Birthing Innovative Geniuses (BIG)

Mission: To transform the lives of our youth by unveiling their “WHY” for existence through entrepreneurship and wealth creation.

Birthing Innovative Geniuses (BIG) was established in 2016 to bring entrepreneurship and financial literacy to underserved youths in Detroit. BIG is unlocking the door to our youth’s “creative genius,” which has been locked away due to fear, insecurities, lack of resources, and opportunities. The playing field has not been equal for our youths in low-income communities to create businesses and build lasting wealth. For too long, gifted, skilled, and brilliant youths’ dreams have fallen by the wayside. There was no platform to show them how to cultivate their inventions into products and services that could improve the living conditions of their families and communities. The BIG Institute is here to provide youths with opportunities and resources to turn their dreams into innovations. We are taking them to the next level by breaking down the barriers.

BIG has developed comprehensive programs unlike any offered by existing youth organizations. Our courses are execution-style, meaning students learn by good ol’ fashioned trial and error. This style of learning promotes ingenuity, innovation, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and sparks creativity. Our creative genius is the ability to develop, produce, and execute our products and services. Our project-based courses, financial literacy pop-ups, innovation camps, and cartoon series were designed to change the lives of youths and, therefore, change the world. Our focus is to bring financial freedom to underserved youths to live life on their terms. We’re laser-focused on turning generational poverty into generational wealth!