Interview with Shining Scars Founder Krystian Leonard

For more content like this, check us out at www.uydmedia.com. Today’s guest is Krystian Leonard of www.shiningscars.com.

Krystian is half Mexican American, and an Irish/German mix. She was born to a military father in New Mexico before moving to West Virginia when she was 10 months old. Her passion is people, She is an advocate for children and teens who are healing and living with scars. Her background in scars is personal. Having been bullied because she was different led her to create her own non-profit, write a children’s book and share her first TEDx talk. She plans to use her difference to make a difference in the lives of those who are impacted by their scars. Currently she volunteer at schools, children’s hospitals and veterans hospitals. She has been featured in the book Who I Am: American Scar Stories, and a co-author for Contagious Optimism book 2, the 10 habits of highly optimistic people. She was also a keynote speaker at the inaugural Contagious Optimism Live Event. All of this before she turned 18!

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Tayo Rockson is the CEO and President of UYD Media, a media company that encourages people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post, Among Worlds Magazine as well as Global Living Magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and through his podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. He grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it. Once he discovered that he was a Third Culture Kid (TCK) or someone who spent the formative part of his childhood years (0-18) outside of his parents' culture, he vowed to use his global identity to make an impact in the world. Feel free to connect with him on Twitter @TayoRockson where he is actively making new friends every day.