" I believe that all successful women should make it their obligation to lift up another woman and pay it forward."

When Sherry Blue first attended Edward Waters College in 1986, she had no mentor to help her find her way. She dropped out after two semesters.

“I didn’t have … someone to encourage me to stay focused and complete my education,” she said.

Blue went on to rise at Florida Blue and launch her own businesses, Jacksonville-based Make It Happen Bail Bonds and Luxuree Limo.

She formed Foundation for Fortitude, which provides scholarships and mentors for young women at area colleges and engages them in community outreach.

Read more at the Florida Times-Union.