Junior Achievement of Lincoln is pleased to present Driven Youth Invitational (DYI), a 7-week intensive program that gives students the knowledge and insight they need to compete in a changing economy. Each Tuesday evening for just 1.5 hours, they’ll interact with and be mentored by some of Lincoln’s top entrepreneurs–and along the way, they’ll learn how to turn passions into careers. They’ll develop business ideas, learn how to do market research, and finally compose their very own business plans. At the end of the session, one of the students will walk away with a $500 scholarship from Nelnet!
Weekly guest speakers include:
Nick Bock- Co-Founder and CEO, Five Nines Technology Group
Jay Wilkinson – Founder and CEO, Firespring
Blake Lawrence – Founder, Hurrdat and opendorse
Stephanie Jarret – Co-Founder and CMO, Bulu Box
Randy Kinney- Owner, IntoMetal Inc.
Collin Caneva – Co-Founder and CEO, Gear Five Studio
Mailani Veney- Lincoln Industries & Jazzercise
DYI is free to any interested high school student. Space is limited, so students need to act now! Classes start on February 4, and continue on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-7:30pm through March 25. DYI is held at Kaplan University, 1821 K St #106/108 in Lincoln.
For more information or to sign up, students can visit drivenyouthinvitational.com. For more information about Junior Achievement, visit www.jalincoln.org.