Heidi Olinger (PrettyBrainy)

Heidi A. Olinger is the founder and CEO of Pretty Brainy, an education nonprofit, and the author of Fashionably Mashed: The STEM OF FASHION DESIGN™. Her personal mission is to create learning experiences through which girls can build confidence, community and interest in science, technology, engineering, art, and math, or STEAM. In her 2014 TED talk, Heidi inspires her audience to regard each girl, first and foremost, as a person whose primary attributes include problem-solving and critical thinking.