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The Make It Happen Foundation (MIHF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an environment for young people to realize their full potential. The foundation was founded by Kevin Liles, a Baltimore native current President/Founder of KWL Enterprises and former President/CEO of Def Jam Music Group and Executive VP of Warner Music Group.
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Geremy Faulkner
Baltimore City College
Imani Henderson
Parkville High School
Noel Sutherland
The Seed School of
Maryland
Sean Terry
E L Haynes High
School
Bianca Forte
Franklin High School
Donta Parks
Patterson High School
Danny Jones
Coppin Academy
Toria Coles
Franklin High School
Monique Boyd
Baltimore School
for the Arts
Imani Johnson
Western High School
Diamonique Parks
Overlea High School
Avery Pressley
Mervo
Operated by the Entrepreneurial Development & Assistance Center (EDAC)
located in the Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management at Morgan State University.
Final Report
2013 Summer Business Academy
58% 42%
Kevin Liles
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The Make It Happen Foundation, founded by Kevin Liles, Founder and CEO of KWL Enterprises, in partnership with
School of Business and Management, Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center (EDAC), and other resource
providers, provided 12 Baltimore City and County High School students the opportunity to participate in a two week
business entrepreneurship summer academy, on the campus of Morgan State University.
National Great Blacks & Wax
Museum
Teen entrepreneurs learned about
the contributions African Americans
made throughout the world.
Emerging Technology Centers (ETC)
Teen entrepreneurs gained valuable
information from entrepreneurs
housed in ETC. The tech companies
provided teams with the technology
guidance needed to develop mobile
apps.
a
Federal Reserve Bank
The tour at the Federal Reserve Bank
provided an overview of
the Federal Reserve System, a
scavenger hunt and a cash operations
presentation.
“I enjoyed going on the field trips, but the one I like best was the Federal Reserve Bank. It
taught me how money flows, and the importance of investing and saving.” Imani Henderson,
Parkville High School
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Congratulations to our “Mobile APP” 1st. winners!!!!
I AM The
Biggest Boss!
2013 MIH Business Academy
Mobile APP Competition
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MIHF Summer Business Academy
Overall Ratings
91% would recommend the
MIHF Summer Business
Academy to others
92% learned new
ideas and / or skills.
91% agreed material
covered was just right for
their age group.
93% agreed the resource
providers gave helpful
tips and valuable
information.
Overall, satisfaction rating:
Summer Business Academy 91%
Location 91%
Meals 87%
Support Tea 91%
Team Facilitator 91%
Operations Director 98%
Awards Ceremony 91%
97% agreed objectives
for workshop were
clearly explained.
82 % agreed there were
time for hands on
activity.
91% agreed amount of
information was about
right.
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A very, very, special thanks to Kevin Liles and the Make It Happen Foundation Team!
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. David Wilson, President
Dr. Fikru Boghossian, Dean, School of
Business
Yvette Racks, EDAC
Dawn Scruggs
Brian White
Tremaine Joy
Terrence Baker
Tychina McCoy, EDAC Interns
Malik Simmons, EDAC Interns
Mike Nyce, WEAA
Omar S. Muhammad, EDAC
RESOURCE PROVIDERS
Shyah Dickerson, KWL Enterprises
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Nykidra Robinson
A.L. Dukes, Subway
Deb Tillett, Emerging Technology Center
Lynn Slone, Emerging Technology Center
Jonathan Meyers, Printless Plans
Jared Lyles, Printless Plans
Dr. Diala Toure, James E. Lewis Museum of Art
Chris Chiang, TheraCord
Jonathan Revlon, CPA, Band Happy
Raevyn Jones, www.raevynjones.com
Morgan State University Schools
Ardyn Barton, School of Business & Management
Kendall Blackston, School of Engineering
Nia Johnson, School of Social Work
Georgia Sawyer, School of Computers, Mathematics &
Natural Sciences
Robert Fronta & Carolyn Ingram, Americorps/Financial Literacy
Johnny Macon, School of Architecture and Planning
Victoria Valentine, School of Global Journalism and
Communications
MENTORS
Michael Spikes, Jr.
Morgan State University
Taija Thomas,
Morgan State University
And to all that made the Kevin Liles Make It Happen Foundation Summer Business Academy a great success!
Special Thanks
JUDGES
Kate Alegado, Alegado Media
Will Mapp, III, Studio Code
Works
Jonathan Moore, Rowdy Orbit
Sam Henry, Given.to
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2013 Make It Happen Foundation Summer Business Academy
Entrepreneurship Memories
Congrats to our MIHF Business Academy Winners….
Biggest Boss, B-More Artsy, Most Active Entrepreneur and
Top Investor!
