Does app development and entrepreneurship spark your interest? Join JEC Chicago along with other JEC chapters on Sunday, April 30th from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST for App Development and Youth-Centered Entrepreneurship with Myles Gage, CMO and Co-Founder at Rapunzl Investments.

In this event, Myles Gage will discuss how he navigated app development along with his entrepreneurial experiences co-founding Rapunzl Investments. Myles Gage will also touch on his onboarding process for both recruits and new members for the app as the Chief Marketing Officer of his company. Finally, he will educate JEC members on how to get involved with Rapunzl's programs and initiatives.

Following his presentation, there will be time for a general Q&A and discussion.

Myles Gage grew up and still resides in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, where he attended Ariel Community Academy (ACA). ACA founded by John Rogers and Arne Duncan is unique to other CPS schools as students are exposed to financial markets and the basics of economics in the first grade. In 2008, Myles was the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Money $mart Kid of the Year after writing an essay on liquidating his personal stock portfolio to finance his college education. Myles earned a full academic scholarship to the University of Chicago Laboratory School and from there, was able to land an early acceptance into the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business where he graduated in the spring of 2016 with a degree in Finance. Myles would go on to co-found Rapunzl Investments alongside high school friend Brian Curcio during the summer of 2016 while simultaneously beginning a career as a Credit Analyst at CIBC. In 2019, Myles joined Rapunzl full-time, handling growth and business development while building relationships with financial sponsors, handling outreach to schools, and developing long-term growth strategies.

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