Chapter Eighteen: The Expansion Plan

With Reggie's backing, everything moved fast.

Maya hired a full-time team—writers, designers, editors. No more chasing freelancers who ghosted deadlines.

She rented a loft in Brooklyn as Concrete Roses' first official office. It wasn't fancy, but it was theirs.

She expanded content—video interviews, podcasts, deep-dive investigative pieces.

Her inbox flooded with pitches from women who finally saw a platform that reflected them.

And when a major women's lifestyle brand offered Concrete Roses a collaboration? She knew she had made the right choice.