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Find Your Grind’s Lifestyle Assessment: The tool that makes a difference

Don’t we all want to live in a better world? How do we do that? Read on about how we empower students to be future ready with the Lifestyle Assessment and Find Your Grind’s curriculum.

Inspire Career Readiness: The Swift Student Challenge 2024

As a platform dedicated to guiding the next wave of professionals through the maze of career readiness, Find Your Grind is always on the lookout for opportunities that align with our vision. It’s about more than just discovering a job—it’s about crafting a future that resonates with your passions and skills. That’s why we’re excited to share news of an opportunity that perfectly encapsulates this ethos: Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 2024.

Why Find Your Grind’s Impressive Accolades Matter for Your Educational Software Choice

In today’s ever-changing educational landscape, selecting the right software for your institution is crucial. Find Your Grind, a recognized leader in the field, has garnered several impressive accolades, making it a top choice for educators and institutions. In this blog post, we’ll explore why Find Your Grind’s certifications and awards are crucial for any buyer of education software looking to provide an exceptional learning experience.

Future Ready Education is Not One-Size-Fits-All

How Mercer County Education Service Center partnered with Find Your Grind to meet the different needs of districts looking to inspire students on their future.

Fireside Chat with Jace Biendara: “Connecting Find Your Grind Career Pathways in California”

Jace Biendera, a dedicated educator with a rich and expansive journey spanning over 30 years, has made significant contributions to the field of education, transforming countless lives and shaping innovative teaching methods.

White Paper: Choosing to Be

In this white paper by Dr. Rudy Crew, discover how merging academic learning with career exploration reshapes public education, empowering students to unlock their passions, aspirations, and dreams while preparing them for a rapidly changing world.

Find Your Grind Joins the Privacy Pledge: Your Data Security Matters

Your data security matters and we’re dedicated to you and your student’s privacy. We’ve signed the Student Privacy Pledge. Read on to see what this means for you!

Fireside Chat with Allyson Hernandez: “A Transformative Curriculum for Life Skills”

Join us for an enlightening fireside chat with Allyson Hernandez, a devoted educator with a Master of Arts Degree in Social Emotional Learning, committed to empowering students with vital life skills. In her 11-year teaching journey, she’s transformed the lives of countless students.

Illinois’ Collaborative Approach to Empowering Future Leaders

In the heart of the Midwest, Illinois is a state known for its rich educational heritage and diverse opportunities. As Illinois continues to embrace emerging career fields in technology, healthcare, agriculture, and more, the workforce landscape is ever-evolving. The question that arises is: How can we prepare the next generation of leaders to not only keep pace with the rapid changes in our world but excel in it?

Empowering Multilingual Discovery

Find Your Grind en Español is breaking language barriers and amplifying student voices through a unique blend of data insights and real human experiences.

Ohio’s Collaborative Approach to Empowering Future Leaders

In the heart of the United States, Ohio is recognized for its innovative and dedicated workforce. With emerging careers in Electric Vehicles, Intel’s new factory, Broadband, and various other fields, Ohio’s workforce is evolving. This transformation demands not only technical skills but also essential employability skills to adapt to changing landscapes. The question we face is: How do we prepare the next generation of leaders to not only keep up with a rapidly evolving world but thrive in it?

Virginia’s Path to Future-Ready Students

A revolution in education is happening in Virginia and it’s fueled by none other than Find Your Grind. Find Your Grind has teamed up with the great state of Virginia to help students embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and career exploration. Dive into how this partnership is turning the classroom into a space of adventure and growth.

California is Beginning to See: SEL is Future Readiness

Gen Z students want more instruction and support around practical life and employability skills. The desire to learn more about what we and many others refer to as power skills, is clearly seen in the recent “Question the Quo” High School survey report. Many of these power skills center around SEL, being able to understand themselves and others. This self knowledge will empower our students, the future workers and leaders in America, to find career pathways that are not just good fits, but allow them to live fulfilling lives.

Find Your Grind’s Partnership Support and Professional Development

Find Your Grind is committed to creating incredible learning experiences for students rooted in science-based learning design, delivered through cutting-edge technology, and intuitive to use in any setting. However, we understand the challenges of incorporating new resources and are here to support you.

Meeting Students Where They Are in Their Learning Journey

An overview of what Find Your Grind’s Curricula Options has to offer (and what’s new: Spanish!)

Find Your Grind is a Finalist in the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards

The 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards, the education industry’s prestigious honors exclusively judged by K-12 superintendents, have cast a spotlight on excellence once again. In this year’s awards, Find Your Grind has earned its place as a finalist in the College and Career Readiness Solution category.

Local Communities Linking with the Lifestyle-First Movement

Bringing in the community—empowering districts to get the entire community behind the Lifestyle-First mindset and movement.

Case Study: Empowering Future Ready Educators

Discover how Find Your Grind’s professional development experience delivers a new standard for facilitating an engaging, advocative, reflective, and transformational learning experience for Ohio’s Montgomery County educators.

Find Your Grind and Montgomery County: A “Future Self Vision” for All Students

Hear from Ohio’s Montgomery County Educational Service Center’s Superintendent Shannon Cox and Director of Instruction and Curriculum, Candice Sears, on the impact and partnership Find Your Grind brings to her state.

How can I become a Future Ready Educator?

As educators in the 21st century, it is our duty to prepare students for a future of ever-evolving technology and global interconnectedness. It is not enough to simply teach students the basic skills necessary to succeed in life; rather, we must equip them with the ability to be Future Ready.

Find Your Grind + Think Together

This fall, Find Your Grind is excited to partner with the renowned California afterschool program: Think Together. Think Together was founded 25 years ago from a need to provide a safe and welcoming place for children and youth to receive academic support.

Fireside Chat with Evalaurene Jean-Charles: “Students Got Something to Say!”

In less than 14 minutes, you’ll learn from Evalaurene Jean-Charles a dedicated educator, advocate, and the CEO & Founder of Black on Black Education, an education consulting firm supporting schools in using student voice and student-centered practices to enhance school and classroom culture.

New Product Features Announcement Video: August 2023

Join Nick Gross, the Founder and CEO of Find Your Grind, share how we’ve broadened our curriculum, expanding from 9 and 18 units to now offering 27 and 36 unit options. Our multi-year and semester-long curricula encourage independent learning, giving students extra time to explore Find Your Grind’s extensive library of mentors, careers, lifestyles, skills, […]

White Paper: Necessary Pivots

Explore the future of education with Dr. Rudy Crew. Download the whitepaper now to shape a more inclusive and opportunity-rich educational landscape.

Find Your Grind Lifestyle Assessment Framework

Figuring out what career path you want to pursue is hard for anyone. Students today face even more hurdles in a society where many jobs don’t fall into neat little boxes or follow linear paths. Trying to decide if a certain career is a “good fit” is no longer sufficient when it comes to helping students plan their future

Find Your Grind Named Top K-12 Company by The Renaissance Network

In the dynamic landscape of education and career planning, innovation is key to empowering the next generation with the tools they need to thrive. We are excited to announce that Find Your Grind has been highlighted by The Renaissance Network as a top EdTech company to watch. This recognition affirms our commitment to revolutionizing education […]

Turning Insights into Innovations

Discover the transformation of feedback into action on Find Your Grind’s new “Releases” page. Born from a legacy of listening and evolving, this space speaks to our commitment to creating an educational platform shaped by the voices of our community.

Find Your Grind’s Mentors

Find Your Grind’s Mentors library is full of inspirational professionals to help students the human side of life and work.

Find Your Grind: Availability in Spanish

We know how important a future ready mindset will be for career and life success so why should it be limited to English speakers?

Find Your Grind on Capitol Hill

Representatives from Find Your Grind travelled to Washington DC to showcase our innovative product and engage in discussions about education policy.

Made for Students: Three Guiding EdTech Design Principles to Look For

If you’re thinking about purchasing a new EdTech program for your school make sure to ask about the design process and philosophy. Digging a little deeper into their software development process will most likely reveal whether the web based tool was truly created with educators and students in mind.

Fireside Chat with Felecia Gray: “How to Bring Passion back to Education”

In less than 14 minutes, you’ll learn from Felecia Gray, who has been in education for over 14 years. She has taught grades 7-12 in the areas of English, Psychology, and Leadership. Felecia has been an administrator for over four years. She has a true passion for educating and supporting students and teachers. Felecia considers herself the “ultimate cheerleader” as it is her life’s purpose to be the champion that all educational partners need and deserve.

Fireside Chat with Susan Hansen: “The Role of Reflection in the Professional Learning Communities”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Susan Hansen, Instructional Coach, public school educator for 18 years, children’s writer, and collage artist. Susan emphasizes the need for teachers to take ownership of their learning.

A Look Back at the 2022-2023 Academic Year

We have amazing partners. There is a consistent theme in our curriculum. Life’s a journey, not a destination. It’s a mentality we embrace in everything we do at Find Your Grind. As a company, we are constantly learning, growing, and evolving to adapt to a changing education landscape. As we wrap up our second full […]

New Product Features Announcement Video: May 2023

Join Founder & CEO Nick Gross as he discusses new features around a Student Mode for Educators and a new immersive learning experience for students!

Find Your Grind is Looking for Mentors!

We’re on a search to find impactful professionals to inspire the next generation!

What am I good at? Helping students see their strengths.

In order to identify our own strengths we often need a dedicated time and place to reflect on our abilities. With Find Your Grind’s new strength picker exercise students will regularly be asked to reflect on their personal aptitudes as they work through the curriculum.

Through the Students’ Eyes: Student View Mode

Effective teaching takes into consideration how content might be perceived through a student’s eyes. What will be challenging? What will be simple? Where might students lose their way or become confused when using a new educational software? Now, using the student view teachers can preview the student’s journey throughout Find Your Grind.

Exploring the Data Behind our Teacher Feedback Feature

What trends are occurring with the new teacher feedback feature? Here’s a preview – personalization tops the list!

New Product Features Announcement Video: April 2023

Join Founder & CEO Nick Gross as he discusses new features around Teacher Feedback, Searching, and more!

Find Your Grind Customer Success Principles

As the implementation of Find Your Grind rapidly increases nationally, our obsession with customer success has mirrored this pace to ensure positive outcomes are being delivered for all our partners.

Explore Content Search and Student Agency

Teachers using Find Your Grind can guide students toward truly understanding the ins and outs of various vocations using the Explore content tab. Rather than lose themselves within the black hole of the internet, students can now search the hundreds of career, mentor, and skill activities available to them.

Post High School Pathways

87% of students feel pressure to pursue a four-year degree. However, there are many other post high school pathways that are just as rewarding – and a lot cheaper too!

Fireside Chat with Christina Pickett, Creator of “Know Your Learning Powers”

In less than 18 minutes, you’ll learn from Christina Picket, creator of “Know Your Learning Powers,” an online learning course encouraging students to embrace their authentic selves and identify their academic strengths.

Providing Student Feedback Might be Even More Powerful Than You Think

My 8th-grade English papers were always returned covered with red and green ink. At first, Mr. Sword’s comments scared me. I was an ‘A’ student with an oversized adolescent ego. In other words, it was definitely difficult to read and accept any critique of my writing. However, over time I began to look forward to […]

Parental Feedback Request

Do you have a child? We’d love to brainstorm with you and understand how we can elevate the outcomes of their learning experience beyond the classroom and into the home!

Find Your Grind Welcomes US Army Mentors

Find Your Grind’s recent trip to Fort Campbell, Tennessee brings four new inspiring mentors from the US Army including 2022 Army Soldier of the Year, Specialist Samuel Alvarez

Listen in to the CodeCombat Podcast: Self-Discovery with Nick Gross

In this episode, Nick draws on his own experience as an early music talent to explain how he founded Find Your Grind – the platform that empowers Gen Z students to be future ready by defining their lifestyle as a prerequisite for career planning.

Student Motivations Revealed

What motivates students while in school? Let’s look at the data and find out!

Find Your Grind’s Insights at SXSW

Find Your Grind facilitated a panel at the SXSW EDU conference that focused on the importance of self-discovery for students and the transformative impact it can bring within the future of work.

Preparing Students for the Future of Work

The future of work is ever-changing and Find Your Grind sets students up for success, even with a murky job market.

We’re Hiring: Senior Back End / API Engineer

The Senior Back End / API Engineer needs to be a talented, experienced, and enthusiastic person, ready to help us shape our services that empower the full Find Your Grind ecosystem.

New Product Features Announcement Video: March 2023

Check out our March Product Feature Update to preview upcoming content that will be featured in our highly anticipated 27 & 36 unit curricula.

Changing the Conversation: A Principals New Approach to Preparing Students for the Future

Principal Doug Kittle has been around. He has seen it all. As the education landscape changes, specifically in how high schools help students navigate their post-secondary path, Find Your Grind has been the curriculum he relies on to support his staff in meeting the new demands. For Doug, it is all about helping students find […]

Oscar worthy Mentors on Find Your Grind

On Sunday, March 12, Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter took home Best Costume Design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” […]

We’re Hiring: Senior Quality Engineer

The Senior Quality Engineer needs to be a talented, experienced, and enthusiastic person with a “break it to make it” mind set.

How-To Guide: Using Find Your Grind Insights to Make District Decisions

It’s easy to hone in on the specific details of any student’s journey with the student profile feature. But sometimes educators and administrators need to understand the bigger picture and get a pulse on how their entire class, school, or district is responding to the subject matter as a group. This is what our insights […]

Jessi Combs: Leaving a Legacy Through Lifestyle

Jessi Combs inspires students through her incredible achievements and dedication to work and lifestyle.

Half a Million

Read on to learn about how students break the attention span pattern with Find Your Grind learning and the feedback they’ve provided about completing over 500k activities so far this school year!

Student Voices Series: Jayke

Read on to hear from Jayke, a Find Your Grind Student, who discusses the impact and outcomes Find Your Grind has had on her learning journey.

Student Voices Series: Emely

Read on to hear from Emely, a Find Your Grind Student, who discusses the impact and outcomes Find Your Grind has had on her learning journey.

Student Voices Series: Jayden & Jordan

Read on to hear from twins Jayden and Jordan, Find Your Grind students, who both discuss the impact and outcomes Find Your Grind has had on their learning journeys.

Case Study: Aurora Public Schools

Aurora, Nebraska is a rural town about one hour west of the state capitol Lincoln. Manufacturing, agriculture, and of course Football, are the backbone of the Aurora Community. When Nebraska released new state guidance around career exploration and postsecondary planning, Aurora High School leadership knew they needed to provide a more innovative and engaging learning […]

Student Voices Series: Kooper

Read on to hear from Cooper, a Find Your Grind Student, who discusses the impact and outcomes Find Your Grind has had on her learning journey.

New Product Features Announcement Video: February 2023

Listen to Founder and CEO Nick Gross reveal the newest content now available in Find Your Grind.

Find Your Grind’s Future Ready Framework

Discover why the Find Your Grind Future Ready Framework is the foundation for building a future-ready generation, and what “future ready” actually means to Americans.

Find Your Grind 2023: Implementation Trends

The innovative learning solution that’s preparing students to be future ready and for schools to implement now: Find Your Grind!

“Find Your Grind taught me how to be future ready”

Aurora High School selected Find Your Grind as their way to provide an innovative, engaging learning experience for their students to see opportunities locally and beyond.

Lifestyle Analysis (part II)

Do Lifestyles manifest themselves in how students interact with Find Your Grind? This is the second post in this series, read on to find out more!

Case Study: Classroom Implementation in Aurora High School

Across the country, Find Your Grind is successfully meeting the standards for core curriculum implementation. Read on to discover what the Aurora High School principal and teacher say about it.

Mentor Partnerships: Find Your Grind & Los Angeles Chargers

In October 2022, the Find Your Grind team headed to the Los Angeles Chargers training facility to interview and welcome new members to our group of Mentors.

Student Voices Series: How Has Find Your Grind Impacted Me?

Read on to hear from our Find Your Grind Student Voices — their perspectives and outcomes on the Find Your Grind learning journey.

On the Radar: We’re adding more curriculum options

Our curriculum offerings are expanding! Read on to see how with this growth we are staying student-centered.

Find Your Grind Panel at SXSW EDU

Find Your Grind has put together a world-class panel to present at this year’s SXSW EDU conference.

Find Your Grind’s Outcomes-based Learning

Our take on outcomes-based learning.

Find Your Grind Curricula Offerings

Find Your Grind is offered in four different curriculum options. Discover the details for implementation and scope and sequence here.

Demonstrated Learning

Our Customer Success team was recently given permission to share two incredible examples from students in schools who have adopted Find Your Grind, regarding how the curriculum has helped them develop.

Trending Favorites

How are students utilizing the new “Favorites” feature? What types of badges are getting the most love?

We’re hiring: Product Marketing Manager

The Product Marketing Manager needs to be creative, a visionary, and an excellent strategist. You’ll have to rely on your knowledge and understanding of the product, and the target market to develop innovative marketing strategies.

Find Your Grind: Academic Alignment and Implementation

Curious about what alignment and implementation fit your class or district’s needs? Discover it here.

Fireside Chat with Robert Dusenbury on “Place-based learning in career and technical education”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Robert Dusenbury, who shares his views on Place-based learning in career and technical education.

Fireside Chat with Catherine Casaus on “The Power of Read Alouds”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Catherine Casaus, who shares her views on The Power of Read Alouds.

Fireside Chat with Charmaine George: “Powerful CTE”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Charmaine George, who shares her views what Powerful CTE looks like.

Fireside Chat with Gary Davison: “10 things educators should brief parents on”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Gary Davison, who shares his views on 10 things educators should brief parents on.

Fireside Chat with Joseph Gawronski: “Student Agency in the Education Process”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Joseph Gawronski, who shares his views on including students in the educational development process.https://resources.findyourgrind.com/en-us/joseph-gawronski-student-agency-in-the-education-process Watch this rapid-fire 10-minute Fireside Chat during your break, commute, or downtime — you won’t be disappointed!

Mentor Kylie Von Seggern: Building Curious Students

Designing buildings, shaping cities, meeting with clients, and collaborating with teams are just a few of the skills in Kylie’s wheelhouse

The “aha” Moment for Students

How quickly do students experience their first “aha” moment, and what does that even mean?

The New Find Your Grind 2023 Overview Video

Since 2018 we’ve been researching, developing and testing what it would take to deliver the very best future ready learning experience for Gen-Z. With so many new valuable product features and professional development content items delivered in 2022, we’re excited to share our 2023 Overview video with you all, below.

New Product Features Announcement Video: December 2022

Have 3 minutes? Check out this video by Founder & CEO Nick Gross as he discusses the latest releases.

Feedback from Students: How do we use it?

What badge have students requested more content for? What are the most useful badges to students? Read on to find out!

The Holiday Bundle for educators, principals and administrators from the team at Find Your Grind

Happy Holidays, from all of the team at Find Your Grind! To celebrate the end of a very special year from Find Your Grind, we’ve put together a complete bundle of all the goodness and value we’ve created for educators, principals, and administrators throughout 2022. You’ll find over 40 free videos below on social and […]

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Thrill Seeker lifestyle

Discover who Thrill Seekers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Thrill Seeker lifestyle, and what that means!

Fireside Chat with Nick George: “The Power of Poetry in Schools”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Nick George, who shares his views on the power of language and poetry in schools. Watch this rapid-fire 10-minute Fireside Chat during your break, commute, or downtime — you won’t be disappointed! With a strong background in performance poetry and mental wellness, Nick pulls from his own life experiences and personal […]

Music Marketing Careers: Nikki Hirsch guides students through careers in music marketing

Nikki Hirsch is a music marketing consultant who connects brands and artists to tell stories through music. We humanize career exploration by featuring real humans doing real things. Our mentors provide candid advice on how they got started and the steps to get there. NICK GROSS, FOUNDER + CEO, FIND YOUR GRIND Nikki describes herself […]

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Organizer lifestyle

Discover who Organizers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Organizer lifestyle, and what that means!

Register Now! Necessary Pivots: A Conversation with Rudy Crew about Changing the Education Landscape

What are the necessary pivots required for schools to meet the needs of secondary students in the 21st-century workforce? According to Dr. Rudy Crew, this month’s Find Your Grind webinar guest, there are a few changes required to better set students up for success. This webinar will unpack Dr. Crew’s impactful white paper “Necessary Pivots: […]

Fireside Chat with Eric Denning: “The Need for Social Emotional Learning and Mindset Training”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Eric Denning, who shares his views on The Need for Social Emotional Learning and Mindset Training Watch this rapid-fire 10-minute Fireside Chat during your break, commute, or downtime — you won’t be disappointed! In this chat, these questions will be answered:

Epidemiology Careers: Daniel Parker guides students through careers in epidemiology

Daniel Parker got his start working hourly wage jobs and through hard work, became an infectious disease epidemiologist. He shares that story and his experiences with students. We humanize career exploration by featuring real humans doing real things. Our mentors provide candid advice on how they got started and the steps to get there. NICK […]

Fireside Chat with Brittney Reeves: “U.S. Education Overhaul”

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Brittney Reeves, who shares her views on the major hindrances of reaching maximum potential in US Education. Watch this rapid-fire 10-minute Fireside Chat during your break, commute, or downtime — you won’t be disappointed! In this chat, these questions will be answered:

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Maker lifestyle

Discover who Makers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Maker lifestyle, and what that means!

Revealed in the Data – Student Agency!

Find out what students are curious about…

Fireside Chat with Mark Brown: Choose to be you

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Mark Brown, who shares his battle with anorexia, to explain that focusing on who, not what, with students and peers, is the key to a more powerful conversation. Watch this rapid-fire 10-minute Fireside Chat during your break, commute, or downtime — you won’t be disappointed!

Fireside Chat with Bradlee W. Skinner: A new respect for educator health

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Bradlee W. Skinner about how his journey from homeless pizza delivery driver to Theatre Director and teacher advocate brought on a passion for educator health. Bradlee speaks openly about his mental health and how seeking help brought him back to education and the ability to help thousands […]

Fashion Careers: Ali Mullin guides students through careers in fashion styling

Ali Mullin is a celebrity fashion stylist who does more than just dress the stars. We humanize career exploration by featuring real humans doing real things. Our mentors provide candid advice on how they got started and the steps to get there. NICK GROSS, FOUNDER + CEO, FIND YOUR GRIND Ali is a celebrity fashion […]

New Webinar: The School to Workforce Gap: How Are Schools Setting Students Up For Life & Lifestyle Success?

Access Date: Tue., November 29, 2022, 2:00 p.m. ET Explore how schools are preparing students for the leap into the workforce and what businesses are looking for from new employees. Are students pursuing a career that fits their long-term goals? Do they have the skill sets to be successful in the workplace? How are they […]

New Product Features Announcement Video: November 2022

Check out the video of Founder & CEO of Find Your Grind, Nick Gross, discuss the impact of the newest features released over the past quarter!

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Leader lifestyle

Discover who Leaders are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Leader lifestyle, and what that means!

Access the FastCompany critique of Find Your Grind

The Find Your Grind team is extremely excited that we have made the 2022 “Brands That Matter” list! Find Your Grind relies on a series of short assessments that help students explore their priorities and see how those might relate to different career paths. And the platform offers digital experiences that bring career choices to […]

Find Your Grind Featured on EdTech Crowd Podcast

The EdTech Crowd podcast is hosted by Mateusz Rybiński, EdTech entrepreneur and president of EdTech Poland Foundation, who meets with industry innovators, founders, and influencers. Guests from all over the world share their stories, vision on education, predictions and tips for EdTech fellows. This podcast is created for those who would like to look at […]

Climate and Sustainability Careers: Amy Keller guides students through careers in entrepreneurship and climate and sustainability

Amy Keller is co-founder & CEO of PurePlus+ which upcycles fruits and vegetables into candy and tells her story to students. We humanize career exploration by featuring real humans doing real things. Our mentors provide candid advice on how they got started and the steps to get there. NICK GROSS, FOUNDER + CEO, FIND YOUR […]

Fireside Chat with Gordon McNeill: Deep Engagement for Students

In less than 10 minutes, you’ll learn from Gordon McNeill, CEO of TGR Foundation, about the importance of dynamic spaces, content, and educators.

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Innovator lifestyle

Discover who Innovators are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Innovator lifestyle, and what that means!

Find Your Grind Named in Fast Company’s 2022 List of “Brands That Matter”

Find Your Grind is named in Fast Company’s second annual list of “Brands That Matter”.

Student Lifestyle Traits Surface while Learning with Find Your Grind

This month we decided to explore the data we are seeing with respect to student lifestyle alignment. Do aspects of lifestyle alignment show up while students are engaged in the Find Your Grind learning experience? Let’s dive in and find out!

Register Now! Stories from a Student: Using Growth Mindset to Change the World

Curiosity is a powerful skill. It can lead to uncovering new knowledge, discovering hidden talents, or even changing the world. Pair curiosity with a growth mindset and you’ve got the ability to do great things, and that’s exactly what Sarah Syed and many others her age have done. Sarah discovered her passion for climate technology, […]

Find Your Grind will be at AMLE 2022 in Florida

We are Better Together, and we can not wait to meet you in person!

Professional Sports Careers: guides students through careers in professional sports

Brittany Isenhour is a professional soccer player for Angel City FC and shares her experiences and advice for students.

Entrepreneur.com: “We live in a new world, and forcing old ways of thinking is never the best path to progress.”

Find Your Grind CEO Nick Gross recently spoke with business strategist, journalist, and best-selling author of Breakthrough, Scott Duffy for Entrepreneur.com on how to help your GenZ kid find success. The majority of Gen Zers have already begun saving for retirement and 62% said they have started — or plan to start — their own businesses. Meanwhile, a recent […]

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Healer lifestyle

Discover who Healers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Healer lifestyle, and what that means!

Instructional Design Careers: Andrea McEneaney guides students through careers in instructional design

Meet Andrea McEneaney, an instructional designer and advocate for freelance work!

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Humanitarian lifestyle

Discover who Humanitarians are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Humanitarian lifestyle, and what that means!

A FOX and Friends Feature on Find Your Grind

Nick Gross, founder and CEO of Find Your Grind, talks to FOX and Friends on how Find Your Grind helps high school students prepare for their futures. Watch below to see the full interview. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com An outstanding response, from across the nation Schools and district inquiries flooded Find Your Grind […]

Neuroscience Careers: Dr. Aileen Anderson guides students through careers in neuroscience

Dr. Aileen Anderson is a neuroscientist making innovate discoveries and treatments in her lab!

Going Beyond Clicks

The power to guide a student’s approach to life may be the greatest responsibility given to educators.

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Explorer lifestyle

Discover who Explorers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Explorer lifestyle, and what that means!

Amazing Advisors: Meet Becka Vigorito

Each month we introduce one of our amazing advisors. Our advisors give us direction and support on both our strategic and operational challenges. This month we introduce Becka Vigorito. Why did you choose to become a Find Your Grind Advisor? Turning what you love to do into your career can be one of the most […]

Aquaponic Farming Careers: Yemi Amu guides students through careers in aquaponic farming

Yemi Amu is the founder and director of an aquaponic farm making an impact in her community.

New school year, new features!

Just in time for the start of the new school year, Find Your Grind now offers educators an incredible implementation experience!

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Creator lifestyle

Discover who Creators are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Creator lifestyle, and what that means!

Design Careers: Sara Cantor guides students through careers in design and social impact

Meet Sara Cantor, a social impact designer who uses her skills to change the world for the better.

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Entrepreneur lifestyle

Discover who Entrepreneurs are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners identify with the Entrepreneur lifestyle, and what that means!

Find Your Grind’s National Presence

The 2021-2022 school year was Find Your Grind’s first year in the market with our new personalized learning product, that prepares students for their future. “With a presence in over 30 states across the United States, and an ever growing team across the country, Find Your Grind is in our strongest position ever to scale […]

Day One Conversations

Be amazed with what you will learn about your students after just a single class with the Find Your Grind curriculum!

Naturopathic Medicine Careers: Dr. Lilian Au guides students through careers in naturopathic medicine

Meet Dr. Lilian Au, a naturopathic doctor and inspiration to future health professionals!

How to Set Classes Up for Success

When introducing a new class of students to the Find Your Grind learning experience, the excitement can be palpable. With so much content to explore, it’s easy to want to jump in and start engaging with the hundreds of inspiring mentors, cutting edge careers, and more. There will be plenty of time for that, but […]

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Entertainer lifestyle

Discover who Entertainers are, what percentage of Find Your Grind learners are Entertainers, and what that means!

Beyond a Grade

Learning should be personal.
What students take away at the end of a curriculum should be more than a grade.

Manufacturing Careers: Tamara Gilbert guides students through careers in manufacturing

Tamara Gilbert, a manufacturing business planner at General Motors, is a Find Your Grind mentor and guides students in a career and a life they will love.

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Educator lifestyle

Check out what contribute to the Educator lifestyle and what makes it unique!

Skateboard Careers: Tony Hawk guides students through a professional skateboarder career

Tony Hawk, an innovator in modern vertical skateboarding, is a Find Your Grind mentor and guides students in a career and a life they will love.

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Contributor lifestyle

Discover what percentage of learners are Contributors and what that means!

Find Your Grind Introduces Engaging & Motivating Summative Assessments

Introducing Find Your Grind’s Summative Assessments, providing motivation to students and benchmarks for educators.

Nutritionist Careers: Sheela Mahdavi guides students through a nutritionist career pathway

Check out Sheela Mahdavi and how she impacts learners day to day!

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Connector lifestyle

All learners using Find Your Grind receive a personalized learning experience unique to them. Discover what percentage of these learners are Connectors and what that means!

We’re Clever Certified

At Find Your Grind we take our role in the education ecosystem very seriously. As part of this, we ensure our staff has the right certifications to ensure we can provide the maximum support and smoothest implementation for our customers.

Summer Programs with Find Your Grind

Summer is here! Learn more about how Find Your Grind can support your summer programs.

The Future Ready Score | 2022 Q1 Update

Find Your Grind’s proprietary Future Ready assessment data shares a unique set of insights with regard to the future readiness of the next generation of American adults.

Entertainment Entrepreneur Careers: Rob Dyrdek guides students through an entertainment career

Rob got his start at just 12 years old! Discover how he inspires and guides students to a life and career they can love!

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Competitor Lifestyle

The world is fast-changing, so let’s shift away from a traditional mindset of life + work. Students need more than a list of outdated job titles that match a personality type. Instead, they need a framework that changes the way they see themselves in the changing landscape of work. Find your Grind The Competitor Lifestyle […]

Innovation Leveled Up – Personalized Videos are Here!

Lifestyles sit at the core of the Find Your Grind experience. Our innovative, new feature feeds personalized, inspirational content to each student and is available now!

Feature Focus: The Learner Portfolio

The Find Your Grind Learner Portfolio celebrates learners’ achievements, and more uniquely surfaces new personal insights.

Spring Feature Launch

New Industry Badges, Helping Students Consume Content, Filtering, and More. Check out what we have for the Spring Feature Launch!

Acting Careers: Monique Coleman guides students through an acting career

Monique Coleman is a known actress but her passion is being a global youth advocate. Find out more about how she guides others to future-readiness.

Future Ready Insights: American Lifestyle Cohorts

Our data team examines in Find Your Grind’s proprietary Lifestyle Assessment data and shares a unique set of insights with regard to the Lifestyle expectations of the next generation of American adults.

We’re hiring: Account Executive

Find Your Grind is growing. Join our team. Find Your Grind helps students figure out who they are and where they want to go by flipping the script on traditional career planning and focusing on a lifestyle-first approach. Find Your Grind’s curriculum is designed for middle school and high school and is delivered through an […]

We’re hiring: Sales Development Representative

Find Your Grind is growing. Join our team. Find Your Grind helps students figure out who they are and where they want to go by flipping the script on traditional career planning and focusing on a lifestyle-first approach. Designed for middle & high school students, Find Your Grind’s curriculum is delivered through an AI-powered approach […]

Lifestyle First: Understanding the Analyzer Lifestyle

All learners using Find Your Grind receive a personalized learning experience unique to them. Discover what percentage of these learners are Analyzers and what that means!

Esports Careers: DrLupo guides students through an esports career journey

Check out DrLupo’s career journey and how he inspires GenZ esports athletes to join the movement.

Feature Focus: Class Insights for Future and Career Readiness

We share some of the details of why this feature adds value, and insights we’ve gained from working closely with educators.

Massive Teacher Appreciation Week Educator Giveaway!

Nearly 50% of the Find Your Grind team have career roadmaps that include experience as Middle School, High School, or Adult Education educators. Since it is Teacher Appreciation Week in the United States, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the educators we are lucky to have on the team, as well as educators […]

“This is indeed an EdTech product that stands out” – This is Milk Consultancy

Find Your Grind is featured in a new long-form article on ProductCoalition.com that showcases the researched-based approach Find Your Grind uses to develop our product and ensures our curriculum exceeds standards, whilst also delivering a learning experience that learners love – not just another utility product. The Find Your Grind platform ensures that not only […]

Alabama State x Find Your Grind Arrives!

Alabama public schools can now confidently ensure they are meeting state requirements by purchasing Find Your Grind for their summer programs.

Find Your Grind: A Guide to Expanded Learning Programs Implementation

A guide to address some of the commonly asked questions about Find Your Grind Expanded Learning Programs Implementation.

ESSA Level of Evidence – Correlational Study

Find Your Grind launched and commissioned in September of 2021 the following correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias to determine the platform’s effect size at ESSA Level 3 – Promising Evidence.

April Activities Activated!

Find Your Grind has hit the second quarter running with brand NEW content for learners!

Exciting New Features Launched!

We listened to our educator and learner community and added new features to enhance the Find Your Grind learning experience.

Find Your Grind Core Curriculum Standards

The Find Your Grind curriculum takes learners on a self-discovery journey with a social emotional learning foundation to activate the future-ready skills and mindset necessary for the 21st-century and future of work. This experience equips learners with measurable growth in their self-awareness, social-awareness, career-awareness, and action-awareness. These four pillars of Future Readiness are anchored by […]

FYG CEO Nick Gross to speak at The Future of Everything Festival

Adapting to change with innovation and creating today for a more prepared tomorrow. Nick joins other leaders from science, culture, sport and education to discuss “The Future Of Everything”. May 17–19, 2022 l New York // Online

Find Your Grind | Lifestyle Direction vs Destination

FREE Resource for Educators. Lifestyle Journey: It’s a journey, not a destination.

Introducing Tyler Barth, Find Your Grind Advisor

“The Future of education has been so exciting. Access to tech and unlimited data has inspired a new wave of schooling across the world and the future jobs market has never looked so drastically different. With programs like FYG, educators have resources that are able to impact students at a pivotal point in their lives. […]

Great Place To Work!

Find Your Grind is honored to be recognized as a “Great Place to Work” via the Global Authority on Workplace Culture

Find Your Grind x EdLink Partnership

Find Your Grind’s visionary platform gives thousands of schools across the U.S. the tools to ensure their students are future ready. To support our rapid growth, we need fast, effective LMS integrations. By partnering with Edlink, Find Your Grind will be able to quickly integrate with every major LMS on the market, without spending the time and resources building them in-house. […]

Find Your Grind 2022 Mentor Hunt!

Our mission is to inspire. The next generations. The dreamers. The misfits. Find Your Grind is helping students develop a roadmap to discover who they are, where they are going, and finding the steps to get there.

ESSA Tier IV Evidence | The Find Your Grind Theory of Change

We know the majority of young people feel unprepared for their futures and lack the critical skills they need to transition into life and the workforce. This is Find Your Grind’s learning solution for future readiness.

We’re Google Classroom Certified!

Find Your Grind team members are gaining practical experience to demonstrate the need to put you first.

Not Throwing Away My Shot:

Five Entertainers reveal the sweat behind their success stories.

A Recap of Find Your Grind’s Lifestyle Fair

College and Career Fairs have been around since the 50s, and they haven’t really changed since. But the world is changing, the opportunities available to students are changing, but the ways they discover those opportunities aren’t. The Find Your Grind (FYG) Lifestyle Fair helped students explore their next steps.

The Biggest Upskill for Educators in 2020-21 isn’t adopting the Virtual Classroom

As the back-to-school season approaches, many educators are headed into another season of uncertainty about their school’s plan for the school year. Read on to hear educators’ experiences during this unprecedented time.

Defeating Competitiveness with Career Readiness

College and career readiness aren’t based on academic skills solely but also technical and employability skills. Read on to learn how self discovery can help students examine their strengths to evaluate what jobs and industries may be a good fit for them.

TGR Foundation implements FYG nationwide to ensure students are future ready

TGR Foundation, a Tiger Woods Charity, launches FYG’s latest learning product in their Learning Lab and across their satellite campuses.

Wallace Middle School’s Vision for Personalized Student Learning – and how FYG fits their needs

Katherine Bunko on why focusing on individual learning journeys is key to student engagement and success.

Changing The Effects of Bullying

Bullying impacts how students treat themselves, perceive themselves to others, and ultimately how they behave towards people. Read on to learn more about how educators can help students create a new internal narrative.

Find Your Grind partners with Flipgrid to empower student voice

After much anticipation, we are proud to announce that Find Your Grind has partnered up with interactive social learning platform, Flipgrid! Through this partnership, we aim to ignite engagement through curated discussion prompts.

Misfit Educator: Mallory Gregory is an empathetic leader committed to students

Learn more about Mallory Gregory, one of the educators in the inaugural class of Find Your Grind ambassadors, a group of FYG Curriculum users who help shape the future of FYG offerings.

How Chelan High School Is Using FYG to Meet District-wide Initiatives

Brad Wilson shares how he prioritizes self discovery, social emotional learning, and career exploration for his students.