Create
your
internship.
A new kind of internship program
for ambitious highschoolers.
Let’s be honest.
A lot of students today look successful… but don’t feel capable.
They’ve mastered the “game of school”: follow instructions, earn high grades, and stack activities. But when the instructions disappear—when the problem is messy, unclear, or changing fast—they freeze. That’s not a character flaw. It’s how school has trained them.
But now AI is speeding everything up. The world is changing faster than anyone can plan for. Careers aren’t linear. Expectations keep shifting. There’s no “right answer” anymore. Even employers and top universities are noticing the gap. Students are arriving with impressive transcripts… but without the confidence to lead themselves, adapt quickly, or build something real.
Parents feel this too. The path forward looks hazier than ever. Jobs change. Roles evolve. There’s no clear roadmap. So the real question isn’t just, “Will my student get into a good college?” It’s, “Will they know how to navigate uncertainty when the rules keep changing?”
So we built a different path.
We brought together entrepreneurs and builders to design a new kind of “internship program” where students explore their interests, discover opportunities for impact, and find real work opportunities. Unlike other programs, our students aren't spoon-fed clerical work. Instead, we’re focused on empowering each student to create their own opportunities aligned with their interest. That's the essential skill that school, sports, and test prep miss.
Here’s what it looks like
From idea to impact, with feedback at every step.
1.Turn a passion into a problem the student cares about.
2. Discover how that problem affects local organizations.
3. Work with mentors to find opportunities for solutions.
4. Build a portfolio of solutions and live pitch to an expert panel.
5. Generate real opportunities, build confidence, and stand out on applications.
Meet your Instructor
Our mentors are Serial Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30u30 Honorees, Top Management Consultants, Big Tech Designers, and Award-Winning Sales Execs.
My name's Jonny Lowndes, and I've been a strategy consultant for fifteen years. My clients have been massive companies, governments, and charities trying to change the world; I helped them take their ideas and build them into real-world projects. I’ve helped build a driverless pickup truck; I’ve made my own carbon-neutral gasoline; I’ve made a career doing a range of things I’m passionate about.
I want to help you do the same: teach you how to build a project for yourself, and maybe build the start of a career, based on your passion.
This experience is the opposite of school as usual.
Not waiting for instructions—but defining the work.
Not optimizing for the right answer—but learning to make good decisions when there isn’t one.
Because here’s the truth about admissions now:
Most applicants look the same. Strong grades.
Similar clubs. Similar essays. Similar “leadership.”
It’s just noise for admissions officers.
Don’t fall into that trap.
Here’s the impact.
Here’s how I improved it.
Here’s what I’d do next.
Here’s the final result.
Here’s what I built.
Here’s what didn’t work.
Here’s the first draft.
Here’s the results.
Here’s a real problem
What actually stands out is a student who can say…
Create
your
internship.
A new kind of internship program
for ambitious teens (12-18).
Let’s be honest.
A lot of students today look successful… but don’t feel capable.
They’ve mastered the “game of school”: follow instructions, earn high grades, and stack activities. But when the instructions disappear—when the problem is messy, unclear, or changing fast—they freeze. That’s not a character flaw. It’s how school has trained them.
But now AI is speeding everything up. The world is changing faster than anyone can plan for. Careers aren’t linear. Expectations keep shifting. There’s no “right answer” anymore. Even employers and top universities are noticing the gap. Students are arriving with impressive transcripts… but without the confidence to lead themselves, adapt quickly, or build something real.
Parents feel this too. The path forward looks hazier than ever. Jobs change. Roles evolve. There’s no clear roadmap. So the real question isn’t just, “Will my student get into a good college?” It’s, “Will they know how to navigate uncertainty when the rules keep changing?”
So we built a different path.
We brought together entrepreneurs and builders to design a new kind of “internship program” where students explore their interests, discover opportunities for impact, and find real work opportunities. Unlike other programs, our students aren't spoon-fed clerical work. Instead, we’re focused on empowering each student to create their own opportunities aligned with their interest. That's the essential skill that school, sports, and test prep miss.
Here’s what it looks like
From idea to impact, with feedback at every step.
1.Turn a passion into a problem the student cares about.
2. Discover how that problem affects local organizations.
3. Work with mentors to find opportunities for solutions.
4. Build a portfolio of solutions and live pitch to an expert panel.
5. Generate real opportunities, build confidence, and stand out on applications.
Meet your Instructor
Our mentors are Serial Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30u30 Honorees, Top Management Consultants, Big Tech Designers, and Award-Winning Sales Execs.
My name's Jonny Lowndes, and I've been a strategy consultant for fifteen years. My clients have been massive companies, governments, and charities trying to change the world; I helped them take their ideas and build them into real-world projects. I’ve helped build a driverless pickup truck; I’ve made my own carbon-neutral gasoline; I’ve made a career doing a range of things I’m passionate about.
I want to help you do the same: teach you how to build a project for yourself, and maybe build the start of a career, based on your passion.
This experience is the opposite of school as usual.
Not waiting for instructions—but defining the work.
Not optimizing for the right answer—but learning to make good decisions when there isn’t one.
Because here’s the truth about admissions now:
Most applicants look the same. Strong grades.
Similar clubs. Similar essays. Similar “leadership.”
It’s just noise for admissions officers.
Don’t fall into that trap.
Here’s the impact.
Here’s how I improved it.
Here’s what I’d do next.
Here’s the final result.
Here’s what I built.
Here’s what didn’t work.
Here’s the first draft.
Here’s the results.
Here’s a real problem
What actually stands out is a student who can say…
Create
your
internship.
A new kind of internship program
for ambitious teens (12-18).
Let’s be honest.
A lot of students today look successful… but don’t feel capable.
They’ve mastered the “game of school”: follow instructions, earn high grades, and stack activities. But when the instructions disappear—when the problem is messy, unclear, or changing fast—they freeze. That’s not a character flaw. It’s how school has trained them.
But now AI is speeding everything up. The world is changing faster than anyone can plan for. Careers aren’t linear. Expectations keep shifting. There’s no “right answer” anymore. Even employers and top universities are noticing the gap. Students are arriving with impressive transcripts… but without the confidence to lead themselves, adapt quickly, or build something real.
Parents feel this too. The path forward looks hazier than ever. Jobs change. Roles evolve. There’s no clear roadmap. So the real question isn’t just, “Will my student get into a good college?” It’s, “Will they know how to navigate uncertainty when the rules keep changing?”
So we built a different path.
We brought together entrepreneurs and builders to design a new kind of “internship program” where students explore their interests, discover opportunities for impact, and find real work opportunities. Unlike other programs, our students aren't spoon-fed clerical work. Instead, we’re focused on empowering each student to create their own opportunities aligned with their interest. That's the essential skill that school, sports, and test prep miss.
Here’s what it looks like
From idea to impact, with feedback at every step.
1.Turn a passion into a problem the student cares about.
2. Discover how that problem affects local organizations.
3. Work with mentors to find opportunities for solutions.
4. Build a portfolio of solutions and live pitch to an expert panel.
5. Generate real opportunities, build confidence, and stand out on applications.
Meet your Instructor
Our mentors are Serial Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30u30 Honorees, Top Management Consultants, Big Tech Designers, and Award-Winning Sales Execs.
My name's Jonny Lowndes, and I've been a strategy consultant for fifteen years. My clients have been massive companies, governments, and charities trying to change the world; I helped them take their ideas and build them into real-world projects. I’ve helped build a driverless pickup truck; I’ve made my own carbon-neutral gasoline; I’ve made a career doing a range of things I’m passionate about.
I want to help you do the same: teach you how to build a project for yourself, and maybe build the start of a career, based on your passion.
This experience is the opposite of school as usual.
Not waiting for instructions—but defining the work.
Not optimizing for the right answer—but learning to make good decisions when there isn’t one.
Because here’s the truth about admissions now:
Most applicants look the same. Strong grades.
Similar clubs. Similar essays. Similar “leadership.”
It’s just noise for admissions officers.
Don’t fall into that trap.
Here’s the impact.
Here’s how I improved it.
Here’s what I’d do next.
Here’s the final result.
Here’s what I built.
Here’s what didn’t work.
Here’s the first draft.
Here’s the results.
Here’s a real problem