Welcome to The Big Girls Club. This is our website ~ it’s all about you, me, and us!
We are delighted and excited that you have decided to visit us and hope that you will become a member of The Big Girls Club. This website is the portal to lots of excellent adventures together. Through this website, we will look at how women are succeeding in changing the workplace and redefining success through collaboration and friendship and by using alternatives approaches to traditional hierarchal power and control practices.
Where did the idea for “The Big Girls Club” come from?
It started based on a book, The Big Girls Club: Little Girl Rules for the Big Girl Workplace by Judi Adams and Gael Strack which is a fascinating look into relationships (good and bad) between women who work together; a “How To” book for individuals, work groups and teams; it spells out ten rules and ten women-in-the-the-workplace stories. Think Sex in the City meets Eckhart Tolle and you’ve got it. It’s a whimsical read with some real life stories. Click here for info on the authors.
What’s the point of A Club?
At the heart of The Big Girls Club is this message. . Together…we can succeed ~ we don’t have to do it alone. When we were little girls we made up rules to help us be best friends – rules that helped us cooperate, get along, and play well together. We gave our word and pledged our trust.
Our simple rules really contained some big principles and The Big Girls Club is about how women are taking those rules and principles and applying them to work and relationships. The Big Girls Club is all about successes, good ideas and a return to friendships first.
What do I have to do to join?
So simple! Register, so you can have access to webinar trainings, our online library and our meeting notices. Read The Big Girls Club: Little Girl Rules for the Big Girl Workplace. It’s available on line at Amazon.com and Target.com. You can also it here Buy Our Book.
What do I get as a member?
- Tips and lessons on how you and the people you work with can find the right words and right approach to address tough workplace issues.
- Access to some of the best Big Girl minds in business, industry and philanthropy in the country and around the globe through monthly on-line meetings, articles, blogs and links.
- Examples of how women can support each other and succeed, together.
- Support and encouragement through real-life stories and experiences shared by other members of The Big Girls Club.
Can Men Benefit from Reading The Big Girls Club?
ABSOLUTELY! Men are our friends. And, when we told our male friends found out about this book, they ALL wanted a copy; they are very interested in better understanding our workplace experiences and friendships. Many tell us that they gave their copy to their daughters to read.
Give me an example: who are some current members?
We have many members from all over the country, but first you should meet two of our founding members, Kimberly Weisz and Lise’ Markham:
Kimberly Weisz/Founder
Operation for HOPE Foundation
Kimberly, philanthropist, CEO and Founder of the Operation for HOPE foundation, is committed to raising awareness about relationship violence and the resources available to prevent and respond to the issues. OFH partners with other organizations to restore hope, rebuild lives, and to break the cycle of violence. To see the nationally recognized poster campaign she created, featuring dedicated sports celebrities partnering with relationship violence prevention agencies, go to www.operationforhope.org. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors just recognized Kimberly with one the 2010 Shining Stars Award for helping to stop family violence in San Diego County. Kimberly is a Founding Member of the Big girls Club; a shining example of a Big Girl and we are proud to call her our friend.
Lisé Markham/Founder
Emic Media, Interactive Media Marketing
Lisé is the Founder of the KSWB (now Fox 5) Cares For Kids Fund helping children’s charities in San Diego County for the past 13 years. She is a Founding Member of The Big Girls Club and
has been a leader in women’s mentoring programs for over 20 years. She an outstanding media entrepreneur who operates as a new media consultant, focusing on thebusiness development side of both broadcast (Mobile TV) and Social Media (digital brand marketing) using her broadcast, analytic, and mobile expertise to position her clients in the interactive digital landscapes. Her clients have included: Chicago Tribune Co., Warner Bros., 20th Century Television, Fox Broadcasting, Univision and CBS. Lisé is truly one of the Big Girls! Visit her website to learn more. We salute her contributions to her community and to women in the workforce.
Let us hear from you
The Big Girls Club
judiha@aol.com
www.thebiggirlsclub.org
About the Authors of The Big Girls Club: Little Girl Rules for The Big Girl Workplace
Judi Adams is an internationally recognized strategic planner, coach, trainer, and graphic facilitator. She has a broad professional background in organizational development, early childhood education, and community development. For the first ten years of her career, Judi was a single mother raising two boys (Jerry and Brian) while working for the Division of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles on a nationally recognized child abuse treatment program. For the past ten years her primary focus has been the Family Justice Center movement. She has been honored for her work by numerous organizations, including the San Diego Urban League and the San Diego Domestic Violence Council. Additionally, Judi is an experienced motivational speaker on such subjects as “Ponies and Blankets: Finding and Keeping a Partner for Life,” “Corduroy Bear: Helping Children Learn/Love to Read,” and “The ABC’s of Successful Parenting.” She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, has a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California, and is the vice president of Adams & Adams Consulting and Training Inc, and President of The Big Girls Club™. Judi lives in San Diego with her husband, Carl. They have six grown children and four fabulous grandchildren.
Gael Strack is the cofounder and chief executive officer of the Family Justice Center Alliance, which provides technical assistance to Family Justice Centers across the world. She served as a United States delegate to Poland and is currently providing technical assistance to Jordan and Bahrain through the State Department. Gael served as the director of the San Diego Family Justice Center, which was recognized as a model program by President Bush and was the inspiration for the president’s Family Justice Center Initiative. Gael was a domestic violence prosecutor for many years at the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. Prior to her employment with the city she worked for the San Diego County Counsel office, handling juvenile dependency matters. She began her legal career as a public defender in 1986. Gael has coauthored several books and written numerous articles on family violence prevention. She is currently an adjunct law professor for California Western School of Law. She has been honored with numerous awards, including San Diego Attorney of the Year in 2006.