Everyday Superheroes

Surgeons of Hope

Surgeons of Hope

Thank you to FIERCE member Crystelle Desnoyer for her tireless efforts supporting Surgeons of Hope and for making us aware of this amazing organization that is changing the world by saving children’s lives.  Crystelle recently completed a mission to Parguay where...

Melissa Romo

Melissa Romo

"Empathetic women will lead the organizations of the future" We met Melissa in a non-traditional way...after a LinkedIn search on the word empathy, she found Abigail and by extension FIERCE. Melissa is the author of the recently released book, "Your Resource is Human: How...

Kara The Huntress

Kara The Huntress

We had the honor of interviewing Kara late last year.  Within minutes you realize Kara is an amazing woman, mother and huntress who exemplifies the four foundations of FIERCE: work-ethic, courage resilience and empathy.  Specifically, she has limitless energy for...

HEROIN (E)

HEROIN (E)

We may be a little late to these Everyday Superheroes but their ability to personify the Four Foundations of FIERCE means we must celebrate them.  Heroin (E) is an Oscar nominated and Emmy winning movie available now on Netflix that follows three women – a...

Jody Len

Jody Len

Board Girls are never bored.  Board Girls, On the Ocean is the first in a series that celebrates fearlessness, activism and adventure...both in the natural and corporate world!  While Jody's 7 year old daughter was learning to surf and snowboard, she looked to...

Michelle Rojas McKinney

Michelle Rojas McKinney

“I was a 17-year-old single mom of two and I didn't have my GED.” This is how Michelle Rojas McKinney's story of becoming a nurse manager begins. Her local school had a program for young moms, “Get on the Bus” which took the mothers and their kids together to finish...

Kendrick Trotter

Kendrick Trotter

“Kendrick saw in me what I did not yet see in myself.” That is the answer Kendrick Trotter, Founder and CEO of Us In Technology (UiT), provided when asked, “What do you want your community to say about you in twenty years?  Who does he see greatness for before they...

Lauren Brown

Lauren Brown

“You are nice to me and care for everyone. I will never forget you.”  - 3rd Grade student note to Lauren this September Lauren Brown is a first-year 3rd grade teacher in a Title 1 school in Lubbock, TX.  She is FIERCE.  She personifies the four foundations...