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Explore conversations on identity, courage, leadership, transformation, and becoming.

Real stories. Real transformation.

These conversations are not about perfect answers. They are about honest moments, meaningful experiences, and the choices that shape who people become.

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THE DRIVEN WOMEN STORIES

These women have excelled in industries, and jobs that are typically associated with men.

In these masculinized arenas, they have held their own, ruthlessly lived their truths, and are unapologetic about their femininity.

They own their identities. I’ve spoken with them about their journeys, their struggles, their ambitions, and their thoughts on how to close the gender gap in these fields.

These women currently live in the U.S. where I personally interviewed and photographed them (Boston, Seattle, Utah, Nebraska, San Francisco, Orange County, CA, Connecticut, etc), but with an eye toward diversity and inclusion, they originally hail from all over the world (Pakistan, Romania, Israel, and the U.S.), have different backgrounds growing up, and have made a variety of different

lifestyle choices.

Michelle Girard

FINANCE

“To me, success is really doing what you love, being authentic to yourself in that role, and being recognized and rewarded for the hard work that’s put in.”

Olivia Albrecht

FINANCE

“We don’t have to be thinkers and not feelers just because that’s what men want us to be.”

Karen Karniol-Tambour

FINANCE

“I had to admit that I might not necessarily be good at it. It’s too easy to stick to the stuff that you’re already really good at.”

Gail Perry

LAW

“I knew I needed to have a hard job to get anything out of myself, so I found one.”

Maureen Pollack

INVENTOR/FOUNDER

“It’s funny because I’ve heard from men so many times that too much talking isn’t helpful. I reject that notion. And now, since I launched WaterSlyde™ in 2012, it has been written up in magazines all over the world, and I have gone on radio shows with audiences of 4 million people.”

Kelly Grant

LAW ENFORCEMENT

“You’re not leaving the state police academy unless you are fully trained. When you come out, you’ll have all the confidence in the world. For me, I didn’t realize that I could do all the things that I can do now.”

Ellen Murray

FIRE SERVICE

“I worked really hard to achieve the promotions I had in the fire department. I don’t give up.”

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