The Girls of Columbus: Every Moment Starts a Movement

 When she sees a "SHEroe" on the big screen, she sees a future where she leads.

The link between the arena and the boardroom is a straight line. 94% of women in C-suite positions were athletes. Sports are where we learn to lose, bounce back, and lead under pressure.

But right now, we have a leak in the pipeline.

The Age 14 Cliff

By age 14, girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys. Why? Because they stop seeing where the ladder leads. When they don't see female athletes celebrated in their community's "Third Places," they start to believe they don't belong in the game—or in leadership.

See It, Lead It

 We’re bringing the "See It, Lead It" effect to Columbus. Role models are a social vaccine.

• Visible Greatness: When a young girl walks into Raise the Bar, she sees the Columbus Fury and OSU legends as the main event—not an afterthought.

• Validation: She hears the crowd cheering for a female athlete’s grit, and she realizes her own strength is valuable.

• The Future: By keeping her in the game, we’re ensuring she becomes the leader she was meant to be.

Every girl who walks into our home base should see a future where she can lead—on and off the field. Raise the Bar isn't the finish line; it’s the kickoff.

The Huddle: Help us repair the broken rung of the leadership ladder. Every donation builds a culture where our girls know they belong at the top.