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Melissa Kilby is the Co-Executive Director of Girl Up, a leadership development program working to achieve gender equality for all girls everywhere. Melissa co-leads this initiative, hosted at the UN Foundation, that inspires, convenes, trains and connects girls globally, helping to position them as leaders and changemakers.

Since joining in September 2011, Melissa has helped Girl Up raise over $15 million dollars to support a robust girl’s leadership program and the work of Girl Up’s United Nations partners. Melissa works with corporations such as The Walt Disney Corporation, Caterpillar, Johnson&Johnson, Oath, and others, as well as manages the grant-making and investments to UN agencies including UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, and UN Women.

She has traveled to Guatemala, Ethiopia, Malawi, and India to meet girls directly benefiting from the fundraising efforts of Girl Up supporters. Under Melissa’s leadership, Girl Up has grown into a global gender equality movement of more than 700,000 supporters and impacted the lives of more than 65,000 girls around the world.

I found this conversation to be enlightening, I was really curious about the concept of global female equality and had a lot of questions about cultural differences. Melissa helped me find new perspectives and had a lot of stories to share

So without further ado, Melissa Kilby

Resoruces:

https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-people/melissa-kilby/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hillebrenner-kilby-a439426/

https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_kilby_teenage_girls_will_change_the_world_4_ways_they_are_leading_the_way

https://girlup.org/about

Tasha Schuh is the survivor of a tragic accident when she was 16, falling 16 feet downwards into a theater stage’s trap door and leaving her a quadriplegic. Her story is one of tragedy, transformation, and triumph. She uses her experiences to inspire students to know, no matter how dark things can get, there is hope. A highly sought-after speaker, she has inspired thousands of students throughout the nation, from upper elementary to high school. Tahsa received the National Rehabilitation Champion Award in 2012, was crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA in 2012 and author of two books - .“My Last Step Backward” and “My Next Move Forward”. And she travels around the country and teaches the concept of P.A.T.H which stands for Purpose, Attitude, Team, and Hope. Her PATH Curriculum is a complete resource on mental health, suicide awareness, and social-emotional learning. Tasha and her team of experts created the PATH Curriculum to provide teachers, counselors, and adults who serve adolescents a key component that is missing in education today. PATH is a way of helping teachers and schools to deepen students’ understanding of mental health and suicide awareness, as it delivers a set of tools that can potentially serve them in every aspect of their lives.- Her keynote received the SAVE Certification

Talking to Tasha was enlightening, we discussed the mental health of our youth, and the hope that Tasha cultivated during her most trying times. I felt it was a very honest conversation and Tasha provided great insight.

Without further ado, Tasha Schuh

Resources:

Tasha’s Recommendations:

https://save.org/

https://afsp.org/

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

https://www.nami.org/Home

Tasha’s Links:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKH8-FQ-Ei4W6Kei6q2ue5g

https://www.tashaschuh.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashaschuh/

Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, a career consulting company whose mission is to turn underdogs into winners.

He looks to bridge the gap between non-target schools and non-traditional backgrounds to top companies. Wonsulting empowers students and professionals to pursue their dream careers and ambitions. They’ve hosted hundreds of workshops and events to make an impact on tens of thousands of students and young professionals.

So far, he's helped tens of thousands land opportunities in top companies. He's also worked in Strategy & Operations at Google, Snapchat, & Cisco. He’s also had over 75 speaking engagements in 4 different countiries.

Wonsulting has helped with the following offers for people using his service:
• In Tech: Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snap, Cisco, Amazon
• In Accounting Firms: Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, RSM, Squar Milner
• In Banking: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
• In Entertainment: The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal

Johnathan is a wealth of knowledge, and talking with him was a delightful and relaxing. He shares details on how he started Wonsulting, how he was able to work for big companies, and he several times points to how his clients have been able to grow their network and obtain their dream jobs.

So without further ado, Johnathan Javier

Resoruces:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmjavier/

https://www.wonsulting.com/

Expansion Articles:

Getting Ahead At A Young Age - Opportunity, and Proactivity

https://www.mentorzmedia.com/post/getting-ahead-at-a-young-age-opportunity-and-proactivity

Top-of-the-Line Interviewing and Personalized Marketing - The Secret Sauce to Y.A.P's Success

https://www.mentorzmedia.com/post/top-of-the-line-interviewing-and-personalized-marketing

Hello everybody and welcome back to MentorZ. Right now we are continuing our interview with Hala Taha. Last we left off, she was talking about her time at Hewlett-Packard. In her time there, she quickly built a long-lasting culture shift that provided her opportunities that she would have not even thought of. Now, we are about to dive into to the concept of positive affirmations and the increasingly popular idea of the Law of Attraction, Later on, we will learn about Hala’s marketing strategy for her podcast. And if we have any other podcasters or journalists in the audience - Hala has some amazing advice over interviewing people, ranging from in-depth research, to how to handle opposing opinions with your guest. All of these pieces of advice have been compiled into a free rescue article titled “Top-of-the-Line Interviewing and Personalized Marketing - The Secret Sauce to Y.A.P's Success” for you in the bio below. And with that, let’s jump back into the interview!

Hala Taha is the host to the Young and Profiting Podcast. She interview some of the brightest minds in the world with their main mission being to turn their guest’s wisdom into actionable advice. They are a top 10 Self-Improvement and How To Podcast on Apple Podcasts in US, Canada, Australia, UK and more.

Hala herself started her career at WQHT Hot97 as the production assistant for Angie Martinez, then created “The Sorority of Hip Hop” - and an entertainment news, fashion and music blog that gained massive success. And now she works at Disney Streaming Services! Her days are with Disney and her nights and lunchbreaks are dedicated to her podcast!

Interviewing Hala was such a fun experience for me personally. She is brimming with field experience and gives impeccable advice and directional pointers when she was developing her early career. One thing that had me absolutely floored was the fact that she dedicated almost all of her time to her personal development or her work. No slacking here! If you’re looking for an ambitious mentor, I’d like to present you to Hala Taha.

Resoruces:

https://youngandprofiting.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/

https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/?hl=en

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-and-profiting/id1368888880

Expansion Articles:

Getting Ahead At A Young Age - Opportunity, and Proactivity

https://www.mentorzmedia.com/post/getting-ahead-at-a-young-age-opportunity-and-proactivity

Top-of-the-Line Interviewing and Personalized Marketing - The Secret Sauce to Y.A.P's Success

https://www.mentorzmedia.com/post/top-of-the-line-interviewing-and-personalized-marketing

Hala Taha is the host to the Young and Profiting Podcast. She interview some of the brightest minds in the world with their main mission being to turn their guest’s wisdom into actionable advice. They are a top 10 Self-Improvement and How To Podcast on Apple Podcasts in US, Canada, Australia, UK and more.

Hala herself started her career at WQHT Hot97 as the production assistant for Angie Martinez, then created “The Sorority of Hip Hop” - and an entertainment news, fashion and music blog that gained massive success. And now she works at Disney Streaming Services! Her days are with Disney and her nights and lunchbreaks are dedicated to her podcast!

Interviewing Hala was such a fun experience for me personally. She is brimming with field experience and gives impeccable advice and directional pointers when she was developing her early career. One thing that had me absolutely floored was the fact that she dedicated almost all of her time to her personal development or her work. No slacking here! If you’re looking for an ambitious mentor, I’d like to present you to Hala Taha.

Resoruces:

https://youngandprofiting.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/

https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/?hl=en

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-and-profiting/id1368888880