By: Alison Lambert
Yesterday, Martha Stewart featured a special segment on her TV show where she honors two winners of her annual Dreamers into Doers contest. These women have turned their passion into a business or philanthropic venture-one woman for running a non-profit business and another who runs a for-profit company.
Erin Slagle won the non-profit category. She is the CEO of College Mentor for Kids, an organization that pairs at-risk elementary school students with a college mentor through weekly activities in order to expose them to higher education. This gives the kids the opportunity to achieve their potential and create a nurturing atmosphere.
Erin faced some hardships before she identified her goal in life. After she lost both her parents at age 16, she made some poor decisions and failed her last semester in college. Disregarding college altogether, she met her own personal mentor who changed her mind and talked her into enrolling in Purdue University. This same mentor asked Erin to start a program called College Mentor for Kids later on. After successfully graduating college, Erin worked at College Mentors for Kids headquarters and expanded to program nationally. Erin took over as CEO and has consistently made impressive changes regarding youth development and educational achievement. Through higher education, culture, and community service activities, kids are constantly gaining an extensive knowledge and expanding their view of the world.
Erin is an inspiration for all young entrepreneurs in the world who want to make a difference. Although Erin’s life took an unexpected turn for the worst at a young age, she learned from her experience and dealt with it successfully. Erin is a great example of the principles illustrated in Spencer Johnson’s book “Who Moved My Cheese?” She was touched by her mentor and looked for “her cheese” by getting a degree and becoming a successful CEO. From being the “Least likely to succeed” to the “most likely to succeed”, she moved her cheese by defining her own success and learning to be happy in life.
Yesterday, Martha Stewart featured a special segment on her TV show where she honors two winners of her annual Dreamers into Doers contest. These women have turned their passion into a business or philanthropic venture-one woman for running a non-profit business and another who runs a for-profit company.
Erin Slagle won the non-profit category. She is the CEO of College Mentor for Kids, an organization that pairs at-risk elementary school students with a college mentor through weekly activities in order to expose them to higher education. This gives the kids the opportunity to achieve their potential and create a nurturing atmosphere.
Erin faced some hardships before she identified her goal in life. After she lost both her parents at age 16, she made some poor decisions and failed her last semester in college. Disregarding college altogether, she met her own personal mentor who changed her mind and talked her into enrolling in Purdue University. This same mentor asked Erin to start a program called College Mentor for Kids later on. After successfully graduating college, Erin worked at College Mentors for Kids headquarters and expanded to program nationally. Erin took over as CEO and has consistently made impressive changes regarding youth development and educational achievement. Through higher education, culture, and community service activities, kids are constantly gaining an extensive knowledge and expanding their view of the world.
Erin is an inspiration for all young entrepreneurs in the world who want to make a difference. Although Erin’s life took an unexpected turn for the worst at a young age, she learned from her experience and dealt with it successfully. Erin is a great example of the principles illustrated in Spencer Johnson’s book “Who Moved My Cheese?” She was touched by her mentor and looked for “her cheese” by getting a degree and becoming a successful CEO. From being the “Least likely to succeed” to the “most likely to succeed”, she moved her cheese by defining her own success and learning to be happy in life.
3 comments:
Very inspiring. Shows that success doesn't just come to you- you have to work for it.
Martha Stewart is certainly familiar with the movement of cheese from her own personal experience. Nice feature!
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