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Todays guest spot features a conversation with author, gerald chertavian. In 2000, chertavian dedicated his life to closing that divide and year up was born. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs with real success. This book epitomizes why i have fallen in love with this organization from the second i watched year up profiled on 60 minutes back in 2014. Gerald chertavian, founderceo of year up paul ollinger. Gerald chertavian, advisory board, is the founder and ceo of year up, a national program that empowers underserved young adults to enter the economic mainstream. Jun 25, 20 gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up. He was also awarded the 2003 social entrepreneurship award by the manhattan institute and the 2005 freedom house archie r. About gerald chertavian, ceo and founder of year up. Gerald chertavian is the ceo and founder of year up, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive professional education to urban young adults.
Jul 01, 2012 this book epitomizes why i have fallen in love with this organization from the second i watched year up profiled on 60 minutes back in 2014. For the past decade, hes headed an organization called year up, which seeks to groom innercity kids for the corporate world. Gerald chertavians bio gerald chertavian is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. Return to alumni achievement awards main page timeline 1965 born, lowell, massachusetts 1987 earns ba, economics, bowdoin college earns ba, economics, bowdoin college 1987 2014. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, a nonprofit organization that provides a one year, intensive training program for urban young adults ages 1824. He serves on the boards of bowdoin college, the boston foundation, the harvard business school social enterprise initiative, and the massachusetts state board of elementary and secondary education. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. To ask other readers questions about a year up, please sign up. I hope that as we get through this crisis and as we come to the days of rebuilding our country and helping one another to recover, that you will be the ones who influence how it is rebuilt. Beyond success gerald chertavian, ceo and founder of year up.
Gerald chertavian is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. He is on the board of advisors for the harvard business school social enterprise initiative and is an emeritus trustee of bowdoin college and former board member of the boston foundation. Big think interview with gerald chertavian big think. After being accepted into year up, david frederick made a commitment to challenge himself beyond the one year program. Year up s mission is to close the opportunity divide by ensuring that all young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. Chertavian was a successful technology entrepreneur and wall street banker, but it was through his many years as a big brother that he found his true calling.
How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs with real success and the 2012 to 20 irp new. A graduate of bowdoin college and harvard business school. His book, a year up, is a new york times bestseller. Gerald chertavian hit the national spotlight with a tv stint on sixty minutes as founder and ceo of year up, an intensive oneyear education program that serves lowincome young adults.
Year ups gerald chertavian is a turnaround artist kids with a rough start can be transformed into skilled workers, according to this nonprofit founder and author of the new book a year up. Gerald chertavian greater boston area professional profile. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up. Determined to make his vision a reality, gerald combined his entrepreneurial skills and his passion for working with urban young adults to found year up in 2000. Trustee emeritus gerald chertavian 87, p20 to receive. Gerald s commitment to working with urban youth spans more than 25 years. Year up is an intensive program that offers low income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobs often with fortune 500 companies. Helping young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year 9780143123705. His organization was recently recognized by fast company and the monitor group as one of the top 25 organizations in the nation using business excellence to engineer social change. Gerald chertavian speakers bureau and booking agent info. As a recent college graduate, gerald chertavian was introduced to his 10year old little brother, david heredia.
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Sixty minutes lifts chertavian into national prominence. During gerald chertavians many years as a big brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nations opportunity divide strands millions of young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder. His 2012 book, a year up, is a new york times bestseller. Geralds commitment to working with urban youth spans more than 25 years. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real. Year up is an intensive program that offers low income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobsoften with fortune 500 companies. His 2012 book, a year up, is a new york times best seller. Chertavian earned a ba from bowdoin college and an mba from harvard business school, and serves on the board of the hbs social enterprise. The inspiring story of a pioneering program that is redefining urban young adults as economic assets, not deficits.
At the same time, there are millions of young adults who are working way below their potential or not working at all. Gerald is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. Throughout the entire book gerald chertavian pores his belief and respect into the students this organization serves. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobswith rea l success 9780670023776. Gerald chertavian, ceo, founded year up in 2000 after careers on wall street and as a tech entrepreneur. Browse audiobooks written by gerald chertavian sorted by. Trustee emeritus gerald chertavian 87, p20 to receive 2017. It has been a new york times best seller and has been hailed by critics as a mustread account of his groundbreaking employment program. He delivered the annual irp new perspectives in social policy seminar on october 3, 2012. His narrative of year ups founding and growth is detailed in his new book, a year up, newly available in stores gerald was recognized as one of new yorks outstanding big brothers in 1989, and in 2007 was elected as a fellow with the ashoka global fellowship of social entrepreneurs for his innovative approach to social ch. View gerald chertavians professional profile on linkedin. Gerald was recognized as one of new yorks outstanding big brothers in 1989, and in 2007 was elected as a fellow with the ashoka global fellowship of social entrepreneurs for his innovative approach to social change.
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