Let’s say you’re a bit like me and you agreed to speak at a public event because you’re ambitious and have something to say. You also have no experience to fall back on when it comes to presenting yourself on stage, so the only thing you have to guide you through this public speaking endeavor […]
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So here I am, sitting in a cafe in Buenos Aires, coincidentally called Gratitude when I’m feeling full of it today. You might be wondering what brought me here. Well, let me rewind and share with you how I made the dream of living abroad a reality. The feeling of being stuck has become all too […]
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Five years ago, I rushed home from school, bounded up the stairs to my room, flipped my laptop open and refreshed my email for half an hour straight. My head felt fuzzy and I could feel my hands clam up. It was the day my dream college released their decisions to prospective students. The next […]
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Welcome to our second installment of Founding Females, where we share the inspiring stories of passionate women who declared their independence and stepped out on their own to build the company they wanted to see in the world. Today we meet Lindsay Lenard, founder of Gathr, a platform to help busy hostesses and hosts […]
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Stuck. By definition means, unable to move, or set in a particular position, place, or way of thinking. We all know that feeling. That unmotivated, toxic, negative space where we feel drained as we figuratively run in place. We are innately built to grow and evolve, as a result, feeling STUCK serves as a sign […]
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I had two majors in college: Biology for my parents, French for me. After undergrad, I started a masters program in public health and landed my dream job of teaching French to kids in an afterschool program. I had wanted so badly to use my French, especially after everyone said it was a useless major. […]
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Touchdown, through sleepy eyes I looked out the window as we landed in Guatemala City. My first thoughts were, “I hope they have wifi. Please tell me they have wifi,” since finding an Uber asap was top of mind. I had heard about Guatemala City being unsafe and was paranoid that this was my first […]
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After you’ve given so much of yourself to a job, it can be very difficult to say goodbye. You don’t want to burn bridges, and you want to go out with grace. But how do you do it? No one teaches you how to quit your job! Luckily we do! And the fact that you’re […]
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I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. My town bordered the city. It didn’t feel so much like a blend of urban and rural but like a battle between the two. We sometimes walked through metal detectors on the way into school, but you could see a deer pass at any time. Sandwiched between […]
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There is no better way to kick off our Founding Females: I Declare My Independence series than with Heather Stark, founder of Grace & Grit. Grace & Grit is a subscription box service designed to empower young girls. Each Grace & Grit box highlights a special character trait of a historic female who achieved great […]
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January is my least favorite month of the year. This deep-rooted dislike stems from a few places. However, the main reason is that everyone insists on committing to at least one unrealistic way to change their life. I feel very strongly that you can change your life any day of your choosing whether it be January 1st, […]
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What a lot of people don’t know about me is that I was a competitive figure skater for 13 years. My childhood dream was to be an Olympic level skater. I wanted to be the next Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, or Tara Lipinski. I had my Olympic year picked out – I would be a […]
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