by Stephanie Block I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Jessica Flannery at a recent Spark Speaker Series event. It was mind-blowing. When philanthropy collides with Silicon Valley technology, the results are nothing short of spectacular. This is the new face of nonprofits. Don’t believe me? Would you believe Jessica’s mega-fans like Oprah and former…
by Stephanie Block Of course you know Annie Leibovitz. Those celebrity magazine covers–Brad and Demi and Uma. They lauded her in your art classes and you might even have one of her books on your coffee table. But you’ve never, I’ve never, met Annie like this. Though she likes to insist that it’s impossible to…
Founding President of nonprofit Spark, Maya Garcia, envisioned an organization that would empower young professional women in local communities to address social, political and economic issues that women face globally by creating a local network and working with grassroots women’s groups worldwide. Did you hear that, Divas? Not a muted minion of multi-millionaires in the…
Holly began drawing at a very young age. After a failed attempt to launch a fashion magazine at age 8 (her parents declined to pay the $15 cover price) she remained undaunted. Since that time, she has studied at Brandeis University (graduated magna cum laude), University College of London, and Watts Atelier of Art. Clients…
Alice Hiatt is an extraordinary woman. One of the top three finalists of this year’s Diva Visionary contest, she is a humanitarian, mountain adventurer, educator and healer. This Visionary is all heart, and soul. Raised in southern California and originally a surfer chick, Alice’s early work as an acupressurist took her around the world on…
Stephanie Elizondo Griest has mingled with the Russian Mafiya, polished Chinese propaganda, and belly danced with Cuban rumba queens. These adventures are the subject of her award-winning memoir: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random House, 2004). Atria/Simon & Schuster will publish her memoirs from Mexico in 2008, and Travelers’ Tales…
A savvy, entrepreneurial, fun-loving woman herself, founder and president of SavvyMiss.com, Emily Florence, 28, wanted to create a community for women to connect with one another and become informed, empowered and entertained. Florence received a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Master of Arts in…