Kindling is a video-based mentorship program that empowers young adults with the skills, tools, and mindsets to thrive personally and professionally.
Kindling takes a different approach to learning and mentoring. Filmed over 6 days with a diverse group of young adults, Kindling fills the current gap in educational content with a unique program centered on active peer discussion and action-focused learning.
A Masterclass for
Life Skills in 4 Pillars
1) Create Your Career Path
2) Build Your Personal Brand
3) Master Networking
4) Stand Out In Interviews
36 filmed video chapters
of peer group learning and relevant action items
Why Kindling?
THE FACTS
80% of working adults are either disengaged or highly disengaged in their work.
Anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide are currently experienced in record levels of young adults across the U.S. due to a multitude of factors. Rates of anxiety and depression have nearly doubled from 2008 - 2018. Suicide is the second cause of death among young adults.
“We learn math and science and writing, but at the end of the day no one really teaches us how to navigate the real world.”
– Sofia, 26, Kindling Cast Member
- More than ever, today’s young adults feel overwhelmed and underprepared once they’re set out on their own.
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Kindling helps to provide a strategic path towards understanding WHO they are, WHAT they want to achieve, WHY they want to achieve it, and HOW they can create the conditions to succeed.
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We focus on teaching critical foundational skills and mindsets that are often not cultivated in our workplaces, educational institutions, or homes.
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Our video content blends open, introspective dialogue with a practical, structured approach to learning.
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Our unscripted filmed setting is an immersive, Socratic, conversational, and action-oriented peer group experience that is largely missing in the online learning space.
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In a world of constant change and disruption, we prepare young adults in all aspects of their lives so they can be adaptable to changing conditions and perform at their best.
Who Benefits?
CONSUMERS
Young Adults age 18-29
(54 million US = 16.5%; 1.3 billion globally = 16.9%)
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS LICENSING
High schools, colleges and company HR departments seeking impactful tools for onboarding and career development.
CONTRIBUTORS
Organizations, community leaders, sports teams/professional athletes and conscious individuals who want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others by helping to provide the Kindling program free and accessible to underserved communities.
Online Subscription Program
$597 ONE-TIME COST
The average college 3-credit course cost ranges between $1,336 (public) and $3,242 (private).
- ENROLL yourself
- GIFT to individuals or organizations
- CONTRIBUTE any amount to an overall Kindling fund and the value of those courses will be given to underserved communities.
Projected Launch Date: SUMMER 2023
Outcomes
Here are just some of the things that young adults have Shared with Us who have gone through various versions of the Kindling program.
- Gained clarity and became better prepared, personally and professionally
- Increased overall confidence and ability to get things done
- Established valuable routines and habits
- Gained skills in adaptability for changing conditions
- Better able to solve problems through critical thinking and journaling
- Became a more effective communicator, collaborator, and better listener
- Created opportunities and built lasting relationships through authentic and strategic networking
- Increased performance and improved upon self-regulation through new perspectives on well-being and self-care
- Interviewed with confidence and improved on authentically building rapport
- Shifted over to a growth mindset. Used failure, adversity, and set-backs as healthy opportunities for growth
See What Makes Kindling Unique
In a soundbite-driven world, Kindling stands out by combining the relatability of unscripted content with the benefits of a longform narrative – structured in easy-to-watch chapters.
Young Adult Focused. Community Based
Conversational Research & Resource Based
Action-Oriented Philanthropic
Self-Directed and Self-Paced Expansive
Long Form
Content Approach
Sample Chapters
Failure Networking Strategy
Written & Oral Communication The Interview: A New Perspective
Full Curriculum
Additional Information
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