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Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Conference Premiers in Miami

MIAMI, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 100 teen girls from the Miami-Dade County area schools will attend the Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Conference, presented by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), in partnership with L.M. Bravo and Associates, Inc. This is the first time the Miami area girls will have an opportunity to participate in the program that has been growing in popularity across the state where the conference has already been running in three locations, including West Palm, Fort Myers, and Jacksonville.

During the event, more than 25 women business leaders from the region will mentor girls ages 12 through 18 about entrepreneurship, using the conference as a platform to encourage young women to pursue their own business endeavors while instilling the importance of financial responsibility. The conference will be held at the Florida International University's College of Business Administration on Thursday, September 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

"This is an excellent opportunity to expose the minds of young women to what is perceived as an untraditional career path - business ownership," explains Kathy Readinger, national manager of Guardian's Girls Going Places® program. "We are excited to bring the program to Miami to educate and mentor the next generation of local business professionals and demonstrate the potential of embarking on entrepreneurship."

During the interactive conference, local business women will guide the girls through various interactive activities such as "Hot Company®," an entrepreneurial board game that introduces girls to the advantages and challenges of owning one's own business. They will also team up for an exercise called "Product-in-a-Box®," in which they will have the opportunity to design a product and present a marketing plan. The mentors will also share their experiences as successful women in business.

"With budget cuts across our educational institutions, we are delighted to provide additional tools for girls to gain knowledge in business and finance," said Luisa Bravo, principal of L.M. Bravo and Associates and a financial representative of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. "We are proud to support the program and look forward to meeting the up-and-coming business leaders of Miami."

For more information about the program, its awards and conferences, please visit www.GirlsGoingPlaces.com. Information is also available on Facebook and YouTube; keyword Girls Going Places.

About L.M. Bravo and Associates

L.M. Bravo and Associates offers people in our community a full range of insurance and financial products and services. Our top priority and responsibility is to educate, inform and empower our clients by delivering the most accurate, holistic and timely financial information available. A holistic approach involves helping our clients in discovering their financial needs and the developing of a comprehensive plan to address it.

About Guardian

A mutual insurer founded in 1860, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting individuals, business owners and their employees with life, long term care insurance, disability income, group medical and dental insurance products, and offer 401(k), annuities and other financial products. Guardian operates one of the largest dental networks in the United States, and protects more than six million employees and their families at 120,000 companies. The company has more than 5,400 employees in the United States and a network of over 3,000 financial representatives in more than 80 agencies nationwide.

For more information about Guardian, please visit: www.GuardianLife.com

SOURCE The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America