What I Learned Reopening Bandofsisters (BOSS) in 2025
- katesellick
- Dec 2, 2025
- 2 min read
Back in 2019, I launched bandofsisters as a bit of an experiment — small circles of women called a BOSS POD, meeting quietly, courageously, trying to find confidence, clarity and the guts to give something new a go. In one word? Courageous.
Fast-forward to December 2025. After five + years deep in corporate life (and a recent detour out), I returned to run a December BOSS POD. And here’s the big reveal: Women supporting women? Still undefeated. Apple can release a new iPhone every year, but this one thing has not changed.
BOSS POD Session One: Our first hour together called Real Talk — wasn’t about job titles, KPIs or LinkedIn likes. It was about:
· “I bring humanity into every moment.”
· “I think deeply and thrive on change.”
· “I give people a leg up because success is more fun when everyone climbs.”
These are the things HR keeps trying to capture in frameworks… and somehow misses. Women arrived stretched thin, but left with positivity, collective energy, and that spark you get when you stop pretending everything is fine and actually talk like humans.
My Big Question: Why Are These Conversations So Rarely In Corporate?
Why do these rich, honest conversations happen so rarely in corporate?
· Outside work: identity, fears, strengths, dreams.
· Inside work: agendas, slide decks, and the “Let’s take that offline” - yeah right
Psychological safety? Turns out it’s alive and well — in a BOSS POD.
Two BOSS POD lessons that grounded my reality
Stop waiting to feel ready. Readiness is a myth. Momentum builds confidence, not the other way around.
Build your career village.Why navigate this alone? It’s more fun — and far more powerful — with other women beside you.
So What’s the Same in 2019 and 2025?
Reflection, real talk, tiny next steps. Women doing this together is still one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen — not because of perfection, but because of honesty, ordinariness, and women becoming history in their own making.
If you want to join the next BOSS POD or explore career triage for women in 2026, message me — real talk and real laughs guaranteed, corporate jargon absolutely optional.
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