On a Mission to Motivate & Inspire
1 Million Families
To Graduate, Go to College & have a Thriving Career!
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What GEAR UP People Are Saying...
"I LOVED how vulnerable! CONNECTED. CONNECTED. CONNECTED.
- Big Bend Community College Washington GEAR UP Parent Leason
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"Been here 27 years and Top School Speakers have been the BEST!"
- University of Texas GEAR UP Mr. Frost
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"EASY to Work with! We are excited to bring Top School Speakers back! "
- New York PFE Director Dr. Tucker
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NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Jonathan Medina "America's #1 School Motivator"
I grew up homeless. GEAR UP gave me a vision of going to college. My HS counselor told me I could not go to a top college because...
❌ Migrant & Homeless
❌ 1st Gen
❌ Low income
GEAR UP gave me the Confidence, Self Belief, & Skills I needed to overcome my circumstances. The results...
✅ 1st in Family to go to College (Georgetown University)
✅ Nearly 1 Million Dollars raised to help 1st gen students
✅ #1 Best Selling Author
✅ Over 1 Million Students & Parents Impacted
Now I use what I've learned to help families & students just like me find confidence, self belief, & skills. We have partnered with over 2,000 schools nationwide and we want to partner with you to help your Families DREAM BIG!
DREAM BIG!
Also met my wife at the National GEAR UP Conference years ago. Many people call our son the GEAR UP Baby.
We are so grateful for the 25 years of knowing, seeing, and experiencing GEAR UP WORK!
3 Reasons Why GEAR UP Loves Top School Speakers…
- BIGGEST In-Kind/Match GUARANTEE
- Celebrity Speakers that CONNECT
- Most ENGAGING Programs
PS: We Understand GEAR UP. Our Founders went from homeless & hopeless to Champions for 1st Gen families and are on mission to help 1 Million GEAR UP Students & families. #GEARUPWORKS
Most Requested Services...
STUDENT LEADERSHIP CAMPS
D.R.E.A.M.S. (MS)
OR
G.A.M.E.T.I.M.E. (HS)
We have been doing camps with 1st gen students since 2006 (Nearly 20 years)! We bring Engaging Camps/Workshops to your school:
- Student Leadership:
- Social Emotional Learning/Mental Health:
- Sports Leadership:
- Financial Literacy
GEAR UP Students & Parents Love Top School Speaker Camps!
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY/CONFERENCE KEYNOTE
D.R.E.A.M. BIG ERAS TOUR
Over 5 Million Reached by our Speakers and 1 Million Reached Annually:
- D.R.E.A.M BIG
- P.U.S.H (Perseverance & GRIT)
- L.E.A.D. Leadership & CCMR
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT
P.O.D.E.R.
We now that Parents are Critical to Student Success. We bring together the work of the school, student, & parent. (Keynote, Year Mentorship, or Workshop/Camp)
- P (Power/Poder)
- O (Organization/Organizar)
- D (Discover Agency/ Descrubir tu Agencia)
- E (Engage/Enlacer)
- R (ReflectReflexionar)
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
CHAMPION FOR STUDENTS TOUR
Every student needs Just 1 Champion in their life to increase Student Success.
- How connect & engage students
- Communicating with the modern student
- The best investments to make with students & families for College & Career Success
Partnering Is For You If...
- You want EXCITING and not Boring Programs
- You want ENGAGEMENT
- You want TRUSTED Partners
- You dream of partnering with people that UNDERSTAND your people
- You want to leave a LEGACY for your students & families
