Bridgit Mendler’s rise to CEO - Her Campus : Job Details

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Bridgit Mendler is MOTHER according to Elite Daily, and I 100% agree. Have you seen what she's been up to? After shaping our childhoods in Good Luck Charlie and releasing hits like Hurricane and Ready or Not (which is the song I tried out in my fourth-grade talent show, by the way), she became even more of an icon. Her career has now advanced to her role as CEO and co-founder of satellite data company Northwood Space.

I feel like we all know Mendler had a very successful acting career, but did you know it started well before Disney Channel? Mendler began pursuing acting at just eight years old. According to her IMDb page, she booked early gigs in General Hospital and in the childhood movie The Clique (2008). In 2010, Good Luck Charlie started, with Mendler playing the main character Teddy Duncan, who filmed video advice for her little sister Charlie to watch as she grew up.

The show ran for four seasons, during which she starred in Lemonade Mouth (2011). This Disney Channel original movie also introduced her music career, as she contributed to its soundtrack, which I still listen to today.

Following her music career launch, she released her first album in 2012, titled Hello My Name Is... The album featured Ready or Not. Since then, she has released various singles and an EP containing a song that went viral on TikTok.

On TikTok, Daniel Wall shared a clip from his podcast Behind the Wall, where he interviewed songwriter E. Kidd Bogart. Bogart has worked with Mendler on some songs and described her as the best lyricist I've ever worked with... High praise that Mendler undoubtedly deserves. Like I said, MOTHER.

After an already impressive career, Mendler has gone viral for her role as CEO of Northwood. How did she get there? Mendler has been dedicated to her education, earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, a master's degree at MIT, and a JD from Harvard. She is also working on her PhD at MIT and is currently on leave. All this information is available on her LinkedIn profile, which is quite impressive.

She co-founded Northwood and became CEO after developing a passion for space law, which she discovered during her time at the Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau, according to an interview with CNBC. Northwood aims to make space exploration more accessible through innovative technology and to revolutionize satellite design. An admirable goal, and Mendler is well-qualified to address these issues, as shown in her interview clip below.

Northwood is a space startup focused on building ground stations that can communicate with satellites and scale quickly—within days. Northwood's CEO, Bridgit Mendler, continues to impress as both an actress and a businesswoman.

Beyond her acting and business achievements, Mendler remains an icon in other ways. She maintains friendships with many of her Disney Channel co-stars, such as Naomi Scott and her Good Luck Charlie cast. She also earned the title mother after adopting a child with her husband in 2022.

Mendler has demonstrated remarkable intelligence and perseverance throughout her career. Her list of accomplishments continues to grow, and she has become my personal icon. I look forward to seeing what she does next.