Photo: Donna Gast

Photo: Ian Logan

Photo: Ian Logan

I had the absolute pleasure of speaking at TEDxYouth Santa Monica this weekend. My talk was on my experiences in  skateboarding, and what young girls (in general) can do to empower themselves in today's world. I will be excited to share it with all of you when it comes out on the TEDx Youtube channel soon!

HUGE thanks to my lovely friend & amazing make-up artist  Donna Gast , who graciously did my hair & make-up for this event. Donna works with me on many advertising shoots and flew back from another shoot just in time to help me out and make me feel beautiful - I really appreciated it!

All the speakers were amazing. Danni Washington spoke on how cool it is to be "different" & her close up encounter with a whale shark. Cliff Dorfman, who was the screen writer for the show ENTOURAGE, spoke about finding your passion and doing something with it - great advice! It was a really cool, inspiring day!

Thank you TEDxYouth Santa Monica for inviting me to come speak!