coming to save you.
Aditi Singhal – Be patient and resilient
Company– Adisha Ventures
Website: www.natible.com
Advice
Be patient and resilient
Ingrid Sbongk-Sonderfeld – Trust yourself and your skills.
Company– Ingrid Sportsmassage Therapy
Website: www.sportsmassage-worthing.co.uk
LinkedIn: Ingrid Sbongk-Sonderfeld
Advice
Trust yourself and your skills. Keep going be consistent. Always
Alyce Lewis – Trust your instincts, be confident in your voice, and don’t be afraid to step into roles or industries where women are underrepresented.
Company– DMB KITCHENS
Website: Www.dmbkitchens.com.au
LinkedIn: Facebook- DMB KITCHENS PORT MACQUARIE
Advice
Trust your instincts, be confident in your voice, and don’t be afraid to step into roles or industries where women are underrepresented. Build your skills and knowledge deliberately — whether through formal training, apprenticeships, self education or learning on the job — so you can lead with credibility and authority.
Network! It's daunting at first but its paramount in success!
Get comfortable with the uncomfortable
Focus on doing things properly from the start: establish systems, understand every part of your business, and prioritise quality and consistency.
Surround yourself with people who support and challenge you, and don’t be afraid to take on tasks that feel outside your comfort zone — they often become the areas where you grow the most. Don't be afraid to lose friends along the way, not everyone is happy for your successes!
You are the five people you choose to hang around most, choose wisely.
Above all, be authentic and lead with integrity. Your perspective as a woman is valuable and unique, and by combining it with expertise, perseverance, and empathy, you can break barriers, build trust with clients and teams, and create a business that is both successful and meaningful.
Teresita Villamil – Never give up on yourself and put yourself first in order to be able to help others.
Company– AP2P Academy
Website: www.apath2purpose.com/coaching
Advice
Never give up on yourself and put yourself first in order to be able to help others. Keep learning and never stop feeding your mind and soul.
Monique Manley – Keep going, this is just the start for Women in power.
Company– Manley Realty-Real Broken, LLC
Advice
Keep going, this is just the start for Women in power.
Jordan Keene – Keep moving forward, this is just the start of Women in Power
Company– Move Better Physical Therapy
Advice
Keep moving forward, this is just the start of Women in Power
Stella Joyce Machado – Always be confident of yourself, work hard and never give up.
Company– Stella Studio
Website: indiamart.com/stella-studio
Advice
Always be confident of yourself, work hard and never give up. Stay simple & humble. Never stop learning & be healthy.
Lindsay Moore-Mckee – My advice to aspiring or early-stage women founders is simple: work at it every single day.
Company– KLBK and KAMC
Website: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/
Advice
My advice to aspiring or early-stage women founders is simple: work at it every single day. Whatever your goal is, do something — even something small — each day to move it forward. Progress doesn’t have to be dramatic to be powerful. Small, consistent steps add up in ways that will surprise you.
There will be days when it feels slow, uncertain, or overwhelming. Keep going anyway. Momentum is built through consistency, not perfection. Stay focused on your vision, trust your process, and commit to steady growth.
If you show up daily for your dream, you’ll look back one day and realize how far those small, faithful steps have taken you.
Kim Morris – Be open, honest, and candid, especially when it’s uncomfortable.
Company– InteMind Business Process Solutions, Inc.
Website: https://intemindbps.com/
Advice
Be open, honest, and candid, especially when it’s uncomfortable. Transparency builds trust, and trust is the foundation of any successful business.
Care about people first. Treat your employees, partners, and clients with respect and empathy. When people know you genuinely care, they will go above and beyond for you, and they will stand by you when things get hard.
Do what you say you are going to do. Follow-through matters more than perfection. Your reputation will be built not on big promises, but on consistency, integrity, and reliability over time.
Finally, don’t underestimate your resilience. You are capable of far more than you think, especially when challenges arise. Stay grounded, stay accountable, and keep moving forward.
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