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Creating the Grit Girl Group
How it all began...
In the summer of 2017, Abbey took an economics class at Utah Valley University. The class was auditorium style and had over 400 students, yet Abbey was the only woman in the class. Everyone noticed that she was the only girl and the professor would always call on her, "so that the class could have more female representation." While she enjoyed the class, and had made many friends, it still felt isolating to be the only girl.
As she continued to pursue her degree in business she had more and more classes where she was the lone-female student. This prompted her to seek out women's groups that she could join so that she could hopefully meet some more women with the same major. Abbey was given a list of all the women's groups on campus, but when she tried to contact them most of groups no longer existed. She then sought out women's groups in her city and found the same issue. She then decided to search for any women's groups in the state of Utah. After a lot of digging, she finally found a group, but had to pay $500 a month to join and she couldn't fit that in her college budget. She then realized that the group she was hoping to find did not exist.
Feeling defeated, she gave up on her search until two years later in 2019 when she applied for the Sols for Souls Women's Scholarship. There she was prompted to write about her goals and dreams. For the first time ever, Abbey put on paper her dream of starting an organization to help close the representation gap in Utah. She wanted to start the group she didn't have.
As she began to research the process of starting a nonprofit, her new roommate moved in. Emily had recently graduated college and was beginning her career as a high school teacher. She and Abbey spoke about their frustrations with Utah's lack of representation, and Abbey shared her vision of The Grit Girl Group. Emily was intrigued and decided to join. They needed one more member to make the dream a reality. That's when Abbey remembered an old college friend, Madee, and called her up. Turns out, two days prior to Abbey's call, Madee had been seeking a similar venture and joined the team without a second thought. The team has been working to build the foundation for The Grit Girl Group ever since.
Meet The Team
Madee Abbott
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Meet Madee, the Grit Girl Group's VP of Marketing. Madee is the CEO of Abbott Laser and a dedicated wife and mother of two living in Utah County. She received a Communications degree and wanted to find a way to still work while staying at home. She didn't like anything she found in the market so she created her own position and business!
Meet Madee, the Grit Girl Group's VP of Marketing. Madee is the CEO of Abbott Laser and a dedicated wife and mother of two living in Utah County. She received a Communications degree and wanted to find a way to still work while staying at home. She didn't like anything she found in the market so she created her own position and business! She loves taking customers ideas and turning them into a reality. When she is not working, being a super mom, or a dedicated wife, you will find Madee painting, hiking, and camping.
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Meet Abbey, the Grit Girl Group's Founder and President. Abbey has worked in marketing for seven years and has recently, she has been able to run The Grit Girl Group full-time. Abbey has won several marketing and business pitch competitions; her most prestigious was being a DECA Nationals finalist. Abbey has worked in the non-profit secto
Meet Abbey, the Grit Girl Group's Founder and President. Abbey has worked in marketing for seven years and has recently, she has been able to run The Grit Girl Group full-time. Abbey has won several marketing and business pitch competitions; her most prestigious was being a DECA Nationals finalist. Abbey has worked in the non-profit sector since 2016, where she was the President of Philanthropy for the Alpha Chi Omega-Beta Zi chapter and raised $5,000 for sexual assault survivors. Amongst her many achievements, Abbey is also Miss Orem 2022. Her social impact initiative is called, "The LeadHERship Project" and she will present her work at Miss Utah in June 2023. Learn more about the LeadHERship Project by clicking the button below.
Emily Gingerich
Abbey Rindlisbacher
Emily Gingerich
Meet Emily, the Girt Girl Group’s VP of Operations. Emily is a passionate high school English teacher in Utah County. She loves spending time teaching and getting to know her students, and she brings the same passion from the classroom to The Grit Girl Group. She is also working on finishing her first novel and hopes to be published soon!
Meet Emily, the Girt Girl Group’s VP of Operations. Emily is a passionate high school English teacher in Utah County. She loves spending time teaching and getting to know her students, and she brings the same passion from the classroom to The Grit Girl Group. She is also working on finishing her first novel and hopes to be published soon! When she isn’t working on her book, you can usually find her reading one, cooking, playing Scrabble, or listening to The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.
Grit Girl Pearls of Wisdom
Education
Mentorship
Mentorship
We help girls and women to develop grit, confidence, leadership, and other important soft skills through our teacher curated, evidence based programs. Our courses currently serve girls and women ages 5-25 years old.
Mentorship
Mentorship
Mentorship
Empowered women, empower women. We welcome all adult women to sign up to mentor a #GritGirl. Help us empower the next generation of women leaders by inspiring, motivating, and supporting the girls in your community.
Connection
Mentorship
Connection
We know that we are stronger together. We help women create support systems and network through our workshops and events. We will also provide a Utah Women's Resource Guide in the future.
