Our agenda
Our story
Accolades & Recognition (2015–2025)
- Brilliant Fest - Speaker (2025)
- Washington Post - Featured Article (2024)
- “Most Innovative Skills Academy in the UK” – Empowered Youth (2022)
- TEDx Talk – “How to Futureproof the Next Generation” (2021)
- Top 100 Most Influential Young People (2020)
- Fast Company – Most Innovative People in Business (2019)
- GQ Magazine – Featured in “Power People” List (2018)
- Youth Month Expo – Largest in Southern Hemisphere (2015–2019)
2025
Scaling to Success
- E-Fol.io goes live!
- Earniversity launches it's Wealth Launchpad course
- Renews partnerships with Essex County Council, NEEB, Castle Point, York College, UTC Portsmouth +
- Featured at Brilliant Fest - Liverpool - Nov '25
- Has several hundred more graduates complete the programmes
2024
Rapid Expansion
- Earniversity expands nationally in the UK and grows internationally.
- Partnered with Essex County Council, York College, Clarion Housing Group, and more.
- Featured in The Washington Post for redefining youth financial literacy and real-world skills.
- Maintains a 76% programme completion rate, with 72% of students earning money during the 5-week course.
2023
Earniversity is Born
The culmination of nearly a decade of youth development innovation.
- Earniversity officially launches, integrating the best of Pride Factor, Inspired Youth, Empowered Youth, and Young Mavericks Academy.
- Partnerships with AWS, YMCA, and others.
- Built by a team of education, finance, entrepreneurship, and creative industry experts.
- Designed to fill a critical global gap in money skills and real-world readiness.
2022
Streets to Success
- Delivers a high-impact intervention programme for 15 high-risk young offenders in Derby.
- Run in partnership with the UK’s Safer Streets initiative.
- Empowered Youth awarded “Most Innovative Skills Academy in the UK”.
2021
Digital Academy & TEDx
- Young Mavericks Academy launches as a fully digital programme: cool, fun, and relevant to young people’s realities.
- Crosses 60,000 student milestone.
- Invited to deliver a TEDx Talk: “How to Futureproof the Next Generation”.
2019–2020
Empowered Youth
- Rebrand to Empowered Youth, expanding into the UK, US, and the Philippines.
- Hosts immersive “Experiences” like That’s Pitchin’! and skills-building events—both in-person and virtual.
- Collaborations with colleges and companies to scale youth readiness programs.
- Recognised in: Fast Company’s “Most Innovative People in Business” (2019)
- Top 100 Most Influential Young People (2020)
2017–2019
Exploration & Events
- Rolled out national events in South Africa: Ready. Set. Success! and Gear Up for Greatness in partnership with HDi Youth.
- Partnered with the Dept. of EDHE and Vodafone to host university tours promoting entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
2015–2016
Inspired Youth Era
- Rebrands from Pride Factor to Inspired Youth to reflect broader mission and impact.
- Launched the Youth Month Expo with South Africa’s Department of Education – Biggest youth expo in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 100,000 attendees between 2015 and 2019.
- Expanded into Kenya, India, and Namibia.
- Youth-focused media presence: Inspired Youth on the Expresso Morning Show (TV)
- Motivational Minute on 5FM
- Inspired Youth radio show on CliffCentral
2014
Pride Factor is Founded
- Born in South Africa to inspire youth away from poverty, unemployment, and crime.
- Delivered motivational workshops, educational activations, and university tours nationwide.

































