E107 - Donte Robinson And Rashon Nelson Talk About Entrepreneurship, Philly Youth, And Project Elevate

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 4:20 p.m.

b'We hope you enjoy this special pop-up podcast episode. Gregory Nesmith, Founder of UNderdogstuff, recently started producing the first-ever Bridges to Wealth (B2W) podcast & blog series. B2W EPISODE 4: \\u201cRecently Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson (Entrepreneurs and Founders of Action Not Words) stopped by the Bridges To Wealth office to talk with Gregory Nesmith (Community Relations Director at B2W) about Project Elevate, entrepreneurship, and Philly. Plus, they talked with, three 12th graders from Paul Robeson High School and the B2W Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator, Aliah Harris, Kayla Daniels Redden, and Siani Ross. Donte and Rashon are the two men who were wrongfully arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks in April of 2018. They have decided to take a bad situation and turn it into something good. Donte and Rashon are launching a program called Project Elevate this year, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the Netter Center\\u2019s Bridges To Wealth program, that will help public high school students in Philadelphia learn about entrepreneurship.\\u201d B2W Podcast: www.bridges2wealth.org/podcasts B2W Blog: www.bridges2wealth.org/blog. Bridges To Wealth - Closing the wealth gap in Philly and beyond through education and opportunity. Bridges To Wealth is a non-profit organization based at the University of Pennsylvania. UPDATE: New episodes of the UNderdogstuff live show & podcast are coming back soon! www.UNderdogstuff.com.'