Workforce Development Partners:
Workshop Facilitator(s): Young Enterprising Society, Data You Can Use, Inpower Marketing, The BrandLab
Planning Organizations
Sponsor: QUAD
At Quad, we are in relentless pursuit of creating a better way for our clients, our employees, and the communities we live and work in. More relevant than ever, this principle is what drives our investments in talent, technology, products and services, and shapes our ongoing commitment to culture and social purpose.
Our mission is to create a more streamlined, impactful and frictionless marketing experience for our clients, from print and pixels to placement and packaging. Our people and our platform connect the dots of the marketing journey in ways big and small, allowing our clients to focus on what they want to happen while we take care of the how.
Co-designer: Teens Grow Greens:
Teens Grow Greens is a workforce development & educational nonprofit that connects youth to career and educational opportunities; throughout our internships and apprenticeship, we see youth driving meaningful change by problem solving and organizing themselves and communities. By investing in this pitch competition, we're providing MKE-area teens with a platform to showcase their innovative ideas. Through this competition, we’re not just growing greens—we’re growing future leaders ready to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Adviser:Young Enterprising Society(Ò°€$):
Young Enterprising Society’s mission is to be an international epicenter for financially, politically and socially progressive individuals. Serving as a hub, YES mobilizes people, information, resources and capital for the greater good of its members and society at large.
Since 2012, YES has worked with over 5,600 students in 8 different states through our Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math programming. Additionally, through YES Blueprint, Young Enterprising Society has helped to launch and scale 86 Tech, eCommerce, and Advanced Manufactuiring startups, primarily based in Wisconsin.
Key Leads
This team of Milwaukee professionals believed in the project of ChangeMaker PitchFestMKE that they came together to co-lead or support the inaugural competition.
