Lisah Stewart

My very first iBELIEVE workshop was the first one held in 2023 at Kenyon College. At first, I had no idea what I was going into. I thought it would be just another quick leadership lesson, you meet a few people you like, and never see them again. I was honestly kind of scared going. I was always judged, whether it would be my looks, interests, social life, or anything I did. I thought that when I went to the workshop with other outstanding leaders I viewed as better than me, that then my voice wouldn’t matter and I would have been shoved to the side like I’ve been most of my life. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. The amount of connections I made even on the first day were more than I was ever used too. I made more friends in one day at iB than I did in school for 3 years. iBELIEVE brought out my true self without me being scared to show it. My group was shy at first, but we all left in tears because of how we all impacted each other. The way my confidence, leadership skills, and social life has improved since that workshop is out of this world. I enjoyed everything iB had to offer for me, and I couldn’t have been more grateful to go. People who went said it was “life changing” I never bought it, but I can say full heartedly that it truly was. There was not one person I didn’t make a connection too, even the staff members. I loved how they treated me like a person and not someone to look down upon due to my age. I will 100% be attending all of the summits for each year. Even one day, I hope I can staff there too, to be the same leader that all of those staff members were to me. TTMAB <3