Our Mission

Everything we do revolves around making this world a better place by helping women use their talents to be the best they can be. We believe women who are  empowered by one another and role models build community, help society, and flourish.

We showcase great female role models building community one woman at a time.  We help women take supported and calculated risks to develop their talents personally and professionally.

We inspire women to get connected professionally by branding themselves, marketing their talents, and promoting themselves and others.

We cater to women with their own businesses who are taking supported and calculated risks by aiming high and looking for growth – all in areas that showcase their talents. Check out these interesting statistics about women business owners.

Sheila Long is the founder of MalamaDoe. Here is a video about why Sheila decided to create MalamaDoe.

What does “MalamaDoe” mean? Watch this video.  

A Little About Sheila 

Sheila​ ​has​ ​been​ ​working ​on​ ​rolling​ ​out​ ​MalamaDoe​ ​since​ ​2015​ ​by​ ​building and​ ​connecting​ ​a​ ​neighborhood-based​ ​community​ ​of​ ​businesswomen.​ ​​ ​She​ ​facilitated​ ​her​ ​local Project​ ​Management​ ​Institute​ ​Expert​ ​Panel​ ​for​ ​many​ ​years​ ​while​ ​holding​ ​various​ ​roles​ ​on​ ​local boards.​ ​​ ​Prior​ ​to​ ​consulting,​ ​Sheila​ ​worked​ ​for​ ​over​ ​eleven​ ​years​ ​at​ ​Motorola​ ​in​ ​​ ​high​ ​tech sales,​ ​quality,​ ​and​ ​service​ ​management.

Sheila​ ​has​ ​her​ ​MBA​ ​in​ ​Strategy​ ​and​ ​Finance​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Chicago.​ ​​ ​She​ ​speaks​ ​fluent Spanish​ ​and​ ​Portuguese​ ​earned​ ​degrees​ from Saint Louis University ​in​ ​International​ ​Business,​ ​Economics,​ ​and Spanish.

Sheila​ ​holds​ ​the​ ​credentials​ ​of​ ​Six​ ​Sigma​ ​Green​ ​Belt​ ​and​ ​Certified​ ​Project​ ​Manager​ ​(PMP). Sheila​ ​lives​ ​in​ ​Shorewood​ ​with​ ​her​ ​three​ ​grade​ ​school​ ​aged​ ​children​ ​who​ ​are​ ​bilingual.​ ​​ ​She enjoys​ ​attending​ ​sporting​ ​events​ ​on​ ​weekends​ ​with​ ​them.