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Get Smart about Super Hero Posture

What do the Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and the Flash all have in common? Besides being a part of the Justice League of America, of course. They all have the "Super Hero Posture."  In my experience, boys tend to gravitate to the mainstream super heroes for that very reason.  They are also fearless, [...]

Meet the new Get Smart GAME CHANGERS!

As a 30-something woman I still can get as ridiculously excited as a 4 year old child. And if there was anything to jump up and down about it's how, in about two weeks, Get Smart has reached young women all across this country and attracted a team of 11 virtual (and some in person) [...]

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 [...]

From “Pipsqueak to Platoon Leader”: Get Smart on LEADERSHIP!

I wanted to start off with a quote about leadership. So, I did what every other individual would typically do and typed, “leadership” into Google. There were a couple million hits – awesome.! I click, scroll, and exit out. Not awesome. Why? Well, a lot of the definitions, articles and quotes had the word “confidence” [...]

Get Smart: Be Allies, Not Enemies

As women, we have enough to worry about on a daily basis without also worrying about being stabbed in the back by other women. Instead of trying to compete with each other and bringing each other down, we should be helping our fellow women to achieve their goals and boost their confidence. Having Each Other’s [...]

Get Smart about Your Natural Beauty

We live in a generation that strives for absolute and total perfection. One of the ways that society has assisted us in trying to reach this impossible goal is by makeup. I see commercial after commercial advertising how makeup will make your eyelashes the "perfect" length and your skin "perfectly" smooth and blemish-free. But who are they to decide what [...]

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 [...]

#No Fear14: Pushing the Boundaries IS the destination!

Exploring my roots! The view from my cousin's hotel, La Colline in St. Marc Haiti. The news I often hear about my parents’ native country, Haiti, definitely made traveling there seem like an unattainable goal. I often dreamt about what it was like, listened to stories that my parents, aunts and uncles told [...]

#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 [...]