Karlie Kloss

Not nothing. But I was so excited to sort of support the school.

Not nothing. But I was so excited to sort of support the school.

And I did not think in that moment I was starting an education nonprofit. No.

And I did not think in that moment I was starting an education nonprofit. No.

I'm going to do a good deed. And Emma, when I tell you the response we had to those 21 scholarship slots, thousands, really thousands of young women around the world and actually people, women, men of all ages. And the scholarship specifically was 13 to 18 year old young women in our programs that we wanted to sort of teach these skills. And that's the way the program was designed.

I'm going to do a good deed. And Emma, when I tell you the response we had to those 21 scholarship slots, thousands, really thousands of young women around the world and actually people, women, men of all ages. And the scholarship specifically was 13 to 18 year old young women in our programs that we wanted to sort of teach these skills. And that's the way the program was designed.

But it sort of really was a moment where I was like, oh, wow, there's a disconnect here of enormous opportunity in these spaces and the lack of access to them. And maybe I should have built a for-profit business at that time around it. But I was like, let me just help connect these dots.

But it sort of really was a moment where I was like, oh, wow, there's a disconnect here of enormous opportunity in these spaces and the lack of access to them. And maybe I should have built a for-profit business at that time around it. But I was like, let me just help connect these dots.

It was so bootstrapped for a very long time. I, you know, we really sort of piecemealed it. Like, Like at the time, you know, I had nobody helping me. I didn't have an assistant. I had nothing. So the founder of the school and I sort of like went through a lot of applications. And, you know, the school really at the time was helpful in operating that first year.

It was so bootstrapped for a very long time. I, you know, we really sort of piecemealed it. Like, Like at the time, you know, I had nobody helping me. I didn't have an assistant. I had nothing. So the founder of the school and I sort of like went through a lot of applications. And, you know, the school really at the time was helpful in operating that first year.

And we, I mean, it was hard to choose. And it is hard to choose because, you know. There's so much need out there. There's so much need. But so what, this is where it's like, I'm so proud to tell you, This summer, for instance, we're going through applications right now. We will have 3,000 scholarships.

And we, I mean, it was hard to choose. And it is hard to choose because, you know. There's so much need out there. There's so much need. But so what, this is where it's like, I'm so proud to tell you, This summer, for instance, we're going through applications right now. We will have 3,000 scholarships.

This summer alone, we will have 3,000 scholarships for young women around the world. How many women have been through the program? So this is the crazy thing. So from 2015 until now, we have had more than 11,000 young women in our programs around the world. So it started 21 scholarships. The next year was 75. The next year was 150. And then I think Next year was a thousand.

This summer alone, we will have 3,000 scholarships for young women around the world. How many women have been through the program? So this is the crazy thing. So from 2015 until now, we have had more than 11,000 young women in our programs around the world. So it started 21 scholarships. The next year was 75. The next year was 150. And then I think Next year was a thousand.

70%.

70%.

Compare that to 4% of women in America graduating with computer science degrees. So 70% of our alumni are sort of go through our program and realize the enormous sort of opportunity, not just in tech, candidly. If you want to start a business like yours, if you want to go into beauty, into social entrepreneurship. Yes. Into, you know, climate change, into mental health areas, into medical fields.

Compare that to 4% of women in America graduating with computer science degrees. So 70% of our alumni are sort of go through our program and realize the enormous sort of opportunity, not just in tech, candidly. If you want to start a business like yours, if you want to go into beauty, into social entrepreneurship. Yes. Into, you know, climate change, into mental health areas, into medical fields.

Like technical literacy is invaluable, especially when you talk about things like AI, like the evolving world we're living in. I mean, by the way, the entire world will need to be re-skilled as AI is transforming how we live.

Like technical literacy is invaluable, especially when you talk about things like AI, like the evolving world we're living in. I mean, by the way, the entire world will need to be re-skilled as AI is transforming how we live.