A decade ago, Bridgit Mendler was a Disney girl who never stopped adding hits. The television programs that she was a part of on the children’s network such as Good Luck, Charlie! and Wizards of Waverly Place marked an entire generation.
In addition to having a great career as an actress, in 2012 she released her first album Hello My Name Is… and it seemed like she had everything to become a pop star. But Bridgit decided to take another path, and show that she had much more to give.
In 2013, after leaving the Disney world, he began his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California. Meanwhile, she had a couple of minor appearances in television series. In 2019, she completely moved away from show business and earned her degree at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Mendler’s academic achievements did not end there. This year, she received her J.D. degree from Harvard University. In addition, during her studies she was named co-president of the Space Law Society of the prestigious university.
The former Disney girl has an endless resume that never stops surprising. She also received her Ph.D. from MIT, where she also worked for six years as a research scientist.
This Monday, he surprised everyone with news that he shared through his LinkedIn account: he co-founded Northwood, a startup company dedicated to the construction of satellite stations.
Starting this week, Bridgit will begin her role as CEO. As the actress explained, the company’s mission is to create “a data highway between Earth and space.”
Mendler has been working for years on this project that she was finally able to bring to light, along with her husband Griffin Cleverly, whom she met while working at MIT.
The ambitious company the couple founded is backed by large venture investment firms such as Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Also Capital.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us, but that’s the fun part,” the Lemonade Mouth actress wrote through her social networks. In the same publication, she invited her followers to join the Northwood team, which has several job searches open.
After Good Luck Charlie! ended, Bridgit began a turbulent relationship with Shane Harper, who was also her on-screen boyfriend. Just as it happened in fiction, the couple ended due to infidelity on his part. And, as in the series, in 2022 it was confirmed that the third in contention was the actress Samantha Boscarino.
Years later, and thanks to her change of career, Bidgit found love. She married MIT engineer Griffin Cleverly in 2019 and celebrated with a small, intimate ceremony on the beach.
At the party, the actress’s television family was present. The cast of Good Luck Charlie! He shared that special day with her and the photos of the reunion were all the rage on social media.
“My heart is filled with seeing you love and be loved so deeply. I will never forget the look on Griffin’s face when he saw you, you will always be my number one daughter,” Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bridgit’s TV mom, shared alongside with wedding photos.
In 2022, the multifaceted 31-year-old singer shared with her followers that she finally fulfilled her dream of being a mother. She and her husband adopted a 4-year-old boy, whom she had given a transitional home for a year. “Being a parent is the greatest gift and most defining experience there is,” Bridgit wrote on her X account.
