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“I really think that we all have something we want to produce and give to the world, and that should be our ambition. And people are going to love you for what you give to the world. They're going to love you for your ambition.” - Remi Sobomehin
What’s the best way to make progress toward your mission?
It’s a question many nonprofit leaders wrestle with.
The truth is, sometimes making a real impact requires you to think outside of the box. Sometimes, it means turning your biggest challenges into your greatest opportunities.
When Remi Sobomehin set out to empower Black and Brown teens with the skills they need to achieve personal and professional success, he ran into a problem: How do you reach teenagers when they’re spending a large amount of time on their smartphones?
Remi decided that, rather than fighting against these habits, he’d factor them into his solution.
As the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Ambition Angels, Remi created an app where teens can access a library of skill-building courses and earn money while they learn.
In this special episode from our Camp Redwood series, Remi reveals the magic that can happen when you use an innovative approach to apply proven solutions, why patience is the key to sustainable nonprofit growth, why effective outreach means meeting people where they actually are, and so much more. If you feel like you’ve got the right solutions but your approach isn’t yielding results, this episode will provide just the inspiration you’ve been looking for.
Remi Sobomehin is a youth developer turned ed-tech nonprofit leader with over 15 years of experience empowering young people. After graduating from Stanford University, he led afterschool programs at the Boys and Girls Clubs in East Palo Alto. Today, Remi is the founder and CEO of Ambition Angels, a nonprofit that is developing a revolutionary approach to empowering teens for personal and professional growth using something nearly every teen already has in their own hands – a smartphone. Ambition Angels envisions a future where black and brown teens experience greater wealth, health, and life satisfaction as they grow up to be adults.
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