SHE Media just wrapped up the #BlogHer19 Creators Summit, and we’re still soaking in all the wisdom these amazing ladies blessed us with over the past few days. Just in case you missed it, we’re sharing the most inspiring quotes from the #BlogHer19 Creators Summit — the moments that had us cheering, clapping and planning new business ventures in our minds. From award-winning entertainers to burgeoning entrepreneurs, women from every side of media were in attendance, sharing their secrets, journeys and advice, and we loved every second.
The issues discussed at the Creators Summit ranged from how to build your brand to key digital marketing strategies, from celebrating new product launches or book releases to discussing moments of failure or insecurity. Though these women came from different industries and had different methods that earned them a following, many of the themes they hit on were the same. The importance of believing in yourself, the need for authenticity, and the value in forming genuine connections were stressed over and over, as these creative, powerful women reflected on how they reached heights they’d never even imagined.
These women were so inspiring in large part because of their ability to stay connected to moments when they weren’t sure they would make it, when they faced roadblocks and fought through — and then made the active choice to give what they’d learned back to the community. We’re so grateful they shared their insights with us, and we’re so excited to share it with you. Click through to discover all 20 incredible ideas.
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Connie Britton, Actress & Activist
Image Credit: Andrew Morales/SheMedia/Shutterstock. “The first and most important thing that I have found is to know yourself … and then use that to accomplish the things that we’re trying to accomplish.”
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress & Entrepreneur
Image Credit: Andrew Morales/SheMedia/Shutterstock. “It’s not easy to leave the job that you have to do in order to do the thing that you want to do. That’s the truth for most American women … I hope that we can make things in their lives better so … they can dream, so they can fulfill their potential and have second and third and fourth acts.”
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Lo Bosworth, Author & Founder of Love Wellness
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “They look at women’s wellness categories like, ‘Oh, we can just do what’s always been done, let’s just slap some new packaging on it and make it feel empowering, that’s going to do the trick.” And they’re so dead wrong.”
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Julianna Margulies, Actress & Producer
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “We don’t think enough about who we all are in relation to one another.”
More: Julianna Margulies on Owning Your Success: ‘Just Say Thank You’
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Hannah Bronfman, Author, DJ & Founder of HBFIT
Image Credit: Aurora Rose/SheMedia/Shutterstock. “I was reverse-engineering my life. I knew where I wanted to be in 15 years. … Not everyone has a north star and that’s OK. That’s just what worked for me.”
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Keke Palmer, Actress, Host & Activist
Image Credit: Andrew Morales/SheMedia/Shutterstock. “Prayer and faith is nothing without hard work. We can talk about it all day long but what are we gonna do? I’m always going to work hard for the things that I want; I’m never going to give up.”
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Emma Lovewell, Health & Wellness Expert, Founder of Live Love Well
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “You introduce yourself with your energy before you even open your mouth … your vibe attracts your tribe.”
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Diane Guerrero, Actress, Author & Activist
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “Love yourself. I know it sounds cheesy but when you love yourself, you take care of yourself … and you can move past anything.”
More: Diane Guerrero On the Powerful Link Between Activism & Mental Health
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Danielle Bernstein, Founder of WeWoreWhat
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. On the best piece of advice she’s gotten from another woman: “It’s actually one that I got from DVF, and one that I live by: ‘The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself.'”
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CeCe Olisa, Co-Founder of theCURVYcon
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “I make more money the more authentic I am.”
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Cara Santana, Actress, Producer & Entrepreneur
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “A win for one woman is a win for all women.”
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Laura Clery, Actress & Content Creator
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “Stay in the action, not in the result.”
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Michelle Madhok, Founder & CEO of SHEfinds.com
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “If you don’t know what to do, do something.”
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Alexandra Posen, Artist at Resistance By Design
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “I believe women are the answer to the future — we hold the future in our hands.”
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Joanne Ramos, Author of ‘The Farm’
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. On the concept of work-life balance: “I think it’s an elusive — I actually think it’s a really stupid idea, in some senses, because balance, equilibrium, almost definitionally doesn’t last. It’s fleeting.”
More: Meet the Inspiring Women Who Were Honored with Voices of the Year Awards at #BlogHer19
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Gail Becker, Founder & CEO of Caulipower
Image Credit: Andrew Morales/SheMedia/Shutterstock. “If you want to see more female-founded businesses, there’s only one thing you can do: Support female-founded businesses.”
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Carly Zakin, Co-Founder of TheSkimm [Right, with Co-Founder Danielle Weisberg]
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “You have to conquer that moment where you’re like, ‘This is so awkward, what am I going to say this person.’ … You’re not going to get that moment back again. And at the end of the day, you’re the one that lost.”
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Grace Atwood, Founder of The Stripe
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “Always ask for more money. If people are saying yes all the time to you and never trying to negotiate down, hike those rates up.”
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Liz Plank, Author, Journalist & Executive Producer at Vox Media
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “Keep your beginner’s mind … it means that you’re doing things differently, and that’s what the world needs.”
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Raya Encheva, Blogger, Raya Was Here
Image Credit: Courtesy of BlogHer. “What is the story, what is the blog, that only you can make — that no one else can make? … Share the perspective that only you can share.”
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