This week's conversation On bread, a culinary career, and starting over in Florida
Alena Spirina — baker, culinary writer, and the woman behind a much-loved Russian-language baking community — on reinvention, building a creative life across borders, and what it really takes to start again.
A global support network for women.
Welcome to vMeste — Together, a global support network for women who want to stay connected, find new business partners, clients and friends, try new things, start and grow your business, find support and balance in your life and — what is more — find your happy self.
Remember: a happy woman makes everyone around her happy.
We would like to welcome all the amazing women to our group. Stay connected with us through exciting webinars, unique onsite and remote events, educational trips, trainings, masterclasses, and international projects.
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Women leading the change.
Each week, Catherine sits down with a woman whose work is reshaping an industry — or quietly reshaping a life. No polished pitches. No script. Just the conversation we all wish we'd had earlier.
On bread, a culinary career, and starting over in Florida
Alena Spirina · Baker & culinary writer
A conversation about reinvention — leaving a familiar life behind, and what it takes to rebuild a creative career in a new country.
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Why we need libraries now more than ever
A conversation on community, learning & the third place
Why libraries matter more than ever — as community spaces, as quiet refuges, and as one of the last public goods left standing. English & Russian subtitles.
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The first in Silicon Valley
A pioneer's path into tech — in her own words
A pioneering woman's path into Silicon Valley — the doors she opened, and the ones she had to build for herself. English subtitles.
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On TV, family, the business, and love
Ekaterina Odintsova · TV personality & entrepreneur
A frank, far-ranging conversation with a woman who's done it all — on camera and behind it. On work, motherhood, and the long game.
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Catherine Neyman.
“I started Vmeste because the room I needed didn't exist yet — so I built the room, and invited every woman I admired into it.”
Catherine is the founder of Bilingva, a translation agency serving global brands, and the host of Vmeste — a series of conversations with women who are quietly (and sometimes loudly) changing how their industries work.
Born in Russia, building a business across borders, and raising a family while running a company taught her one thing above all: women rise faster together. Vmeste is her love letter to that belief.
Read Catherine's story →Gatherings, salons, circles.
Online and in-person events for the women in our community — intimate conversations, workshops, and the occasional dinner table.
Mother's Day at the vineyard
A small group of women, a sunlit afternoon among the spring vines at Wrights Station, and the kind of slow time together that doesn't happen often enough. See the photos and download your favorites.
See the recap →Pricing what you're worth
A 90-minute live workshop for service-business founders.
ReserveThe Founder's Dinner — London
An evening of wine and unfiltered conversation with twelve women building companies that matter.
ApplyThe books on our nightstands.
Hand-picked by Catherine — books by and about the women whose lives, voices, and ideas have shaped Vmeste. The seed of our Silicon Valley book club.
Notes, news, and dispatches.
Reflections from Catherine, takeaways from recent interviews, and announcements from the community.
news is out!"
The interview series is live on YouTube
First guest: Ekaterina Odintsova — TV journalist turned PR businesswoman. A day in Miami discussing TV, business, and balance.
Read article →What a generous gift from this amazing woman
Dr. Ruth Gottesman, 93, donated $1 billion to make tuition free at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Forever.
Read article →raise the dead."
The one-of-a-kind fashion icon Iris Apfel
She passed at 102, leaving behind a legacy of dressing — and living — without apology. A few quotes worth keeping close.
Read article →The conversation is better with you in it.
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