Quotable Women

Jennifer A. Thomason: Mentoring Multiple Generations to Reach Their Full Potential

Brené Brown graduated with a doctorate in 2002 from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work. At the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston, she started out as a research professor. Her studies emphasize sincerity and genuine leadership. COURAGE works and Brave Leaders Inc. are both run by her as founder and CEO. Numerous teaching honors have been bestowed upon her. The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong are three of her books that have reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. On PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN, she and her work have been highlighted. Moreover, she runs The Daring as CEO.

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur who thrives at the intersection of culture, business and leadership. Her critically acclaimed books Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016) were instant bestsellers and established her as a literary force with a powerful pen (luvvie.org/).

Her renowned TED talk “Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable” has over 8.3 million views, has been transcribed into 23 languages, and has placed her in the Top 1% of TED Talks of all time. Luvvie has taken the stage at some of the world’s most innovative and disruptive brands, such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Spotify, Nike, Bank of America, Salesforce, Deloitte, and Clif Bar. She’s been a featured speaker at noted conferences such as: Cannes Lions, SXSW, Leadercast, 3% Conference, and MAKERS Conference (luvvie.org/).

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Reshma Saujani is an American lawyer, activist, author, and the founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. A lifelong advocate for women and girls, she launched Girls Who Code in 2012 after noticing the glaring lack of female students in computer science classrooms.

Reshma began her career as an attorney and political organizer and was the first Indian-American woman to run for U.S. Congress in 2010. Though she didn't win the seat, her campaign inspired her to dedicate her life to empowering young women through access to STEM education and leadership opportunities.

She is the bestselling author of "Brave, Not Perfect", which challenges societal expectations of perfection and encourages women to take risks and embrace imperfection. Reshma also hosts the Brave, Not Perfect podcast and has delivered a widely viewed TED Talk on the same topic.

A graduate of the University of Illinois, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and Yale Law School, Reshma continues to be a leading voice on women’s economic empowerment, education equity, and the future of work.

The secret to changing your life isn't knowing what to do - it's knowing how to make yourself do it. The 5 Second Rule is the secret to changing anything about your life. You can use the Rule and its countdown method to break any bad habit, interrupt self-doubt and negative self-talk, and push yourself to take the actions that will change your life.