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At 16 years old Justin secured a full time internship on Capitol Hill. By 19, he was running a quickly growing student organization designed to bring financial literacy programs to students on campus. This informal program would soon land him support from Bernie Marcus, one of the founder's of Home Depot, and a quarter of a million dollar commitment to help launch a non-profit called GenFKD (Generation Financial Knowledge and Development, one of the meanings of that acronym). In this episode we dive into Justin's background, and what positioned him to launch this type of non-profit early in his college career. We learn how he was able to build and nurture a highly impactful support system to help him realize his vision of bridging the gap between a college education and the skills that are necessary to succeed in the real world. "Just because you don’t know how to do something, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. People can help you. You can’t do anything substantive alone." Justin attributes his growth from one school to a network of 34 major universities to the deep relationships he's been able to cultivate with the people, communities, and organizations that believed in his vision. Today, GenFKD runs financial, soft and technical skills development programs all over the country, including for profit college courses in Entrepreneurship. They have raised $7 million to date, and have $4 million more committed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.