GoSquared
London, England
Number of employees: #10
GoSquared is a email marketing and web analytics tools developer. They have committed to pledging their product towards helping the community.
Did you know that over 300 billion emails are sent every day, emitting between 4g and 50g of carbon per email? – BBC Science Focus
It’s not possible to stop sending emails. But what is possible is to offset the carbon generated through how we market our business including email campaigns – something most of us don’t even realise is contributing towards the climate emergency. This is the mission of GoSquared, with the product we have created called EcoSend.
Having partnered with Tree Nation, we have made it possible to plant a tree for every 5,000 emails sent on our platform. Although still in its infancy, through EcoSend we have already planted over 1,000 trees on behalf of our clients.
For businesses, we’ve ensured the benefits to them couldn’t be sweeter, meaning they do not have to compromise on any essential tools or technologies due to switching to a green marketing platform. We founded GoSquared in 2006, and offer a comprehensive range of tools so that businesses can intuitively send marketing campaigns to generate the right results. Our EcoSend customers also benefit from this broad range of features.
Our original products, GoSquared Engage and Web Analytics are trusted by thousands of businesses, including Deloitte, GlobalData, L’Oréal, Estée Lauder and many more. We are now looking to inspire clients new and existing with EcoSend to tackle a section of the climate emergency that is yet to be addressed by other marketing platforms.
Most importantly, everyone on our team has a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the climate. As part of our efforts to do our bit, we also organise regular team litter picks around London.
“We are honoured to be a part of the 1% pledge, and it has been a springboard for us to learn about how we can make even more of an impact in the wider world, both in terms of our EcoSend product as well as individuals. The EcoSend, and the wider GoSquared team ethos very much aligns with how we are pledging our time, profit and most importantly our energy to helping our climate. “
-James Gill, CEO of GoSquared, creators of EcoSend.
Their #1 tip or advice for companies?
That doing good for others is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Every single person on the team feels far better than they ever expected after taking part in our Pledge 1% activities.
Pledge 1%’s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, as well as lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Tiff Ng
Founder, The Social Story
Sydney, NSW, Australia
What is your current role? Briefly describe in 1-2 sentences.
I’m the founder and chief storyteller at The Social Story – a social media agency helping purpose-driven brands share their impact. Our mission is to empower people to demystify social media and utilise its power as a force for good.
What’s the best part of your job? What do you enjoy the most?
It is easy to get frustrated with the perils of social media. And yet I remain innately optimistic about its potential to create social change. Being able to combine both my passion and excitement of the dynamic platform while also doing something that leaves a positive impact on the world is truly fulfilling. I feel lucky to be able to use my years of skills and experience in this way and putting my purpose first. And being able to share that beyond and see the impact our clients are able to make is just the cherry on top.
We’ve all faced personal and professional challenges, especially during these past two years – what motivates you to keep going?
It definitely has not been easy to stay afloat as a small business during the pandemic. And with social media, it’s definitely been a rollercoaster! But I’m motivated by my mission and the opportunity to pursue it, however many pivots we need to make. Impact, empathy and communication remain salient and I’m proud to see them take a greater role in the public consciousness as we all move to more sustainable and positive practices.
What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
Be brave enough to look at the people who say things can’t be done and say ‘watch me’
What does generosity mean to you?
Generosity means giving without expectation of return. That could be giving your time, your expertise, your money or whatever you have to offer. But it is mainly around the intent – to share what you have with the world, help and inspire others and not for something in return.
How do you feel businesses can play a larger role in solving today’s biggest challenges? Do you have any specific stories or examples from your work or colleagues you can share?
In making moves towards a better world, evert step counts. Not just in the small actions we can make but a conscious mindset to think about how we do things differently to make it better. Whether that’s in our personal habits or how we run a business, we have an opportunity to take steps towards a better world. For us as a business, that was from every decision we made as we were building – from the bank that we chose to the partners we bring on. But also in how we position ourselves and are unwavering in our conviction to do things different for our clients as well. It hasn’t been easy to shift through all the information and, as a small business, go for the more convenient option. But taking on the advise of like-minded advisors, we were able to devise a business plan that made the most sense for where we are as a business but also in our place in the world to be as progressive and sustainable as possible.
If you could describe yourself in one word what would that be and why?
Idealistic – in the best sense of the world. I see what our world could be like, whether it is in how we operate our businesses or how we share on social. And it might overlook some of the crucial flaws in our society to count on the inherent kindness of people, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t constantly be striving towards it.
If you could pick a song to guide you through 2022, which song would it be?
Lights Up by Flight Facilities (ft. Channel Tres). It’s really just the soundtrack of my life. After a crazy couple of years, it’s the exact vibe of groove, excitement and goodness to inspire me to pick ourselves back up, have a little dance and keep going!
Get Agile
London, United Kingdom
Number of employees: #1
Get Agile is a CRM and Salesforce consultancy. They have committed to pledging their profit, product, and time towards helping the community.
Get Agile is showing how diversifying impact can make a difference on giving back. From 1% of time to 5% product sales, we have donated to PepUp Tech, an organisation that offers computer science and technology programs to underrepresented groups to help diversify the industry and start careers in technology), donated to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, and provided volunteer training to RefugeeForce (empowering refugees to find work)
The latest release: a cookbook, “FoodForce for Good,” is a collection of Trailblazer recipes, with all profits going to Action Against Hunger UK.
“Regardless of organisational size and role, each one of us can make a difference,” The question is – are we willing to be part of the solution? Be part of the solution and take the #PledgeForImpact today. For anyone that may want a hand to get started, just reach out.
Their #1 tip or advice for companies?
Start Small. Learn Fast
Pledge 1%’s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, as well as lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Briany Kalms
Chair of the Envato Foundation and Customer Success Director, Envato
Melbourne, Australia
What is your current role? Briefly describe in 1-2 sentences.
Established as Envato’s philanthropic arm, the Envato Foundation is focused on opportunity creation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. As chair, my role is to help drive and shape the direction of the Foundation, along with managing our charity partnerships. I also look after the global support function for Envato managing a team of ~40 people across 7 countries.
What’s the best part of your job? What do you enjoy the most?
I love being able to connect with people from different organisations and locations and learn about their experiences and how they’re making a difference. It helps me to learn and grow.
We’ve all faced personal and professional challenges, especially during these past two years – what motivates you to keep going?
Knowing that every day, even the ones that aren’t great, is an opportunity to reflect and come out stronger and wiser. It’s not always easy but when I get those “aha!” moments of clarity it really does spur me on.
What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. I’ve certainly learned this the hard way over the years but I’ve also learned to do a much better job of listening to my gut. I still don’t always get it right but it’s a piece of advice that has always stuck with me and I find it a grounding thing to come back to.
What does generosity mean to you?
Generosity to me is about more than just money. It’s also about time and empathy. I think being truly generous means putting in the time to listen and really understand the heart of a problem before you rush in to solve it.
How do you feel businesses can play a larger role in solving today’s biggest challenges? Do you have any specific stories or examples from your work or colleagues you can share?
Lead by example and be deliberate about it. The more it becomes normal for businesses to have a dedicated philanthropic focus the more that businesses who don’t will start to feel left behind. This helps create a movement and a community towards a greater good.
The establishment of the Envato Foundation is an excellent example of this. We’re a company that’s built on values and we wanted to take a more coordinated approach to how we supported causes we believed in. Opportunity creation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities, especially through the development of children and youth, is a pressing need in Australia. We honed in on this issue because we know completion rates across primary, secondary and tertiary education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth is far below those of non-Aboriginal children. We believe that early intervention is pivotal and that we could play a role in supporting organisations that are doing great things to empower the next generation.
There wasn’t an obvious way to do this through our day-to-day business, so the Envato Foundation was born to facilitate support of this mission.
If you could describe yourself in one word what would that be and why?
Real. What you see is what you get. I don’t try and pretend to be someone I’m not – warts and all.
What are you looking forward to this year? Are there any goals (personal or professional), activities, or experiences you are excited about?
I’m really excited about the work for the Envato Foundation this year and continuing to see it grow and evolve. I’m also looking forward to becoming more involved in the Pledge 1% community and how we can come together to really pick up the momentum.
Thinqloud Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Number of employees: #70
Our value discipline is to “deliver exceptional customer experience” Our Salesforce consulting services strength which is our differentiator lies in our “approach” to designing efficient business processes. This is supported by our exposure to diverse business domains, experience in solution architecting, and our platform development track record. Thinqcloud has committed to pledging their time towards helping the community.
At Thinqloud we work with a few select non-profits helping them with their technology using Salesforce NPSP. The work we do here is pro bono and we have developers assigned to these non-profits to get their processes digitized. The major impact is helping them keep their costs under control and moving them away from manual processes. Cancer care, mental health, and alcohol de-addiction are the areas these non-profits focus on.
Please find links to the blogs that discuss these initiatives here:
Donor, Donation and Impact Management
Mental Health Patient Management System
Alcohol De-addiction Patient Management System
Pledge 1%’s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, as well as lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Sabre Leek
CEO, Sleek Consulting LLC
Kingston, NH USA
What is your current role? Briefly describe in 1-2 sentences.
Lead our company with Sales, Marketing and Operations to deliver Salesforce Quick Start Suites for Fundraising and Engagement. My team does most of the work, however, I just provide a bit of leadership here and there.
What’s the best part of your job? What do you enjoy the most?
My favorite part of my job is watching my amazing team grow and change and take on the responsibilities that are critical to deliver a quality implementation. They really are the heart of our organization.
We’ve all faced personal and professional challenges, especially during these past two years – what motivates you to keep going?
We have a great economical solution for getting into Salesforce. We cannot let our customers down. Some days this is the best reason to get up and jump into my day.
What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
When you are delivering a training and/or consulting session – you don’t need to have all of the answers to the questions that are posed. That is an unreasonable expectation. You just need to be able to find the answers quickly and always follow up.
What does generosity mean to you?
Everyone can contribute to a cause when it motivates them. Generosity is sharing your time, your talent, or your resources to help another person or organization be successful.
How do you feel businesses can play a larger role in solving today’s biggest challenges? Do you have any specific stories or examples from your work or colleagues you can share?
My opinion is that our world is tougher to navigate than ever before. It is changing rapidly and this causes many people anxiety, including employees, employers and customers. Businesses need to recognize that people are being stretched in ways that they have never encountered before. Providing the flexibility and support to customers and employees and your leadership team is critical. I love how Salesforce provides some random Fridays off to their team to let them invest into their personal lives and recharge…
If you could describe yourself in one word what would that be and why?
Metamorphosis. Our butterfly logo is not by chance. Personally and professionally I have changed so much since starting my career. Being able to adapt is critical when you are dealing with technology and personal crisis. I feel that my focus on being agile has been my secret to success. You never know what life will serve up next and you need to be able to take it on.
If you could pick a song to guide you through 2022, which song would it be?
Wow – what a great question! Music is a pivotal part of my life. I have so many songs that guide me in the moment but I think the best one for 2022 is Gene Wilder’s Pure Imagination. I do sincerely believe anything is possible if you want it enough.
What are you looking forward to this year? Are there any goals (personal or professional), activities, or experiences you are excited about?
Of course – I am excited to see how customers embrace Salesforce to change 21st Century Fundraising. And I am also excited to get our non-profit off the ground this year – Tame the Beast Foundation. Removing the stigma from mental health is so important in this world.
Belmar
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Number of employees: #37
Founded in 2002, Belmar Consulting Group is an award-winning Salesforce consulting firm, who works with various organizations and enables them to succeed in their digital transformation journey. They combine our intimate knowledge of the public sector and the nonprofit industry with Salesforce to create and implement innovative solutions for our clients. They have committed to pledging their profit, product, equity and time towards helping the community.
For the past 20 years, Belmar has consistently evolved to achieve impactful results for our clients, partners and community. As an organization, we work to both create and deliver unique business solutions – enabling organizations to perform at greater speeds, with greater efficiency so that they can achieve greater success. Our core values make up Belmar’s identity and can be broken down into five key pillars that we stand by: embracing excellence, fostering community, trusted partnerships, living with intergrity, and the use of a founders mentality. Each of these identifiers lead us to our goal of creating lasting impact through technology.
Although we have grown in terms of people and projects, our mission remains the same. Our identity is rooted in the fact that we bring technology, processes, and people together in order to facilitate a greater impact in the community. Throughout our time working with nonprofits, we have become well acquainted with the vastly different needs of a nonprofit organization. With this knowledge, we have been able to set our focus on the reduction of complexity, ability to scale, and an increase in donations. As a smaller firm with an experienced delivery team, we have the ability to support complex transformation projects while still being nimble, responsive, and laser-focused on client success. Due to this, we are able to maintain our expert ability in adapting to various changes in order to continuously fulfill our commitment of putting our projects and clients first.
We recognize that nonprofit organizations are integral to our community fabric and we are committed to helping them transform and achieve greater success through the use of Salesforce. We have completed over 500 projects focused on both public and nonprofit sectors; clients we have worked with consist of various nonprofit organizations such as Housing Matters, Oceanwise, Trans Canada Trail, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, JABC, Small Business BC, Innovate BC, YMCA of Greater Vancouver, Coast Funds, HeroWork, the BC SPCA and the BC Centre for Ability. A few examples of our digital transformation projects include:
- Enabling the BC Centre for Ability to deliver an integrated client experience while tracking key outcomes required for reporting across multiple departments
- Alleviating the YMCA of Greater Vancouver big pains of reporting, collecting data, and tracking a client’s entire journey in a program from intake, to enrollment, to exit
- Supporting Coast Funds’ continued growth and operations through implementing Salesforce so their staff can now seamlessly capture and record grant/fund applications and consolidate these forms for board review.
Belmar has undertaken the Pledge 1% commitment as part of a global movement to inspire, educate and empower entrepreneurs, companies and employees to be forces for good. We pledge 1% of our time, equity, product and profit to organizations that help communities in need. To execute on this commitment, we donate $1,000 for each completed project in addition to our ongoing community initiatives and activities. In the past few years, our Founder and CEO has also held internal dollar matching donation initiatives toward nonprofit organizations, fulfilling our mission towards the profit sector of the Pledge 1%.
One of our most hands-on and impactful initiatives was created through our partnership with Ally Global Foundation, a local charity that works with local partners in Nepal, Laos and Cambodia to create safe homes, education and job training to help survivors thrive. We’ve partnered with Ally in 2021 and 2022, and on August 6, 2022, the Belmar team took part in Ally’s annual charity event called Move for Freedom.
For Belmar’s Move for Freedom event, we planned a Spikeball tournament. With over 100 attendees joining us from all across the Lower Mainland, we surpassed our goal of $10,000 and raised $11,058 toward Ally’s inspiring initiatives – nearly tripling last year’s fundraising efforts. We were featured on Daily Hive, and also recruited generous local donors to sponsor our event. Some local businesses that supported this event were Evo, Steve’s Poke, Vancouver Mysteries, and Grounds for Coffee. Along with other Move for Freedom participants across the globe, we’ve helped raise $607,564 to support survivors of human trafficking.
Our goal this fiscal year is to promote our growth in giving back and to make sure that our staff are well informed and equipped to provide the best service possible. Now, how better to do that than to get involved in our own communities?
Through our close working relationship with Ally Global Foundation over the last two years, we have learned all about the inner workings of fundraising and the importance it holds to nonprofit organizations. To generate more impact across different communities, we are excited and committed to partner with Palm Beach County Food Bank as our charity of choice this year. Additionally, during our team annual retreat, we all took part in assembling school supply kits for North Shore Neighborhood house. These school supply kits will be distributed to various students whose households do not have the means to afford school supplies.
At Belmar, we are executing our growth in community contribution through the recent introduction of a new Volunteer Time Off Policy for all employees. Paid volunteer days are available to Belmar staff with the intention of fostering community both within and outside of the organization. We believe this will help spark community engagement as well as provide motivation for busy working individuals to simply take time to give back. We also recognize that participating in volunteer activities enriches the lives of our team and their communities, while directly contributing to the community culture we strive to emulate as an organization.
How we define success at Belmar directly correlates with the impact we can contribute to those around us. To solidify this, we chose to commit to the Pledge 1% to even further this impact. Our business model allows us to help nonprofits thrive with technology, but we are adamant in providing opportunities to directly help our communities as well. By embracing all four pillars of service through acts like paid volunteer days for our staff, matching campaigns, and fundraisers, we are working towards this reality; we are excited for these upcoming initiatives and cannot wait for our team to experience it together!
Their #1 tip or advice for companies?
Get buy-in from your team, choose a cause that resonates with your team.
Originally posted on Greenbiz.com
Sustainability is becoming a mainstream practice, and a wave of new companies are entering the space of creating positive social and environmental impact. The result? Many companies start a sustainability practice or social impact department, often with one person spearheading much of the foundation building alone. I’m one of them.
As part of the newly formed social impact team at Braze, a leading customer engagement platform, and the company’s first sustainability hire, I understand firsthand the challenges of building a team from the ground up. Over the last year, I’ve focused on building out the environment and ESG strategy and programs. Here are the things I wish someone had told me when I first started, based on my own experiences and learnings.
1. Understand the business and assess gaps
This one sounds obvious, but you will need to spend time getting to know the company and the business model. Sustainability should not work in a silo. The goal is to integrate sustainability into the business, and for that, you need to deeply understand the product, the technologies and the supply chain.
Successful sustainability practitioners and innovators are business savvy. You can create a sustainability benchmark to thoroughly assess any gaps and how your company is performing compared to leaders (my former training as a sustainability strategist at Futerracame in handy for this). You won’t be able to fill the gaps at once so figure out what is most critical to address first. Understanding compliance and emerging regulation, customer and investor motivations, speaking to colleagues, as well as conducting a materiality assessment will help. I developed a benchmarking tool that we updated throughout the year which served as a helpful progress tracker. Starting off, it’s about filling the gaps and mitigating risk so that you earn your license to be a leader.
2. Get to know your stakeholders and their motivations
Driving sustainability progress at a company is like being a politician and a diplomat. It’s a cross-functional job, and you will need to build relationships to succeed. You need to influence others, balance different needs and wants, all while driving towards your goal or vision. There is a reason you were hired to do this work. Talk to your colleagues. Be curious.
Identify who might be an advocate and who might be someone you’ll need to work harder to convince. Understand how sustainability priorities at the company emerged and connect with those who were involved in creating them. It’s important to understand how this work was getting done before there was a formal team. It will help you identify motivations, key stakeholders and internal champions. Identifying an executive sponsor will also make a big difference and give you the support needed to launch new programs.
3. Yes, you need the business case, but make sure it is unique to your company
There are good resources to make the business case for sustainability (for example, this Reconsidered resource is full of good proof points). However, it is even more impactful if you go beyond generic stats and dive deeper into what this looks like for your business specifically. Questions that can help push your company’s ambition around ESG or climate commitments include (from the perspective of a B2B company):
- Who among your investors are asking about ESG, and why?
- How many of your customers have set climate or DEI goals? What percentage does that equal in terms of revenue representation?
- How often do RFPs include sustainability related questions?
- How often do sustainability initiatives get asked about in the recruiting process?
You should expect some resistance to change, so having data in your back pocket that is tied to your specific company is useful. The more you can translate this into financial terms, the better.
4. Leverage the right tools and establish efficient processes early to save time
Creating a company’s first greenhouse gas emissions footprint or an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report is no small feat. But there are certain things that can help you save time, especially if you don’t have a big team under you.
In my first year, I worked on everything from developing high-level mission and strategy frameworks to drafting sustainability guidelines for company events to setting up internal processes that answer request for proposal (RFP) questions.
Leveraging the right software to help automate data collection for greenhouse gasses or ESG reporting can make things more efficient. Although having a level of human support is still valuable for internal education and building the business case. Don’t forget to also look internally to see what resources you already have. Do you have a great in-house marketing team? Writers? Project managers? Leveraging those resources when publishing your first ESG report or onboarding a new software can save you weeks.
5. It’s OK to start small
Our first ESG report was 14 pages, definitely on the shorter side in the world of ESG reporting. We focused our report on metrics that catered towards investors, raters and rankers. Our first report included a materiality assessment, a GHG footprint for Scope 1, 2 and 3, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) data as well as Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) metrics, which is pretty ambitious for a first report. However, it is perfectly fine to keep content tighter and to start small. For example, I’ve seen many first time ESG reports only include GHG emissions for Scope 1 and 2.
Beyond length, you can also innovate with form. We decided to let a number of blog posts do the storytelling around our sustainability and ESG programs throughout the year rather than including everything in a packaged ESG report.
6. If it’s a first, bake in extra time for feedback and collaboration
For big first projects such as ESG reports, your initial timeline will likely be too ambitious. Try to get alignment with key stakeholders early on and err on the side of overcommunicating with colleagues, leadership and the board, treating all parties as collaborators rather than approvers. It may be the first time for some of your stakeholders, too, which can require extra education and hand holding. This was an important lesson for us this year with our first ESG report. By using a highly collaborative approach, we were able to publish a stronger report and develop better relationships with key stakeholders, which we anticipate will make this process more efficient with every subsequent year.
7. You will need to be a doer and a leader
Being a sustainability practitioner is a very varied job. If you are building from scratch, you will be working on both the strategic and the operational. In my first year, I worked on everything from developing high-level mission and strategy frameworks to drafting sustainability guidelines for company events to setting up internal processes that answer request for proposal (RFP) questions about sustainability.
8. Your ability to prioritize and delegate will be put to the test
There will be a lot of opinions on what should be done at the company. As the expert, you’ll need to prioritize and understand what to deliver first, otherwise it’s very difficult to succeed. This is where your expertise and experience comes in. Being able to prioritize what needs to be addressed immediately, versus what can be on the back-burner, as well as delegating and forming the right partnerships will be critical to delivering impact. Importantly, your colleagues should be partnering with you on sustainability priorities even if they don’t have sustainability in their titles.
It can be a lonely job in the beginning. I have relied a lot on my external peer network. Cultivating a sustainability practitioner network that you can discuss with, seek advice from, or simply validate your solutions, can be very powerful in keeping you going. Many of us are working on similar issues and are likely facing the same challenges as you are so these conversations will also save you time. Pay it forward when you can!
Pledge 1%’s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, as well as lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Stephanie Maharjan
Operations Leader, WELLReceived
Portland, Oregon, USA
What is your current role? Briefly describe in 1-2 sentences.
Operations Leader. Responsible for leading overall brand growth for WELLReceived, a 24/7/365 live medical answering service.
What’s the best part of your job? What do you enjoy the most?
The best part of my job is helping others grow. As a former preschool teacher turned business woman, guiding and empowering is at the heart of everything I do. I love being able to work with my team not only to grow our business, but to help them achieve their personal and professional goals as well.
What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
You don’t have to compete with anyone else. Compete with yourself everyday to be the best version of yourself that day.
We are not human beings, we are humans “becoming” – this means that we are ever-evolving. If we focus on being just 1% better everyday, the power of compounding will give you drastic results over time.
How do you feel businesses can play a larger role in solving today’s biggest challenges? Do you have any specific stories or examples from your work or colleagues you can share?
Prioritize employee (physical, emotional & mental) health and wellbeing
Giving back initiatives
Work Anywhere – benefits to employees, employers, and our world/environment
If you could pick a song to guide you through 2022, which song would it be?
Kacey Musgraves – Rainbow
Lyrics speak to long-term struggles (like most of the world has held on their shoulders the last 2 years). It can be hard to see that the weather has shifted if we’re so focused on the pain of the past. Speaks to moving forward in the midst of feeling held back, holding on to gratefulness, and allowing the light back in.
Emmy Meli – I Am Woman (overplayed but I still love it)
Now, more than ever, women are speaking out and supporting each other in so many industries. Knowing your worth and finding your confidence can make all the difference.
Emmy – Stupid Big Teeth
This song is about putting in the work to improve yourself without worrying about others’ opinions. If we’re not changing, we’re not growing. Small changes over time lead to big results.