Ignacio House Embarks on New Professional Development Programming

Over the past several months, resident scholars at Ignacio House of Studies have had the tremendous opportunity to learn from the exceptional talent at Sullivan, Inc.—one of New York City’s premier branding and marketing agencies. Sullivan provides brand and customer engagement consulting to some of the nation’s leading firms, universities, and companies including J.P. Morgan Chase, Bloomberg LLP, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Johnson & Johnson. Bringing their expertise to the table, they sought ways that they could support the nurturing of our resident scholars as they begin to navigate the professional world beyond the prison walls. 

Working with a group of five scholars, Sullivan has provided individualized coaching and guidance for folks working on entrepreneurial ventures and non-profit creation. Our resident scholars have a wealth of lived-experience that oftentimes translates directly into the professional work they seek out. Some have focused their energy on developing rubrics for youth engagement, while others have focused on leveraging audience engagement in the podcasting and social media media space. Others have focused on their advocacy work, particularly concerning the state of criminal justice and inequality in America. Through this all, Sullivan has helped our scholars construct cogent and compelling narratives to market themselves and their projects to broaden their reach and deepen their depth of impact. 

Thrive For Life is incredibly honored and grateful to Sullivan and their entire team for taking an interest in our brothers at Ignacio House as they strive to reach new heights of achievement. We look forward to seeing the fruits of their labor in all that is to come!