For episode 608 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by RJ Holder, Senior Director & Digital Product Management for NAF.

RJ Holder, based in Atlanta, GA, is the Senior Director, Digital Product Management at NAF, which is an education nonprofit that supports career-focused high school academies. These academies focus on fields like IT, Finance, Accounting, and Health Science. RJ is here to talk about KnoPro, which is a free platform launched by NAF two years ago that gives high school students meaningful work-based learning experiences they can highlight on resumes and college applications. Current Challenge is sponsored by

KPMG.https://www.knopro.org/challenges/ai-startups-challenge/overview

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00 ) Introduction

(1:12 ) Who is RJ Holder?

(5:13 ) What is NAF and KnoPro?

(11:46 ) KnoPro for High School students

(16:22 ) How can students access KnoPro?

(18:48 ) Skillbuilders & Challenges

(25:19 ) AI for Startups Challenge

(26:46 ) How can parents be involved?

(29:24 ) How can companies participate?

(31:35 ) How can teachers provide KnoPro to their students?

(34:04 ) Future of NAF and KnoPro

🎙 NAF/KnoPro Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.knopro.org 

🔗 X: https://x.com/nafcareeracads 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/nafcareeracads/ 

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoprobynaf/ 

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