Inside Lea Bryant’s She’s Social Club
As the founder of She’s Social Club, Lea Bryant has created a welcoming space where women in Nashville can connect, grow, and truly feel seen. Image: Lea Bryant
Lea Bryant is building the kind of community many women don’t realize they‘re missing until they find it. As the founder of She’s Social Club, this Nashville native has created a space for connection, where women can show up exactly as they are. What started as a personal search for belonging has grown into a thriving network fueled by intention, inclusivity, and genuine support. We caught up with Lea to talk about hosting, building community, and why sometimes the simplest ideas make the biggest impact.
For those just discovering She’s Social Club, how would you describe what you’ve built and the heart behind it?
She’s Social is a space for women to connect with women who just get it. Honestly, it came from a really personal place. Post-grad, I was trying to find myself and lacked a fitting community. I focused on creating low-lift events that brought women together so we could build connections. As we have grown, our goal is to help women connect, grow, and thrive — socially, professionally, and personally — in unsaturated markets, like Nashville.
What first sparked the idea to create an all-women’s social club in Nashville?
It actually started on TikTok in 2023. I was just sharing my experience as a Black girl from Nashville, and the comments started flooding in — women everywhere saying they couldn’t find community either. I didn’t know what to do with it at first, but I felt the Holy Spirit telling me to start. So I did, and She’s Social Club was born.
You’ve grown your community to more than 500 members. What do you think makes it stick?
I think it’s the consistency and the simplicity of what we do. She’s Social is like a home base. If you need someone to go out with, a hairstylist recommendation, or have a question, She’s Social is there. I also created it at a time when there really wasn’t a consistent space for Black women and women of color, especially at my age, to find each other in Nashville.
Hosting is a true skill set. What are the top things you think about when hosting, and what’s one piece of hosting advice you can offer us?
I’m always thinking about how people feel — before they even walk in, while they’re there, and after they leave. I want people to leave wanting more, every single time. From the intention behind the event to the execution … all of it matters. But the simplest advice I can give is just to be kind, present, and gracious. That goes further than any fancy venue or aesthetic ever will.
From local partnerships with TPAC to national brands like LiveNation and Warner Music Nashville, you’ve collaborated with some incredible brands, companies, and people. If you could host an event for anyone, who would you host it for?
I would want to host something like the Black Women in Hollywood. Women like Issa Rae, Michelle Obama, and Beyoncé have genuinely inspired me and shaped how I move. To be able to pay homage to women like that and be front and center for it would mean everything to me.
You spend a lot of time creating spaces for other women to feel seen. Who creates that space for you? Are there any women in Nashville you feel deserve recognition that we should have on our radar?
Leigh Lovett (founder of Blogger Xchange) and Brittney Oliver (founder of Lemons 2 Lemonade). Both of them showed up for me early, before She’s Social was anything close to what it is now. They introduced me to their networks, invited me out, and believed in me.
As a Black woman building something, having other Black women see you is everything. Brittney and I even co-hosted a Women’s History Month event together at Love’s Alibi. It was truly a full-circle moment.
When you’re not planning an event or building a brand, what does a perfect low-key day look like?
A morning walk, the gym, or Solidcore, getting my favorite poke bowl from T-OP, watching my favorite show or movie, then hopping on Fortnite or playing Sims 4 before I go to bed.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
When you don’t know what to do, bring it back to the basics. I come back to that more than anything (shoutout to my dad). When things get overwhelming, or I feel stuck, I stop trying to figure out the next big thing and just go back to what I know works. It’s saved me a lot of times.
What’s one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?
I have always been musically inclined. As a kid, I sang in church and played the piano. In middle school and high school, I was a choir and theater kid. I went to Trevecca for music business, and after college, I picked up DJ’ing as well.
I actually cannot wait to make my first DJ debut. I would love to spend some time in my career in the music business, either touring, doing A&R for a label, or becoming a music supervisor for movies and TV shows.
LIGHTNING ROUND
What’s the most memorable recent meal you had in Nashville? Redheaded Stranger has been on my mind a lot, and I’m getting the #3 (chicken taco), #6 (tater tot taco), and #8 (whipped feta taco). Every. Single. Time.
What’s one self-care item you can’t live without? My vibration plate. I’ve dealt with inflammation for a while, and 10 to 15 minutes every morning is a game-changer.
Favorite recently read book or recently heard podcast? I love a good self-help book, and I’ve currently been re-reading Atomic Habits. It is one of those books that you read once a year, where you learn something new and refresh your mind on how to stay focused.
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Jenna von Oy Bratcher
Jenna von Oy Bratcher is StyleBlueprint's Associate Editor and Lead Nashville Writer. The East Coast native moved to Nashville almost two decades years ago, by way of Los Angeles. She is a lover of dogs, strong coffee, traveling, and exploring the local restaurant scene bite by bite.