Medina Oyefusi, a winner at the 2025 Rad Awards ceremony, summed up the feeling in the room. Oyefusi recalled an adage her mother used to tell her:

“If you have 10 apples, then you have nine to give.”

The crowd of more than 200 women and allies at the Fitler Club on July 30 erupted in applause when she spoke. So many of the women there were driven by a desire to support others. They gave out joy and love; they gave each other their connections and offers to help in whatever way needed. They gave out inspiration — just by being in the room.

Leah Kauffman founded the event in 2015 to honor Philadelphia women who are groundbreakers in business, law, science, athletics, the arts …. Ten years later, The Philadelphia Citizen and Kauffman partnered to host the event for the second year in a ro

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