Fish: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Across the country, kids are struggling with their confidence. Every kid deserves to feel that they matter, that they can achieve their goals, and that they'll be OK if they make mistakes. But many of them don't feel that way. As many as 65% of teens struggle with confidence, and that in turn is leading to increased anxiety and depression. At Legends, we're creating programs that help kids build confidence one day at a time. Confidence isn't a trait you have, it's a skill you can practice and improve. And it leads to increased happiness, wellness, and success for those who have it. Every kid, no matter who they are, deserves to love showing up as themselves. We're giving them the tools to make that a reality.
Christy: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Davinci is an underwearable health and wellness platform. Our goal is to maximize health and wellness performance for girls and women by combining measurements from our AI-powered hardware with advice from mentor-mentee relationships and automated and guided coaching. Our hardware combines a small sensor woven into clothing (underwear!) backed by the power of cloud computing / AI. Managing human-powered peak performance is unsolved and is a concern for women from puberty to menopause. Understanding temperature fluctuations in relation to other vitals, assessing reduction of injury during physical activity, and managing cycle and hormonal health for risk assessment across age are huge pain points.
Stan: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! The Heinz Endowments provides funding for The Readiness Institute at Penn State Pittsburgh Center, which endeavors to address the misalignment between the education, business, and community sectors to better position rising high school seniors to explore and embrace education and career pathways that are personalized and value each learner’s interests, skills, and dispositions. Through its programming and networks, the Readiness Institute enables education, industry, and community partners to coordinate, collaborate, and create experiences for learners to achieve community and future readiness—regardless of their zip code, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, and ability level.
