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Brandon Nicholson; Hidden Genius Project; Technology; Mentorship
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Brandon Nicholson has always been an advocate for others.
As a child, the 39-year-old recognized that professional and educational opportunities for young, Black boys weren’t very accessible, unless you were well connected.
“My parents were trained as lawyers and were very much involved in school policies, taking me to school board meetings and parent association meetings as they’re trying to advocate for more resources,” he tells CNBC Make It. “So I got a lot of support.”
″[I remember] in the middle of the day, the counselor and the assistant principal called me out of my homeroom class to go to the office. They slid an application across the desk for a program called A Better Chance that supports young people of color applying to prep schools around the country. All I could think about was how many people didn’t get called into the office that day … How many people wouldn’t get access to these resources?”
This experience ultimately motivated Nicholson to “want to do something so that people didn’t have to get a special call to access something.”
Little did he know that down the road, he’d be the founding executive director of The Hidden Genius Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to training and mentoring Black male youth in technology, entrepreneurship and leadership.
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