The Girl Scout Advantage Podcast

Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteer Jennifer Harms! Listen to Jennifer talk about her experience as a Girl Scout leader. Brenna and Jennifer focus on outcome Connect 5: Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally. Jennifer talks about what her Girl Scouts learn to be respectful and helpful community members. Welcome to the newest season of the Girl Scout Advantage podcast...

Join us to hear from Girl Scout staff member and volunteer Christine Ortman! Listen to Christine talk about how being her daughters’ troop leader has helped them bond. Brenna and Christine focus on outcome Connect 4: Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world. Christine talks about how her troop loves to learn about new cultures and places. Welcome to the newest season of the Girl Scou...

Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteers Kennedy Isabell and Linda Elston! Listen to them talk about how they started their volunteer journey with Girl Scouts. Brenna, Kennedy, and Linda focus on outcome Connect 3: Girls can resolve conflicts. They talk about how being in Girl Scouts has helped their troop to learn how to overcome problems and work together to resolve differences. Welcome to the...

Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteer Brenda Coleman! Listen to Brenda talk about a unique Girl Scout experience- the Mackinac Island Scout Program. She takes you through what the program is and what it entails to be one. Brenna and Brenda focus on outcome Connect 2: Girls promote cooperation and team building. Brenda talks about how being a Girl Scout, particularly a Mackinac Island Scout, he...

Welcome to the newest season of the Girl Scout Advantage podcast! In this season, each week, Brenna will talk with a different Girl Scout or Girl Scout Volunteer to deep dive into one of the 15 Outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This episode focuses on Connect 1: Girls Develop healthy relationships. Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteers Kimberly and Frank Seaburg! Listen to how...

Welcome to the newest season of the Girl Scout Advantage podcast! In this season, each week, Brenna will talk with a different Girl Scout or Girl Scout Volunteer to deep dive into one of the 15 Outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This episode focuses on Discover 5: Girls develop critical thinking. Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteer Julie Abe! Listen to how Julie uses the Girl...

Welcome to the newest season of the Girl Scout Advantage podcast! In this season, each week, Brenna will talk with a different Girl Scout or Girl Scout Volunteer to deep dive into one of the 15 Outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This episode focuses on Discover 5: Girls develop critical thinking. Join us to hear from Jessica Phillips, a Girl Scout volunteer! Listen to how Jessica ke...

Join us to hear from Jan Whitcomb, a Girl Scout volunteer! Listen to how Jan shares her love for Girl Scout Camp and tries to support camp in any way she can. Jan and Brenna focus on the outcome of Discover 3: Girls gain practical life skills. Jan shared how Girl Scouts has not only helped her instill this value in the girls but how she has also gained life skills through volunteering!

Join us to hear from Sara Sparrow, a Girl Scout volunteer! Listen to how Sara learned how to be the best troop leader she could be with the help of fellow Girl Scout Troop Leaders and her Girl Scouts. Sara and Brenna focus on the outcome of Discover 2: Girls develop positive values. Sara shares how she works with her Girl Scouts to teach them about positive values and why it is a significant value...

Join us to hear from Beth Dewey, a Girl Scout volunteer! Listen to how Beth works with her troop to have the best possible Girl Scout experience. Beth and Brenna focus on the outcome of Discover 1: Girls Develop a strong sense of self. Beth tells several stories about how this outcome has positively impacted her Girl Scouts!

Join us to learn about what our newest season of the Girl Scout Advantage Podcast has in store. This season we will be taking you through the 15 Outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience outcome by outcome. You will hear from a variety of volunteers, Girl Scouts, and staff to learn about how the 15 Outcomes have benefitted them in their Girl Scout experience!

Join us to hear from our Outreach Team Lead, Lisa Ingram! Lisa has worked at Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan for 12 years, and under her guidance, the outreach program has blossomed and more girls than ever have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout. Listen now to hear how community troops help give every girl the opportunity to be a Girl Scout and some of the amazing programs that they offer like lear...

Join us to hear from lifelong Girl Scout Kate, and her mother and Girl Scout volunteer Colleen! Kate and Colleen reminisce about Girl Scouts when Kate was a girl and tell many fun stories about how Girl Scouts influenced them both throughout their entire lives. Listen now to hear about how Kate now works for Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan as our Digital Media Specialist and the impact Colleen has h...

Join us to hear from a longtime volunteer, Renee Graham, talk about her experience with Girl Scouts.  Renee is a third-generation Girl Scout and joined when she was in 1st grade, then was a troop leader after she graduated high school. Listen now to hear about all of the ways that Renee volunteers with Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan.

Join us to hear from a family of Girl Scouts, the Ward family! Cherise, a long-time Girl Scout volunteer, her daughter Sierra, a former Girl Scout and now volunteer, and her other daughter Aliah, a current Girl Scout. Listen to the family talk about how Girl Scouts have influenced their lives and what accomplishments they have made when in Girl Scouts!

Join us to hear from Girl Scout volunteer, Kati Martin. Kati walks us through her journey from not knowing anything about Girl Scouts to being a Service Unit Manager. Listen now to hear how Kati connects to the Girl Scout law and how she applies it in her life!

Join us today to hear from Girl Scout volunteer, Amy Courter.  Amy walks us through her path from college, to entrepreneur, to the National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.  Listen now to hear all of the details of Amy’s journey and what skills she gained along the way!

Join us today to hear from Leah Sleder, camp name Dude, about her experiences at Girl Scout Camp.  Girl Scout Camp is a staple of Girl Scouting that Leah has fully embraced.  Listen as she tells stories about her time as a camper and a counselor!

Join us today to hear from Sydney Malloy, camp name Fawkes, about her experience at Girl Scout camp.  Sydney grew up going to camp Linden and now works for the camp in the summer.  Learn all about Sydney’s journey and what Girl Scout camp is like!

Join us today to hear from Kelley Hissong and Cass Thorman about their experiences as adult and girl delegates (respectively) at Girl Scout National Council Sessions. In their roles as delegates, they voted to make decisions about the future of Girl Scouting – while having a ton of fun!

This episode is a special one! Hear from Troop 451, who has been meeting for over 50 years! You won’t want to miss the amazing stories of lifelong friendships, lessons learned, life skills, and so much more.

While so much has been cancelled this year, Girl Scouts has not been cancelled. In fact, Bethany Wilson has had experiences so far this year facilitating safe in-person Girl Scout meetings, virtual experiences, and a hybrid model. Tune in today to learn about what each of these experiences have looked like, and how you can make the magic happen for your troop. Want to support Girl Scouts Heart of...

In this week’s episode of the Girl Scout Advantage Podcast, we hear from Membership Specialist Ali Van Overbeke about the importance of girl-led, one of the cornerstones of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Learn from Ali why it’s so important to keep girl-led at the forefront of your Girl Scout activities all the time, but right now especially.

In this week’s episode, we hear from JoAnna Roach, a Membership Team Lead for Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan. We know that girls are being significantly impacted by the pandemic, and JoAnna shares tips for how to positively engage girls in fun, simple ways.

On this week’s episode about the effect of the pandemic on girls and how we can support girls through these times, we hear from Membership Specialist Molly Buckham about the many ways we can incorporate outdoor time into our day-to-day life. Listen today to learn about the benefits associated with spending time in the great outdoors. Want to support Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan? Visit  http...