Relay for Life happens at most universities, and in most towns once a year! It is a night where people come together for a common cause: To help end cancer! The worst sentence a person could hear in their lives is, “You have a cancer,” whether its themselves, or a loved one. The fight for [...]
The Get Smart women are confused. An article about anti-aging cream for women in their twenties made its way into our 'virtual office' (otherwise known as our secret facebook group). Here's the article. Origins believes the skin of twenty-somethings is aging, and they have the perfect fix. They’ll market it with apps for customizing selfies, [...]
Before Nicky Costabile was a YouTube sensation she was a high school girl with a heart of gold. I had the pleasure of working with her in several service efforts as one of the faculty members at Immaculate Heart Academy in Bergen County, NJ. Check her out below jamming at a dance for special needs [...]
“I can’t do this. I can’t go. I can’t move. “ Welcome to the thoughts that went through my head as I prepared to attend my 20th high school reunion. Here I was this mentor, coach, and women’s empowerment leader, and I can’t even clear my own head to just work through my fear. Though [...]
They are some of our favorite, mysterious characters like Sherlock Holmes, the Sundance Kid, or Wesley from The Princess Bride. They become the surprising heroes of some of our favorite books, like Severus Snape or Mr. Darcy. Sometimes, they even make the best vigilantes, like Batman. They are a vital part of many dynamic duos [...]
Entrepreneur before Kindergarten? When people ask me about where or when my entrepreneurial journey began I can’t say during my time at a prestigious college or in a Silicon Valley garage (even though that would be really cool). Instead, my entrepreneurial path is an uncommon one. I started at four years old at a flea market. [...]
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) [...]
Becoming involved with Get Smart was a random occurrence for me. I had never interned anywhere and this organization is based hundreds of miles away from where I live. I hoped I would be accepted, but I didn’t think too much of it. That is until I got the email that I had been officially [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]
