Sep
24
A Big Night
Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog, Girls Fight Back!
Tonight I know that somewhere, an angel was smiling down upon us. In 3 different states (Ohio, Texas and Virginia) this evening, 3 of my speakers were giving Girls Fight Back seminars. These events took place at Old Dominion University, Baylor University and Ohio State. Wow. To think that a year ago, I was in the thick of my Fall Speaking Tour, living on airplanes and wondering how I could possibly find people to help me expand the company. I was exhausted, over-exposed and stressed. I lay awake many nights knowing I had to seek and train young women to help me conduct the presentations, but how? This seems to be the common thread in companies that grow. Each has a CEO that lays awake wondering how the hell it’s all gonna go down, trying their best to ward off nightly panic attacks…
For me, the fire was lit under my ass to begin this expansion after finding out I was pregnant. Not only did I want to expand our company, but at that point I absolutely had to! Full knowing I’d be out of commission while on maternity leave, the plans began for finding some incredible young women to carry the torch. That was November 2008, and by January 2009 we had speaker applications circulating on the web. They were due in April 2009, and then we had a whirlwind of interviews, video submissions, in-person meetings and finally the GFB Academy in June. That was probably the most inspiring week of my life, because with my own eyes I started to see what was possible.
And here we are today, just 3 months later. Fight Back Productions (the parent company of Girls Fight Back, since we now give seminars for other demographics besides young women) is rockin’ and the speakers are making me proud. Last year at this time, I was jet-setting around the nation, on stage in front of hundreds of people every night and blogging about my wild adventures. What a difference a year makes – Today I was excited to get out of the house and go to Walgreens by myself and get a flu shot. Ah, the joys of new motherhood…but I wouldn’t have it any other way. My life, our company, this mission…we’re all damn blessed.
Check out the Fight Back Blog to read about the events tonight…and maybe some pictures too!
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Erin,
I am so proud of you and what your company stands for… thank you for keeping alive something that we all need to have right now… hope. Congratulations to you and your speakers, I am sure they are fantastic and I can’t wait to hear them when a seminar comes back to town.
Keep on kickin’ ass all over the world…
Kristie
Erin,
I just want to say how amazing you are and to pull together woman who can express the same passion that you do all over the country to show girls what they are made of. I am so proud to call you a “sister” as cheesy as that may be but I hope you realize the impact you have made on our sorority and of course all the woman’s lives you have touched over the past couple of years. Thank you for your passion and drive. You are an inspiration to us all and are proof that anyone can do anything if they have really want it.
Congrats on that bundle of joy too! That is also quite an accomplishment!
AOE,
Kelly O’Malley
You did it!!
Erin,
I just want to say how amazing you are and to pull together woman who can express the same passion that you do all over the country to show girls what they are made of. I am so proud to call you a “sister” as cheesy as that may be but I hope you realize the impact you have made on our sorority and of course all the woman’s lives you have touched over the past couple of years. Thank you for your passion and drive. You are an inspiration to us all and are proof that anyone can do anything if they have really want it.
Congrats on that bundle of joy too! That is also quite an accomplishment!
AOE,
Kelly O’Malley