Empowering Passion for Future Leaders: Sara Guillermo on Mobilizing Young Women to create Inclusive Democracy

In this episode, I’m joined by Sara Guillermo, CEO of IGNITE, the largest and most diverse young women's non-partisan leadership organization in the U.S. Sara’s journey from immigrant to first-generation college graduate to leader of IGNITE is an inspiring story of resilience, opportunity and advocacy. As a youth organizer and educator, she shares her passion for empowering the next generation of women to step into leadership roles, run political campaigns, and create policy that reflects their needs and experiences.

During our discussion Sara shares how IGNITE helps young women ages 14 to 25 embrace their political ambition, while building a community where they feel safe and celebrated, and to fully participate in democracy. She dives into her personal story and how her experiences of being a breast cancer survivor and navigating IVF and  ...