Meet The Disruptors: Adrian Le’Roy Devezin Of Empowr On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

Being disruptive is always good…. for someone. When Apple created the iPhone, it was the most disruptive thing to the mobile industry. This was great for Apple, the company has had continued success, and society has benefited from the age of apps.

As a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adrian Le’Roy Devezin.

Adrian Le’Roy Devezin is the Executive Director of Empowr, a nonprofit creating the school-to-career pipeline for black youth. Empowr levels education disparity ends poverty cycles and creates new hope for the next generation by teaching high-paying career skills to black high school students. With a big emphasis on community and growth, all Empowr graduates emerge as leaders among their peers.

Can you tell our readers what it is about the work you’re doing that’s disruptive?

Currently, black students are well behind their counterparts in terms of education. It has been proven that this is a direct result of the systemic injustices we…