Magic Hour Podcast Interview
She Summits Co-Founders Featured on The Magic Hour Podcast: Building Community with Intention, Joy, and Ease
What happens when you stop wearing “busy” like a badge of honour and start building community with intention?
In a recent episode of The Magic Hour Podcast, She Summits co-founders Danielle Leroux and Laura van der Veer sit down for a conversation with host Hope Mikal. Rooted in joy, play, confidence, and genuine connection, this episode offers a look at how She Summits has grown into a space where women can slow down, lean into their strengths, and feel truly nourished by the communities they’re part of.
This isn’t a conversation about hustle, networking, or “growing an audience.” It’s about what it feels like to belong - and how that belonging shapes the way we show up in our work, our leadership, and our lives.
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Together, Danielle and Laura share how joy and play can return to adulthood when we give ourselves permission to soften. They reflect on why so many women lose touch with these qualities, and how simple rituals - even the smallest ones - can become grounding practices when life or business feels heavy.
They also speak candidly about the bravery it takes to let go of the “shoulds,” to trust what feels natural, and to choose a way of working that prioritizes ease, collaboration, and clarity over constant pressure and performance.
At the heart of this episode is community - not as a marketing strategy, but as a lived experience. Danielle and Laura unpack how they design experiences that spark real connection from the first hello, why retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs, and the often-overlooked skills that make relationships feel authentic rather than transactional.
Above all, this episode is an invitation to slow down. To choose presence over performance. And to remember that joy, play, and confidence aren’t extras - they’re your compass.
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In this episode, we talk about:
How joy and play return when we give ourselves permission to soften
The grounding rituals that support us when life or business feels heavy
Why confidence grows deeper when it’s nurtured in community
The art of unlearning old expectations in business and leadership
Creating space for what truly fits by learning when to say no
Community as something you feel, not something you perform
How retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs for connection
The message Danielle and Laura hope every woman building something could hear
If you’ve been craving softness, clarity, or community that feels real and nourishing, this conversation will land like a much-needed exhale.
Listen to the full episode of The Magic Hour Podcast featuring She Summits now.
And if this conversation resonated, we’d love to welcome you into one of our upcoming She Summits experiences.
