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Sep 072011
Sep 062011
Now that Liz Lieberman and Dave Walker have started the Grady Talks Classes at Grady High, I thought it would be great to see some of the greatest moments from last year’s Grady Talks. Here is Chris Webber talking about your career dreams and how to make them a reality.Aug 192011
Our top focus at Grady Talks is to get business professionals in front of students, sharing lessons they learned on the job. We want to get kids career-focused. A week after getting the class schedule, 17 people have stepped up and volunteered to ignite the dreams of young people in Atlanta. Congratulations to Liz for finding great speakers! Do you think it may be time to expand the program?
- September 15, 2011 – Joy Goodman – Founder – Express Yourself with Joy
- September 16 – Jae Brown – CDC – Emergency Management Specialist, Centers for Disease Control
- October 13 Jeff Johnson – Emmy Award Winning On-Air Talent/President/Executive Producer at JJE Inc.
- October 14 Lawrence Toner – VP Operations/Project Services/Productions at Turner Broadcasting
- November 10 Amani Channel – Sr. Producer at KEF Media Associates
- November 11 Don Walter – Principal at Walter Shefer Group
- December 8 Carrie Whitney – Independent PR Consultant
- December 9 Arnold Evans -Managing Director at Suntrust Robinson Humphrey
- January 5, 2011 Jeff Reeves – Author and Human Resources Executive
- January 6 Edwin Link – Director of Program Management, Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center
- February 2 – Tonya Freeman – Education Specialist – Centers for Disease Control
- February 3 – Suzy Blough – International Educator
- March 1 – Kim Kurtis – Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech
- March 2 Paul Snyder – VIce President, Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs for the Americas, Intercontinental Hotels Group
- March 28 Denis Brosnan – CEO Prommis Solutions
- March 29 – THIS TIME SLOT IS AVAILABLE
- April 26 – LaShawn Cartwright – Senior Recruitment Consultant, Chick-Fil-A
- April 27 – Greg O’Donnell recent UGA grad, Grady Grad – Interning until March with ECOLAND in Beijing
Please consider getting involved by either offering to speak, getting on a committee, or making a donation. Contact us at gary@gradytalks.com or liz@gradytalks.com.
Aug 172011
When Liz Lieberman started Grady Talks, she wanted to try out her theory that kids who have a meaningful career plan would be happier later in life. What we heard at a Grady Talks planning meeting on July 9th, 2010, was many people feel that giving students a “career focus” will help kids stay in school. Do you think there may be a connection?
We’ve discovered that the Gates Foundation has some evidence to support the connection. In their report called, The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts, they asked dropouts, “What Might Help Students Stay in School”? The #1 answer that four out five dropouts said was, “Students need to see the connection between school and getting a good job“. The top reason dropouts say they left school is because they were bored.
According to ETS, the group who publish The Nations Report Card, “Helping students plan their careers and make occupational choices may well help them decide to stay in school and graduate”.
Also, The National Associating of Secondary School Principals recommends that every high school student have a mentor, or “Personal Adult Advocate,” to help personalize the education experience.
Grady Talks helps students get career-focused and gives them the ability to build mentor relationships with business professionals.
We’ve seen the challenge of fighting boredom as some kids have their heads on their desk right from the start. Yet, you can feel the excitement as students get engaged and ask good questions.
Currently, we videotape as many lectures as we can afford. Please help us by becoming a speaker, making a donation, or volunteering with our organization.