The Teen Perspective: Shaping the Future

My sister, Anastasia, and I are two teens.  We’ve spoken at dozens of conferences, events, and conventions. Here’s how our unique perspective and experiences make us strong and valuable speakers.

For starters, maturing is challenging enough; hormones, increased responsibilities, and uncertainties of adulthood seemingly approaching. Then, you add a global pandemic, political uncertainty, and environmental challenges to the plate. As statistics show, youth are the unhappiest demographic.

As two teens, Anastasia and I have a firsthand understanding of the challenges of growing up – but we’ve come to realize that happiness is within our hands. All that we need to do is search for the small, good things in daily life. The Small Bits of Happiness!

We embarked on spreading small bits of happiness to our peers, teachers, and parents in 2021, launching our company, Small Bits of Happiness. Since then, our happiness-wellness products are carried in 50+ stores, and used in 100+ schools.

Our podcast, Hack Your Happiness, includes interviews with top Olympic athletes, Oscar-winners, professors, and bestselling authors, such as Malcolm Gladwell and Angela Duckworth. We’ve spoken at teachers conventions, happiness summits, and events across North America.

Anastasia and I bring forth a fresh and new perspective to both youth and adult events. To youth, we display the power that we can take into our own hands, finding happiness and purpose in our lives.
To adults, we provide a fresh lens on how to find happiness in daily life, the teen perspective on how they can connect with the youth in their lives, and inspire them to take action in finding happiness in everyday’s small moments.