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Jennifer Rozenich Tonya Holmes Isabel L. M. Fontgalland Emma Tropea

When She Realized She Didn’t Need to Have Everything Figured Out

Women reflecting on learning to move forward without complete certainty.

Quote Jennifer Rozenich

Trust yourself and believe in your abilities. It is okay to make mistakes and that's how we learn.

Jennifer Rozenich, Associate Chief Data Officer, Cook County Health & Hospital Systems
Quote Tonya Holmes

You are proof that courage grows in the places where life demanded strength. Keep rising. Your resilience is building a future brighter than anything you’ve survived

Tonya Holmes, Program Coordinator, Emory University School of Law
Quote Isabel L. M. Fontgalland

Influence is not about being seen but it’s about creating pathways where others can rise. True leadership leaves doors open long after you’ve walked through them.”

Isabel L. M. Fontgalland, Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Akron
Quote Emma Tropea

One day you’ll look around and realize you built a life you don’t even like just because the misery felt familiar. And in that moment, you have to decide. Stay where it’s comfortable, or choose yourself and the life you know you’re meant for. Because bravery isn’t the absence of fear, it’s being scared and doing it anyway.

Emma Tropea, VP of Community & Strategic Partnerships, Letheia, Inc.