{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Murphy's Law","title":"The Woman Making Sure No Girl Gets Left Behind.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2590,"description":"In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with one of his favorite colleagues, collaborators and community champions — Kayla Garcia, President and CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver. And fair warning — by the end of this conversation you are going to want to write a check, volunteer your time, and clear your calendar for the next Girls Inc. gala.\nKayla Garcia is not your average nonprofit CEO. A first-generation college graduate who grew up in Pueblo, Colorado, built her career across some of Colorado's most respected organizations — from Mile High United Way to Denver Inner City Parish to Molson Coors — and now leads one of the most impactful youth-serving organizations in the state. Under her leadership Girls Inc. of Metro Denver serves more than 3,000 girls annually with programming built around one powerful mission: inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.\nBut this episode goes far beyond organizational talking points. Murphy and Kayla get personal — about parenting in the age of social media, the mental health crisis hitting girls before they even reach high school, why dads matter more than we give them credit for, what it really means to keep kids safe in a nonprofit that isn't a school and isn't a daycare, and why Kayla just admitted — for the first time publicly — that she could see herself running for office one day.\nOh, and they talk about SurePass. Because when you are responsible for 3,000 little girls every single day, a pen and paper pickup list just doesn't cut it anymore.\nThis episode is warm, funny, deeply honest and packed with the kind of community leadership conversation that reminds you why Murphy's Law exists.\nKey Themes & Takeaways\nGirls Are Born Strong Smart and Bold — We Just Need to Remove the Barriers\nOne of the most powerful reframes in the episode. Kayla doesn't talk about building confidence in girls. She talks about removing the barriers that chip away at the confidence they already have. That...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i5VidaAPwui-mkO5QFXggyZtb0zIlg4YR2_FNHsGhxQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZWZm/YzczODJhMjE0Mjhl/ZWUzYTE0YTI3MGUz/OGVjZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}