01 / Students
Keep Going. Finish What You Started.
Encouragement for students navigating obstacles, financial pressure, self-doubt, and the long road toward their goals.
Explore student presentations →Griselda Ramos, MBA · Educator & Motivational Speaker
Sometimes all someone needs is ten cents more.
A message of perseverance, possibility, and the simple encouragement that can change someone's life. For the student who is struggling silently. For the educator who keeps showing up. For anyone who needs a reason to keep going.
Be Somebody Else's Ten Cents.
Student Assemblies✦Educator Inspiration✦Women & Community✦Purpose-Driven Stories
The meaning behind the name
A dime. A memory. A mission.
Years ago, as a college student, Griselda was ten cents short of buying something to eat. She was too embarrassed to ask for help. That small moment stayed with her long after the hunger passed.
Today, Ten Cents Short invites us to notice the people around us: the student who remains quiet, the parent doing their best, and the teacher who may need encouragement too.
Read Griselda's Story →Speaking & experiences
Messages that meet people where they are.
Thoughtful, personal presentations for students, school communities, and organizations that want their audiences to leave with renewed purpose.
02 / Educators
Notice the Quiet Student.
A reminder of how deeply a teacher's attention, dignity, and small acts of kindness can influence a life.
Explore educator sessions →03 / Communities
Be Somebody Else's Ten Cents.
Stories about determination, belonging, and the encouragement that helps women, families, and communities rise.
Explore community events →The heart of Ten Cents Short
“I speak for the student who won't ask, the one who feels invisible, and the one who just needs a little encouragement to keep going.”
— Griselda Ramos
Bring this message to your audience →Meet the founder
Experience shaped by the classroom — and by life.
With more than two decades in education and an MBA, Griselda brings a unique perspective to conversations about perseverance, opportunity, and the people we sometimes overlook.
Her message draws from lived experience: working demanding jobs, pursuing education one step at a time, and teaching with deep care for students who needed someone to believe in them.
Meet Griselda Ramos →The quietest student in the room may be the one who needs us to notice.
Ten Cents Short · A mission to inspire
Let's make a difference together
Every audience has someone who needs ten cents more.
Bring Ten Cents Short to your school, professional development day, conference, or community gathering.