Être's Epic Year in Review - 15 Favorite Moments from 2025

Dec 29

We had our best year ever.

Être, the mentorship platform I launched nine years ago to bring girls directly into boardrooms and face to face with female leaders, had a record-breaking year and I cannot wait to share highlights.

From boardrooms at Pinterest, Google, Nasdaq, Bubble and Morgan Stanley to stages at SXSW EDU, TED-Ed, Makers, Worth and Sunniefest, Être girls raised their voices.

From in-person meetings with icons like Gloria Steinem and athletes training for the Olympics to interviews with fashion founders like Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni or author-astronauts like Kellie Gerardi, Être girls raised their hands.

And in doing so, they raised the level of joy and promise in every room they entered.

It's incredibly hard to pick the top-wrapped moments in any year, but this year in particular the task seemed daunting.

So, here are 15 of my favorite moments of 2025 in the order they happened - swipe to smile on a Monday and click any image to dive deeper:

Thank you to 2025, the Être team (looking at you Elizabeth O'Connell, Brittany Land & Sharon Lee Thony) and every epic mentor we met. We had a complete blast this year.

And we see you, 2026 - we can't wait for what's next.

Looking forward with joy and gratitude,

Illana