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INSPIRED TO CREATE CHANGE

Inspiring Leadership: Build the mindset to create change

Participants explore careers through innovation and social entrepreneurship. They identify real-world challenges, develop creative solutions, and build the leadership skills needed to turn ideas into impact.

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Why bring this program to your organization?

Builds leadership identity

Learn how leadership can create positive change in community, and career pathways.

Encourages innovation

Creates space for participants to explore challenges, generate ideas, and connect learning to real-world needs.

Connects careers to purpose

Shows how different career pathways can contribute to communities, industries, and future opportunities.

Strengthens participant agency

Gain confidence that their ideas can solve problems and improve communities.

Aligned with
development goals

Career awareness & exploration

Introduces students to industries, companies,   and leadership roles across career sectors.

Foundational skill-building

Builds communication, collaboration, critical thinking,   and presentation skills.

Social-emotional & leadership development

Supports confidence, self-awareness, leadership identity,   and reflection.

Work-based learning alignment

Connects classroom learning to real-world roles   and career pathways.

Equity & inclusion

Designed to be accessible for English Language Learners   and younger high school students.

What participants learns

Equity & inclusion

Explore industries, roles, and pathways connected to innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and social impact.

Career exploration & planning

Connect personal interests, strengths, and ideas to future career possibilities and next-step goals.

Reflection & future readiness

Reflect on personal growth, leadership style, and how new skills connect to future opportunities.

Social impact project

Develop a project, concept, or solution that responds to a community, school, or real-world challenge.

Pitch & presentation skills

Present a problem, explain an idea, communicate value, and share impact with confidence.

Leadership confidence

Practice using voice, taking initiative, and collaborating with peers as emerging leaders.

Innovation mindset

Identify real-world problems, generate creative ideas, and think like solution-builders.

Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship Pathway

Understand

Participants learn how leaders and entrepreneurs identify problems worth solving and recognize opportunities for impact.

Ideate

Participants brainstorm creative solutions and connect their ideas to real needs, audiences, and outcomes.

Build

Participants shape their ideas into project concepts, campaigns, service models, or early solution frameworks.

Discover

Participants explore real challenges within communities, organizations, industries, or everyday environments.

Present

Participants pitch their ideas, explain the problem they are addressing, and communicate the intended impact.

Reflect

Participants connect their learning to leadership growth, career pathways, personal strengths, and future goals.

Learning outcomes

Learning Framework

Learning Outcomes

Portrait of a Graduate

Discover

Discover skills through vocabulary & concept understanding

Analyze

Note

Collaborate

Educate

Match

Match skills to a pitch deck component

Understand

Seek

Inspire

Create

Learning Framework

Learning Outcomes

Portrait of a Graduate

Discover

Discover skills through vocabulary & concept understanding

Analyze

Note

Collaborate

Educate

Match

Match skills to a pitch deck component

Understand

Seek

Inspire

Create

Learning Framework

Learning Outcomes

Portrait of a Graduate

Discover

Discover skills through vocabulary & concept understanding

Analyze

Note

Collaborate

Educate

Match

Match skills to a pitch deck component

Understand

Seek

Inspire

Create

How a program delivery works

Instructional time

PSL orientations

Participant orientations

2.25-hour sessions or split sessions

*depends on the organization schedule.

Orientation

Introduces the program structure

Explains the learning journey

Sets participant expectations

Builds early clarity and confidence

Prepares participants for upcoming sessions

Orientation

Introduces the program structure

Explains the learning journey

Sets participant expectations

Builds early clarity and confidence

Prepares participants for upcoming sessions

Requirements

Partner institutions provide basic classroom support to ensure smooth program delivery

Classroom space

Devices & tech setup

Delivery Mode

Two delivery options based on the needs and setup of the partner institution

Virtual

In person

Career pathways facilitator

Leads program delivery and guides participant learning.

Partner support liaison

Supports classroom coordination, engagement, and communication.

Weekly CPF–PSL check-ins

Align on goals, review progress, and plan engagement strategies.

Career Connector

Returning partners may include alumni age 14+ as paid peer mentors.

Quality Support

CPFs are recruited, trained, and supported through ongoing professional development.

Ambassadors

Five peer leaders guide Career Cohorts and support participation.

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Program impact in numbers

78%

Future Career Awareness

96%

Build Leadership Confidence

62%

Explore Career Pathways

This program taught me the true value of leadership and teamwork, and how important it is in both entrepreneurship and education. I loved how we started as strangers and ended as family, while also learning real business skills like the importance of an LLC. It confirmed my strengths as a leader and challenged me to grow even more.
Adam Gueye
DMLL
SpeakHire transformed our internship program during the pandemic, matching our newly arrived immigrant students with dedicated mentors who reflect their backgrounds. Through this partnership, students have developed leadership and advocacy skills while gaining the confidence to dream beyond their circumstances.
Kevin Hesseltine
Principal, Flushing IHS
This program has taught me invaluable leadership and teamwork skills. I learned how to build and manage a team, use project management and communication tools, and worked on group projects that showed me what it’s like to solve real problems in my STEM area. The experience has inspired me to keep growing and pursue a brighter future in STEM
Steven Chen
IS125
This program taught me how to create my own foundation, the requirements to start, and the value of working in a group. I learned to share ideas, be patient, and have confidence in others, while discovering that collaboration makes projects stronger. It inspired me to pursue my dream of creating a foundation in my home country to help more people
Nelly Pilahuisin
IHS Union Square

This program taught me the true value of leadership and teamwork, and how important it is in both entrepreneurship and education. I loved how we started as strangers and ended as family, while also learning real business skills like the importance of an LLC. It confirmed my strengths as a leader and challenged me to grow even more.
Adam Gueye
DMLL
SpeakHire transformed our internship program during the pandemic, matching our newly arrived immigrant students with dedicated mentors who reflect their backgrounds. Through this partnership, students have developed leadership and advocacy skills while gaining the confidence to dream beyond their circumstances.
Kevin Hesseltine
Principal, Flushing IHS
This program has taught me invaluable leadership and teamwork skills. I learned how to build and manage a team, use project management and communication tools, and worked on group projects that showed me what it’s like to solve real problems in my STEM area. The experience has inspired me to keep growing and pursue a brighter future in STEM
Steven Chen
IS125
This program taught me how to create my own foundation, the requirements to start, and the value of working in a group. I learned to share ideas, be patient, and have confidence in others, while discovering that collaboration makes projects stronger. It inspired me to pursue my dream of creating a foundation in my home country to help more people
Nelly Pilahuisin
IHS Union Square

This program taught me the true value of leadership and teamwork, and how important it is in both entrepreneurship and education. I loved how we started as strangers and ended as family, while also learning real business skills like the importance of an LLC. It confirmed my strengths as a leader and challenged me to grow even more.
Adam Gueye
DMLL
SpeakHire transformed our internship program during the pandemic, matching our newly arrived immigrant students with dedicated mentors who reflect their backgrounds. Through this partnership, students have developed leadership and advocacy skills while gaining the confidence to dream beyond their circumstances.
Kevin Hesseltine
Principal, Flushing IHS
This program has taught me invaluable leadership and teamwork skills. I learned how to build and manage a team, use project management and communication tools, and worked on group projects that showed me what it’s like to solve real problems in my STEM area. The experience has inspired me to keep growing and pursue a brighter future in STEM
Steven Chen
IS125
This program taught me how to create my own foundation, the requirements to start, and the value of working in a group. I learned to share ideas, be patient, and have confidence in others, while discovering that collaboration makes projects stronger. It inspired me to pursue my dream of creating a foundation in my home country to help more people
Nelly Pilahuisin
IHS Union Square

What our alumni say about us

“I wanted to learn and gain as much insight as to my future as a business leader. I now know how to handle sponsors, build a company brand, and connect with people effectively.”

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ALUM 2025 NYCID

Moments that tell the story

A glimpse into the people, programs, and shared experiences that bring the SpeakHire community to life.

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