Bombshell
by Kara Rapacz and Pam Garcia
by Kara Rapacz
KARA’S STORY
Witnessing women and teen girls continually tear each other down and completely lack self-confidence
led to the development of Pixie Power Fitness. I am the mother of three and the assistant principal at a
high school. I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I was always the overweight girl who wasn’t
afraid to work out and work hard. For some reason, I just could not shed the weight. I remember the
awful feeling of having no self-confidence and being embarrassed to walk into a room. After having my
kids, I decided that I had to set a good example for them, so I began working out regularly and really
tried to follow a fairly clean diet.
About two years ago, I noticed that my daughter was starting
to get upset when her clothes were a little tight, and she
was becoming very timid. At that moment, I made a
commitment that I would not let her lead a life of
feeling ashamed. I would take my kids to the park
with me, and we would ride our bikes or run. My
husband and I were truly committed to having our
kids see us lead a healthy lifestyle. Things were going
well at home, but I hated seeing so many of my friends
struggle with their self-confidence; Pam and I spent
countless hours talking about this problem. In September
of 2013 we decided that it was time to quit complaining about
the problem and start fixing it!
Kara and her husband
I was on my way to church one morning, feeling particularly frustrated with the issue of how to get
women to believe in themselves and work together with each other. I called Pam and said, “If we ever
start a business, I’ve got the business plan!” Pam responded with, “That’s great because I’ve got our
business name!” The stars must have been aligned because even without talking about it before, we
had been privately dreaming up this company for some time. We knew that we wanted to make an