Raising a Powerful Girl

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Empowering the Brilliant Mind - Journey of a Kidpreneur Aug 29, 2018

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Her daughter was that baby who you didn’t want to talk to much about because it felt like bragging. She walked early, talked early and it was clear she had a brilliant mind so when this brilliant little girl started kindergarten and totally flopped and was kicked out of school in the middle of first grade what was her mom to think?
Meg Brunson is a former Facebook employee, who left the corporate world to be a more present mom to her 4 young daughters. An entrepreneur at her core, she's since launched a successful Facebook marketing agency and her own podcast - plus she's mentoring her children through their own entrepreneurial adventures. She loves sharing her knowledge and experiences from the stage, within workshops, through podcast interviews, and more. She's the founder of EIEIO Marketing, and host of the FamilyPreneur Podcast

Un-Masking the Girl - Finding your Authentic Self Aug 22, 2018

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Knowing your authentic self is so important but with the layers and masks put on us by society and our own upbringing it can be hard to uncover who we really are at our core? So how do we raise girls to really know what hey are and not allow these layers and masks to be put on in the first place?
Belkis Clarke-Mitcham is a motivational speaker and spiritual life coach who helps women over 25 who have lived through trauma to identify their prisons, break free, and unleash their unique light. A survivor of sexual abuse, Belkis has risen from a place of attempted suicide to success. In more than a decade she has helped many individuals.
Belkis holds a bachelor's in English and a minor in Communication and an M. A. in Human Communication. Now she spends her time helping sexual abuse survivors move past the trauma to rediscover value and purpose. She also help many women who have experienced other trauma to break free of what imprisons them and live in their freedom boldly and apologetically. When she is not helping women find their happiness and authenticity after trauma she is helping other women transform their lives by finding clarity, discovering purpose and learning to love and live who they truly are. AS a mother to a little girls herself Belkis is an expert on helping women to unmarks and unleash their true authentic selves and provides incredible insight on how she is raising her daughter freee of masks.

Finding a Good Fit - Navigating the College Search like a Pro Aug 15, 2018

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The hunt for the perfect College or University can be a stressful one for parents and girls. Trying to navigate between big name schools or the lesser knowns, large universities or small, how do you find the perfect fit? 1 in 3 college students transfers at one point of their college career. Find out what your child should be looking for in a school and hear this one insiders tip on the one thing that can set your application apart from everyone else’s!
Shannon Evans is not your run-of-the-mill educator. With more than 17 years as a teacher and coach under her belt, she’s worked as an academic and admissions counselor for multiple colleges including University of Maryland, University of Oklahoma, Mississippi State University, East Mississippi Community College, and Utica College.
Shannon holds a Masters of Education in Measurements of Human Learning and Statistics. She conducts workshops for students and parents with her Decision Matrix™. Her passion is helping students develop communication, autonomy, and “adulting” skills that will serve them as they go off to college to explore the opportunities and experiences that await them.
In 2017 Shannon founded the Scholar Coach Academy to help families understand the college recruiting process for athletes and to teach them to leverage their athletic and academic skills so that they can get in the college that’s best for them with the best financial package possible. She focuses on helping families minimize the possibility of student debt for their child while helping kids pursue their passions.
Shannon is a published author and has been featured in Seattle Women’s Magazine, Rotary International, The Huffington Post, and The Commercial Appeal.

Women Who Sail - Empowering Girls in a Male Dominated Sport Aug 08, 2018

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It's far too easy as women (as mothers) to dismiss the power we have. It's easy to think that our daughters will do what we say and not pay attention to what we do or how we are in the world. When we realize how much they watch us, how much they want to emulate what we DO, it can unleash a desire to ACT in the world in ways we've been too timid to before.
Nica Waters lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband and 2 teenagers. A lifelong teacher, she lives her life by the principle “Yes, you can!” and works to inspire others to believe the same. When not on the Chesapeake Bay on her family’s sailboat, she can be found guiding other women sailors on Facebook (Women Who Sail group), instructing other women sailors on the podcast (The Boat Galley Podcast), or generally encouraging people. She’s proudest of raising a daughter who sticks up for others and who uses her own voice for change and is an independent thinker and creator.

I Am Initiative Jul 25, 2018

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If you don't love yourself and live confidently into your thoughts and feelings you can not impact positive change in the world. A powerful girl is a girl who loves herself and lives confidently as herself. Even if she doesn't feel confident in everything she does she is confident in WHO she is! Lisa VanAhn is all about teaching girls self-protection and self-confidence. She works with younger girls (and their mothers) to teach the power of Think-Feel-Act and how to live into your purpose and knowing of who you are.

Developing the emerging leader without losing your mind! Jul 18, 2018

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Allexia C. Brewer
is a raspberry filled in a box of glazed Krispy Kreme's. A rebel, provocateur, irritant (just a bit) and all around maverick. Always paving new paths, crushing the norm and standing FIERCELY in her own authenticity.
She is a masterful online entrepreneur specializing in how to build authentic relationships online and she brings her unique color and flavor to a world filled with gray and redundancy. She is a career entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing. She delights in modeling for others the back to basics approach of how to connect, collaborate and contribute online and offline. She will be releasing a children's book for young girls set in Greek Mythology. The message of leadership and authenticity will further her message and reach a global audience, along with the book FIERCE, which will be a guide for children of all ages to stepping into exactly who GOD designed you to be.
As a Mother to three girls she understands the challenge of raising spirited, passionate and empowered girls today and shares with us some insight on how to raise a budding leader in your home without losing your mind.

The Single Parent Summit - Empowering all definitions of Single Parent Jul 11, 2018

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Whether you are a single parent by choice, widowed, divorced, have a partner who travels or is emotionally unavailable finding community of parents going through similar situations is key to navigating the journey! Join us on this conversation as we chat with Tonia Adleta.
Tonia is a serial entrepreneur, founder and host of The Single Parent Summit and Recovering Church Girls. As a single mom of two amazing teenagers, passing on her love of travel and adventure, her life is fueled by coffee and laughter, in her pursuit to make a difference.

Princess Awesome - Clothing that Inspires Exploration and Creativity Jul 04, 2018

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Clothing has a huge impact on girls, especially at an early age. Not only does clothing allow girls to have the ability to express themselves and their interests but it impact how they learn and play from being able to move, run, jump and tumble to collecting items on a nature walk and having pockets to store their little treasures. unfortunately most main stream clothing today has a very limited view on what “girl clothing” is and should look like. And with that Princes Awesome Girls fills that gap.
Rebecca Melsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Princess Awesome. She founded Princess Awesome with her good friend, Eva St. Clair, in 2013 after realizing that she couldn't find any dinosaurs, rocketships, or a host of other themes on the cute, twirly dresses that he daughter loved to wear. Rebecca has a Master's Degree in Education and taught for 10 years before leaving to work on Princess Awesome. She lives in Washington, DC, with her three kids ages 8, 5, and 9 months.

Sleepless Nights and Autism Spectrum Disorder Jun 27, 2018

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Dr. Theresa Lyons Ph.D. is a staunch advocate sounding off about sleepless nights that exist for over 75 percent of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She’s part Ivy League scientist, medical strategist, trailblazer, and “Mama Bear”. And her little cub is proof positive that Autism, even the most severe cases, can leap from a state of fragmentation to emphatic and empirical healing.
With 18 years of concentrated study in chemistry, deep collaborations with pharma KOLs, and a 7-year track record as mother to a child of Autistic needs, she is rethinking the impossible. As a matter of fact, she is thinking 30 light years ahead of highly coveted research – making the future of developmental health the present.
Dr. Theresa Lyons, “The Autism Healing Expert”, teaches parents how to forget about autism and do the fun things that they dreamed about doing with their child before the diagnosis.
Recognized as an autism and nutrition expert by Huffington Post and Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Lyons is the premiere voice of scientific reason in the world of autism. Her mission is to correct the widespread misinformation on autism, nutrition and therapies and seriously impact the autism epidemic with her science-based approach to food and wellness.
Dr. Lyons has her PhD in chemistry from Yale University and loves to translate cutting-edge research into actionable steps that parents can easily take to improve their child’s life.