DISCOVER
Build who you are.
BUILD WHAT’S NEXT.
Real skills. Real experiences.
Real-world readiness.
BUILD6™ is an experiential development platform that helps people discover who they are, build the skills that matter, explore what’s possible and confidently prepare for what comes next.
SIX STAGES. ONE CONNECTED EXPERIENCE.
DEVELOP
Build the skills that matter.
EXPLORE
Build awareness of what’s possible.
CONNECT
Build relationships that open doors.
EXPERIENCE
Build through the real world.
LAUNCH
Build your next move.
This isn’t six modules to complete. It’s six stages of becoming.
BUILD6™ IN ACTION
People build readiness by doing.
BUILD6™ moves development beyond worksheets and passive learning. Participants practice, communicate, collaborate, connect and reflect — building skills they can actually use.
Build confidence by using your voice.
Practice communication, storytelling and public speaking in ways that prepare people for real conversations.
Learn how to work with people.
Build teamwork, leadership, problem-solving and adaptability through hands-on challenges and shared decisions.
Try it before it counts.
Use role-play, workplace scenarios, interviews and professional conversations to turn knowledge into capability.
Build the tools for what comes next.
Develop resumes, interview skills, professional presence, financial confidence and responsible AI literacy.
Meet people who expand what is possible.
Learn directly from employers, professionals, mentors and community leaders through authentic real-world connection.
Turn experiences into evidence of growth.
Capture reflections, progress and accomplishments so participants can see what they have built and where they are going.
THE PROOF BEHIND BUILD6™
Before BUILD6™ had its name, the model was already working.
BUILD6™ wasn’t created from theory. It grew from real students, real employers, real experiences and lessons learned through years of career-readiness and workforce-development work. This is what that looks like through a student’s eyes.
FUTURE READY→REAL STUDENT EXPERIENCE→LESSONS LEARNED→BUILD6™
This interview documents a student’s experience in the earlier Future Ready internship model that preceded and informed BUILD6™. It is not presented as a claim that the student completed the current BUILD6™ program.
STUDENT STORY • LAKE NORMAN, NORTH CAROLINA
A Student’s Story: From Future Ready to BUILD6™
Real student. Real internship. Real-world growth.THE DIFFERENCE IS THE CONNECTION.
BUILD6™ isn’t designed to keep people inside a platform.
It’s designed to move them beyond it.
BUILD6™ connects learning with people, workplaces, conversations, experiences and opportunities — helping participants understand themselves, practice the skills that matter and see what is possible beyond the program.
PARTICIPANT
FACILITATOR
EMPLOYER
MENTOR
COMMUNITY
★ REAL OPPORTUNITY
ONE FOUNDATION. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS.
Built around your people.
The same six-stage BUILD6™ foundation can be customized around different people, goals, environments and readiness needs.
SCHOOLS + STUDENTS
Career + life readiness that becomes real.
Build confidence, communication, career awareness, financial literacy, AI literacy and professional readiness through applied learning and real-world connection.
BUILD6 FOR SCHOOLS →STUDENT ATHLETES + TEAMS
Build beyond the game.
Translate teamwork, discipline and performance into leadership, communication, financial readiness, career exploration and confidence for life beyond competition.
BUILD6 FOR ATHLETES + TEAMS →EMPLOYEES + WORKFORCES
Develop people. Strengthen teams.
Customize BUILD6™ for onboarding, communication, professional development, leadership, workplace expectations, AI readiness and employee growth.
BUILD6 FOR WORKFORCES →COLLEGES + WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
Connect learning to the next move.
Support career transition, professional readiness, employer connection and the practical skills people need to move confidently into work and opportunity.
BUILD6 FOR PROGRAMS →REAL PEOPLE HELP CREATE REAL READINESS.
BUILD6™ connects participants with the people and organizations that can bring learning to life.
EDUCATORS
Bring the real world into learning.
Use a facilitator-ready experience designed to connect learning, reflection and real-world readiness.
LEARN MORE →EMPLOYERS
Help build tomorrow’s talent.
Share insight, open doors and create meaningful exposure to industries, careers and workplace expectations.
LEARN MORE →MENTORS + SPEAKERS
Share what experience taught you.
Help participants understand careers, decisions, leadership and the realities behind professional success.
LEARN MORE →PARTNERS
Create opportunity together.
Support experiences, connections and pathways that move people beyond learning and toward possibility.
LEARN MORE →COMMUNITIES
Build stronger local connections.
Connect education, employers and community resources around stronger people and better workforce outcomes.
LEARN MORE →I WANT BUILD6™
Bring BUILD6™ to your organization.
Schools, athletic programs, teams, employers, colleges and workforce initiatives can customize the experience around their people and goals.START A CONVERSATION →I WANT TO PARTICIPATE
Help create the experience.
Speak, mentor, facilitate, host a workplace experience, support an internship or job shadow, sponsor, or become a BUILD6™ partner.GET INVOLVED →SPONSOR WHAT’S NEXT™
Invest in potential.
Build stronger futures.
Help students, athletes, teams, schools and emerging professionals access real-world learning and career opportunities.
WHY BUILD6™ IS DIFFERENT
Students do not just hear about readiness. They practice it.
BUILD6™ is a career and life-development experience built around application, professional judgment, communication, exploration, and real-world practice — not another lecture-first career-readiness class.
Most programs tell students what they need to know.BUILD6™ puts them in situations where they have to use it.
Typical approach
BUILD6™ approach
Career information and worksheets
Practice-first career and life development through realistic decisions, challenges, and reflection.
Soft skills discussed
Communication, judgment, teamwork, conflict resolution, adaptability, and professionalism practiced under pressure.
Guest speakers give presentations
Professionals participate through interactive Q&A, challenges, stories, demonstrations, and career exposure.
Career exploration by job title
Students explore industries, hidden roles, workplace systems, pathways, and transferable skills.
One-time exposure
A six-stage pathway: DISCOVER → DEVELOP → EXPLORE → CONNECT → EXPERIENCE → LAUNCH.
Attendance proves completion
Students build evidence through applied work, reflection, portfolio artifacts, presentations, and readiness growth.
OPTIONAL ADD-ON
Internship support & placement coordination
Organizations may add internship-readiness support, employer introductions, host coordination, and local placement assistance. Internship support is optional and separate from the core BUILD6™ curriculum. Placement depends on student readiness, employer fit, host availability, program requirements, and local opportunities; a placement is not guaranteed.
WAYS TO BRING BUILD6™ IN
Start with a workshop or build the full pathway.
Workshops are active, facilitator-led experiences that can be customized for students, athletes, teams, colleges, workforce programs, or emerging professionals.
1 DAY
BUILD6™ Career + Life Readiness Intensive
Approximately 4.5–6 hours • customizable
A high-energy introduction to the BUILD6™ experience. Participants move from self-awareness into professional communication, career exploration, teamwork, and real-world decision-making in one concentrated day.
- Discover strengths, values, transferable skills, and career identity
- Professional communication and first-impression practice
- Interactive workplace improv, role play, and a realistic case challenge
- Career exploration across industries, roles, systems, and pathways
- Team decision-making under pressure with a live twist
- Personal action plan: what I can build next
Participants leave with: clearer self-awareness, practiced workplace skills, broader career visibility, and a specific next-step plan.
2 DAYS
BUILD6™ Applied Career Readiness Lab
Two immersive workshop days • customizable
A deeper BUILD6™ experience with repetition, coaching, multiple workplace scenarios, career-pathway exploration, professional practice, and an applied final challenge.
- Everything in the 1-day workshop, with more time for practice and coaching
- Deeper teamwork, leadership, conflict-resolution, and professional judgment scenarios
- Career pathway mapping and hidden-role exploration
- Professional pitch, camera/presentation practice, and feedback
- Employer/professional engagement or industry exposure when available
- Applied capstone challenge with reflection and evidence of learning
- Individual next-step plan for education, career, work experience, or leadership
Participants leave with: stronger evidence of how they communicate, decide, adapt, collaborate, present themselves, and connect their strengths to future pathways.
FULL PROGRAM
Explore BUILD6™ for your organizationBUILD6™ Six-Stage Experience
For organizations that want sustained development, BUILD6™ expands beyond a workshop into the complete DISCOVER → DEVELOP → EXPLORE → CONNECT → EXPERIENCE → LAUNCH pathway with repeated practice, reflection, professional exposure, and evidence of growth.