Workshop
Rise 2 Create
Equip adults to process their story, take their seat, and move with confidence.
Rise 2 Create was built for the quiet crisis a lot of young people live with every day. They learn how to clap for strangers through likes, follows, and highlight reels, but nobody teaches them how to clap for themselves. So they perform confidence, chase approval, and call it ambition, while the real version of them sits in the background underfed and unheard.
This experience creates a different lane. It gives youth a structured space to name what they feel, understand what is shaping them, and stop confusing survival habits for personality. Participants learn to recognize the patterns behind their reactions, their relationships, and their choices, then start building a new internal foundation rooted in clarity instead of comparison.
Rise 2 Create blends social emotional learning with creative expression so growth is not just talked about, it is made visible. Youth use storytelling, branding, and production as a mirror and a megaphone. The process helps them turn emotion into language, language into choices, and choices into work they can be proud of.
The program also strengthens leadership in a way that does not require kids to become adults too early. It focuses on communication, boundaries, accountability, and confidence, while honoring where they are right now. Youth learn how to take feedback without folding, how to speak up without exploding, and how to lead themselves before trying to lead anybody else.
By the end, participants leave with tools they can repeat and evidence they can point to. They do not just feel better for a day, they leave with a blueprint for how to regulate, create, and move forward with intention. Rise 2 Create is not small talk. It is a comeback with receipts.
What you’ll gain
Stronger emotional awareness and regulation tools that work in real life
Clear language for habits, attitudes, beliefs, and expectations that shape choices
Confidence built through creation, not just motivation
Practical creative workflows for storytelling, branding, and production quality
Communication skills for boundaries, feedback, and leadership in peer spaces
A personal blueprint for next steps in school, work, and community leadership
Ideal Audience
Youth and young adults ages 16 to 24, schools, youth serving organizations, re entry and workforce readiness programs, and community partners who want culturally grounded development with real outcomes. Can be tailored to specific age groups.
Delivery Options
Three day in person experience, cohort based program, school day or after school series, summer intensive, partner sponsored community offering