Innovator Spotlight: EJ Carrion of 817 Podcast and Student Success Agency
Student Success Agency EJ was a first-generation college student and got the opportunity to attend college through the Bill Gates Scholarship. He now uses his experiences to support low-income students from over two-hundred schools across the country by providing free tutoring through his organization, the Student Success Agency. “I was the oldest of two and experiencing it myself as a first gen kid really got me passionate. When kids are doing their homework, dealing with some challenges or trying to apply to a scholarship, that's oftentimes after school. This means your college advisors are no longer available,...
