Meet the women helping shape McCullough’s Flooring: co-owner Tracy McCullough, Theresa Hamilton, and Amanda Griffith. From corporate careers to the classroom, each brought her own experience to the family business. Their stories reveal the shared effort, changing roles, and commitment to customers and community behind a business that carries their family’s name, highlighted in celebration of National Women-Owned Business Month.

At Lou Belle and Bing in Collinsville, Illinois, owner Afton Dusek has created a place where women’s small businesses grow together. Part of GlowInto’s Women of Main Street America series, this story explores how Afton’s creative journey shaped the shopping experience, the makers filling its historic rooms, and what it means to support the women behind the things we bring home.

Mandie Clark is turning her personal journey into a welcoming space where women can feel seen, supported, and comfortable being themselves. True North Boutique & Medspa in downtown Wood River brings together size-inclusive fashion, beauty, and wellness under one roof. On Saturday, October 24, its grand opening will also spotlight local women-owned businesses through the She Means Business celebration. Join the ribbon cutting at 11 a.m., followed by a market and street celebration until 3 p.m., featuring live music, giveaways, and opportunities to support women in business.

Trish Boyd Berkbuegler stepped away from her job to homeschool her daughter and found herself creating something of her own in the process. What began as a small handmade Etsy shop eventually evolved into Ragz & Relics, where vintage clothing, fabrics, jewelry, and unexpected thrifted finds are transformed into one-of-a-kind pieces.

In this GlowInto X feature, Trish shares how her creative business began, what inspires her designs, and why giving old pieces a new life means so much to her.

“Personally, this new chapter represents taking a big leap of faith,” Shannan said. “Transitioning from my background in the military and corporate business into building a storefront from the ground up has been a massive shift.”