Shelly Williams is the Executive Director of Access Academies, a non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri that helps underserved middle school students navigate through high school and on to college and career success.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame in 2007. After volunteering as a Robinson Community Learning Center tutor and youth director during college, she pursued a career grounded in her passion for helping communities improve youth outcomes.

In this episode, Shelly shares:

• Why she ultimately decided not to pursue medicine as she initially planned
• The hard work that's part of the process of pursuing a worthwhile goal
• Tips on how to be successful in any career
• Her non-traditional route to winning an EMMY
• What her role as an Executive Director of a nonprofit organization entails
• How anyone can give back even if they don't choose to pursue a career in the non-profit industry

Connect with Shelly!

• Email at [email protected]
• LinkedIn

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Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop