Swagg University

What happens when faith, trauma, and entrepreneurship collide in service of empowering the next generation?Crystal Bell, founder of GEMS (Girls Empowered Mentally for Success), shares her powerful transformation from Rikers Island prison guard to nonprofit leader helping young women overcome trauma through mentorship, empowerment, and social enterprise. Her nonprofit now supports girls through transitions in life with a unique candle-making business that provides not only income but also healing and community.Through the lens of lived experience and divine guidance, Crystal offers inspiration for nonprofit leaders to launch purpose-aligned enterprises that serve and sustain. Her story is a testimony to resilience, divine purpose, and the power of sisterhood.For more information visit: https://www.girlsrgems.org/https://combinedexpertise.com/