Rasheda Williams is the founder and Chief Empowering Officer of Empowered Flower Girl, a social enterprise based in Detroit, Michigan. Listen in as we talk about Rasheda's background in journalism and her shift towards social entrepreneurship and advocacy for youth, including her creation of Empowered Flower Girl, which focuses on helping young people cope with challenges such as bullying and societal pressure, and the importance of mentorship in fostering resilience and growth among youth. Rasheda highlights the positive impact of peer mentoring and young people's involvement in social change, emphasizing that ideas about the next generation of leaders should include emphasizing the importance of listening to and supporting youth.

About Rasheda
Rasheda Williams is the founder of Empowered Flower Girl. Among her numerious achievements, Rasheda has earned the Kumon North America’s “Impact Award” and SASHE’s “Top 10 Companies for Women and Girls.” Rasheda also was also featured in Exeleon Magazine as one of “15 Dynamic Entrepreneurs of 2020", MentHer magazine as one of the “Top 20 Social Impact Founders” , Hope magazine’s Hope 25 and she has been honored as a Community Icon by Esteem We/Detroit Possible. If that wasn’t enough, (and it is certainly not!), in July 2023, Rasheda was named the Empowerment Enterprise Founder of the Year by Acquisition International magazine and received the Social & Business Impact Award. She can be found at https://empoweredflowergirl.com

Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek is a gender and media scholar who has published books on gender and pop culture, Beyoncé's influence in music, Tori Amos's fandom, as well as publications focused on the ways pop culture can help heal from trauma. Dr. Adrienne has been featured in publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and NBC News and can be found at www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com or on Instagram @dr.adriennetb Supplemental teaching resources and more info for instructors is shared monthly via Dr. Adrienne's newsletter. Sign up at www.adriennetrier-Bieniek.com. 

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