-
Move
My journey to becoming me. How I turned a dream into reality when the voices in my head, and some outside of my head said I was crazy. All I had to do was move. Video c/o Mike Huet of Lime Digital Agency. AAF CreativeZen was kind enough to invite me to speak at the…
-
Let her shine.
What might happen if we stopped and noticed a girls value? Purpose makes itself known when we are very young. Think back to the pure dreams and desires you had as a kid, before other people told you how you needed to be, what you should focus on and what was more practical, stable and…
-
“I Don’t Bake” and other things I decided about myself when I was 8.
Eight years old. Easy Bake oven. Those two things went hand in hand when I was a little girl. I like most eight year old girls, was very excited to get mine, and on my very first day of having it was ready to bake. I followed all of the instructions. I had my cake…
-
Women make things happen.
We were literally two strangers with a common mission living on opposite sides of the country. It’s funny how on Instagram we do what’s called “following” each other. Where else other than social media would a 27 yr old mom/entrepreneur from Utah and a 51 yr old mom/artist from Florida actually end up following each…
-
Noticing Kandy G Lopez
Born In New Jersey Kandy G Lopez moved with her family to Miami where she received her BFA and BS from the University of South Florida concentrating in Painting and in Marketing and Management. She received her MFA with a concentration in Painting from Florida Atlantic University She is now an Assistant Professor in the…
-
Gender Disparity
34 women have ever served as governors compared to 2319 men (Center for American Women and Politics) 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women (CNN Money) 3% of clout positions in the mainstream media – telecommunications, entertainment, publishing and advertising- are held by women 3% of creative directors within ad agencies are women (Advertising Age)…
-
Happy, like anything else it takes practice to be good at it.
“If you think this world as a place intended simply for your happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad” C.S. Lewis I don’t know if your like me, but I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out happy. I…
-
Peace
How can we have it in the world, when we’re constantly at war with ourselves? By the age of 11 or 12, I had had an ample amount of experiences where I felt judged, embarrassed, shamed or less than to figure out I didn’t need other people or outside forces to make me feel less…
-
In her words…
Quetcy was 17 when I featured her as the Troy, NY Girl Noticed. Her bravery and resilience does not go unnoticed. She owns her story and continues to push through. She has allowed herself to be vulnerable in telling her story. With her permission I share this with you in her words. “The Story of…