The Bridge Between Corporate Leaders and HBCU Talent
Whether you’re here to connect with high-potential HBCU students, recent grads or
young professionals — or you’re one of them — you’ve come to the right place.
🧑🏽💼 Engage Your Team. Grow Your Pipeline.
Post jobs, lead branded webinars, mentor high-potential students, and expand your brand as a leader in early talent development… all virtually.
🎓 Find Opportunities. Build Confidence. Get Hired.
Set up a free profile, join live workshops, connect with real companies, and prepare for a career that fits your goals.
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Tap Into a Pipeline of High-Potential,
Underrepresented TalentBuild future-ready teams while giving your employees meaningful ways
to engage — through hiring, mentorship, or corporate-led learning sessions.
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Tap Into a Pipeline of High-Potential,Underrepresented Talent
Build future-ready teams while giving your employees meaningful ways
to engage — through hiring, mentorship, or corporate-led learning sessions.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Join industry leaders investing in diverse hiring and real community impact.







Two Ways to Engage

Job Board
Discover Young, Driven Talent
Explore a growing network of early-career students and recent grads ready to intern, contribute, and grow with your company.

Upskill Board
Volunteer Your Time. Build Future Talent.
Your team can lead webinars, host resume reviews, or offer mentorship. Invest in the next generation while reinforcing your company’s leadership in community impact and recruitment.
Why Top Companies Choose Us
Turn One Hour Into Lasting Impact
With HBCU Heroes, you can engage virtually — on your schedule — and make a real difference while advancing your company’s corporate volunteering, DEI, ERG, and recruiting goals.
- Lead branded virtual events
- Mentor students from your desk
- Build authentic early-career pipelines
- Report impact with data-rich metrics

Our Impact
250,000+ students reached
20,000+ professionals engaged
2,000+ webinars & coaching events hosted
92% of students say they feel more career-ready
Thousands hired or referred through our programs
Meet the Founders
Driving Career Access. Bridging Opportunity.

Talent Spotlight: Real Stories. Real Talent. Powered by Corporate Partnership.
readiness skills through our career prep webinars — and forward-thinking companies are
helping unlock their potential.

— Evans Otoo
“I learned that there is no role that is too high to reach for. The one-on-one breakout room sessions helped me realize that companies want to help — they’re not out of reach. I’m now tailoring my resume to reflect the roles I actually want.”

— Toyin Raphael

— April Ossai
Want to see your company here?
Sponsor a career readiness session and connect directly with emerging HBCU talent.
Back-to-School Program: LinkedIn LevelUp
Webinar with Tracey Pennywell and Lauryn S. Ivery

Tracey Pennywell
HOST
ENTREPRENEUR
CARRER COACH

Lauryn S. Ivery
HBCU ALUMNA
ALBANY STATE UNIV. GRAD
Design Your Own Impact
Upcoming Events
- Date: August 12, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: August 25, 2025
- Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: September 3, 2025
- Time: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Let’s Partner
- Flexible engagement models
- Live and virtual programming
- Monthly reports and outcome tracking
- Aligns with DEI, ESG, and CSR goals