Future Front Texas is a 501c3 nonprofit, homegrown in Austin, Texas. We started as a grassroots meet-up series called Boss Babes ATX (bbatx) in 2015. We are run by a four-person staff and a network of amazing volunteers, each committed to showing up for the spaces we want to see in the world. We nurture creativity, community-building and professional resilience in Texas. Alongside our members, collaborators and partners, we cultivate spaces where women and queer creatives, founders and leaders can grow together. Currently, we produce The Front Market and Festival, a year-round learning club, as well as multiple community funds and initiatives.

We envision a Texas that values creative leadership, community-building and homegrown ideas. We work to:• Reflect the creative and community spaces we want to see in the world—spaces that encourage amplifying and centering diverse identities, experimentation and the power of belonging• Make it easier to find mentors, collaborators and responsible educational resources in creative communities and industries, especially for women, femme and queer leaders• Share stories and good ideas that nurture potential for real, representative culture change in Texas