Celebrate Youth Entrepreneurship

Join us for the 15th Annual Event on Thursday, April 25

Each spring University School hosts a free day-long event that brings together nearly 1,000 middle school and high school students. A nationally recognized young entrepreneur will present to students and ignite their inner entrepreneurial spirit.

Our 15th annual Celebrate Youth Entrepreneurship event is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2024. This year’s keynote speaker, India Johnson is the Founder and CEO of UAVistas, a company focused on environmental conservation and drone-based education. She will speak about her passion for ecological presentation and how she connected STEM education and entrepreneurship. Johnson graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2017.

Thursday, April 25 Details
Daytime Field Trip: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
University School Hunting Valley Campus
For middle and high school classes in Northeast Ohio.
There are limited IN-PERSON spaces available to attend.

REGISTER YOUR CLASS NOW

Previous CYE Speakers:

CYE 2023 – Evan Delahanty, Founder and CEO, Peaceful Fruits

CYE 2022 – Jahkil Jackson, Founder, Project I Am

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CYE 2021 – Haile Thomas, Founder, CEO, HAPPY

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CYE 2019 – Graham Veysey US ’00, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of North Water Partners

CYE 2018 – Krystal Persaud, Senior Director of Product Design & Strategy, littleBits

CYE 2017 – Jon Kaplan US ’91, Head of Global Sales, Pinterest

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CYE 2016 – Andrew Yang, Founder and CEO, Venture for America

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CYE 2015 – Clint Greenleaf US ’93, Entrepreneur, Author, Personal Finance Expert

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CYE 2014 – Shama Hyder, Author and Entrepreneur, Zen Marketing

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