The editorial team has a special attachment to our new series, The Trailblazers: Rewriting the Narrative, because so many of us feel that media portrayals of women have been too one dimensional. Today, women are doing incredible things in all fields – from science and technology to finance, law, business, athletics and more. With the Trailblazers series, we hope to highlight and celebrate female role models, encourage more equal and just representation in the media, and help foster a more tight-knit community locally helping women find mentors, business partners, friends and more.
Below, you’ll find some incredible trailblazers from in and around South Broward that we hope you will check out, follow and support.
Ronavia Williams
When I was born, my mother said that the doctors cut off all my hair without her knowing. It was said that I needed immediate surgery on my brain as they had seen a growth. It’s still unclear on what happened exactly however, my mother says that another doctor provided a second opinion and I was fine. Read more>>
Julissa Perez
I have been working for the cruise industry for the past 26 years with about ten years focused in the Sales side of the business. I have a great passion for working with others by assisting them in reaching their highest business growth potential. I have the ability to connect people from all backgrounds and expertise to help them achieve mutual success. I did this practice continually when I was in my role as a Business Development Manager for the cruise. Read more>>
Nikole Raven
My teachers told my parents that I had too much “negative hyper energy” or something to that effect, so they put me in dance classes because that’s what my cousins were doing, and it just kind of stuck. I danced through grade school and got my first paid gig shortly after graduating high school. I danced through college, and have never looked back. Read more>>
Amanda Anderson
I dreamt of having my own business but never knew how to start or what the business would even be for! To be quite frank, I hardly even knew what my passion was or what I was even skilled at. Before the start of it all, I was working a full-time job in a pharmacy to help put myself through school, which I was also doing full-time. Read more>>
Eliana Fajardo
I have been artistically inclined since I could remember – I have loved to draw, sing, dance, act, etc. since I was very young. Up until I was thirteen, I was certain that I was destined to be an actress. That is until I saw the work of one of my older sister’s classmates. He is a fashion photographer. Read more>>
Andrea Orvieto
I always knew I wanted to help people and it took a while to figure out what that looked like for me. Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine was introduced to me at an early age, about 18 years old, There was a period of time that I was constantly sick and nothing was helping me. Read more>>
Bridgette Casellas
My passion is in the film however, that is my ultimate goal. Right now, I’m living in Broward and trying to make my living out of Miami. I’m auditioning for local jobs, local student projects, etc. It’s been such a ride, and I’m so excited for what’s to come. Read more>>
