<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas: The Influencer Friend Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stay connected with your Influencer Friend Group as you build your online presence — with confidence, creativity, and real support behind you.]]></description><link>https://www.vanecia.com/s/influencerfriendgroup</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xc90!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb12d1f9a-0ebd-4516-b12f-5c263d38fa94_500x500.png</url><title>Vanecia Thomas: The Influencer Friend Group</title><link>https://www.vanecia.com/s/influencerfriendgroup</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:05:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vanecia.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[vanecia@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[vanecia@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[vanecia@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[vanecia@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year 🤍 + something I created for us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Friend,]]></description><link>https://www.vanecia.com/p/happy-new-year-something-i-created</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vanecia.com/p/happy-new-year-something-i-created</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vanecia Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 03:50:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Friend,</p><p></p><p>Happy New Year. &#129395;</p><p>I hope you stepped into 2026 feeling a little hopeful, a little curious, and maybe even a little ready for something new.</p><p>I want to share something personal with you.</p><p>Over the last year, as my content, my ideas, and my dreams have grown, I kept noticing something&#8230;</p><p>I didn&#8217;t just want more followers.</p><p>I wanted more friends.</p><p>More women I could talk to about content, creativity, brand deals, confidence, life, and all the in-between moments that don&#8217;t really fit into a comment section.</p><p>So I created something I wish had existed when I was figuring all this out.</p><p>It&#8217;s called The Influencer Friend Group &#8212; and it&#8217;s a private space for women who are building, dreaming, posting, creating, and becoming&#8230; together.</p><p>Not a course.</p><p>Not a &#8220;do it exactly like me&#8221; program.</p><p>Just a place to connect, ask questions, share wins, get support, and stop feeling like you&#8217;re doing this whole creator thing alone.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg" width="1024" height="576" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:576,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:0,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rmP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02c40ff2-747d-49cc-b5b8-3a00e7da5042_1024x576.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Right now, the group is small on purpose. I&#8217;m personally inviting and vetting everyone so the energy stays kind, supportive, and genuine from the very beginning. So if you join and it feels quiet at first, just know&#8230; we&#8217;re building this slowly and intentionally.</p><p>If this sounds like something your heart has been craving, I would love for you to be part of it.</p><p>You!</p><p>Here&#8217;s your personal invite:</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/27hmykss">Join The Influencer Friend Group</a></p><p>No pressure at all &#8212; just an open door.</p><p>I&#8217;m really excited about what this year holds for us.</p><p>And even more excited about who we get to become in it.</p><p></p><p>XO,</p><p>Vanecia &#129293;</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>