About the Author and Founder

Carolyn Wagner is a proud first-generation American, who has lived and worked around the world, and is grateful for having had the chance to make friends abroad, and learn about their beautiful countries, cultures and traditions. She is an award-winning creative visionary and brand architect with 30 years of experience elevating brands & organizations. Her clients have included, Starbucks, Sony, Platinum Jewelry, Avon, Mercedes-Benz and many others. She has extensive experience helping launch start-ups and loves bringing visions to life.

Her talent has taken her across the globe to work with agencies in NYC, Helsinki, Munich, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Denver.

She learned from many years of running her own creative consulting firm just how crucial it is to be authentic, tell the truth, and treat one another with kindness. She has found fulfillment in empowering and mentoring young women and men with this ethos.

She is passionate about kids, and especially empowering young girls. Combining this with her continued cultural learning through studying the wisdom of elders, teachers, and ancient ways, she looks forward to bringing adventurous stories and learning to future generations through storytelling in the New World Girls enterprise.

She is in turn thankful for Evan Pratomo, Alice Wong an amazing illustrator and creative, David Tabatsky an amazing editor and to all her amazing teachers and mentors, and especially to her longtime friend Bonita Winer, with whom she started the New World Girls journey long ago.

Our Team

Industry Expert Consultants

Theresa Fitzgerald

Theresa Fitzgerald is a brand creative consultant for iconic media and education brands, including Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Peanuts, and Scholastic. With 30 years of experience, she also teaches at the Parsons School of Design.

Diana L. Cairo

Diana L. Cairo has an MA in Community Counseling from Roosevelt University and a certificate in Integrative Coaching from the Ford Institute. She has over 25 years experience as a counselor and life coach, specializing at healing the wounded inner child.

Laura Walker

Laura Walker has a BFA in Studio Art and an MEd in Elementary Education. She worked as an artist and educator for 25 years, as an elementary school teacher, teaching students aged 6-10, and at Auburn University.

Illustration and Animation

Alice Wong

Alice Wong is an extremely gifted illustrator for New World Girls. A multifaceted professional with a wide range of artistic skills, her former employers include Pixar, Disney Interactive, Cartoon Network, Apple, and Zynga.

Krytal Hsieh

Krystal Hsieh has a BFA in Film and Animation from RIT. Krystal is an amazing 2D animation artist, with beautiful sensibilities in what she creates and conveys emotionally. She has a strong interest in character design, and storyboarding.

Organizations New World Girls supports and contributes to:

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, One Planted Tree, Community Village: Be Love in Action, Wild Bear Nature Center, Caring Neighbors, Salida Del Sol Academy, Clear Creek Elementary, Save the Children.