The Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum offers engaging programs throughout the school year to high school students across Northeast Ohio. Thinkfest brings students together for an interactive program of creativity, innovation, and big ideas. Skill Building Workshops provide hands-on learning in essential areas such as leadership, communication, problem-solving, and pitching. The Hackathon challenges students to collaborate, think critically, and develop rapid solutions to real-world problems. In addition to these school-year offerings, the YESS Summer Camp—an immersive five-day experience focused on entrepreneurship and sustainability—gives high school students the opportunity to explore venture creation, learn from mentors, and design solutions with environmental impact in mind. Together, these programs equip students with entrepreneurial skills, confidence, and the mindset to turn ideas into action.
The Design Challenge Hackathon will allow students to learn a series of skill sets through workshops, mentorship, and curriculum provided and facilitated by GiveBackHack, an organization which brings people together to develop sustainable solutions to pressing social issues. Students will have the opportunity to pitch their own idea or join another team to work with through the event.
The Design Challenge Hackathon will allow students to learn a series of skill sets through workshops, mentorship, and curriculum provided and facilitated by GiveBackHack, an organization which brings people together to develop sustainable solutions to pressing social issues. Students will have the opportunity to pitch their own idea or join another team to work with through the event.
Over the course of 4 hours, students will work in teams to dive deep into their impact areas of choice. During this time they will prototype, test and pitch their way through new social enterprise ideas. Through this, they learn what it’s like to design human-centered solutions and consider what it might be like to start a social enterprise of their own.
Prizes will be awarded to winning teams.
Details:
October 19 – 5 spots remaining.
October 20 – is at capacity.
Key Skills:
Design Thinking, Public Speaking, Ideation and Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Effective Communication, Social and Impact Prototyping
Created in partnership with John Carroll University entrepreneurship program and steered by Dr. Jeffrey Stamp, this lively, interactive program is designed to inspire high school students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and to recognize, develop and pitch business ideas. The program is one day in length. Educators choose which date to attend.
For more than 25 years, Jeffrey Stamp has helped countless business professionals and students awaken their untapped creative abilities and accelerate their “discovery thinking” that adds value to organizations and improves the performance of individuals and teams. Dr. Stamp has long practiced what he preaches. He was the creator of Baked! Lays Potato Chips, for PepsiCo’s snack division, Frito Lay. Having led 7 successful entrepreneurial start-ups, he also served as a Chief Trained Brain and V.P. of technology for the widely recognized Eureka! Ranch, a leading product and service creativity think-tank. Dr. Stamp has been a chaired assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of North Dakota and conducted workshops worldwide. In recognition of his nonstop energy, unique teaching style and passion for experiential learning, Dr. Stamp was awarded the prestigious and student-nominated Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award from the Acton Foundation. A learning session with Dr. Stamp is like a thrill ride for your brain, with exciting twists and turns that lead you, unexpectedly, to “aha!” moments you can use for a lifetime.
Details:
November 10 – is at capacity.
November 11 – is at capacity.
November 12 – is at capacity.
Key Skills:
Entrepreneurial Mindset Strategy, Design Thinking, Networking, Public Speaking
THANK YOU for the incredible interest in Thinkfest and our Hackathon!
Registration is now full for Thinkfest, and the October 19 Hackathon is nearly full with only 5 spots remaining!
If you have a group of 5 or fewer students interested in participating in the Hackathon on October 19, please reach out to us directly at [email protected] to inquire about availability.
We’re excited to welcome everyone who registered and can’t wait to see you there!
Thinkfest Registration: CLOSED — All spots are filled.
Hackathon Registration: 5 spots remaining.
Join us for Thinkfest and Hackathon—two exciting opportunities to explore new ideas, collaborate with peers, build real-world skills, and challenge yourself in fun, hands-on experiences.
