Project 19: The Leap For Equality,

Believing things could be different than how they are always takes a radical leap of faith.

It’s rarely easy to take such a plunge or even to know where to jump off. But, more often than not, what makes the courage of conviction possible is a community based on belief and the solidarity that grows from trust in each other.

This is the story told by Project 19: The Leap For Equality, an incredible documentary that dives into the 72-year struggle for women’s suffrage in the United States, showcasing the relentless determination and teamwork of the women who fought for their right to vote while drawing parallels with Project 19, an initiative aimed at celebrating the centennial of the 19th Amendment through an all-female skydiving world record.

Executive Produced by my guest, Melanie Curtis, the film is an arresting visual metaphor for the steadfast trust that those seeking to break barriers must have in each other and the absolute beauty and power that flourishes in communities of common cause of sisterhood and solidarity.

Project 19 is also a heart-pounding movie about 100 women skydivers all jumping out of a plane AT THE SAME TIME UPSIDE DOWN!!! And, I kid you not, I cried the whole time.

You can watch the whole film here.

Melanie is a former investment banker turned stunt-woman, world-record pro skydiver, turned keynote speaker, life coach, author, activist, and entrepreneur. She has jumped out of an airplane over 12,000 times, competed at the highest levels, and traveled the globe as a headlining professional athlete, coaching thousands of people over the last 30 years.

Throughout her career, she’s worked with Weird Al Yankovic, Megan Rapinoe, the RedBull Air Force, and more, been featured as an expert on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, NBC Know Your Value, Forbes, Entrepreneurs on Fire, Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman the Founder of LinkedIn, and more.

Melanie is the author of 3 books, including How to Fly: Life Lessons From a Professional Skydiver, and the co-founder of Highlight, an all-female parachute demonstration team, using skydiving as a vehicle to champion equality. She is also the co-host of Trust the Journey podcast, where she and guests share in depth about their deep healing as a crucial part of accessing the true expanse of our human potential.