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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Our Impact

Proven Results for Talent and Teams

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.

Founded by visionary CEO, Tracey Pennywell (entrepreneur, speaker, author and career coach) and NBA veteran George Lynch, a former NBA veteran and lifelong advocate for education equity. Together, they launched a movement to connect top talent from HBCUs with forward-thinking companies — creating real-world career opportunities and leveling the playing field.
“Build high-impact pathways that unlock economic mobility for students and deliver strategic value for employers.”

Talent Spotlight: Real Stories. Real Talent. Powered by Corporate Partnership.

Students from HBCUs across the country are gaining confidence, mentorship, and job-
readiness skills through our career prep webinars — and forward-thinking companies are
helping unlock their potential.

— Evans Otoo

Delaware State University | Sponsored by CH Robinson

“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

Hampton University | Sponsored by DocuSign
“The resume keywords session really stood out. I learned how to make my resume eye-catching and focused on what recruiters are looking for. It’s already helping me highlight my strengths more clearly.”

— April Ossai

Claflin University | Sponsored by DocuSign
“I got helpful, valuable feedback on my resume that I’ve already started using. The breakout rooms were particularly enjoyable because I got to speak one-on-one with professionals who actually cared about my growth. I plan to improve my networking, set clearer career goals, and stay connected with the mentors I met.”

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

CEO – HBCU HEROES
ENTREPRENEUR
CARRER COACH

Lauryn S. Ivery

SPEAKER
C – SUITE INTERN
HBCU ALUMNA
ALBANY STATE UNIV. GRAD

Design Your Own Impact

Want something custom? We’ll co-build a program around your mission — with real reporting, engagement metrics, and meaningful outcomes.

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