03. Amplifying Foster Care Voices with Charell Star

Breaking the Silence: Di Ciruolo and Charell Star discuss ways to amplify foster care voices. About Charell Star Charell Star is a storyteller with a passion for creating experiences that connect people in a way that celebrates, inspires, entertains, and empowers. She loves working across all mediums to tell a story and reach audiences and believes the most powerful messages are delivered through authenticity, personal connection, and conversation. On air, you will find her speaking about the latest trends in style, beauty, tech, and culture as a host/contributor for various broadcast and digital media outlets including NBC New York Live, AKC.TV, Fox – Good Day New York, and Second Look TV among others. Across the web, Charell regularly pens pieces for lifestyle and culture outlets. Covering technology, business, fashion, beauty, and culture, Charell provides readers with sage advice and tips to enhance their lives. Her articles and lifestyle series have been featured in Business News Daily, Tom’s IT Pro, Sister 2 Sister, eHow, VinePair, and MadameNoire. At events, you will find Charell on the main stage deftly emceeing or moderating informative panel conversations with news making entrepreneurs, influencers, and leaders. She has been a featured host, speaker and moderator at conferences, seminars, and roundtables across the country. Charell is also a former foster care youth and uses her platform to advocate for the needs of foster care youth across the country. She is the featured subject in “Feeling Wanted” a foster care film that recounts her years in care. The award-winning documentary by Yasmin Mistry has become a training tool for child welfare organizations around the world. Her foster care journey has also been profiled by Humans of New York (HONY) which inspired readers to donate more than $140,000 to support youth in care.  No matter the story-telling medium, Charell’s goal is to inspire others with a message of authenticity, inspiration, and the power of believing in yourself.