[Giveaway] Honor a Woman Leader Who Has Inspired You - Classy Career Girl

[Giveaway] Honor a Woman Leader Who Has Inspired You Big  news: We’ve partnered with Zenni Optical  to give away a gift card for one pair of beautiful glasses up to $150. We are working together to get the message out that leaders are everywhere inspiring us to succeed and reach our potential.  Often, those women sit next to us at work, have served us meals for years (thanks mom!) or even authored a book that changed the direction of our lives. There are millions of women leaders that have inspired me over the last 15 years and I am excited to recognize these women. Today, we are encouraging you to share your vision of leadership and honor a woman leader who has influenced you too! Note: Compensation was provided by Zenni Optical. Opinions expressed herein are the authors and are not indicative  of the opinions or positions of Zenni. Who inspired me? The first leader that came to my mind is someone who I have talked a lot about on my blog yet. Shes not someone I worked with or even a boss or in a corporation. Today I would like to honor  Julie McEliece, previous Director of the Fermanian Business Center at Point Loma Nazarene University. Julie was not just the Director of the Business Center, she was also a very different type of career counselor. She was a relationship builder, encourager, and connector. Not only that, she was my first introduction to someone who was 100% passionate about her career and basically born to do what she was doing. She led  students by being that model of passion and joy for the work you are doing. I learned from her that opportunities are all around us and there are no limits in your career. I am so glad I reached out and asked her for help. She introduced me to three people (just CEOs!) who gave me informational interviews and I learned and gain so much confidence from those interviews. Plus, she told me about a job in the government where they actually paid a third of my tuition while I was still in school, plus my hourly rate. I ended up working for the government after graduation for three years and then later as a consultant for the government for another eight years. So, that little connection she made paved the way for my corporate success plus my vision long-term of becoming a career coach with the same passion as she had for her job. Now, we want to hear.who inspired you? How to win: Here are the ways you can win a pair of glasses from Zenni enter using Rafflecopter below: Follow @classycareergirl on Instagram and tag a woman who inspires you on this post. Follow  @zennioptical on Instagram. Leave a comment below this blog post about a woman who inspires you. This giveaway is open to all residents in the US only. It begins NOW and ends on June 24th, 2016 at 11:59 PM. We will be giving away a $150 gift card for glasses of your choice from Zenni Optical. The winner will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 24 hours to get back to me, otherwise, a new winner will be selected. You can enter multiple times to improve your chances of winning. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway