10am
While many on many days, Ana needs to buckle down and get to work immediately, an ideal day starts off more leisurely by heading over to Cafe Landwer or Tatte to grab an oat milk latte and a BLAT.
After moving to Boston in 2O14 from Venezuela, Ana Baptista always looked for ways to meet new people and create community through photography and social media. While social media industry events were fun, not being able to invite women who weren’t a part of the industry was a concern for Ana. She daydreamed about an inclusive community of women in Boston regardless of the industry they worked, and so GirlFriends was born.
GirlFriends started as a passion project but quickly blossomed into much more. Connecting women, building genuine friendships and helping businesses gain broader exposure around the city has not only been fulfilling but has become lucrative enough for Ana to work on her organization full-time.
We caught up with Ana to find out what a typical day working on @girlfriendsboston looks like as well as hear about all her favorite places around Boston.