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Jennifer Bardot is the Founder of the GRIT Community which helps women gain knowledge, learn, build relationships, advance career opportunities, make a difference while engaging in an inclusive community of women. G.R.I.T. (Growth, Resilience, Intention, Tenacity) brings leaders together by providing support, professional development and inspire its members to have growth, resilience, intention and tenacity.
She talks Cynthia about her early struggles in school, her brush with death as a child, and the multiple successes she’s had in different industries. She started a successful an entrepreneur in her teens, later became a therapist, transitioned to a senior executive in the banking industry, before ultimately focusing all of her efforts on the women of the GRIT Community. Her story is one built on G.R.I.T. and will inspire you into believing that you too can do anything.
1 – Intro 00:29
2 – What is the G.R.I.T. Community 01:21
3 – Why she left a successful career in banking 02:36
4 – Struggles you’ve faced 03:31
5 – How did you learn you were capable? 08:03
6 – Your acceptance into the Graduate program 10:45
7 – Learning how to advocate for yourself 15:35
8 – First in the family to graduate college 16:33
9 – Being a first generation college student 17:14
10 – Owning a cleaning business in the Ozarks 19:19
11 – Looking back would you change anything? 22:15
12 – How did you discover who you are? 24:16
13 – Where do you look for professional development resources 26:55
14 – Your thoughts on hard conversations 29:05
15 – Artificial sense of security 33:13
16 – Example of some dark times you experienced 34:09
17 – How did you manage all the kid stuff and work 40:26
18 – Mom guilt 42:18
19 – Contact 50:45
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“You can only lead as far as you’ve healed, because until you start to recognize that, you will perpetuate the same mistakes that got you there before, either yourself or the leader that you were under. And that’s why the healing part is so important, because it comes up again and you’re like, okay, wait, this is what this is.”
During COVID we realized that people wanted to have certain services and things basically in their home, but you couldn’t find an avenue where you could find a one stop shop that had everything offered and these people would actually show up.
“All of a sudden, it’s cold. I’m cold and I’m wet and. But my windows weren’t open. I’m like, oh, my gosh, this is not a drill.”
“And when you get into that routine of making sure everybody else is okay and you’re not filling your own cup, then you’re empty. And I think at that point, if it goes on for too long, that’s where silencing happens naturally, where you have no words for yourself because you’ve given it to everyone else.”
The first thing I would say, and maybe the only thing is be curious, ask questions, don’t be afraid to ask a question. And if you’re thinking about it, write it down so you’ll remember it in the future.
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