From the Cover

Today, I had coffee with my younger self—

I arrived precisely on time, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee

Editor's Note: Women like Julie Hayes are what I call true trailblazers. They don't just light the way

When the crown of Mrs. Universe WA 2024–2025 was placed on my head, I felt something shift. It wasn’t

In 2014, I got married.
At the time, it felt right.
I’d just earned my degree, finished my master’s,

No one told me that building a business would first require burning the life I was supposed to want.

Matchmaking is deeply personal to me—not just a career, but a calling that came from heartbreak. When