Claudia McBride and Addie Rausch are youth empowerment mentors dedicated to giving tweens and teens the critical life skills necessary to be happy, successful, and responsible people now and as they become adults.

For both Claudia and Addie, life has been the proving ground that those critical life skills include communication skills, social skills, sense of purpose and self-love.  And when you have those – confidence follows!

Claudia’s journey through life was driven by determination – the determination to create a better life for herself, in spite of any odds that came her way.  She proved over and over that effective communication, social skills, a clear sense of purpose and self-love were the key ingredients to support her quest to create a better life for herself.

Claudia grew up in a poor home, but she was the first in her family to go to college, regardless of zero money.  Claudia felt college was the answer to getting out of poverty, so in her teens she got a job, saved and diligently worked – putting herself through college. 

And as a result, Claudia landed in a career that gave her the ability to realize her next dream: international travel, which later led to a career within the real estate industry, where she became one of the top realtors in the brokerage.

And just like most women who are driven to hold a career and raise a family, for Claudia, life presented an array of blessings and challenges.  But she proved to herself and others over and over that success always came down to four pillars: effective communication skills, effective social skills, a clear sense of purpose and self-love – all of which results in self-confidence.  And sharing these tenets with her kids, grand kids and even the kids within the community has been a mission for many years.

In fact, Claudia’s youngest daughter, Addie, became so inspired by her mom’s wisdom after experiencing the real-life results first-hand, that even though she had started a successful career, Addie took a mission-driven leap of faith, joined forces with her mom, and together, since 2015, they have been empowering tweens and teens with those important life skills so youth can create a better world for themselves.

Even though most tweens and teens are superstars at accessing any information they’re curious about, their communication skills, social skills, sense of purpose and self-love are frequently lacking, which means confidence is missing!  And when confidence is lacking, opportunities are missed.

So, through mentorship, online courses, teen social hours and a variety of empowering resources, Claudia and Addie are fueled by the difference they can see in the tweens and teens they work with.

For Claudia and Addie, there’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing a withdrawn, overwhelmed or agitated tween or teen transform into a confident, focused, empowered youth who’s on a mission to make a difference for themself and others!