Hey everyone, welcome back to the going scared podcast and today is a special day because

I am actually here live with two amazing powerhouse women in order to celebrate International

Women's Day.

We're actually recording this live together at the new day collection shine conference,

which is all about fashion, social impact, global gathering, business, badassery, and

really I am with two special women to celebrate and honor this day.

Melissa Russell is the president of North America of International Justice Mission and Ana Hernandez

is the founder and CEO of Baxa Textiles in Guatemala and she and her organization have

been partnering with the new day collection for about eight years now.

So welcome to the show.

Hi Jess, so happy to be here.

So glad that you are here.

Well, I wanted to kick off this day by just talking about women.

I know that we have a passion to empower women around the world and that passion comes

from somewhere.

So first, I want to ask you Melissa, who is a woman who has shaped you and inspired you?

You know, I will have to start and say so many of the survivors at IJM are literal heroes

to me.

And so over the years, there's just so many wonderful stories of women who, through really

difficult situations, not only come out to the other side of that, but also encourage

their communities.

And I'd say one of the women that stands out to me, whose name was Mary, she's from Uganda.

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