Podcast appearances and mentions of tammy tibbetts

"Am I going to be uncomfortable and leave here with nothing? Or am I going to be uncomfortable and make a connection?" In this specially recorded conversation from NYWICI's Communications Career Conference at Spotify Headquarters, you'll hear a fireside chat with two inspiring leaders: Tammy Tibbetts, Co-Founder and CEO of She's the First, a global nonprofit advancing girls' education and leadership opportunities, and Dana Canedy, Managing Editor of Guardian US, an award-winning publication covering American and international news. Tammy and Dana discussed a wide range of topics, from the importance of mentorship and authentic relationship-building to tools for overcoming setbacks.  This conversation was recorded in September 2024. 

Meet Mia, Taneshia, Tammy + Shaun. In this Responsive Nonprofit Summit replay, our expert panel explores how to manage change within the nonprofit sector, especially as the need to adapt and innovate grows. They share practical strategies, case studies, and lessons learned. While 'managing change' can present challenges, we view it as an opportunity. Join us to discover how embracing transformation can unlock potential within your teams and missions.

Join Jon + Becky for this Friday's episode alongside a panel of legit experts on Building Better Boards. We talk about creating active boards comprised of diverse voices, lived experiences, and representing the population of people served by the mission. Special thanks to Virtuous for convening this discussion with our panel experts: Skyler Badenoch (Hope for Haiti), Sabrina Walker Hernandez (Saving World Hope), Jazmin Chavez (Hispanics in Philanthropy) and Tammy Tibbetts (She's the First)

In this replay of our second Community Town Hall hosted by STF Global Ambassador Nastasya Generalova (a seven-time US rhythmic gymnastics national team member) on May 18, 2021, you're going to walk away with a lot of perspective and ideas on how to level up your advocacy for girls. Highlights include: practical tips on how to be an ethical storyteller when it comes to your social impact why the Class of 2021 rocks how to be appointed to a leadership position at She's the First if you're a girl under age 23 Special guests include Alvi Rashid, STF Programs Manager, STF co-founders Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts, and Girls Advisory Council member Ananya Jain. Like what you hear? Talk to us! We're @shesthefirst everywhere.

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt are the co-founders of the non-profit She's The First. They are dedicated to helping girls around the world receive a full education. They have written the book Impact: A Step-By-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. Christen and Tammy tell Kindra about how they came to found the organization and give insight into what are the best ways for people to make a positive impact on the world. Buy their book here: https://amzn.to/3uJmdFL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt are the co-founders of the non-profit She's The First. They are dedicated to helping girls around the world receive a full education. They have written the book Impact: A Step-By-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. Christen and Tammy tell Kindra about how they came to found the organization and give insight into what are the best ways for people to make a positive impact on the world. Buy their book here: https://amzn.to/3uJmdFL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt are the co-founders of the non-profit She's The First. They are dedicated to helping girls around the world receive a full education. They have written the book Impact: A Step-By-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. Christen and Tammy tell Kindra about how they came to found the organization and give insight into what are the best ways for people to make a positive impact on the world. Buy their book here: https://amzn.to/3uJmdFL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to effectively make a financial impact towards the causes you care about most? Guests Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts, who built the wildly successful nonprofit She’s the First from the ground up, discuss how to create meaningful impact in a world that so desperately needs it. Where do you begin? What causes should you focus on? How do you know if a non-profit is legitimate? In their new book Impact, Brandt and Tibbetts share stories and interactive activities to help readers find their focus, identify partners, and plug into movements for long-term, systemic change. The authors will donate all their future proceeds from book sales to She’s the First indefinitely. Learn more at planyourimpact.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this replay of our very first Community Town Hall in January 2021, you'll hear why STF Global Ambassador Erika Henningsen (an activist and actress best known for starring in Mean Girls on Broadway) is so passionate about She's the First; you'll learn about STF's impact during the global pandemic from STF co-founders Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts; you'll get firsthand updates on the Girls Advisory Council from member Anuli Ononye; and finally, listen in on some Q+A with our live audience. STF's next Community Town Hall is May 18, 2021. See you there!

Check out Tammy's incredible non-profit She's The First: www.shesthefirst.org. In this conversation we touch on the idea of "making an impact" through the lens of an individual who started small and contributed what she had for what she cared about, as well as someone with incredible experience in the social benefit space. Those two lenses come from the same incredible guest, Tammy Tibbetts! Have a listen to this episode if you want to start creating the world you want to live in.

Want to book a time to chat on 3/14? Schedule at https://calendly.com/brian-ford-scheduler/chat Monday - Small Decisions with Big Implications Tuesday - A Perspective On Regret Wednesday - BJ Fogg's Behavior Model Thursday - "Happiness is within you." Friday - Narrow Your Focus with Tammy Tibbetts

If we try to do everything we end up doing nothing. Co-Founder of the international non-profit She's The First, Tammy Tibbetts talks about how you need to be specific if you want to change the world. Did you check out my favorite 20 tips from 2020? If not I'll email it over to you if you sign up here!

On this week's episode we chat with Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, the Co-Founders of She's The First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding, funding, and supporting solutions to educate and empower girls. Tammy and Christen share their thoughts on the pandemic's effects on young girls and their education. They illustrate their journey of writing their recently published book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, and what it was like to create a resource that guides readers on a journey to help them create change in a responsible, sustainable, and impactful way.

On this week's episode we chat with Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, the Co-Founders of She's The First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding, funding, and supporting solutions to educate and empower girls. Tammy and Christen share their thoughts on the pandemic's effects on young girls and their education. They illustrate their journey of writing their recently published book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, and what it was like to create a resource that guides readers on a journey to help them create change in a responsible, sustainable, and impactful way.

Emilie sits down with global advocate for women and girls, Tammy Tibbetts, to talk through how to make an impact plan to create the world you want to live in. Related Links:Learn more about Tammy hereGrab a copy of Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live InCheck out Tammy’s work at She’s the FirstEp 286 | How to Handle Conflict at Work ft. Kwame ChristianGot a career conundrum you want me to cover on the podcast? Call and leave me a voicemail NOW at 910-668-BOSS(2677).

Kristen & Jolenta talk to Tammy Tibbetts about her book Impact: A Step-By-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In Join the By The Book Patreon Community! For $5 per month, you receive a new book summary, including all the rules we live by, each week. For $10 per month, you receive that PLUS a weekly affirmation podcast hosted by Jolenta and Kristen! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/listentobythebook Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is available now [amazon.com]. You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts [podcasts.apple.com], or wherever you listen to podcasts. We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book Check out Kristen's other podcasts! The Pursuit of Happier on Knowable https://knowable.fyi/courses/happiness [knowable.fyi] Innovation Uncovered https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-uncovered/id1516667844 Movie Therapy with Rafer & Kristen https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-therapy-with-rafer-kristen/id1508455193 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this very special episode, She's the First founders and authors of Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt stop by A Little Bit Unfiltered to chat with Sarah and Molly about their origin story as partners, what's at risk in their line of work, and how Impact unknowingly became the perfect book to read in 2020. She's the First fights for a world where every girl chooses her own future. We team up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard. Learn more at their website or on social media @shesthefirst. A little about Impact: Drawing on their network and experience as founders of She's the First, Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts show you how to create your own impact strategy, one that fits into your life and allows you to match what you have with what the world needs. Their guidance, paired with interactive activities, will lead you to identify your North Star, find the right partners, and plug into movements for long-term, systemic change. Equally important, you'll learn how to address biases, practice allyship, and shift power to become more inclusive and effective in your journey. Support your local bookstore by buying a copy of Impact at the one closest to you! Follow Tammy and Christen at @tammytibbetts and @cjbrandt everywhere. You can find Sarah and Molly everywhere @thesarahsem and @itsmollyclaire, and stay up to date with ALBU @albupodcast on all platforms. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alittlebitunfiltered/message

We all want to have a positive impact on our communities and the world we live in. But it's easy to get stuck on where to start and how to achieve our impact goals. In Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, authors Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt give readers a workbook for anyone who wants to reevaluate the impact they make in the world personally. You set a strategy for your financial life, your career, your family - you should have a strategy for your social impact as well. January is the perfect time of year to go through the steps in Christen and Tammy's book and set your intentions and goals for 2021.

We all want to have a positive impact on our communities and the world we live in. But it’s easy to get stuck on where to start and how to achieve our impact goals. In Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, authors Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt give readers a workbook for anyone who wants to reevaluate... Read More The post 17. Your 2021 Impact Plan to Create the World You Want with Author Tammy Tibbetts appeared first on Table Stakes Podcast.

Tammy Tibbetts is Co-Founder & CEO of She's the First, a global nonprofit that teams up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard. Today, She's the First supports more than 9,500 girls in 11 countries and 200+ student advocacy chapters. Last month, Tammy and STF co-founder Christen Brandt, published published theri first book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. The book shares stories and interactive activities to help you find your focus, identify partners, and plug into movements for long-term, systemic change.  Tammy has been recognized for her leadership and global impact by Forbes 30 Under 30, Time 30 Under 30 World Changers, and Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business. She received a 2013 DVF Award from Diane von Furstenberg. On a personal note, I've long admired Tammy.  She radiates energy and compassion that never fails to light a fire under me. >> Click here to learn more about She's The First. >> Click here to learn more about She's The First's Front Row. >> Click here to check out the Impact book.

Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts are on a mission to unlock the potential of girls and women, especially in parts of the world where they’re often excluded from education and, in turn, much of life and the opportunity to help shape their communities and lives in a meaningful way.Both Christen and Tammy grew up in households where they were loved and supported, taught to believe in themselves and the power of education and become strong advocates. They were the first in their families to go to college, and both landed in the fashion magazine world in New York after graduating, where they started building careers and rising up in the industry. But an increasing awakening to inequity led them into a collaboration that would start as a viral video to raise awareness and eventually lead them out of the world of magazines and to co-found a foundation to help women and girls globally become educated, called She’s the First. Along the way, they’ve reimagined the foundation model, becoming leading voices in a new approach to philanthropy that has revolutionized outdated models by shifting power to the most vulnerable. So many people starting coming to them to learn more about how to step into the world of giving in a different way, they decided to distill their philosophy and strategies into a powerful new book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. (https://www.planyourimpact.com/)You can find Christen Brandt & Tammy Tibbetts at: She's the First (https://shesthefirst.org/)Check out our offerings & partners: Kettle & Fire: kettleandfire.com/GOODLIFE - code GOODLIFE - 20% offPlushcare: PlushCare.com/GOODLIFE

Welcome into The Sandbox, a podcast for the 20-somethings who want to live the best version of their life and are seeking the skills, strategy, and mindset to do just that. Today's guest is Christen Brandt, Co-Founder and Chief Programs Officer at She's the First, an organization working to create a world where girls are safe and have equal rights.  At the end of 2019, She's the First had a presence in over 21 countries, had over 500 graduates of partner programs, and reached over 11,000 girls. 2020 has brought even more success for She's the First, Christen, and her co-founder Tammy Tibbetts. The two of them can now call themselves authors, as their new book, Impact: A Step by Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, was just released. Christen came into the sandbox to discuss some core takeaways from the book including defining your North Star, band-aids versus system solutions, and overcoming the “shoulders” out there. This is an awesome episode for those who are looking to make an impact. Show Notes: [2:22] How Christen found her work wife [15:11] Serving women to create more firsts [19:03] How Christen's experience lead her to fight for girls' rights [22:22] Defining your North Star [33:13] Creating an Impact Pitch [39:27] Finding help to progress She's the First  [47:04] Baid-aids vs system solutions [54:03] Overcoming the “shoulders” and but what about-ism   Favorite Quotes: [1:45] “Seeing the book on the shelf and seeing my name on the spine; that is the thing that gives me butterflies.” [11:37] “To have a good partnership, or to be a good leader, you need to be open to critique.” [25:13] “The people that can look around them and identify what is broken can often see all of it.” [45:27] “We talk a lot about not letting perfect get in the way of better.” [57:56] “If you are working on an issue area that is not personal to you, you are not going to sustain that over the course of your life.” [59:56] “No one can do everything but everyone can do something.”   More of Christen: @cjbrandt @TammyTibbetts www.planyourimpact.com   Follow Justin & The Sandbox: Website with Show Notes: https://justinpeters.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinleepeters/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0yHxQvHpSdx_gJiQJpVCIQ?view_as=subscriber Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sandbox-with-justin-peters/id1496701179?fbclid=IwAR26mTFgNRnMCdJjzA4FHTT6MvLKkuqGbx3rWm7J7UBM8ERVIiIV1Baj0IY Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/701hEq4AKxseYuY79xjpSJ

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, co-founders of She's the First, talk about their new book Impact, how they started their social entrepreneurship and non-profit journeys, what we can all do to make the world a better place, and much more. "We really do believe that no single person can do everything, but everyone can do something." - Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt. Learn more about this episode at karagoldin.com

The two women joining Steve on this episode of the podcast KNOW their purpose and have built a non-profit around it! Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt are authors and Co-Founders of the Non-profit organization She’s the First. What started over Greek food and a social media campaign has turned into a global movement to give girls access to education. In this episode, our guests Christen and Tammy talk about their backgrounds working for magazines, pivotal moments as they worked on building their non-profit full-time, and what brought them to write a book. A book that would give a plan to even more people who can contribute to making a better world for girls in their own homes and communities.  01:05 Meet the minds behind the non-profit organization She’s the First! 04:00 Do you feel growing up that you were afforded the same opportunities as boys? 05:50 Christen, tell us about what it was like growing up in a home of women. 07:40 How did you both meet? 11:30 The Co-foundership that started over greek food and a social media campaign. 13:40 Tammy, did people think you were crazy leaving Seventeen Magazine to work on your non-profit full-time? 17:50 What have been some pivotal moments as She’s the First has grown? 20:40 How did your organization go international? 23:30 Why are so many girls worldwide out of school? 26:00 What made you decide to write a book? 30:20 Which is more daunting, writing a book or running a non-profit? 32:20 What do you hope others are able to take away from your book?   Follow She’s the First on Instagram @shesthefirst https://www.instagram.com/shesthefirst/?hl=en Check out She’s the First at shesthefirst.org Buy the book: Impact: A Step by Step Plan to Create the World You want to live in. https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Step-Step-Create-World/dp/1541756789 ………………………. Follow us on Instagram for more of It’s Why We’re Here: @itswhywerehere https://www.instagram.com/itswhywerehere/  

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, founders of the girls’ rights organization She’s the First, share inspiration and real action steps for making an impact. https://www.marieforleo.com/2020/11/shes-the-first-tammy-tibbetts-christen-brandt/ “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” @shesthefirst via @MarieForleo

Tammy Tibbetts was voted "Most Shy" in her high school yearbook and felt the pressure of perfectionism for too long. But as the Co-Founder and CEO of She's the First, a global nonprofit that teams up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard, she has become an advocate for crushing the expectations society places on women and is helping them explore the potential hidden within. With her new book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, Tammy shares how she created a movement with her co-founder, Christen Brandt, from the ground up. She's the First supports 9500 girls in 11 countries and 200+ student advocacy chapters. Proceeds from the sales of Impact support She's the First's philanthropic initiatives. In this episode, you will learn what inspired Tammy to start She's the First, how she balanced her day job with her nonprofit side hustle, why she challenged herself to channel the voice she never had growing up, and how you can make a difference starting NOW.

Episode 5 with co-founder and CEO of She's the First Tammy Tibbetts: YES today [Nov. 3 2020] is anxiety-filled, but today is also an opportunity for us to look inside ourselves, look around at our communities and our world and think deeply about what we have to offer to build the world we want. You may be thinking ... then what!? How do we create systemic change, not just bandaid solutions? How do we make a sustainable long term plan that won’t burn us out in months or years?Tammy and her co-author Christen Brandt take us through a step-by-step process that answers those big questions in their book Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live in. Preorder your copy at: planyourimpact.com "We talk about in the book the difference between intent and impact. It comes from a good place… I think a lot of people overcommit. I hope this book gives them permission that it’s ok to say no. You don’t have to throw your hat in the ring for every volunteer opportunity and every fundraising ask, because that’s not sustainable and having focus is so important to being effective. You can care about every social injustice out there, and you should frankly, but it doesn’t mean that you have to… distribute the bulk of your resources everywhere. You can find ways to practice allyship as a lifestyle, being an ally and an advocate for many different causes, but when you’re making decisions about where to put your time and your money … there’s a finite amount that you have to give. So if you don’t over-distribute that then you’ll be able to find more fulfillment personally because you won’t feel like you’ve scattered yourself so that it’s hard to really know what it all added up to. If you go in with an actual plan, (this is what you walk away from the book with, an actual one page plan of your goals ranked by effort) that you can come back and check in with yourself on, and be honest. I have an impact plan too, there are goals that I’ve set that I just keep not hitting and I’ve had to recognize that “ok, this is just not the time in my life that I’m going to be able to do that but I want to make sure I’m doing this other thing really well.” So, scaling back and not feeling bad about that." 

Are you trying to decide whether a Roth or Traditional IRA is best for you? Certified Financial Planner Echo Huang joins us to help answer this important question and we discuss other important decisions when it comes to your retirement investing.  We also hear from Tammy Tibbetts from "She's the First" about how we can make an impact on the world.

Honored to have my friend Tammy on today's episode! Tammy Tibbetts drives the fundraising and communications strategy of She's the First (STF), a nonprofit that fights gender inequality by educating girls and training students. To date, she’s led STF through nine years of positive financial growth and manages more than $1M+ in assets annually. She’s known for building remarkable teams and creating compelling ways for supporters to get involved in the mission at all levels. Tammy is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist and has done three TEDx talks.  Over the years, her work has been shortlisted in Marie Claire's 20 Women Changing the World, in Forbes' 30 Under 30, TIME's 30 Under 30 World-Changers, and in Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business. Currently, she’s working on a book project with her co-founder, Christen Brandt, to help individuals craft their own personal impact plans, using the frameworks and philosophies that have made She's the First successful. Tammy is a proud first-generation college graduate who attended The College of New Jersey, earning a B.A. in journalism, summa cum laude. Although voted “Most Shy” in her high school yearbook, she is anything but that today, whether she’s speaking on stage or being a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (yes, really). She started her career at Hearst Magazines, where she launched three profitable digital properties and became Seventeen’s inaugural, award-winning social media editor. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/7questions/support

Join Marie and Tammy Tibbetts, founder of She’s the First, as they talk about girls’ education, the power of community and the power of following your dreams. https://www.marieforleo.com/2015/06/tammy-tibbetts/ Move yourself out of the way & there's no limit to what you can do. @tammytibbetts via @MarieForleo

At age 23, Tammy had an idea for a social media campaign that would fundraise for girls’ education in low-income countries. She shared her idea with a Facebook friend, they created a YouTube video, and that video became the She’s The First movement: a nonprofit that fights gender inequality by supporting girls who will be first in their families to graduate from high school. Today She’s The First reaches millions of people and has changed the lives of almost 1,000 students around the world.  

Norma interviews Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt (She's The First) about the power of education, starting early, and network building, then talks with Claudia Chan (S.H.E. Summit) about fourth wave feminism, parental influence, driving change, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Help... I lent someone money and now they declared bankruptcy. What can I do? What is considered a low expense ratio? Should I pay for my wedding photographer in cash? Answering these questions of yours and more on an all new #AskFarnoosh with special co-host Tammy Tibbetts, co-founder and CEO of She's the First. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Tammy Tibbets created She's The First to educate and empower girls all around the world, providing scholarships to girls in low income countries who will be the first in their families to graduate from high school. In this episode, Tammy shares her career journey and how she found her professional mission and started her nonprofit, the challenges girls face when it comes to education, how giving girls access to education can create a change in the community, some of the challenges non-profits face and tips for breaking into the non-profit world, the role social media has played in her career and how the skills she learned translated into entrepreneurship, generation"Z" and the role of age in the workplace.

Tammy Tibbets created She’s The First to educate and empower girls all around the world, providing scholarships to girls in low income countries who will be the first in their families to graduate from high school. In this episode, Tammy shares her career journey and how she found her professional mission and started her nonprofit, the challenges girls face when it comes to education, how giving girls access to education can create a change in the community, some of the challenges non-profits face and tips for breaking into the non-profit world, the role social media has played in her career and how the skills she learned translated into entrepreneurship, generation"Z" and the role of age in the workplace.

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt first connected through a scholarship that afforded them the opportunity to be the first in their families to attend and graduate college. Years later, they came together to pay-it-forward and make quality education accessible to girls around the world through their non-profit organization, She‘s The First. They’ve raised over $1M to fund scholarships, resources, advocacy, and networking opportunities for more than 800 girls worldwide. In this episode, Jess talks with Christen & Tammy about what it took to take a risk to follow their dreams and how by educating girls, we are truly able to change the world.  

A portion of Yum's the Word's next show on March 30th is going to a wonderful organization called She's the First. Robin and Alex talk to the Founder and President, Tammy Tibbetts, about her very cool #DareMyHair campaign, the pros and cons of coffee and cookie dough ice cream, the secrets about Juice Press and Friendly's and more. Get details for the Dare My Hair campaign and tickets to this special show at http://www.yumsthewordshow.com

  Tammy Tibbetts, 29, bucks common assumption that millennials are a bunch of entitled brats. Six years ago Tibbetts launched She's The First, a nonprofit that supports girls' education in developing countries. To-date, the charity has supported nearly 600 girls in 10 countries -- all thanks to Tibbetts fundraising, including her signature tie-die cupcake fundraisers and powerful command of social media and leveraging support on college campuses. Named to Forbes' "5 Most Powerful Women Changing The World For Girls," and "30 Under 30," She's The First this year is on track to raise $1 million. Have a listen to how Tibbetts' own high school experience, growing up in a blue-collar New Jersey family in which she was the first in her family to attend college -- just like the girls her organization supports. She shares with me her passion for teenage girls, which started with her own awkward high school years (voted "most shy"), through her experience as an editor at Seventeen magazine ("I didn't read Seventeen when I was in high school. I didn't think I was cool enough," she says), and to her remarkable work today.   Loving this podcast? Follow on RSS or  iTunes: