{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdeb1b3bb-b2fa-469a-8b1a-0a9720d32609","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Define Your North Star and Make an Impact l E24 Christen Brandt","description":"Today\u2019s guest is Christen Brandt, Co-Founder and Chief Programs Officer at She\u2019s the First, an organization working to create a world where girls are safe and have equal rights.\nAt the end of 2019, She\u2019s the First had a presence in over 21 countries, had over 500 graduates of partner programs, and reached over 11,000 girls.\n2020 has brought even more success for She\u2019s the First, Christen, and her co-founder Tammy Tibbetts. The two of them can now call themselves authors, as their new book, Impact: A Step by Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In, was just released.\nChristen came on the podcast to discuss some core takeaways from the book including defining your North Star, band-aids versus system solutions, and overcoming the \u201cshoulders\u201d out there.\nThis is an awesome episode for those who are looking to make an impact.\n\u00a0\nKey Takeaways:\n[2:22] How Christen found her work wife\n[15:11] Serving women to create more firsts\n[19:03] How Christen\u2019s experience led her to fight for girls\u2019 rights\n[22:22] Defining your North Star\n[33:13] Creating an Impact Pitch\n[39:27] Finding help to progress She\u2019s the First\u00a0\n[47:04] Baid-aids vs system solutions\n[54:03] Overcoming the \u201cshoulders\u201d and \"but what about-ism\"\n\u00a0\nFavorite Quotes:\n[1:45] \u201cSeeing the book on the shelf and seeing my name on the spine; that is the thing that gives me butterflies.\u201d\n[11:37] \u201cTo have a good partnership, or to be a good leader, you need to be open to critique.\u201d\n[25:13] \u201cThe people that can look around them and identify what is broken can often see all of it.\u201d\n[45:27] \u201cWe talk a lot about not letting perfect get in the way of better.\u201d\n[57:56] \u201cIf you are working on an issue area that is not personal to you, you are not going to sustain that over the course of your life.\u201d\n[59:56] \u201cNo one can do everything but everyone can do something.\u201d\n\u00a0\nMore of Christen:\nInstagram: @cjbrandt\nInstagram: @TammyTibbetts\nwww.planyourimpact.com\n\u00a0\nMore of TSIR:\nFind show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/\nFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tsirpod/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c9adbc8e-1b0d-40a9-b06a-06c619d0f812/cover-art-22-kece5b.png"}