She Builds: How Women in Tech Are Shaping a New Kind of Community

It started with a question I couldn’t shake.

What would happen if women in our community had a space to tell their stories?

I’ve spent years listening to women across the Dynamics ecosystem talk about the paths they’ve taken, the pivots they’ve made, and the moments that changed everything. Over coffee, in hallways, and after sessions, I kept hearing stories that sounded different but felt the same. Stories of building careers, building confidence, and building each other up.

That’s where She Builds was born.

I wanted to create a space where women could share their stories in a raw and inspiring way. Not just to be heard, but to be seen — so that others could see themselves in those stories too. Because when we do, something shifts. We start to recognize the threads that connect us. We find camaraderie in shared challenges, collaboration in shared dreams, and community in the stories that remind us we’re not alone.

When Pam Misialek, VP of Community at Dynamic Communities, invited me to serve on the Women in Tech Committee for this year’s luncheon, everything clicked. She Builds became the title and the heartbeat of the event. Together with Pam and the DCI team, we shaped it into a celebration of women who are building their paths forward, not just reflecting on where they’ve been.

What I love most is that She Builds isn’t about one person’s success story. It’s about the collective. It’s about the woman who’s finding her voice, the one mentoring someone new, and the one still figuring out where she wants to go next. Every story matters, and every connection builds something lasting.

She Builds isn’t a moment. It’s a movement.

It’s about seeing ourselves in each other’s journeys and realizing that we are all, in our own way, building something meaningful.

“When women share their stories—successes, struggles, pivots, and all—it gives others permission to see what’s possible.” — Cam Sessinger