By Lisa Deaderick Contact Reporter Published February 26, 2017 Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune O, The Oprah Magazine was writing a piece in 2007 about women having difficult conversations and they called Dana Bristol-Smith. She’d been working in public speaking since 1993, … [Read more...]
LaKesha Keeps Leaping
LaKesha, a domestic violence survivor, was one of the six women in our very first program in 2008. Today she is an amazing mom, a minister with her church, works in healthcare, and is finishing her BA in healthcare administration. The icing on the cake is that she is completing her training to join … [Read more...]
Why I Started Leap to Success
By teaching public speaking skills and seeing the difference that building confidence made for women inside of corporations, I wanted to help women who had lost their confidence and lost their way in life. That led me to work with domestic violence survivors and homeless women and it has changed my … [Read more...]
How We Won $25,000 1st Prize at Advance San Diego
I agonized and struggled writing this 3 minute speech. How could I encapsulate and convey how lives were changing in Leap to Success programs in just 180 seconds? I was guided by the help of mentors and coaches through Social Venture Partners, our team, and terrific presentation coaches Chris Witt … [Read more...]
