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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Through her work, Arrington is breaking cycles of incarceration and creating pathways to college education and careers for historically underserved communities.

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How Change Is an Invitation to Think Differently

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We started an online education company, which has exponentially multiplied our ability to reach people in ways in-person events and seminars never could. Second: A coach, mentor or guide can be vitally important. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. It forced us to respond.

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera. NW: My parents, being educated academics, saw girls and boys as the same. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

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Mel Robbins Photo courtesy of Mel Robbins The Mel Robbins Podcast is one of the top education podcasts in the world—and for good reason. Her career started as a trading assistant on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a position she left for publishing, working at Gourmet and Mademoiselle magazines.

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Slim & Husky’s Uses Their Artisan Pizza as a Means for Social Change and Community Empowerment

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Supporting Black-owned businesses & education Yet another area of focus for the team is education. The trio also gives talks in local schools, serving as mentors for kids and sharing about their entrepreneurial journey. We’ve always dedicated our success to providing opportunities and education to others,” Gray says. “We

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How Can Office Design Support Multigenerational Collaboration?

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This article was written by Megan Skaalen and Emily Morris of SmithGroup for Work Design Magazine. ​​ Four to five short years ago, the first wave of Generation Z knew what their futures would hold. I knew exactly what to expect out of my work week and I knew my colleagues and mentors would be there to help me through the day.