Gloria Manchester(Leadership Education Action Programs)- Gloria is the founder of Leadership Education Action Programs (LEAP) providing life coaching, executive coaching, team-building, and women's leadership courses. They also produce the STARR Project Teen Esteem and Leadership Experience, a 5-day experiential event for teen girls ages 14-18. As a certified life coach and accomplished leader, Gloria’s life mission is to significantly interrupt the cycle of child abuse and to empower teenage girls and women to lead enriched and fulfilling lives. She has two grown children who are both thriving in their respective professions, and she is the proud grandmother of three grandsons and one granddaughter. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How the Starr one-week experience got started 2. The top issues that teen girls are wrestling with. 3. How a week at camp is transforming young lives.