Lauren Turner is a native Memphian and journalism graduate student at the University of Memphis. She is passionate about her city and the people who inhabit it.
Diane Terrell, Executive Director of the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation, believes in urban transformation. And she knows the best way to shape a better future for Memphis is to shape a better future for our kids, which is the focus of all the Foundation's work.
In its second year, Start Camp challenges local teens to collaborate to solve community problems. During a week of innovating for social change, the students discover the power of their own ideas and the possibility of entrepreneurship.
For new local startup Code Crew, Memphis has all we need to be a thriving tech city – if we are willing to teach our youth. The organization empowers kids from underserved communities to be tech innovators through computer science training. Their pilot program, Grizzlies Code Camp, has kids learning app development while hopefully developing a love for tech.
Over a year after opening its doors, the Crews Center for Entrepreneurship is delivering on its mission, developing a community of young innovators who are equipped with the education and experience to convert ideas into startups and pitches into capital.