Miramonte’s Christophe Davis is now in the Contra Costa County Youth Hall of Fame for her work on Girls Crushing It, a business that supports young female entrepreneurs.
Miramonte’s Christophe Davis joined the latest group of honorees in Contra Costa County’s Youth Hall of Fame on April 1 for her family business Girls Crushing It, which encourages young girls to sell their own products to consumers.
Davis, a junior, was one of six high schoolers honored by the Board of Supervisors at a ceremony in Martinez. Davis was chosen in the Teamwork category, while the others named to Hall of Fame were picked for Innovation and Empowerment, Good Samaritan, Leadership and Civic Engagement, Volunteerism and Perseverance.
Girls Crushing It began as a pop-up table selling origami, and now has turned into an organization focused on growing young girls’ entrepreneurship.
Davis got her entrepreneurial start early, selling her paper products at the Orinda Farmers’ Market at age eight, and worked with her sister to post about it on community Facebook groups.
She saw the impact the initiative had on herself and her sister – which sparked a desire to expand her entrepreneurial success to others. “I facilitated workshops for hundreds of young entrepreneurs and helped lead our Teen Advisory Board in planning and executing the organization’s pop-up shops where thousands of young entrepreneurs have sold their products over the last eight years,” said Davis.
The organization is partnered with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and has been featured on ABC7, KQED, PBS and more.
Davis’s mother, Roxanne is overjoyed at Davis’s leadership and drive.
“Our family is proud that Christophe has been able to help cultivate spaces and experiences where young people can support one another, build knowledge together, and turn individual strengths into collective achievements,” said Roxanne.
The organization has served over 5,000 girls through entrepreneurial programs and half of the girls are from historically underrepresented groups.
Davis’s advice for other young girls is to not wait for permission to start a project. “If you have a passion, just start working towards it,” said Davis. “Everything else will fall into place.”
Davis’s work with Girls Crushing It also inspired her to take on other roles – like the president of Miramonte’s Black Student Union.
“I have helped to coordinate and implement programming at the site, district and state levels that increase the sense of belonging among students,” she said.
“By highlighting the contributions of student leaders, the Youth Hall of Fame Award can activate other students to get involved in their communities,” said Davis.
For more information about Girls Crushing It, visit girlscrushingit.org. To nominate someone for next year’s award ceremony, go to contracosta.ca.gov.
