Dany DeGrave, FirstGen
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I remove barriers so FirstGens can thrive. https://linktr.ee/inpersonplus #firstgen
Great advice from @drkallschmidt.bsky.social #FirstGen
Dr. Anna Kallschmidt@drkallschmidt.bsky.social · 5d agoThings first-gen professionals may not know These sessions continue weekly on Skool! We have group coaching every week. Book available now, link in bio. Helpful for staff, people #leaders, and #humanresources #firstgen #financialliteracy #workingclass
In the industrial age, following the manual was valuable. In the AI age, figuring it out may be more valuable. FirstGen people have been practicing that their entire lives. Andrea Acosta exemplifies this trajectory very well. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/1bwc... #firstgen #AI
“I walked away completely debt-free from college because I refused to stop looking for solutions." ft. Andrea Acosta, VP of Sales Edflex
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Valid point for FirstGens. #FirstGen
Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson@hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 3w agoActively demystifying the hidden curriculum is a key obligation of supervisors and mentors at all levels, including in the classroom, peer-to-peer mentoring, and in informal conversations. #academia #research #science #FirstGen
Moms play such an important role in life. #firstgen #mothers #firstgenproud
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4w ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Justin Reyes shares how a series of accidental opportunities, community support, and a commitment to serving others helped him find his voice. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7eXQ... #FirstGen #Leadership #FirstGenSuccess
🤔: What’s a FirstGen’s favorite workout? 💬: Carrying the weight of expectations and still running toward their dreams. #Jokes #Memes #FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FirstGenCelebrate #FirstGenStudent
That moment you get your college acceptance letter? Pure magic. ✨ For FirstGen students, it’s more than a milestone; it’s a bold step into new territory. Keep going. You’re making history. #FirstGen #CollegeAcceptance #FirstProud #FirstGenCelebrate #Quote #FirstGenstudent
Rimshah is a pro at networking. #firstgen #firstgenproud #globalminded
FirstGens, You Belong Here!@inpersonplus.bsky.social · 2mo agoRimshah Jawad, recently attended the GlobalMindED Conference, joining leaders, educators, innovators, and changemakers from across the country! #GlobalMindED #Leadership #Innovation #CommunityImpact #InPersonPlus #firstgen #FirstGenProud
If you want to discover a story of resilience, this is it. #firstgen #firstgenproud
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Angela Martinez shares her FirstGen journey from uncertainty to leadership, proving persistence, community, and belief can rewrite your path. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5tOQ... #FirstGen #Leadership #FirstGenProud
Speak first. You’re worth it. #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 3mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Karla Pacheco talks with Jesus Ruvalcaba about missing college requirements, discovering design without a roadmap, and building a business rooted in culture and community. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3GXT... #FirstGen #Latino #FirstGenProud
2x Congratulations 👏👏👏@roberta-stardust.bsky.social #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen
Roberta@roberta-stardust.bsky.social · 3mo agoFlashback Friday. Graduation season. First Master's graduation, fun celebration. No photos of the second Master's graduation because I graduated during Covid times. We had a virtual ceremony & I did not join the zoom. #mba #womeninstem #firstgen #latina
Often a dilemma for a young FirstGen: follow your heart or follow the money. And what will family say about your choice? #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Sena Bryant shares what it’s like navigating college, creativity, and leadership while also learning the system the hard way and pushing change for those coming next. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3Dxd... #FirstGen #GraphicDesigner #FirstGenProud
White collar comfort zone + Blue collar comfort zone = a broader comfort zone. Basically the point made by @drkallschmidt.bsky.social #FirstGen #celebratefirstgen #firstgenproud
Dr. Anna Kallschmidt@drkallschmidt.bsky.social · 3mo agoAs #ai threatens more #whitecollar work, more people from #bluecollae backgrounds are thankful for their “lower skill” work. This is an interesting twist on my research findings from 2018, that a working-class background is stigmatized in professional settings
For any FirstGen student out there: listen to your peer in this podcast. So much practical advice. A must listen! #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen #firstgencollegestudent #STEM #latinawomen
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎙️ New on The FirstGen Lounge: Ange Mendez opens up about being FirstGen— discovering networking late, and building confidence through community college, leadership, and discipline at NC State. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/67yO... #FirstGen #Latina #FirstGenProud #SHPE #STEM
Peer grit helps people - invest in human capital, - choose better-fit paths, - persist through adversity. Especially effective for FirstGens. From @efiadamopoulou.bsky.social #FirstGen
Efi Adamopoulou@efiadamopoulou.bsky.social · 5mo agoExcited to share new work with Yaming Cao @zew.de and @kayaez.bsky.social @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social published in Labour Economics! Students with gritty peers in high school are more likely to succeed in the labor market. Gritty peers are pivotal for #FirstGen students. doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
I wish somebody would have told me this years ago. #firstgen #firstgenproud #podcast
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎙️ New on The First Gen Lounge: Moises Young shares what it means to build a career without insider rules—pivoting paths, learning the system solo, and taking a seat at the table as a FirstGen leader at Amtrak. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3emT... #FirstGen #Amtrak #FirstGenProud #SHPE
👏 @erindmorton.bsky.social So useful to share these stories! #firstgen #celebratefirstgen #firstgenproud
“I felt like I didn’t belong”, but he did! #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen #STEM #engineering
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Boeing engineer Leo Soto shares how he discovered engineering later than most and learned he belonged only after someone said it out loud. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1lWQ... #FirstGen #Engineering #FirstGenProud
"Your wholeness is your superpower" writes Dr. Lori Marie Huertas. 👏 👏 👏 "I grew up believing I had to choose: the academic or the dancer, the professional or the mother, the Puerto Rican or the American..." influentialwomen.com/blog/the-pow... #FirstGen #wholeself #FirstGenProfessional #Latinas
The Power of Showing Up Whole: A First-Gen Latina's Guide to Leading Without Shrinking
Stop shrinking to fit in—your whole story is your greatest strength. Discover 3 powerful practices for Latina leaders to lead authentically and expand their influence.
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When you are expected to be in the room, believe you belong there! #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, engineer Diana Ortega shares what it’s like to build a career before knowing the rules: networking, access, and asking for help. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5EOX... #FirstGen #STEM #FirstGenProud
She will get there. With a little help from us all it will be a little easier. #firstgen
Martha Crawford@whatashrinkthinks.com · 4mo agoA new update from our defacto foster kid who is kicking ass in university that she may never have gotten to with without support from an extraordinary community:
This means that of the only 4 humans out of the 8 billion on earth who are on their way to the moon, 50% are FirstGen! #artemis #moon #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen #space
FirstGens, You Belong Here!@inpersonplus.bsky.social · 4mo agoDid you know? Half of the Artemis II crew are FirstGen 🚀 #FirstGenProud #CelebrateFirstGen #Space #Artemis #Moon #NASA #InPersonPlus Media credit: NASA
Most entrepreneurs are also FirstGens. Also figuring things out on their own, breaking new ground, pioneering new pathways without an existing network. Maria is one of them. Listen to her story. #firstgen #firstgenproud #celebratefirstgen #startup #entrepreneurship
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 5mo ago🎙️ FirstGen means becoming the problem‑solver before you even know the rules. This week, Maria Grazia Le Mura shares how she built a global language‑learning platform after navigating immigration, responsibility, and entrepreneurship on her own. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0ieY...
“FirstGen students walk into school systems not designed for them”. Imagine how different it would be if the school system was designed for them. #firstgen #celebratefirstgen #firstgenproud
FirstGens, You Belong Here!@inpersonplus.bsky.social · 5mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Dr. Rosemarie Allen shares how she navigated school systems never built for her—turning early suspension, bias, and “no roadmap” moments into a mission for equity and healing. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5vj6... #FirstGen #Equity #FirstGenProud
Few people know that this FirstGen became the CEO of Goldman Sachs. His great grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from what is Poland today. #FirstGen #FirstGenProud #CelebrateFirstGen
FirstGens, You Belong Here!@inpersonplus.bsky.social · 5mo agoGrowing up in public housing in Brooklyn, Blankfein became the first in his family to attend college before eventually leading Goldman Sachs. A reminder for every FirstGen student: where you start does not define where you can go. Image credit: x.com/lloydblankfe
That feeling of navigating college without a roadmap. Great episode, of the podcast I mean 😉 #firstgen #firstgencollegestudent
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 5mo ago🎙️️ Dr. Antonio “Tone” Williams opens up about choosing college without guidance, learning the system by trial + error, and becoming the mentor he never had. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/793b... #FirstGen #HigherEd #FirstGenProud
Congratulations @profshirleylin.bsky.social 🎊🎉👍 #firstgenproud #firstgen #firstgenprofessional #celebratefirstgen
Prof. Shirley Lin@profshirleylin.bsky.social · 5mo agoBeyond thrilled my colleagues voted to promote me to full Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law!! Grateful to colleagues who devoted extra time to evaluate my impact in research and pedagogy - and to all in my community who mentored me to see this day. (And a year early, at that!) #firstgen
This is truly an incredible story of being one day away from shutting down a startup, to a thriving business today. And then using part of the funds to give talented girls a better path in life. One of those inspiring FirstGen stories to remember. #FirstGen #FirstGenProud #resilience #startup
The FirstGen Lounge@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social · 6mo ago🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, meet Udayan Bose: a FirstGen founder who built a global company while learning every unspoken rule on his own. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3wzl... #FirstGen #CEO #FirstGenProud
