Much to our surprise, the well-spoken and highly regarded Ivanka Trump has been meticulously careful about where she sits down to share more about herself.


Source: YouTube, The Skinny Confidential
Ivanka dived right into her passions and experiences being an entrepreneur, mother, and daughter to the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
Ivanka Trump Talks Getting Into Politics
During Donald Trumps first run, his daughter was an influential figure as she took on the role of senior advisor, and the Director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship. Ivanka launched a luxury jewelry brand in 2007, which reflected her focus on targeting affluent clients. Her experience in branding luxury items carried over into her role in marketing Trump real estate as high-end, exclusive properties.
“I was at the place now where I’d laid the foundation, and it was growing. This was not the life I signed up for. The trajectory of my life felt really exciting. But there was no world in which I could imagine 40 years down the road putting my head in the sand, and, said no, and continued doing what I was doing. I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity.”
-Ivanka Trump, The Skinny Confidential
Although she was an unpaid federal employee, she played an active role in several initiatives. Here’s an overview of her work:
Workforce Development and Job Training:
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- Ivanka Trump spearheaded efforts to enhance workforce development programs. She was a key advocate for apprenticeships and vocational training.
- She played a central role in the creation of the Pledge to America’s Workers, an initiative encouraging companies to invest in worker training. Over 400 companies committed to creating more than 16 million training opportunities under this program.
Paid Family Leave:
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- Ivanka was a vocal proponent of paid family leave, advocating for bipartisan legislation to expand access to such benefits.
- She helped secure funding in federal budgets to support paid parental leave for federal employees.
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Women’s Economic Empowerment:
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- Ivanka championed the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP), launched in 2019. The program aimed to empower 50 million women in developing countries by 2025 through job training, entrepreneurship, and access to financial resources.
- She worked to advance women’s participation in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math).
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- Tax Reform Advocacy:
- She supported the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and advocated for provisions that doubled the child tax credit.


Source: CNN
Ivanka Trump Speaks Impact as Presidential Family Member
Ivanka leaves gems on The Skinny Confidential, here are just a few:
“When you take ambition and ego and all of these things out of it, I’m just not a believer that impacting one life in your community matter less than doing things with greater scale. Both for your own heart and for the world.”
“Getting paid family leave for our federal workforce. Our largest employer in the country. The first paid national family leave tax credit. Things like this that people benefit from, and then they tell you that.” – Ivanka Trump
I know recognize there are so many ways to have impact. And, a lot of passion work being done around the world is happening outside of government.
-Ivanka Trump
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