063 – Joe Carrano of The Knowledge House – Bringing Talent Out of Hiding

Placing young adults at the center of leading innovation in their neighborhoods to spur community-based economic development, in The Knowledge House… Joe Carrano, Co-Founder of The Knowledge House, a non-profit investing in the next generation of technologists in the South Bronx, NY, joins Julie Chan in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.In this epiosde: About The Knowledge House and Carrano’s start running a business incubator in South Bronx, a lot of ideas batting around in his head on how people in lower income areas can get into the economy in a ground up way, lot of people with great ideas but no talent structure to implement ideas. From graffiti artists to tech teacher Learning to code by actually doing it As Carrano’s skillset got better, seeing the potential Funding at The Knowledge House from 50% grant, 50% revenue Building a tool kit for people to create their own ideas Creating an ecosystem and network to support work Most people at The Knowledge House are career-bound students in early 20s, mostly Black and Latino, some Asian Students are mostly about being broke and smart Already in the students there is a resilience, mechanism for surviving every day Incredible examples of work students have created that have high productivity and potential Companies that come specifically as a result of diverse life An intuitive reading reveals owing people results Carrano liking anonymity Embracing being an uncomfortable role model The need to talk to people from the streets so people know the opportunities available to them The ability to change a lot of things Hiding behind more polished members of organization Taking yourself out of hiding and be more public, to share authentic message Dealing with imperfection See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.