ABOUT YOURSELF: Athlete mentality is a “never quit” mentality. I don’t give up when it starts getting hard, I continue until all my resources and options are exhausted. ELEVATOR PITCH: Travelspective provides a window into destinations and experiences around the world. Our TV and mobile apps allow you to tap into a city and see what’s happening around you. THE …
ABOUT YOURSELF: I want us to build better solutions to plastic crisis and do it faster. We are certain the transition won’t be easy but everyone’s contribution to circular economy is the only clear path to global environmental stability. ELEVATOR PITCH: Lean Orb is a Miami-based company specializing in compostable foodservice packaging. We design and supply disposable take-out containers, cups, …
ABOUT: I always thought I had to be a strong independent woman and do everything on my own, never depend on anyone for anything, and especially on a man. If I didn’t do it myself, it somehow was not legitimate. Until in 2008 the US economy collapsed, I was pregnant with my first child, we were on the verge of …
ABOUT HERSELF: I am a woman, who is disrupting the industry that affects every single American. ELEVATOR PITCH: At CarBuckets we want to make car buying experience fun by making it transparent. We group car buyers by the brand of cars they want to buy and ask dealerships for a volume price. It takes 2-3 minutes to sign up and …
#MIAMIFOUNDER campaign challenges the pervasive ideal entrepreneur stereotype as male and addresses the assumption that women founders are more risky investments. For our annual Women’s History Month campaign we will be celebrating Miami’s top 30 Female Founders for their significant innovative contributions. With the generous support from the Knight Foundation and with the help from the (WIN) Lab Miami Venture …
THE MIAMI GIRLS FOUNDATION PRESENTS ART PROJECT AT UNTITLED, Art FAIR DURING MIAMI ART WEEK Durational Art Performance Features 100 Participants, Who Will Perform Household Labor to Honor Domestic Workers and Ensure the Installation Is #NeverNotWorking During Miami Art Week. Ekaterina Juskowski: #NeverNotWorking December 4 – 9, 2018 Untitled Art, Miami Beach, Lummus Park (Ocean Drive & 12th Street) MIAMI, October 25, 2018— The Miami Girls …
SPRING/BREAK Art Show “Stranger Comes To Town” March 4-12, 2018 – 4 Times Square, NYC The Directors and Team of Spring/Break Art Show stand in solidarity with the activist movements of the domestic workers in the United States by taking in account their perspectives on feminization of poverty. We support the voices of working women by pledging to honor and …
Ximena Kavalekas, Ekaterina Juskowski, Kelly Talamas and Anastasia Koutsioukis photographed by World Red Eye on August 24, 2018 Clothing is meant to make women feel powerful and secure, this is why championing women should be the next frontier of the fashion industry. Maria Carolina Melo is leading the conversation on Fashion, Feminism and Female Empowerment in Miami. As a …
MIAMI GIRLS ARE AWESOME! Campaign Awarded $1000 Grants to Community-Changing, Innovative Ideas by Miami Women and Girls.
On February 24, 2018 Brittany Jarrin, Managing Director of the Miami Girls Foundation and Dr. Norman Whyte co-hosted “Women with Grace” event featuring guest speaker Grace Nelson. Grace shared her personal experience supporting her husband Senator Bill Nelson during his very first political campaign and being inspired by the people she met. Today Grace is a powerful figure and a leader …
Second annual Urbanism Summit took place on February 15, 2018 in Miami Downtown at the historical Securities building currently hosting WeWork Miami. The summit was founded by Andrew Quarrie with the goal to share actionable ideas across disciplines in new urbanism and spark a movement of collaboration among investors, startups, policy makers and community. Miami Girls Foundation’s Founder and Creative …
On January 31, 2018 the Founder of the Miami Girls Foundation, Ekaterina Juskowski, was recognized by SocialMiami.com for her “outstanding contribution to the business and cultural landscape of Miami” alongside Ryan Anderson, Co-Founder of Wyn-Box, Benton Galgay, Production Director of the Rhythm Foundation, and Esther Park of National YoungArts Foundation. The inaugural ceremony was hosted by Cristina Mas, Founder of CIM Consulting and …
Miami Girls Foundation, a non-profit “media for social change” platform, has appointed Brittany Jarrin as Managing Director, effective immediately. Brittany will lead the organization with responsibility for strengthening existing relationships and building new connections through community outreach. Brittany joins Miami Girls Foundation after hosting #ConnectMiami305 event during last year’s “Miami Girls make History” campaign. With over 6 years of Marketing …
LEARN MOREHistoryMiami MuseumNational Women’s History Museum[/cs_text][/cs_column]Julia DeForest Tuttle, the “Mother of Miami” is the only female founder of a major American city. The visionary widow from Ohio bought hundreds of acres at what is now Downtown Miami, moved down on a barge, and eventually convinced railroad man Henry Flagler to extend his new railway to the Miami River by sending …
GET INVOLVED TO FIGHT AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKINGWebsiteFacebook FOLLOW SANDYWebsiteTwitterLinkedIn[/cs_text][/cs_column]Sandy Skelaney is a CHANGEMAKER, SOCIAL Venture Consultant and ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEADER who spearheaded Florida’s response to sexually trafficked minors with the creation of Project GOLD in Kristi House in 2007. She is currently Program Director for Florida International University’s Initiative for Gender Violence Prevention with the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies …
Marleine has tirelessly worked on many policy initiatives for the Haitian community and immigrants in her work at FANM, including, but not limited to the renewal and expansion of TPS; Comprehensive Immigration Reform—under her leadership, she has organized forums, rallies and demonstrations in South Florida to urge the Obama administration to stop deportations for all immigrants who qualify under Comprehensive …
LEARN MOREWebsiteTwitter CONNECTFacebook[/cs_text][/cs_column]As the longest-serving president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1991 to 2001, Patricia Ireland used her dozen years’ experience as a lawyer to help move NOW to the forefront of the political scene, build a strong, effective women’s movement and establish herself as a groundbreaking activist. Patricia emerged as one of the most influential feminist …