Before I was a girl dad, I was a girl builder. 💪🏽👧🏽

Before I ever heard the word “Daddy” come out of a little girl’s mouth directed at me, I was already building for girls I didn’t share blood with, but shared purpose with.

Fifteen years ago, I found myself at a crossroads. I was deeply involved in work that pushed me to think about legacy, impact, and purpose. I saw how the world constantly underestimated girls, how systems, structures, and outdated mindsets conspired to dim their light. I saw how many were told, in small and large ways, to take up less space. To stay quiet. To follow, not lead.

And I couldn’t stand by and watch that happen.

So I didn’t.

I rolled up my sleeves and got to work. I started programs. I mentored. I advocated. I raised money, raised awareness, and raised expectations. I showed up in gyms, schools, courts, conferences, and community centers. My mission was simple: lift young girls up and help them see what I already saw in them, greatness.

Over the years, I met hundreds of girls with spark, grit, talent, and brilliance. I saw dreams forming in their eyes, some that had never been spoken aloud because they’d never been given permission to dream that big. I made it my job to give them that permission. Not just through words, but through action. Through consistency. Through showing up, again and again, when the cameras weren’t on, no highlights, and the applause wasn't there..

Some girls wanted to hoop. Some wanted to just be a part. Some wanted to be managers, coaches, amongst other things. I never cared what their dream was, I cared that they had one, I cared about their confidence and self esteem and that no one had stomped it out yet.

What I’ve learned is this: when you build for girls, you build for the future.

You create ripple effects that reach across families, neighborhoods, and generations. You shift the narrative. You create a new normal where girls don’t have to shrink to survive, but are empowered to rise and thrive.

And then one day, life gave me the most personal reason to keep building: Taylor.

Becoming a girl dad cracked my heart wide open. Everything I believed before became more urgent. More sacred. More real.

Suddenly, it wasn’t just those girls I was fighting for, it was my girl too.

Now when I advocate, I think about her eyes watching me. When I speak to a room full of young women, I hear her voice in my head. When I push through exhaustion to show up again and again, it’s because I know she’s learning from me not just by what I say, but by what I do.

Taylor is my purpose wrapped in skin. Her joy reminds me why love must lead the fight. Her strength reminds me that our girls are not fragile, they are fierce. Her curiosity reminds me why we need to create safe, expansive spaces where girls can ask big questions and chase even bigger dreams.

But let me be clear about something: I’m not just climbing this mountain anymore. I’m bringing wire cutters.

Because this gate? The one that’s kept too many girls out? It wasn’t meant to last. It’s rusting. It’s weak. It just looks strong.

And when I cut through it, I’m not doing it alone. I’m bringing others with me, mentors, teachers, dads, coaches, moms, uncles, aunts, activists, artists, allies. Anyone who believes our girls deserve more.

We are done asking for permission. We are done tiptoeing. We’re not waiting to be invited in. We’re building the door and the key and the damn house.

And here’s the truth: It’s girls in sports, who's impact is just the beginning.

She’s one girl in a world full of future presidents, game-changers, innovators, leaders. There are millions of girls just like he, ready to rise if we remove the barriers and build the scaffolding.

We need to do more than clap when they shine. We need to create environments where they can shine, boldly, unapologetically, and without fear. We need to invest in girls’ sports. Girls’ voices. Girls’ education. Girls’ leadership. We need to put our money, our time, our energy, and our platforms behind this mission.

Because they’re not just the future, they’re the right now.

I’ve seen what happens when a girl is believed in. She grows wings. She becomes unstoppable. And when she rises, she lifts others with her.

This work isn’t glamorous. It’s not always Instagrammable. It’s real. It’s gritty. It’s showing up when you’re tired. It’s making calls and writing grants and speaking up in rooms where your voice shakes. It’s challenging power structures. It’s fighting for equity when it would be easier to stay silent. But it’s also joyful. Life-giving. Transformative. It reminds you what matters. It makes you believe in people again. It fills your soul. And if you’ve ever seen a girl find her power, truly find it, you know it’s worth it.

So here’s my promise: I’ll keep climbing. I’ll keep pushing. I’ll keep building. I’ll keep bringing wire cutters.

Because they’re counting on us, not just to dream big, but to build big for them.

And I won’t stop until every girl, my Taylor included, knows, without a shadow of a doubt, that the world is better because she’s in it.

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