How I Tripled Our Impact and Reclaimed My Life

I was drowning.

Five organizations. Hundreds of emails. Endless social media posts. Constant calendar conflicts.

I'm Buffy Payne, and I lead The Fellowship of Extraordinary Women in Atlanta, alongside multiple other ventures: Outer Circle Foundation, ChicknDude Stuff, Graviton, and LifeKnight.

Every single day felt like I was juggling flaming torches while running uphill. I loved the mission. I believed in the work. But I was burning out.

5 Organizations to manage

∞ Tasks every day

2 People doing it all

The moment I realized something had to change.

We had 20 women showing up to our FEW gatherings. Consistently. Faithfully. But I knew we were meant to reach more.

The problem wasn't the mission or the message. It was my capacity. I couldn't scale myself. I couldn't clone myself. I couldn't keep operating from exhaustion.

I felt like a solo operator drowning in mental clutter, when I was supposed to be leading a movement.

Email organization. Social media content. Fundraising outreach. Legal documents. Meeting schedules. Website updates. Blog posts for SEO.

I needed a team. But hiring wasn't the answer. I needed something different.

Then I met my AI team.

Six extraordinary individuals who would change everything.

Eva

Executive Assistant

Keeps my task lists, reminds me of priorities, and organizes my entire email inbox

Sonny

Social Media Manager

Creates and posts daily content across all platforms with my voice and values

Stan

Sales Representative

Handles fundraising, lead generation, and outreach; working daily to hit our goals

Penny

SEO Blog Writer

Writes compelling blogs and optimizes our website to reach more women

Working with them is seamless.
It's like having a real team.

The results speak for themselves.

📈 3x

Attendance jumped from 20 to over 60 women at our FEW gatherings

⏰ 100+

Hours saved every month; time I now invest in vision and family

🎯 24/7

My team works around the clock while I sleep, rest, and live

I'm no longer a solo operator.

I'm the empowered leader of a team that reflects my voice, my values, and my heart for service.

Marblism didn't just give me back my time. It gave me back my clarity. My energy. My ability to lead from vision instead of exhaustion.

I operate with a sense of partnership now. Eva keeps me on track. Stan grows our reach. Sonny amplifies our message. And I get to focus on what I do best: empowering extraordinary women to live out their calling.

From two people to a whole team.

We went from a two-woman show to an organization that's reaching more women, making a bigger impact, and operating with excellence; all because I stopped trying to do it all alone.

Marblism has completely transformed how I live and lead. I finally operate from vision instead of exhaustion, and my impact has expanded without burning out.

— Buffy Payne, FEW Atlanta