MEET LAUREN

About Me

Lauren has been a pioneer as a girl empowerment leader and mentor for the past 10 years.

Lauren Galley, 25-year-old award-winning teen mentor, Amazon Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, Girl Power Expert and Founder/CEO of Girls Above Society. Receiving the 2020 Diana Award, the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action and humanitarian efforts, adds Lauren with high regard as a change maker for today's generation.

After a long career of being an elementary and middle school student, Lauren Galley at age 15 became the founder and CEO of Girls Above Society. Her strong dedication to girl empowerment is reflected in her signature curriculum platform “GIRL TALK”, designed to empower young girls to be confident and cyber smart as they face the tough pressures of today’s media driven society. “GIRL TALK” Curriculum empowers girls in schools throughout the U.S. and Australia.

From humble beginnings and well-intentioned efforts Lauren became one of the nation’s leading “Girl Power” mentor entrepreneurs. Lauren expanded her achievements to include Best Selling Amazon Author and TEDx Speaker by the age of eighteen. As a sought-after public speaker, Lauren has been the keynote speaker for national organizations, universities, and fortune 500 corporations such as Girls Scouts, and Alcon Corporation. Being selected as a U.N. Youth Advocate has enabled Lauren to extend her global presence of empowerment for young girls.

Lauren’s work has appeared on major outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Teen Vogue and Huffington Post. Proctor & Gamble’s Secret Deodorant's “Mean Stinks” Campaign in conjunction with Teen Vogue gave Lauren a powerful platform to continue empowering girls to end the girl-on-girl bullying for good. Lauren was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from Proctor & Gamble for her work with Girls Above Society. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation awarded Lauren with a coveted spot serving as a Channel Kindness Reporter serving up positivity & inspiration throughout the U.S. Alba Botanica selected Lauren for their national #DoGoodDoBeautiful Campaign in 2017 further extending Lauren’s mission as a “Modern-Day Superhero”.

Victoria's Secret PINK awarded Lauren $10,000 in May, 2019. PINK's GRL PWR PROJECT had over 5000 submissions. Twenty amazing young women between the age of 18-25 will further their girl empowerment dreams and goals.

Lauren’s formal education includes a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Communication Studies from Sam Houston State University. Lauren is proud to be an Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae.