Gerald chertavian greater boston area professional. Later well also hear from michael and rick mast, founders of mast. Year up helping more young adult workers get a leg up the. Gerald chertavian of year up, on the power of mentoring. Never let them see you sweat featured interview with. Gerald chertavian is redefining how talent is perceived in the united states by solving americas growing skills gap while providing employment opportunities for disconnected 18 to 24 year olds. Helping young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year 9780143123705.
Prior to starting year up, chertavian cofounded conduit. Podcast gerald chertavian enoch pratt free library. This book epitomizes why i have fallen in love with this organization from the second i watched year up profiled on 60 minutes back in 2014. This is a great opportunity for students who want to join year up and gain access to the corporate world. Year up s mission is to close the opportunity divide by ensuring that all young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education. Chertavian was a big brother to a david heredia, a boy who. Determined to make his vision a reality, gerald combined his entrepreneurial skills and his passion for working with urban young adults to found year up in 2000. Financial services veteran gerald chertavian has already made a fortune with the sale of his multimilliondollar internet consulting company, but hes still a man on a mission. He serves on the boards of bowdoin college, the boston foundation, the harvard business school social enterprise initiative, and the massachusetts state board of elementary and secondary education. Gerald chertavian of year up, on the power of mentoring the. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real. Chertavian was a successful technology entrepreneur and wall street banker, but it was through his many years as a big brother that he found his true calling. To that end, he founded year up in 2000 and subsequently wrote the book a year up.
Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book. His knowledge and experiences will inspire and motivate your audience to take action in closing the opportunity divide. Apr 26, 20 gerald chertavian, founder and ceo of year up, a oneyear intensive education and training program for lowincome young adults. In 2000 chertavian dedicated his life to closing that divide, and year up. Gerald s commitment to working with urban youth spans more than 25 years.
The inspiring story of a pioneering program that is redefining urban young adults as economic assets, not deficits durin. Year ups gerald chertavian is a turnaround artist the. Chertavian meaning and origin of the name chertavian. Gerald is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. Jul 01, 2012 gerald chertavian stepped away from a sixfigure paycheck on wall street to mentor and educate impoverished young adults tapping into their hidden talents and opportunities with a 12month work development program called year up. To reach transformative scale, transform the conversation. View gerald chertavians professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers.
First person year ups gerald chertavian is a turnaround artist kids with a rough start can be transformed into skilled workers, according to this nonprofit founder and author of the new book gerald chertavian s many years as a big brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nations opportunity divide strands millions of young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder. Intrigued by what she read, she purchased year up founder and ceo gerald chertavian s book on the origins of the program. Jul 28, 2012 in 2000, gerald chertavian, a visionary businessman, former wall street investment banker, and longtime mentor with the big brother program, created year up to address these challenges and help close the opportunity divide. His 2012 book, a year up, is a new york times best seller. Gerald chertavian speakers bureau and booking agent info. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. To ask other readers questions about a year up, please sign up.
How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs with real success and the 2012 to 20 irp new. Trustee emeritus gerald chertavian 87, p20 to receive 2017 common good award archives. Gerald chertavian at year up, our students low income. Starting in a single boston site with five staff and 22 students in 2000, year up served more than 1,400 students across ten. Gerald chertavian is the ceo and founder of year up, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive professional education to urban young adults. The inspiring story of a pioneering program that is redefining urban young adults as economic assets, not deficits.
Throughout the entire book gerald chertavian pores his belief and respect into the students. This article is based on the book entitled a year up. Year up is one of the fastest growing nonprofits in the nation. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, an intensive one year training and education program that serves lowincome youth ages 1824 by providing the technical, professional, and communication skills needed to empower. Beyond success gerald chertavian, ceo and founder of year up. He delivered the annual irp new perspectives in social policy seminar on october 3, 2012. Year up is an intensive program that offers low income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobsoften with fortune 500 companies. Trustee emeritus gerald chertavian 87, p20 to receive. Gerald chertavian is the ceo and founder of year up, a national program that. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, a nonprofit organization that provides a one year, intensive training program for urban young adults ages 1824. His organization was recently recognized by fast company and the monitor group as one of the top 25 organizations in the nation using business excellence to engineer social change. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobswith real success.
Gerald chertavian is ceo and founder of year up, a national program that empowers urban young adults to enter the economic mainstream. As a recent college graduate, gerald chertavian was introduced to his 10 year old little brother, david heredia. At year up, our students low income 1824 year olds come to us having already faced substantial obstacles in life. Since its inception it has graduated more than 800 students who, 90 percent of the time, move on to higher education and challenging careers in major firms like merrill lynch and jpmorgan chase. Well libraries, for many of us, are really areas of safe haven, of refuge, of quiet. Gerald chertavian, advisory board, is the founder and ceo of year up, a national program that empowers underserved young adults to enter the economic mainstream. Gerald shows his brilliance for social change in this book as students explain their humble beginnings turned. Starting in a single boston site with five staff and 22 students in 2000, year up served more than 1,400 students across ten u. About gerald chertavian, ceo and founder of year up. Determined to make this vision a reality, gerald combined his entrepreneurial skills and his passion for working with young adults to found year up in 2000. Throughout the entire book gerald chertavian pores his belief and respect into the students this organization serves. During gerald chertavian s many years as a big brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nations opportunity divide strands millions of young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder.
Gerald chertavian organization leader, author, organization founder, person. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, one of the nations largest youth workforce development programs. The year up program will be embedded in the bny mellon campus to allow for an immersive experience through both the learning and training phase as well as internship. Browsing around for education jobs, sheehan found a listing on from year up. He is on the board of advisors for the harvard business school social enterprise initiative and is an emeritus trustee of bowdoin college and former board member of the boston foundation. Gerald chertavian hit the national spotlight with a tv stint on sixty minutes as founder and ceo of year up, an intensive one year education program that serves lowincome young adults. So year up is successful largely because were able to provide value to a business. Determined to make his vision a reality, gerald combined his entrepreneurial skills and his passion for working with urban young adults to found year up. During gerald chertavians many years as a big brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nations opportunity divide strands millions of young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder. This is the first installment in what i hope to make a continuing series called get to know a c. For the past decade, hes headed an organization called year up, which seeks to groom innercity kids for the corporate world. A year up by gerald chertavian i was privileged to meet gerald several years ago and i found his accounts of the students challenges and successes an inspiration to read. So we realize that libraries play an incredibly important role in many of our communities. View gerald chertavians professional profile on linkedin.
In 2000, chertavian dedicated his life to closing that divide and year up was born. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up. Gerald chertavian gerald chertavian is founder and ceo of year up. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobswith rea l success 9780670023776. Gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, one of the nations most impactful workforce development organizations. There are many good jobs in americaand many urban young adults eager to take themif they can bridge the opportunity divide that strands many motivated. Year up provides intensive professional education to urban young adults. In 2000, gerald chertavian, a successful technology entrepreneur and banker, dedicated his life and business expertise to founding year up, an intensive one year program that provides otherwise stranded young adults with training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobs. Jun 25, 20 gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up. She was enthralledby the optimism, the commitment, the humanity. Year up, led by ceo gerald chertavian, provided education, training, and job opportunities to lowincome young adults in urban areas across the united states. Today, that organization, year up, works in boston, new york, providence, r. Big think interview with gerald chertavian big think.
First up is gerald chertavian, founder and chief executive of year up, a one year education. Bill and later met my mother when she was working as a dental. As a recent college graduate, gerald chertavian was introduced to his 10year old little brother, david heredia. Gerald chertavian author biography, plus links to books by. I know for the young adults we serve at year up, often library is the one safe space that they can go to, especially if their home lives might be rather noisy, or at times complicated.
Apr 24, 2014 gerald chertavian is the founder and ceo of year up, an intensive one year training and education program that serves lowincome youth ages 1824 by providing the technical, professional, and communication skills needed to empower urban young adults to make successful transitions to careers and higher education. Year up creates a new pathway for potentially millions of marginalized citizens to become initiativetakers and contributors to growth in americas businesses and society. Gerald chertavian is dedicated to closing the opportunity divide that exists in our nation. Gerald chertavian is a social entrepreneur and the founder and ceo of year up, an intensive one year education and training program that serves lowincome young adults ages 1824. First person year up s gerald chertavian is a turnaround artist kids with a rough start can be transformed into skilled workers, according to this nonprofit founder and author of the new book gerald chertavian was introduced to his 10 year old little brother, david heredia. Gerald chertavian is the ceo and founder of year up, a national program that empowers urban young adults to enter the economic mainstream. Helping young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year, chronicles the programs rapid growth.
When gerald chertavian started year up in 2000, the nonprofit set out to help 22 young adults from lowincome boston neighborhoods earn a decent wage. Determined to make his vision a reality, gerald combined his entrepreneurial. Davids situation and the friendship that developed between them inspired gerald to found year up. Year up program helps young adults gear up the seattle times. It was fascinating to see his business skills in action and for such a worthwhile cause. This will be year up s first location in the pittsburgh region. Gerald chertavian audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sixty minutes lifts chertavian into national prominence. Gerald chertavian is a social entrepreneur and the founder and ceo of year up, an intensive oneyear education and training program that serves lowincome young adults ages 1824. Nov, 2009 gerald chertavian is the ceo and founder of year up, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive professional education to urban young adults. Its time that we reinforce the dignity that comes through work and create a workforce where every person in america has the opportunity to thrive. Gerald chertavian is a leading expert in the fields of workforce development, social entrepreneurship, education reform, and creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations. It was fascinating to see his business skills in action and for.
Helping young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year kindle edition. Read a year up helping young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year by gerald chertavian available from rakuten kobo. Gerald chertavian, ceo and founder of year up gerald chertavian s bio. Gerald chertavian greater boston area professional profile. As a recent college graduate, gerald chertavian was introduced to his 10yearold little brother, david heredia. Jul 24, 2012 financial services veteran gerald chertavian has already made a fortune with the sale of his multimilliondollar internet consulting company, but hes still a man on a mission. The guy who founded year up in boston in 2000, gerald chertavian, started out at a wall street bank, then became a tech entrepreneur. Geralds commitment to working with urban youth spans more than 25 years. Rediscovering america and the talent within by gerald. How a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real. Return to alumni achievement awards main page timeline 1965 born, lowell, massachusetts 1987 earns ba, economics, bowdoin college earns ba, economics, bowdoin college 1987 2014.
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