ROADTRIP NATION Season 19


Season 19 description:

Long Description (<400 characters)
Follow along as three young people, eager to face the challenges of moving forward in the workforce, travel around the country to talk to software engineers, CEOs, political campaign managers, and more. Between their stories and those of the inspiring people they interview, it becomes apparent no hurdle is high enough to stop you from jumping toward your goals.

Short Description (<90 characters)
Three young people discover where you come from doesn’t determine where you end up.

Medium Description (<140 characters)
Three young people set out across the U.S. to interview successful individuals who have used the difficulty of their pasts to fuel their future.


#1901: Taking Off

Roadtrippers Taiheem, Yasmine, and Denise set out in the green RV to speak with inspiring people who’ve triumphed over adversity to find success in the workforce. Hear their stories and watch as they interview Gerald Chertavian, the CEO of Year Up, a nonprofit helping low-income young adults get internships at major companies.

Short description (≤90 char):
Meet the team as they embark on a journey to find their place in the workforce.

Medium description (≤140 char):
Meet Taiheem, Yasmine, and Denise and see the beginning of their journey to interview people who’ve turned their struggles into strengths.

Long description (≤400 char):


#1902: Trailblazing

Long description (≤400 char):
The team hears how Anel Perez, an Amazon solutions architect, went from working eighty hour weeks at multiple jobs to getting hired at one of the nation’s premier tech companies. Later, they meet with political campaign manager Andre Carroll and hear his story of how his own life struggles have fueled his desire to make the world a better place.

Short description (≤90 char):
The team meets an Amazon solutions architect and a political campaign manager.

Medium description (≤140 char):
Taiheem discusses finding his place in tech with an Amazon solutions architect, and the team meets with a political campaign manager.



#1903: Yesterday is Not Tomorrow

Long description (≤400 char):
Regina Andino, a Senior Executive Assistant at JP Morgan Chase, discusses the pros and cons of pursuing traditional versus nontraditional pathways to achieve your career goals with the team. They also talk with Plinio Ayala, the president and CEO of Per Scholas, the IT training school that helped secure a job in the field for Taiheem.

Short description (≤90 char):
The team travels from top banks to IT training companies in search of inspiration.

Medium description (≤140 char):
Denise discusses a career in finance with a fellow Year Up alum now working at JP Morgan Chase, and the team visits an IT training company.



#1904: Lessons Learned

Long description (≤400 char):
Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, talks about how important social services are in making sure the most people possible can achieve their dreams. The roadtrippers return home with lessons learned and goals ready to be attained.

Short description (≤90 char):
The team returns home, ready to take their first steps into the future.

Medium description (≤140 char):
Yasmine returns to Phalanx Family Services, an organization that helped her get on her feet, and the team finishes their journey.