Nancy Lublin
Nancy Lublin
Nancy Lublin is the CEO of Crisis Text Line and was the creator of Dress for Success. She also served as the CEO of Do Something Inc. from 2003 to 2015. ...
ProfessionBusinesswoman
powerful kids technology
We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].
kids technology parent
The parents in the room know that texting is actually the best way to communicate with your kids. It might be the only way to communicate with your kids.
dream bad-day opening-up
When I have a bad day, I dream about opening up a gelato stand on the streets of Sydney, Australia. Doesn't everyone have a random escape fantasy?
sexy art powerful
My red patent-leather, 5-inch peep-toe slingbacks are not mere shoes. They are fine art. They make me feel tall. They make me feel sexy. They make me feel powerful. I call them my 'special-day shoes.'
running wall sneakers
I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.
believe voting-age united-states
Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
writing type birkenstocks
Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.
long world profit
For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like businesses.
kids responsibility thinking
Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
love-is choices discrimination
Picking and choosing what kind of love is worth recognizing is an expensive choice. Is discrimination worth that price?
entrepreneur stuff married
I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
fire organization causes
Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.
mean underdog cartoon
I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.
believe rocks people
I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.