2020-12-23
1 小时 1 分钟Hey.
So my guests today, Kristen Brandt and Temmie Tibbets, they're on a mission to unlock the potential of girls and women, especially in parts of the world where they're often excluded from education and in turn, from much of life, and the opportunity to help shape their communities and lives in a really meaningful way.
What's interesting is both Kristen and Tammy, they grew up in households where they were loved and supported, taught to believe in themselves and the power of education and to become strong advocates and to have a really strong point of view.
They were also both the first in their families to go to college, and they both landed in the magazine world in New York City, especially fashion, after graduating, where they started to build careers and really rise up in the industry.
But an increasing awakening in, really, the inequity that was happening around them led to a collaboration that would start as a viral video to raise awareness and eventually lead them out of the world of magazines and to become co founders of a foundation to help women and girls globally become educated, called she's the first.
And along the way, they have reimagined the foundation model, becoming leading voices in, really, a new approach to philanthropy that has revolutionized outdated models by shifting power to the most vulnerable.
So many people started coming to them to learn more, not just about how to be a part of she's the first, but also how they did what they did and how to step into the world of giving in a different way that they decided to distill their philosophy and insights and strategies into a really powerful new book called a step by step plan to create the world you want to live in.
So excited to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.
So right now, you're hanging out in New York, you're working with this really interesting organization that we'll dive into.
But this was not either of your original path or intention when you thought about what you'd be doing in your grown up lives.
Why don't we sort of, um, start the story?
Probably.
I guess it makes most sense with Tammy, and then we'll.
Kristen will bring you into the conversation, and then we'll just sort of, like, dive into the whole mix.
Tammy, I know one of the things I've heard you repeat over and over in different conversations is that you grew up as a kid, shy.
How did.
I'm curious.
I know you've said that.
What I'm curious about is how did it actually show up in your life?