Testimonials & Success Stories

We are in the business of creating success stories. And we love our jobs!

ON MEMBERSHIP

"Dear fearless trio,

I was talking to a fellow entrepreneur over the weekend, and it occurred to me how much your excitement, tweets, PR classes, good news and positive and productive activity lifted my sagging spirits last week.  Thank you a million-fold for continuing to focus on successful women entrepreneurs and for inspiring me and my business."

Margaret H. Wagner I  www.5rhythms.com

"Collective-E has really helped our business. As part of my ongoing mission to pool resources to grow the business, this is without a doubt at the top of my list of networks.  I’ve been able to extend my reach in PR and strategy and get support from a group of women entrepreneurs."

Michelle Madhok I  SheFinds.com

"I'm really impressed. The site is fantastic!!!! You ladies are really offering something substantial here - that entrepreneurs sorely need. Thank you all so much!"
Alycea Ungaro  |  Real Pilates, NYC

"I wish Katie, Beth and Sabina great success with your new venture and am excited to get involved at the ground level.  My trust in Beth's ability to create something unique and beneficial to businesswomen such as myself is endless!  I am so pleased that the three of you have joined forces to create Collective-E...Looking forward to growing our business in new and exciting directions with the wise council of Collective-E..."
Cynthia Gale  |   Geo Art NYC

"Since joining Collective-E, I have not only received helpful and insightful information for growing my business through newsletter blasts and e-mails from the group's founders but have also had the opportunity to connect with other women in a small, intimate setting that facilitates networking. After attending just one Collective-E event, I developed a partnership with another member which will increase the exposure of the artwork in my gallery to a new and receptive audience and in return bring new clients and interest to her business. Our connection was facilitated directly by one of the founding members of Collective-E who had understood the nature of my business after one telephone call and suggested the connection."
Jessica Porter  |  Raandesk Gallery of Art

"Thank you for introducing me to Karen! we had a great meeting, bonded over shoes and looks like we might do several projects together!! As always you have a knack for connecting people of a like mind, at exactly the right time..."
Susie Mendive  |  Sum Design

ON OUR EXCLUSIVE EMAIL GROUP
We are always amazed and honored at the power of the group. Here is a recent testimonial from a member who needed votes for a photograph she and her husband entered into the contest. She used two member benefits to achieve this: Link Love and The Group, our exclusive email group. Result? She did win the contest.

"Like most of us who have watched the advent of social media in the past several years, I realized the power that is held in the electronic synapses that now connect all of us if we desire but only recently had a first hand experience. Earlier this past summer my husband entered a photo he took of me in a photo contest and out of over two thousand entries we placed in the top ten which then went up for a public vote online. Upon learning this I immediately started emailing everyone I knew, posted it to Facebook and sent it out to Collective-E. As I expected family and friends got excited and started passing it along but I don’t think I could have anticipated the absolutely huge outpouring of support that came from the Collective-E network. Both people I knew and ones I had never met started spreading the word through their own Facebook and Twitter pages and passing along compliments and wishes for a win. It was no less than amazing and uplifting to feel the positive power of connection that sits invisible and intangible. The voting period of a couple of weeks passed and just a day and a half ago we got a phone call informing us that our photo had “won by a landslide.” Many thanks to Collective-E and everyone connected by it!" Denise Spencer, Ichiche"

ON TIPS & OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
"I just had the opportunity to send a pitch to Shape Magazine and used [the "Be prepared for your big break"] e-mail for advice. Thank you for providing such relevant and precise information."
Elisa Niemtazow  |  Taste Generation

To sign up for our free tips, inspiration, and occasional opportunities, look to your right and enter your name and email for Collective-E Updates. Core members are the first to get our most important and focused leads, so considering joining for a greater experience.

ON ADVERTISING IN OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
"Thank you so much for the amazing email! Wow! We already have about 20 new members from this. You are awesome."
Julie Brown  |  InnerRewards

"Thanks, Collective-E, for launching your Buy Entrepreneur campaign right before the holidays! I just sold another sleep mask from someone who used the coupon code provided in my listing in your gift guide. I'm so glad people are 'buying entrepreneur.'"
Katie Hellmuth   |   Katie James, LLC (and yes, also a Collective-E co-founder)

ON MEMBER EXPOSURE AROUND THE WEBSITE

ON OUR EVENTS
Entrepreneur Panel, with Big City Moms, November 11, 2009
"Thank you so much for putting the panel together on Tuesday evening at Kidville.  It was wonderful hearing all from women who have done what I am in the process of doing.  I loved their tips on spreading the word about their businesses, and  advise about trying to keep a balance."
Katie Danziger  |   Nomiebaby

ON OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY SESSIONS
"Thanks to you and our session together, I have improved my elevator speech on what Let Kids Play is.  I went to a day-long workshop on Saturday for women starting micro-enterprises.  At lunch about 20 people got up and gave their elevator pitch.  I won a $25 gift certificate to Kohl's.  I was passionate, clearly explained what I do, and most important (because everyone else left it out), I gave them my website address to learn more."
Mara Kaplan I Let Kid's Play

ON OUR WORKSHOPS

The Collectives

"After canceling several production runs last holiday season when corporate business dropped off, Ms. Frechtman had to abruptly reschedule them when last-minute orders from small clients poured in. To find a sounding board, the former advertising art director participated last spring in a four-week course run by Collective-E, a group for women entrepreneurs. There, she made a couple of contacts whom she now calls frequently for business advice. 
Mentioned by Jill Frechtman, Founder Frezels in Crain's New York

"Thanks for the encouragement. I sort of feel this workshop IS just the beginning of a proactive way to think outside of our own worlds."