NICKY MARONE is an international lecturer, workshop leader, and authority on female achievement. She holds an M.A. in educational psychology. The author of How to Father a Successful Daughter, Women & Risk, and What's Stopping You?, she has been featured in many publications and on television and radio shows. Marone is the creator of the Girls Empowerment Program for the YWCA of Boulder, Colorado, and serves on the advisory board of the Colorado State University Institute for Women and Leadership.