Meet Our Mentor: Silvana Restrepo
Grateful Vulnerability: The Unexpected Superpower Behind Creative Impact
At Tara for Women, we believe that mentorship is one of the most powerful catalysts for growth, not just for the entrepreneurs we support, but for the mentors themselves. Few embody this spirit as beautifully as Silvana Restrepo.
With a career grounded in emotional intelligence, creativity, and a deep commitment to purpose, Silvana joined our community of mentors after a meaningful collaboration with the foundation’s team. As she describes it, something clicked: a connection to a higher purpose—selfless, loving, yet powerful—that felt deeply aligned with her own path. Becoming a mentor wasn’t just a decision, it was a natural evolution in her journey of service and transformation.
Throughout her experience, Silvana has described each mentoring session as a ritual of giving and receiving. In these conversations, vulnerability doesn’t weaken—it strengthens. She’s witnessed how, by holding space for another woman’s vision, she’s also rediscovered her own voice. For her, mentorship has become a circular river of knowledge, one that flows freely between mentor and mentee, nurturing both.
When asked what makes Tara for Women different from other programs, Silvana points to the foundation’s ability to honor the whole soul behind each success story. It's not just about business plans or funding—it's about creating spaces where community, purpose, and personal wellbeing are cultivated with care. Tara creates authentic human connections, and that is what makes the experience transformative.
To those who are considering becoming mentors, Silvana shares an empowering reminder: your lived experience holds valuable keys to unlocking someone else’s potential. By saying yes to this invitation, your story becomes intertwined with theirs—and both grow in the process.
Her perspective on women’s leadership has also evolved during her time with Tara. She believes women lead from a place of intuitive wisdom, naturally weaving collaboration and authenticity into everything they do. When women embrace their vulnerability as a strength, it becomes a gateway to building truly impactful projects.
When we asked her what mentorship means to her in a single phrase, her answer was immediate and heartfelt:
“Soulful sorority—where entrepreneurial dreams are given wings.”
Silvana’s Reflection
For a long time, I waited for the perfect moment. The data perfectly aligned. The idea fully crystallized. The angle checked from every side.
In a world where analysis, precision, and preparation are valued (and where I thrive), I believed certainty was the gateway to action.
But something shifted during my experience as a mentor with Tara for Women.
I witnessed how creation doesn’t always emerge from having everything ready—it often starts with a voice that dares to speak before all the dots connect.
I started experimenting with something I call grateful vulnerability:
➤ Grateful for the process, not just the result.
➤ Vulnerable enough to move before everything is perfect.
➤ Open to not knowing every answer—and confident enough to create anyway.
This mindset shift is transforming how I lead in my personal endeavors, how I collaborate with other´s ideas, and how I´m leading my own ones.
It’s helped me turn analysis into action. Mentorship into mutual growth. And waiting… into creating.
So here’s my reflection for all the high-performers, deep thinkers, and over-preparers out there:
What might happen if you took one step before everything felt “ready”?
That step might just be your boldest one yet. This post here, now in my OWN STEP of grateful vulnerability.