Events & Workshop Topics
We are teaching young people leadership qualities and public speaking skills. Each member will be able to connect with our guest speakers, we will provide them with opportunities to show their leadership through internships. Each member will have a role at the workshops, and there will be leadership positions open for the project as a whole. We will have leadership committees and board members that will be available to apply for in order for students to show their leadership capabilities and public speaking skills. There are many opportunities for you to join our officer and board of directors because we believe young people can change our community.
Why you should join
The Youth Executive Leadership Program (YELP) is a non profit organization whose program centers around the Houston area, where students learn about leadership skills which include public speaking, various aspects of leading a team or an organization, etc.. Workshops (as part of the organization and partnership organizations) will be available throughout the year and this includes inviting business panels, public speaking workshops, and leadership camps, empowering the young generation to become strong visionaries, speakers and leaders at the end.
This program is available to kids between the ages of 11-18. Houston is such a large dynamic city, however, there aren't many programs focused on building leadership and public speaking skills in this age group and we want to change that! The objective of the organization is to empower the next generation of young leaders with all the necessary skills to enter the real world.
What We Do
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Project Empower
Project empower is an initiative that taps into the minds of girls in India and Nepal to develop their entrepreneurial spirit and realize their potential. We at Youth Executive Leadership Program believe in the importance of understanding and accepting different perspectives, especially in our society today, and we hope this project brings this to light.
YELP is partnering with The Small World to create a 6 part audio & video curriculum that features interviews, discussions, and stories of successful female entrepreneurs who have built their businesses from scratch. We hope to empower girls and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs in India and Nepal. We strive to ensure that all youth, no matter their background, have equal access to career and personal development skills, such as leadership training. Through this project we hope to inspire the next generation leaders to achieve greatness in their futures and create this cross-cultural communication amongst the youth in order to grow students' minds.
01
Diving Into the Business World
W/ Runsi Sen
YELP talked with Founder and CEO of Ovarcome, Runsi Sen. Ovarcome is an ovarian cancer foundation with the mission to raise global awareness on ovarian cancer, to fund research in search of a cure, and to provide financial assistance to under-served ovarian cancer patients in need. Ms. Sen studied at Rice Business School and has broken barriers tackling the world of health. She is featured in the Project Empower Curriculum to empower girls that they can achieve anything they put their minds to.
She discusses ovarcoming the fear of failure, gender barriers, lack of resources, and her story in becoming a passionate entrepreneur and leader!
02
Fueling the Fire
W/ Molly Barker
YELP had the pleasure of speaking with Molly Barker, UNC Chapel Hill Graduate & Founder of @girlsontheruninternational, a nonprofit that empowers girls to build their confidence and decision making skills through running and other physical activities. She founded the organization in 1996 with a total of 13 girls in Charlotte, North Carolina and has built this nonprofit from the ground up, with over 200,000 girls and 12,000 locations across North America.
Ms. Barker is featured on our Project Empower Audio & Video Curriculum Series that educates and empowers young girls in different countries on the key to becoming a business leader. She speaks on the topic of PASSION!
She speaks on her strategies on founding a nonprofit, skillsets that have helped her leadership & public speaking endeavors, and her future for Girls On the Run!
03
Unleashing Creativity
W/ Payal Tekchandani
YELP had the pleasure of talking to Payal Tekchandani, a business management graduate & Goldman Sachs 2023 Growth Fellow. She is the Co-Founder of Tender Skin International, a chain of boutique dermatology clinics called The Wedding Clinic. She is a mentor with OWN Academy X SOHO House for aspiring women entrepreneurs. Her business journey was recently published by Harvard Business Publishing.
Ms. Tekchandani is featured on our Project Empower Audio & Video Curriculum Series that educates and empowers young girls in different countries on the key to becoming a business leader. She speaks on the topic of CREATIVITY!
She speaks on her strategies on leading a business, incorporating sustainability into entrepreneurial endeavors & fostering innovation in the skin care industry!
04
YELP had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Margaret Honey, President & CEO of the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides youth the opportunity to develop computational thinking skills in the world of STEM. She was the New York Hall of Science president and CEO in November of 2008 and oversees numerous large-scale projects funded by organizations including the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Education Sciences, The Carnegie Corporation, The Library of Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Energy. She graduated with a degree in Psychology from Columbia University and has broken many barriers in leading some of the country’s most innovative and successful education efforts.
Ms. Honey is featured on our Project Empower Audio & Video Curriculum Series that educates and empowers young girls in different countries on the key to becoming a business leader. She speaks on the topic of Leadership & Emotional Intelligence!
She speaks on how emotional intelligence and intuition have played a role in her success, her strategies on leading a nonprofit, and large-scale projects aimed at providing higher education in the US!
Leading with the Heart & Mind
W/ Margaret Honey
05
Global Voices, Local Impact
W/ Ritah Muyambo
YELP had the opportunity to talk to Ms. Ritah Muyambo, Program Specialist and Civil Society Division Youth and Faith Engagement at UN Women. She has spent years focusing on global youth issues, human rights, women’s economic empowerment, women’s political participation, and ensured diversity and inclusivity through a multitude of initiatives at the United Nations and The World YWCA.
Ms. Muyambo is featured on our Project Empower Audio & Video Curriculum Series that educates and empowers young girls in different countries on the key to becoming an activist and business leader. She speaks on the topic of Girls Empowerment!
She speaks on how her passion for gender equality and human rights advocacy first began and her motivation to continue, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and initiatives girls can implement in their communities!
Pre-Reads: Nepal
Our Project Empower Pre-Reads highlight women in Kathmandu, Nepal who have broken barriers to excel in a skillset our speakers focus on. Answer the questions in the Pre Read before and after watching the video. Make a copy of the document to edit. Articles will be available in English & Nepali.
