Leading Rebels

Rena Pacheco-Theard, CEO and Cofounder of Prepify, strongly believes that being given opportunities also means a responsibility to pass them on. That is what motivated her to found Prepify, a free college prep website and app to help talented, underrepresented high schoolers go to top colleges after being one herself, and what shapes her view of what good leadership looks like.

Tune in to this episode to learn how to:

• What it means to be a first-generation college student
• How to support someone transitioning from school to college
• How to use technology to reach more people at scale
• How to become a mentor for the next generation of leaders
• The key three areas to focus on as a leader
• How to be your own advocate and connect with role models
• The importance of persistence

Rena Pacheco-Theard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Prepify, a free college prep website and mobile app to help talented, underrepresented high schoolers go to top colleges. She worked previously as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, assisting public sector agencies, and as an international development researcher and advocate at the Center for Global Development and the ONE Campaign. She also co-founded a youth outreach non-profit, City FC (Football Club), combining soccer and academics for DC public high school students. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Learn more about Rena: Prepify | LinkedIn | Twitter