You browsed through the gallery of the fantastic WOW WOMEN, became excited and inspired. What are the outcomes of this Project? What are the “lessons learned”?

We all have stories, hardships, mind-blowing changes and career flips (and flops). We are uniquely similar in our struggle to be different all while simply wanting to be content with the choices we make. We want to have loving partners, be independent, child happy (or free) but ultimately crave connections that make us feel loved. Our most important influencers are more often than not our mothers and close girlfriends and the most doled out advice to other women is to persist and be true to our guts. We love to read, and as the youngest ever WOW WOMAN® Isadora exclaimed, “a good book is like my favorite ice cream, you never want it to to end!" and when asked how old she'll turn next year, she stated: "Next year I will be turning twelve, but first I need to turn eleven". Good reminder for the rest of us: one foot in front of the other - just keep moving. The next generation is bright, eager and hopeful – and this observation should give us all a deep sense of gratitude that we are doing something right.

Keep checking in, because there is so much more to come (like this, this & this)!

Thank YOU (the reader) and each and every WOW WOMAN in your life. I hope you saw their reflection in these pages.

Respectfully,

Olga Shmaidenko | Founder & Photographer, WOW WOMAN®

*All photography copyright Olga Shmaidenko (aka riverflowsthroughit)