Jodi Swanson

As a single mom to a 7 year old boy, Jodi uses her story to drive her passion for giving back. In a time where she desperately needed it, she discovered how it can fundamentally change a life. By day she is a Project Manager with over 15 years of experience and a current focus in Contact Center. By night, she is the founder of The Women of Strength project where she devotes her photography skills to giving back and currently has over 26,000 followers.

She loves her city of Chicago, pizza and macaroni & cheese. She once competed in a Twinkie eating contest and proudly lost. She still goes home once a month to her parents' farm in Wisconsin to make sure her son can get in "country" trouble, learn about hard work, and play with his fainting goat.

Jodi's Women of Strength project can be found at www.facebook.com/thewomenofstrength.