Recently I wrote a blog
for Huffington Post about how I wouldn’t want to be a twenty-something
today. It generated a great deal of
discussion and interest, as people pitched in on what they thought.
So my hope is that they
will be equally interested and engaged in what one twenty-something is actually
doing to inspire her peers. Spenser
Chapple has decided to track, interview and film successful women entrepreneurs
so she can share their stories, their advice and provide inspiration to other
women – of all ages.
Growing up her mother
would say “get up, put on your lipstick and get on with your day, no matter
what it brings.” And plenty has happened to this young woman in the past five
years when a personal tragedy struck the family.
Suddenly at seventeen, she
found herself taking care of her younger brother, just four, while her mother
had to take care of her father. She
grew up fast. She had to. Today, her father is still at home, requiring
twenty-four hour care by the family.
Like many young women of
her age, she is looking at her future and wondering what next? Through One Red
Lipstick, Spenser is exploring what makes for success. How other women have designed
successful lives for themselves? She
will be talking to women entrepreneurs from across North America. And it's not the sugar-coated version that she wants, because we all know success doesn't come that way, well rarely.
Through a book,
documentary and website, she will be sharing what she finds out as she embarks
on this exciting project. To get
started, she’s launching a kickstarter campaign. Check it out and get involved - http://bit.ly/oneredlipstick
Armed with her red
lipstick, she’s taking her mother’s advice and stepping boldly into her future,
and I for one congratulate her on her proactive stance. I encourage you to get behind her and this
exciting venture.
