To empower girls and woman of all ages and backgrounds to become over-comers of their situations and circumstances and achieve their goals and aspirations through a renewed mindset that comes from knowing their identity is rooted in God’s love that shines through each of us as His most treasured gems.

Leslie Kirby McElhaney, Founder and Executive Director of GEMS – Girls Esteem Made to Shine! is a writer, speaker, mentor, and trainer who reaches her audience with a blend of humor, truth and realness sharing wisdom she has gained from her past experiences to embrace a future full of freedom, love and truth.  Leslie created GEMS with a vision to to help girls and women of all ages and backgrounds be set free from what holds them back from reaching their full potential.

GEMS workshop and training topics include learning that we were already created (made) to shine and each given unique facets – talents, giftings, and characteristics – that enable us to shine out fire and brilliance without limits or constraints!   Life circumstances and negative labels others place on us or we give ourselves can hold us back from our futures, but it is never too late to get your shine back!  We can break the cycles of negative decisions and thoughts, remove those labels and learn how to develop the gifts and talents already inside to move forward into our true destiny!