A chance meeting between Elisabeth Leach and Andrea Belen-Sandhorst in the fall of 2019 turned into the creation of a thriving organization. Elisabeth and Andrea discovered they had much in common when it came to what they were looking for in a networking group. In early 2020, they launched The Women’s Collective Pittsburgh in order to create a welcoming and powerful community of female entrepreneurs and career professionals in our region. In this episode, Elisabeth talks about the tenacity that drove her to keep their doors open during the early days of the pandemic and the important role organizations like hers play in supporting and nurturing professional women of all types.