What did you start? Alexis: I started the She Started It ESTEAM SUMMIT for Girls in Charlottesville, Virginia, a free, day-long event for girls in grades K-12. Inspired by the She Started It documentary, I brought together four other dynamic ladies in education and STEM to organize the event. Participants…

It has been a little over a year since we released our film She Started It into the world, at the Mill Valley Film Festival in California. It has been an exhilarating journey, as we realized the hustle was just beginning. Our award-winning documentary has had…..drumroll……….300+ screening events in over…

If you have the bravery to start anything, be it writing a book, starting a business, inventing a new recipe, launching a comedy club with your friends, then pat yourself on the back. You should be celebrated. Starting something from scratch is not easy, and keeping at it to actually…

Dear Friends, Happy #WomenHistoryMonth ! Insiyah and I are so excited for this month of celebration, which is really happening everyday for us ! 2016 has been the most intense and amazing year. After 3,5 years of hard work, we finally released our baby, our film, starting with our Festival Premiere…

Here we are. Three and a half years after the journey began, we finally got to share our film on the big screen at the Mill Valley Film Festival in California for our World Premiere on October 8, 2016! A day we will cherish forever!

Back to the Roots — Why We Made #She Started It — and What’s Next Dear Friends! After a whirlwind premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, screenings at MIT, Harvard, Wellesley, GlobeDocs, Rice University and the incredible Grace Hopper Conference — we often get asked the question over and…

We’re back with our #IStartedIt campaign featuring driven people starting awesome things! In the spotlight today, Girls Driving for a Difference, a team of Stanford women using design to empower young women across America to become leaders of social change. This past summer of 2015, they drove cross-country for 14…

She Started It was created in May 2013 by two journalists turned filmmakers. Our documentary on women tech founders was supposed to be just a web series, but it turned into a feature length film, as we followed 5 driven young women on their road to startup success. Over the…