Nikki Patterson and Sean Smith are the co-founders of Edtech startup P.E.P. Rally. P.E.P. Rally creates an equitable school experience by engaging students, providing direct access to resources, and community building with its unique virtual community. They instill positive student habits and partner with businesses to incentivize students. 

Join us at TEN20 Craft Brewery to learn more about their founder's story and what's next for P.E.P. Rally.

Meet Nikki & Sean

Their journey into entrepreneurship officially began in 2021, when the pandemic spurred them into action. Prior to this, Sean has dedicated the past 15 years to working in the education system, while Nikki managed a commercial appraisal firm and various online marketing projects for 10 years. These two merged their talents, knowledge, and passion together to form PEP Rally!

Nikki & Sean's founder experience includes:

• How to take an idea born in the pandemic and bring it to life
• The impact of Russel Tech Business Incubator and local entrepreneurs like Kela Ivonye
• How they've leveraged their relationships to line up partners pre-launch
• How to raise capital to based on an idea to help pay for app development
• How they've managed life as cofounders and spouses
• Their plan for driving engagement with users using gamification
• What P.E.P. Rally stands for
• and more!

Join us Wednesday to hear their insights on some of these topics. Get your tickets today!

Takeaways

Some of the takeaways from their discussion include:

• How to launch your idea during economic uncertainty
• How to build a multi-stakeholder platform
• How to break into the educational space
• Keys to success when working with your significant other
• How to grow an app's userbase - especially when youth are involved
• and more!

School Supply Drive

In addition to our fireside chat, we will also be collecting school supplies for P.E.P. Rally to donate to their partner schools. Help us support students in need and amplify the voice of a growing startup.

Donation Ideas:

• Pencils
• Blue, Black, & Red pens
• Calculators
• Packs of Paper
• Scissors
• Crayons
• Folders (preferably plastic)
• Pencil Pouches
• Markers
• Backpacks
• Lunch Boxes