Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Grlz Only. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Grlz, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?
At GRLZ ONLY we create events for the underrepresented lesbian community. Our mission is for women to know they have a place to go, surrounded by other queer women. Wether it’s for friendship or dating, this space is for the girls. Being in the LA pride parade is important to us because we want to gain visibility so women know they have a safe space to go.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
GRLZ ONLY Owners consists of Valarie Lynn, Briana Diaz, Stephanie Rios and Hazel Burris. In recent expansion we have added new co -owners Court & Lex & Zashia Santiago. We created Grlz Only to create a safe space for women who like women to be themselves and have fun in an environment that feels safe and inclusive. We are most proud of our growth within our first year of business. We have made impactful memories with amazing women and are proud of the fun and safe spaces we have created. We are also proud to announce that after only a year of our brand growth we are expanding and opening a UK branch of GRLZ ONLY. Soon Grlz Only will not only be prominent in Los Angeles and visiting other states & cities in America, but It will also be launching in the UK. We want Grlz Only to be a worldwide brand for women to know they have a safe space to go to and have fun with women who love women. We are just beginning and we are excited about bringing more and more visibility to the lesbian community.
Can you tell us the story behind how you met your business partner?
Bri, Valarie, Steph and Hazel all met at another lesbian event in Los Angeles. We instantly clicked and after failed attempts at finding enough lesbian events on nights out, we decided to create one of our own. Over a hangover breakfast one morning, and tired of not having enough all women events to go to, we took the leap and started Grlz Only. Within a month we created our first event and to our surprise we grew quickly and saw the need for more events in the community. After sometime, we created friendships with Court & Lex as well as Zashia Santiago and asked them to join the team after our discussions to expand and begin doing events in other States as well as internationally in the UK. Everyone in our team offers something different and our passion for bringing women together creates excitement and motivation for everything we do. We are a dream team, and can’t wait to see what the future brings.
Any advice for growing your clientele? What’s been most effective for you?
We believe consistency has been the most effective strategy for growing our clientele. We believe it has been the most important to keep consistency in creating events and consistency in the vibe of our events. When people attend an event more than once and they know what vibe to expect and they enjoy it, they will most likely continue to return. Consistency also has been important in our DJ’s, music choices and social media posts. People associate different events with different vibes, music and people. You want to offer something unique that helps people remember why they enjoyed your event. One thing we try and maintain is good vibes and absolutely no bullying at our events. We want everyone to come out and feel safe at our events so they can continue to come back and tell their friends about the amazing time they had at GRLZ ONLY.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/grlzonlyevents?fbclid=PAAaadpN0aSaIAUCten2-nJR8SUBJHCw9YXx42GAwIGYg50Agh_F5BQwCqPP4_aem_Ac3UstVOMwWrYu3VYeFA2sEiCuvAGR0nX2bVlyPQ2Dk13YfxJPFV65gbrWPYhnYB9Q4
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grlzonly_?igshid=YzVkODRmOTdmMw==
Image Credits
@STEPHY.FELIX @VIOLETA_COMP.MOV