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Garine felt she didn’t fit in a rural Texas community, as a semi ethnic woman. Then, when she wanted to be involved in the music industry, she realized she was entering a male dominated environment. Garine decided to figure out how to fit and where she fit. She convinced people that she needed ‘to be in the room’. Garine made herself fit through perseverance. She got past stereotypes and moved into why we are here. Garine shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– learn who you are inside
– be persistent
– if you really want something, keep ‘knocking on doors’
– if you feel you don’t belong, then listen intently to the message of the person speaking with you. Often times, this will allow you to see them as an equal. Also, they will feel that you respect, trust and understand them.

Garinè Isassi is the author of the award-winning novel Start with the Backbeat. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she is a lover of music, chocolate, and altruistic sarcasm. She is of Armenian heritage and grew up with one foot in Texas and the other in New Jersey, battling the stereotypes of all three of those cultures as woman trying to make it in the male-dominated music business (and other industries). 
She currently lives in Maryland with her family, where she works full time in marketing communications, sings in a gospel choir, and is the Workshops Chair for the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

https://garinethewriter.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/Garin%C3%A8-B-Isassi-196432960402836/ 
https://twitter.com/garineisassi 
https://www.amazon.com/Start-Backbeat-Garin%C3%A8-B-Isassi-ebook/dp/B01C3Z45XC/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Start+with+the+Backbeat.+book&qid=1554051436&s=gateway&sr=8-2 

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Linda experienced harassment, as one of the first women on a U.S. Forest Service fire crew. The more they harassed her, the more she didn’t want to quit, e.g. fires were not the only things she fought. When Linda encountered an obstacle, she would come up with alternatives. After losing her job, her mom, getting divorced, she rebuilt her life for the 3rd time. Writing her book enabled Linda to reconnect with her 20s and remind her that she is tenacious and resilient. She reinvented herself and starting teaching others. Linda shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– we are more resilient than we think
– figure out what’s holding you back
– confirm assumptions that explain why you’re stuck
– don’t let people stop you from what you want to do
– permit yourself to say no
– trust your gut
– there are always options

Originally from Syracuse, New York, Ms. Strader moved to Prescott, Arizona with her family in 1972. In 1976, she became one of the first women on a U.S. Forest Service fire crew in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson.

Summers of Fire: A Memoir of Adventure, Love and Courage is her first book. She is currently working on a prequel.

In addition to writing, Ms. Strader is a landscape architect, certified arborist, and watercolor artist. She currently lives in the same area where her Forest Service career began.

https://summersoffirebook.blogspot.com/ 

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Christie had a life changing fall from a 30ft fire escape. Luckily, she walked away damage-free and a reality check to start living her next chapter. Christie courageously left corporate America and started her leadership coaching business. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
– trust your inner voice
– be brave, courageous and follow your north star
– you have the tools within you to make it work
– don’t be afraid to fail
– learn to identify the difference between excitment and anxiety
– through mindfulness, get clear on what story you are telling yourself
– identify the value that you bring to the world
– increase your awareness to see the opportunities presented to you

Christie Garcia is a Leadership Coach, Speaker, Facilitator and Founder of Mindful Choice. Christie has 15 years of experience in sales, recruiting, and coaching. Eight years ago, Christie had a life changing fall from a 30ft fire escape. Luckily, she walked away with no physical damage and a huge reality check to start living her next chapter. She courageously left corporate America and started her leadership coaching business, Mindful Choice. Over the last 7 years she has worked with leaders from fast growing organizations including Airbnb, Twitter, Oakley and Sunrun. Christie builds programs that help individuals and teams maximize their impact through self-awareness, ownership, communication, alignment and accountability. Her services include: Leadership and Management Development, Productive Communication, Ego and Self-Management, Team Building, Offsite Retreats, Speaking, and Event Facilitation. 
Christie’s newest project is called, The MANifesto. This leadership program supports the growth and success of all good men who want to be better leaders, husbands, dads, friends, and men in our world. As a strong confident woman, I recognize the confusion on masculinity and the role men play in today’s world. I know that we need strong confident men to do business with, to raise families with, and to support us when life gets hard. One of my super powers is bridging the gaps between feminine and masculine energy so relationships thrive, and communication is productive. The MANifesto is designed to give men back their voice, so they can show up 100% and use the strength of their masculinity to empower our businesses, families, and communities to be more successful. This is a modern approach that is designed to be simple. You just have to choose to be 1% every day.

https://www.mindfulchoicecoaching.com/ 
https://www.mindfulchoicecoaching.com/the-manifesto 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiegarcia/ 

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