Gabrielle Bernstein. Photography by JUOPhoto.com
Bernstein was just one year out of college, when she co-founded the Women's Entrepreneurial Network, a non-profit professional organization that connects female entrepreneurs. WEN started a local mentor program for young women, WEN Mentors, and is best known for its signature Gift of Service Exchange events. That same year, Gabrielle incorporated her own boutique public relations company, SparkPlug Communications. Clients included local and international brands that ranged from Urban Rebounding to Gallo Wines and Rockstar Energy Drink.
Since 2004 Bernstein, who has a degree in theater from Syracuse University, has been on the speaking circuit. Her lecture, Falling in Love with Your Future is regularly presented at the Learning Annex, Femalethink, The Give and Take Network, New York University, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Baruch College, Georgetown University and other venues. She also shares her message through her regular guest spot on Sirius Satellite Radio's LIME station 114 as the featured "ING Girl".
In 2007, she launched the brand Falling in Love with Your Future: A Young Woman's Guide to Passion and Happiness, which takes the form of books, life coaching, lectures and more. An integral part of the program is the emphasis on guidance and mentors. Bernstein recently launched her social networking site www.HerFuture.com for young women to find mentors.
Bernstein has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, Marie Claire Magazine, Crain's, Clubplanet, AdWeek, Sirius Satellite Radio, Am-NY and New York Moves Magazine. She can also been seen riding around the West Village on a unicycle.
"Falling in Love with Your Future reminds young women that we have the most amazing gift in our hands! The gift of creation. We create our own reality! Sadness or Joy, struggle or success, love or fear? It is in your own hands!" - Petra Nemcova
"Gabrielle is the prime role model for young women today. Falling in Love with Your Future provides a positive perspective on living your happiest life and overcoming your fears. I adore Gabrielle and the messages that she shares." - Karen Salmansohn, Best Selling Author and Radio Personality
"Possessing a wisdom far beyond her chronological age Gabrielle Bernstein generously shares this wealth of insight with her readers. Having come face to face with her own inner conflicts and having transcended them beyond the norm she provides us with concrete tools to deal with our own challenges. I applaud her work." - Elaine Abramovich, LCSW
"Gabrielle is walking Light. She selflessly guides those around her to recognize their value and embrace passion in each moment. Within the first 5 seconds of meeting her I knew she would be an inspiration toward balance and a dynamic teacher in self exploration. Best of all I quickly discovered she not only teaches, but lives by the lessons she preaches. She is a gift to all us young women embarking into adulthood on foreign territory and wanting to live each day with passion." - Espree Devora, Owner ZexSports.com - Action Sports Media Network, DiveTonight.com, ExtremeLosAngeles.com
"Gabrielle Bernstein lights the pathway in bright, beautiful colors. With clean-edged strategies for encouraging passion and a clear mind, she shows how the process can be every bit as enriching as the goal." - Rhodi Hawk, author of A TWISTED LADDER