“By presenting stories about positive female role models, we aspire to encourage families                        and budding Gutsy Gals.”  -Deborah Hutchison

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Our Vision

Gusty Gals Inspire Me® aims to inspire girls and women across the world to be courageous, confident and have the desire to drive their own destinies. We do this by sharing stories about positive female role models of the past and present through films, awards and social media.

Our Story

We are a small, independent, and inspirational multi-media content company located in Santa Barbara, California. It was started by Deborah Hutchison, who read the story of Berta Benz - an amazing woman who, in 1888, helped build the automobile industry. Deborah decided to continue finding women historically significant women like Berta and to create a company to tell the stories of Gutsy Gals from the United States and around the world.

Deborah was introduced to Phyllis de Picciotto, the founder of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and the two decided to collaborate on a film project honoring Berta Benz. The product of this collaborative effort is Gutsy Gals Inspire Me®'s first animated short film, The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz.

Every year we also give out Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Awards to special ladies/girls who embody a true spirit of a Gutsy Gal. The honorees are current females who take our breath away with their accomplishments.

Is your festival, conference, or organization interested in giving out Gutsy Gals Awards?

Contact: Deborah@Gutsygalsinspireme.com

Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Award 

 

Congratulations to our newest Gutsy Gal Awardees, Judi Weisbart for Business, and International Award Winner Laurie Polich-Short!  Congratulations as well to our Gutsy Gal Nominees! The awards ceremony was held on Friday February 8, 2013 at the Santa Barbara International Women's Festival.

Pictured below:

Top row (left to right): Kate Neligan, Rayme Elliot, BarBara Crawford, Sharon Stroud, Kathy Gruver, Helene Schneider, Nathalie Gensac, Jane Honikman, Stacey Cooper, and Lisa Ramsey.

Bottom row (left to right): International Women's Festivals founder Patty DeDominic, Gutsy Gals Business Award Winner Judi Weisbart, Gutsy Gals International Award Winner Lauri Polich-Short, and Gutsy Gals Inspire Me© founder Deborah Hutchison.

Nominees not pictured: Kim Ades, Kate Carter, Debbie Gregory, Gina Guddat, Mary Kay Switzer PhD, Dorothy Wolons, and Ally Mead.