Girls of Grit Blog


It’s time again! We need your votes! While we are thrilled to see Girls of Grit on several categories, we work closely with many of the other nominees and totally understand how important they are to our community. Ms. Lori is also nominated for community role model! We have lots of friends and business partners on the list, all small business owners, and we would appreciate you taking the time to vote. I am especially THRILLED...

Read More

Girls of Grit icon of the day: Meryl Streep – this is her on her way home from an audition for King Kong where she was told she was too “ugly” for the part. This was a pivotal moment for the young actress. This one rogue opinion could derail her dreams of becoming an actress or force her to pull herself up by the boot straps and believe in herself. She took a deep breath and said “I’m sorry you think...

Read More

Girls of Grit summer day camps provide experience-based learning field trips and activities, to expand girl’s life experience as they make decisions about the kind of people they want to be. For practical applications, these lessons can also help girls as they pursue first jobs, internships, and scholarship interviews. Note the first item on this list– https://www.facebook.com/FastCompany/posts/10153209025094077 Fast...

Read More

While our Girls may not want to be pilots, attorneys, or bankers, we visit many different women in different workplaces so they see a variety of career options. Who knows? The seed could be planted for a Girl of Grit to run NASA one...

Read More