1 Girl Revolution

Mama Shu is a woman of many talents and who has lived what seems like many lives - who is now building a 21st-century sustainable eco-village within Metro Detroit.

After the tragic loss of her son, Jakobi, in a hit and run accident, Mama Shu set out to revitalize her community, make it a safer and better place for children to live, and turn her grief into joy. Mama Shu founded Avalon Village in honor of her son Jakobi and now his legacy lives on through this community. 

You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast, where Mama Shu shares her powerful life story, discusses the power and importance of community, why we all need to take ownership over our homes and neighborhoods, she shares more about Avalon Village, she talks about legacy, and so much more. 

For more information on Avalon Village, please visit: http://theavalonvillage.org

Founder of 1 Girl Revolution, Kate Bryan, hosts this special episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast, celebrating the first year of 1 Girl Revolution. Kate talks about the past year, the women we’ve had the honor of meeting and interviewing, what she’s learned, how the platform has evolved, and she shares some teasers for what is to come in 2020, and more. Don’t miss this great episode celebrating the 1st year of 1 Girl Revolution!

For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, more podcast episodes, stories, videos, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

17-year-old Tanvi Barman is an incredible young woman who founded No Birthday Left Behind, an organization that throws birthday parties for children in homeless shelters. Tanvi joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own life story, how her volunteerism at a homeless shelter as a child opened her eyes, and how No Birthday Left Behind came to be. 

For more information on Tanvi and No Birthday Left Behind, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/NBLB

Nicole Curtis, star of the show "Rehab Addict", joins the podcast this week to share her inspiring story, the hard work it took her to get where she is today, how she landed her show, and how she’s using her platform to make a difference in the world. Nicole and her team are doing so many incredible things… we’re so excited to share Nicole’s story and her work with you!

⁣⁣⁣Nicole is real, gritty, funny, beautiful, and she has a heart of gold. She’s a realtor, revivor of old historic houses, a TV show host, author, speaker, boss, mother, friend, and so much more! She also founded the Nicole Curtis Foundation, which gives 100% of all funds raised to families and individuals who need it. 

For more information on Nicole, her work and her foundation, please visit: http://www.nicolecurtis.com

Najah Bazzy is a Transcultural Clinical Nurse Specialist and founder of Zaman International. Zaman International serves the basic needs and empowers marginalized women and children through relief and development programs. 

Zaman International collects and distributes food, clothing, and housewares to women and children in need, they provide job skills training and literacy instruction, and they have partnered with hundreds of organizations on a range of initiatives and funded overseas relief projects bringing safe water and humanitarian relief to hundreds of thousands of people. 

Najah and Zaman International are also Top 10 Finalists for the 2019 CNN Heroes. Najah is an incredible woman with an inspiring life story and vision - and we’re so excited to share her story and Zaman International with you. 

For more information on Najah and Zaman International, please visit: https://www.zamaninternational.org

Ashley Novoa, founder of the Chicago Period Project, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her life story, how the Chicago Period Project came to be, and about their incredible work to empower women and combat period poverty.

The Chicago Period Project empowers homeless and in-need women to experience their periods with dignity by providing the supplies and “period kits” to them. They have also provided period kits and supplies during relief efforts in Texas, California, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Florida, and more. Don't miss this inspiring episode!

Elyse Dehlbom, known by many as a contestant on the 23rd season of The Bachelor, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share more about her life, how she ended up being on the Bachelor, what she learned about herself through the experience, and some fun insider info.

Elyse also shares the powerful story of her sister Sarah, a labor and delivery nurse who was diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine cancer while pregnant with her second child. Sarah unfortunately passed away, but her legacy lives on through her family and an organization founded in her honor called “Sarah’s Closet”, Elyse talks about all of that and her new venture that she’s launching soon called Glamour Grasp, which is a one-on-one makeup tutorial. You don’t want to miss this fun, inspiring, and powerful episode of the 1GR podcast.

Jess Ekstrom founded “Headbands of Hope”, a headband company that donates a headband to a child battling cancer for every headband bought, when she was in college. Headbands of Hope has continued to grow and evolve throughout the years, and has donated over 400,000 headbands to date. Jess is also a speaker, mentor, and most recently - she became an author. Her new book “Chasing the Brightside” is now available at a store near you. 

For more information on Jess and Headbands of Hope, please visit: https://jessekstrom.com

Jenny DePaul and her family started Project Kind after a discussion about truth and spreading kindness and love around their dinner table one night. Project Kind takes sandwiches, blankets and other goods to the homeless at night, gets to know them and know their stories, and loves them. And they encourage everyone they encounter and all that they serve, to spread kindness and serve others too. Listen to this inspiring episode.

Founder of The Birthing Project USA and SisterFriends, Ms. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, joins the #1GirlRevolution podcast this week to share her incredible life story, her passion for helping women, how The Birthing Project USA and Sister Friends came to be, and why her work is so critical to support women and their pregnancies in this day and age. The Birthing Project USA and SisterFriends works everyday to combat high infant mortality rates, particularly among African-American women, and has created a volunteer network of women supporting women throughout pregnancy and throughout their lives.

For more information on Ms. Kathryn, the Birthing Project USA, and SisterFriends, please visit: https://www.birthingprojectusa.org