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About Stephanie

Stephanie Licata, M.A., ACC is the Executive Director of Get Smart Mentoring. After over a decade working with young women, she is inspired and excited to be working with so many fabulous young women all across the country to breathe life intp Get Smart. Stephanie is a seasoned personal and organizational coach and consultant. She received her professional coaching certification from NYU and the International Coaching Federation. She is also an accomplished speaker, trainer, and consultant with a Masters in Social & Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.

Empowered Women Get Smart about Guys

Workplace inequality is no joke. Each day a women wakes up, she is facing a history that is bigger than all of us. Since basically the dawn of time women and men have not been on equal footing when it comes to both leadership roles and salary. While things have improved in recent decades women [...]

Get Smart about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Right before you are about to get angry. Stop. Breathe. It's all good. I am SO grateful that this challenge is taking place for a number of reasons, Get Smart would just like to UP the ANTE a bit. When I was a kid I happened to be a big baseball fan. I had read [...]

The Phenomenal Women of #GetSmart (part 2!)

Blown away! After a quick conference call with our amazing intern team, I was IN AWE! From LA to West Virginia to good old New Jersey, we've got an incredible combination of SMART and FABULOUS young women leading the way! It occurred to me how luck each of us was on that call. We were [...]

The Phenomenal Women of #GetSmart (Part 1)

We honor a legend and stand on her shoulders: Meet the Get Smart Summer Interns! (the first half!) "...I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.” ~ Maya Angelou As the saddening news of the passing of the legendary Maya Angelou hit the world yesterday, it seemed fitting to use some of her soulful words [...]

#RealSelfie anyone?

As I was getting ready to go out this past Friday night, I noticed that I spent some time preparing my hair, makeup, etc. While heading out for the evening my male counterpart needed to do only one thing: put on a light jacket (it WAS after all April 25th if you get the reference!). [...]

Fast & Fabulous: Get Smart Gals Leading the Way!

This week is just FULL of awesome leadership  explosions!! Part of our commitment is highlighting a style of leadership that is marked by AUTHENTICITY and COMPASSION. We strive to help every young woman to find the leader within herself  while recognizing the leader in both the women and men they interact with each day. We [...]

#BanBanBossy and #GetSmart about REAL Leadership

I confess. I bought into the hype of banbossy! I even mentioned the #banbossy campaign in a workshop I did with young girls last week!. After reading the Ban Bossy website I was floored by the tragic flaws that the campaign is hiding beneath the surface. Having worked for 10 years in the presence of 800 [...]

Juan Problemo: R-E-S-P-E-C-T from the #getsmart crew

Yes, I watch the Bachelor. Ok, ok, you can go ahead and laugh, but I do! I watch the bachelor because I am a lifelong PEOPLE WATCHER! People's behavior just fascinates me-- in groups, when it comes to love, even if its totally prompted by Chris Harrison and a band of producers. I also don't [...]

A Get Smart Guy: A Hero’s Journey Fighting Cancer

One of the reason’s I love Facebook is that has truly connected me with wonderful people in my past. Before I was a Get Smart mentor, I babysat three great kids, all children of an amazing woman named Ellice whom I reconnected with on Facebook a few years ago. Ellice is a burst of sunshine, [...]

Why a trip to Panera broke my heart

Setting the Scene There I was all settled with my "you pick 2" in my favorite self-declared free office space. Living next door to a Panera is a blessing and a curse. On this day, it lived up to its paradoxical existence. While sitting with my laptop, notebooks, and mediterranean veggie sandwich I was JUST [...]