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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.

#NoFear14 A Get Smart Gal Takes on Fear: Part 2

.....well it's still 2014 and I am still kicking fear to the curb! Here are a few more ways I'm trying on! Get a hobby, girl. I was never really one for hobbies, but sometimes immersing yourself into a project can boost your confidence and take your mind off other things. Find something completely unrelated [...]

The Get Smart GUY: We are NOT afraid to go there! #nofear14

How it all started.... It was summer 2013 and I was embarking on a brand new life! I had just started Get Smart Mentoring with my former student, Alexa Maniaci and began my first job as an internal consultant. Life has a way of bringing you the right minds and hearts at exactly the right [...]

A Light from Madison

As I read the outpouring of love and support on Facebook from my former students who knew Madison Holleran, I just kept thinking “She could have easily been one of my students.” Her tragic suicide shocked Bergen County, NJ last week with a wave of overwhelming grief.   I forced myself to detach myself from seeing Madison in [...]

#NOFEAR14: No Judgment

Looking back... For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived with the fear of judgment, or how others perceive me. Though I might not have ever outright asked others, “Am I good enough?” when I think about it, that defining question has been at the root of all my feelings and behaviors since my [...]

#NoFear14: Uncovering Love

Recently this past week, a good friend's conversation reminded me of one of my favorite quotes: "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." ~ Buddha For the past week, I have been preparing this post in my mind. #NoFear14 has manifested itself into two groups of women [...]

#GetSmartNOW #4TheWorldWeekend $10 challenge!!

Giving back makes your heart happy. Get Smart Mentoring is committed to teaching young women of all ages that giving back goes a long way. Our mission is to develop authentic compassionate leaders who are aware of the world around them. This fall Get Smart launched its in-school mentoring community programming and began to work [...]

#GetSmartNOW Balance Challenge — Final Week 3!

Small Stuff, Giant Difference! The race is on to the finish line of 2013. You've got a few more days to add some sparkle to this year and go out in style! This week's action bring gratitude, acknowledgement, healing, and generosity into your life and the world around you. Remember you don't have to do [...]

#GetSmartNOW week 2 Balance Challenge!

Get Smart Gals are Blazing a Trail to 2014! Week 1 was a huge success and we thank so many of you for commenting and messaging us about how inspired you are to greet 2014 already AWESOME. New Year's Resolutions are hard to keep because they are not always realistic or balanced. They put undue [...]

Take the #GetSmartNOW Balance Challenge!

Who waits to be awesome?? Consider joining the #GetSmartNOW balance challenge! Each week for the next 3 weeks we will launch a simple list of things you can do for yourself, your health, your people, and the WORLD! Show up at the doorstep of 2014 READY for anything! Watch a video below to inspire you for [...]

Month 1: Kate & Steph drop 8.8 lbs WOO!

Month 1 Update In case you missed our first post -- we are losing 20 lbs each by Christmas! Month 1 has been an exciting challenge for both of us but we are committed to CRUSHING 40 lbs just in time for Santa to fill our stockings with...carrots? Oh well we are psyched and happy [...]