This interview is a part of our Live Your Dreams Stars series where we feature awesome young women who are changing the world one amazing dream at a time. LYD! Courtney and Kelley Turk are twin sisters who wrote for “Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “7th Heaven”. They are based in Los Angeles

This interview is a part of our Live Your Dreams Stars series where we feature awesome young women who are changing the world one amazing dream at a time. LYD! Kristen Plati is a singer, actress and model following her dreams in New York City.  Q: How do you manage modeling, singing, acting, and working in real

Each week during our 60-day Indiegogo campaign, we will introduce you our Live Your Dream Stars. We are funding these awesome young women if our campaign goal is successfully reached. This week we’d like to introduce you to Maria and Kimberly!    My Dream: My Dream is to work at Pixar photography and animation. My Story: What

  Ana Barros is a rising junior at Harvard. She is majoring in Sociology and is particularly interested in issues revolving around class, race, and urban poverty. Part of the reason why she decided to pursue Sociology was to try to make sense of her personal experiences growing up in a low-income community and as a first-generation

Ellie smart is a rising sophomore at the University of California-Berkeley. She is a D1 athlete and is currently pursuing her dream of diving professionally (or in the Olympics!) What do you do currently and how did you get here? After my freshman year I decided I was going to move away from home and

Marlene Rhein has spent over 15 years as a music video director, involved with over 50 videos. In 2000 she was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. In addition to writing and directing The Big Shot-Caller (2008) Marlene co-starred in the film, demonstrating her versatility. She is also known for the

Juliette Brindak  is a 16 year old entrepreneur; cofounding Miss O and Friends—a social website and brand for tween and young teen girls.  What do you do currently and how did you get there? Since I’m also sixteen I’m really interested in how you were able to get started so early. So what I do now

Sarah Cole is an upcoming junior at Harvard University. She is an organizer of the Diversity Report, a movement that led to the “We are Here” demonstration, part of the attempt to increase support for minority students on campus. Let’s start from the beginning. How did the Diversity Report begin at Harvard?  The Diversity Report really began as a

Jillian Kinsey will not immediately strike you as a daredevil. She has long blonde waves and bright eyes, she is reserved, but exceptionally polite (especially for the gritty city of New York).  But if you get her talking about performing– instantly a fire is lit. While her passion has always been performing, she took what was

Speaking to critically acclaimed actress, and recent author, Swoosie Kurtz is like having a telephone call with your favorite ‘grown-up’ female relative; a welcomed chat — enjoyable and entertaining to be sure— filled with articulate insight, true pearls of wisdom. Upon hanging up, you’ve got a new, fresh perspective, a great appreciation for women who’ve