...experiences. They created this site to share with their friends and see what would happen. They wanted a place to journal and share their stories, favorite things and fashion tips. Whether it would just be for fun, or used as a resource or support system, they wanted to create something that could become bigger than themselves. The concept developed and became ChicksSpeak as you see it today.

Bios:

Christina started her college career with a big fat rejection letter from the university that is now her alma mater. She had her heart set on attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, but she was rejected when she first applied. Refusing to take "no" for an answer, she got focused, spent a year at a local university to make herself "undeniable" and reapplied. When she returned for her second interview, the Dean of Admissions asked her what she would do if she were to be rejected for a second time. With a heart-felt smile, Christina said that either way she'd be back -- as a student or as an applicant for the third time. Several weeks later, her acceptance letter came in the mail. Christina joined a sorority, helped start up a student-run organization, learned to speak Mandarin, made amazing friends, had the best four years of her life so far. The student body selected her as one of the "Most Inspirational Women on Campus." She graduated with a BS in Business Administration.

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Jessica attended private high school, nannying on weekends to pay her tuition. While she attended a private college, she worked in the Mayor's Office, a hospital and the police department. Her assignments spanned traffic details, vice, auto theft, pawn shop, dispatch and domestic violence. While the work was interesting and sometimes difficult, she decided it was not for her, so when she was recruited to work for a law firm, she quickly accepted. With no formal legal education, she worked her way up the ladder from a secretary to a legal assistant and then practice manager. Today she runs the law firm, handling everything from budgeting and finance to the delivery of legal services. She holds a black belt in the martial arts and competes in ballroom dancing.