"How I Built This" - Becoming a 501c3 Public Charity - Drive to Success podcast episode 4

<p>Growing her career through the for-profit sector brings a different and fresh perspective to our non-profit. Hear the amazing story of how Ms. Browne accomplished a nearly impossible feat. The story of Athena Racing's fast paced beginnings is unbelievable. Hear the thoughts from our founder and her wish "fix the nonprofit sector" and make Athena Racing self-sustaining.</p> <p><strong>Her Key Take-Aways:</strong></p> <p>- Do the homework, always keep learning!</p> <p>- Read the books suggested by top CEOs</p> <p>- Learn the terminology, it's different in each sector</p> <p>"How I Built This" - the Story of Entrepreneurship, Determination &amp; Athena Racing – is a special series on the Drive to Success Podcast. Q&amp;A with Athena Racing's Founder &amp; CEO, Loxley Browne, along with members of the Student Advisory Board, Volunteers &amp; Board Members.</p> <p>Two years ago, a spark ignited that has grown into an award-winning STEM education program. Using a racecar, we teach essential life skills and career development with interactive and creative methods to stimulate curiosity and expose STEM career opportunities.</p> <p>Athena Racing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides free training for young girls in middle school and high school who are interested in discovering career paths in engineering, design, robotics, driving or business in the automotive, motorsport and transportation industries. This is a girls-only program that provides a safe space for young girls to be surrounded by like-minded female students. Additionally, they learn to apply design thinking (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to all aspects of life in an environment where they experience how to learn, to fail, and to persevere.</p> <p>Your Support Fuels Athena Racing</p> <p>DRIVE change</p> <p>DRIVE education</p> <p>DRIVE success</p> <p>Visit AthenaRacing.org to discover more!</p> <p>startup, nonprofit, entrepreneurship, athena racing, automotive, motorsports, STEM education, girls in STEM, girls in engineering, girls in robotics,