Hi, I’m Alex.
I’m the founder of Village.
I’ve lived in four different countries, worked in corporate environments, built things from scratch, navigated motherhood, reinvention and big transitions. Along the way, I thrived when I felt connected — to peers navigating similar challenges, to people who understood the quiet weight of ambition, motherhood, reinvention.
And I felt at my worst in isolation.
Village carries pieces of my own journey — shaped by life on three continents, by my path as a businesswoman, as a mother, as a modern woman constantly balancing growth and grounding.
It’s built from everything I’ve learned about what we truly need:
Connection. Belonging. A support system.
What Village Is
Village is a community space with a strong female focus.
It’s part concept store, part co-working lounge, part gathering place.
It reflects what I value: warmth, intention, courage, community.
And every time someone walks in and says, “This feels so good,” I know I am doing the right thing.
If you’re here, I’m truly glad you found us.
Welcome to Village.
The story behind VILLAGE
Village was born when I became a mother.
And I don’t mean that in a cute branding way. I mean really born there.
During my pregnancy, I felt incredibly supported. I was surrounded by strong women. We talked about everything — fears, birth plans, careers, identity shifts. I felt connected, held, almost carried by that community.
And then the world shut down.
The pandemic hit, and almost overnight, that support system collapsed. My daughter was born in May 2020. The birthing team walked in wearing full hazmat suits. It felt dystopian. But that wasn’t the hardest part.
The months after were harder.
Postpartum during lockdown. Wildfires turning the California sky orange. A colicky baby who barely slept. And a kind of loneliness that’s hard to describe unless you’ve felt it.
There were no casual visits. No “come over, I’ll hold the baby.” No village. Just long stretches of isolation.
The only real lifeline was a WhatsApp group of mothers in Santa Cruz, online at 2, 4, 6 a.m. Honest messages about exhaustion. Someone saying, “Me too.” Someone else saying, “You’re doing great, mama!”
I realized how deeply I thrive in community — and how quickly I shrink in isolation. I realized that strong women don’t just need ambition or beautiful spaces. We need each other.
Village is, in many ways, the physical version of that WhatsApp group and of the many similar experiences I made before and after.