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TALK’n TROUBLE: Olivia Rodrigo and her Women-led “Daisy Chain Fields”

The impact of women within the music industry is beyond simply writing lyrics to go along with a melody. They use their voices to help others who can’t. Singer and songwriter, Olivia Rodrigo, has raised 10 million dollars from the support for her “Daisy Chain Fields” music festival where 100% of the proceeds will be

TALK’n TROUBLE: 6 years, 6 lessons, 100+ TroubleMakers

By Bari Harlam and Meredith Curren, Co-Founders of Troublemakers for Good. Six years ago we finally landed seats at the table. Great view, terrible food. Turns out the seat wasn’t the goal — it was the cover charge. So we started Trouble and asked people who’d already caused some of their own: what did it

TALK’n TROUBLE: Pride Troublemakers

For years, people falling under the LGBTQ+ umbrella have faced countless trials and tribulations simply for being who they are. It’s because of this that many queer individuals have had to speak up for their communities and be the voices of millions. Today, Pride Month is represented with rainbow flags, and pride parades, celebrating the

TALK’n TROUBLE: June 21 – Father’s Day

Every year Father’s Day rolls around with a similar script: Dad unwraps golf clubs, tickets to a game, or fishing gear. Something that says: You deserve time for yourself. You deserve fun. You deserve a break. But when it comes back around to Mother’s Day, about a million new pots and pans are unwrapped beneath

TALK’n TROUBLE: May 28th – Menstrual Hygiene Day

For so long, menstrual health and hygiene has been painted as “controversial” and a forbidden topic. At Trouble, we’ve had enough. Thirteen years ago today, non-profit, WASH United, initiated Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th. Starting around 2013, it was decided that those with a menstrual cycle needed a space to speak about the “forbidden

TALK’n TROUBLE: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Pregnancy, Work, and the Weight of Expectation

Pregnancy is often framed as a season of joy, but for many women, it is also a season of contradictions. Work too much and you’re accused of neglecting your baby. Step back from work and you’re told you’re wasting your potential. The pressure builds until it feels like women are “damned if they do, damned

TALK’n TROUBLE: Five Years of Trouble—and We’re Not Done Yet

Five Years of Raising Hell (and Hope) Last month, Trouble turned five. Five years of voices amplified, barriers broken, and women stepping into their power. That’s worth celebrating—and we will, all September long. But if the past five years have taught us anything, it’s that every win is followed by pushback. And what do TroubleMakers

TALK’n TROUBLE: Celebrate those “Firsts” and ask “Who’s Next?”

Women, Politics & “Firsts” As US Congress reconvenes, and the inauguration here, Trouble celebrates those firsts- those badass women who challenged the status quo, checked the boxes on achieving the “it’s impossible” and yes, blazed the trail for the next generation of TroubleMakers in Government. You gotta love those that coined “pantsuit nation” in support

TROUBLEFEST PRESENTS LISA SUN, AUTHOR OF GRAVITAS on September 21st

Grab your friends for an exciting FREE event in Providence RI on September 21st at 3pm to hear author Lisa Sun talk about her new book, Gravitas, The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence.  Lisa brings her expertise as a business leader, brand brilliant badass Troublemaker to this event which is perfect for anyone wanting some

TALK’n TROUBLE: I am a TroubleMaker and I VOTE!

“May you live in interesting times” “Despite being so common in English as to be known as the Chinese curse, the saying is apocryphal and no actual Chinese source has ever been produced. “  APOCRYPHAL: adjective (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.  Source: Oxford Dictionary We definitely