A new chapter for WomenDorf: a bittersweet transition

I’m reaching you in the last weeks before the holidays, and YES, it’s official:

Ritu is handing me the lead for the Womännedorf, now WomenDorf, events and brand as of July 1st.

My name is Pia, and if we haven’t met yet, I’m honored to meet you TODAY for this bittersweet transition.

I want to say how grateful I am for everything Ritu created for all of us, the opportunities, the connections, and the learning that happened along the way…

Ritu, you did an amazing job, with incredible presence, commitment, and vision.

Let me take you back to the story behind why I am buying this brand and taking over the lead of this community, it didn’t come out of nothing…

Ready for story time??!

It’s a story about friendship, sisterhood, and being able to show up as myself.

It was January 2025, and a new number appeared on my phone…

I picked up, and it was Ritu!

We didn’t know each other, and she came straight to the point (you know her, I love this so much) she’d found my website, was curious, and wanted me to come to her networking event, Womännedorf, to speak about Positive Leadership.

I felt I wasn’t ready… just starting my intense year-long leadership program in Spain… and I told her so… She invited me to do it anyway, so I said YES and jumped into the «cold water.» 💦

Ever since, I’ve joined most of the monthly gatherings and events… I recommended speakers and invited other women on a path to self-employment and entrepreneurship to come along….

I was and am genuinely excited to be part of this SPACE.

One month, as I walked to the event through the neighbourhood here at the Gold Coast. I felt such ease and excitement, a rush of joy at going to meet a group of feminine allies…and in the middle of that group, I got to be MYSELF.

So when Ritu called me again in early April 2026, this time as my friend and sparring partner, and shared that she’d like to hand over the lead of the community. I felt an immediate YES, and I went with it. We took it seriously 😇: We created an agreement, I officially bought the «Womännedorf» brand, and we celebrated together.

🥂 To the legacy.
🥂 To this wonderful community.
🥂 To connection and learning.
🥂 To business sisterhood, and so much more.
🥂 To this beautiful new chapter with YOU.

We’ll continue to meet monthly after the summer break with the usual networking format at Untervogthaus in Männedorf (thanks for hosting us 💛 Susanne & team).

I invite you to COME AS YOU ARE and leave inspired, with friendship, sisterhood, and maybe even new business collaborations.

Going forward in 2026, we’ll keep the current known and loved networking format AND explore new ones… workshops… cold plunges… 💦 Stay tuned! We’ll find the balance between the old and the new in this next chapter. ✨

See the next WomenDorf gatherings.

For now: Enjoy your summer 2026. 🍉

Love
Pia

P.S. Drop me a note if anything resonates and / or you simply want to connect.

P.P.S. In case you are curious to learn more about me, explore my «About me» page (in German).