Shonika Proctor, Renegade CEO’s Co-Founder (along with her amazing teens)

Shonika Proctor is a Dream Walker. She is a Washington, DC based entrepreneur, author, award winning blogger and Online Writer for the highly respected PBS Nightly Business Report, (aired in 250+ cities, reaching over half a million viewers daily). She is a member of the Impact Lab Think Tank where her focus is on teen entrepreneurship and she is also the co-founder for the first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute in N. America – Adreamz Institute. Her work has recently taken her to Chile where she is building the Chilean Dream with Endeavor.org, Fundación Chile and NETTOD (Follow my Chile Dreamline here >>> www.dipity.com/sproctor)

“We need the voice of the young people to transform this nation.” – President Barack Obama

Shonika is ‘Prompting the Emerging Voice’ of teens through her books, branded curriculum, coaching, speaking and workshops. Since 2006 she has volunteered 3,000+ hours and connected with 40k+ teens in the U.S. and 15+ countries. She is considered the Pioneer of Teen Entrepreneur Coaching and foremost thought leader when it comes to teens and entrepreneurship. In 2009 her top 5 teen entrepreneurs collectively grossed more than half a million dollars.

Shonika is the founder of Group Interactive, Inc., a Washington, DC based for purpose company that CONNECTS YOUTH TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM (the constant) using non conventional vocational and entpreneurship programs (the variable) that can be delivered in a variety of settings and formats. With the support of her teens, their non conventional curriculum knows no boundaries. They are very experiential in their curriculum development approach and the Renegade CEO’s programs have incorporated everything from martial arts, pop culture icons and video games to vintage cartoons and spoken word poetry to appeal to today’s dynamic and visionary teenagers. 

Shonika’s teens start their Infinite Expedition with seemingly ’simple ideas’ and seldom with any business experience. However, they realize that entrepreneurship is not a course or a class but a level of consciousness. Through immersion they LIVE IT in order to learn it. They explore their respective industry, connect with their customer and reflect on themselves until they naturally progress into a host of niche/micro businesses.

 Shonika is the most amazing business coach who has helped me from nothing to everything and understands me. -Devon Landers, 19, www.Texascrawlers.com, Twitter: @DevonLanders

Shonika is also the author of Teen Entrepreneur Success Secrets (2008), Double Click on This Preschoolers and Computers (1998) and the co-creator with her teens on the Teen C.E.O. Blueprint , a step-by-step guide to building a teen owned business.

Group Interactive, Inc. is a sponsor for FYSE, an Asian based non profit that is working to bring greater global awareness to young Asian social entrepreneurs and they also accepted a partnership to launch a youth series in Jamaica to teach young people how to revitalize the Jamaican economy. Additionally, Shonika is Building the Chilean Dream and working with NETTOD, Endeavor.org and ACTI on their mission to transform Chile into a first world nation. Her international reach has been able to reflect the dynamics of the intricate global economy.

You Rock! Follow Shonika if you want to succeed in life! Ben Lang, 16, Ben-Lang.com, Twitter: @entrepreneurpro

Always a proponent of volunteerism and service to her community, Shonika has been working with the youth of Washington, DC and the surrounding metro area for over fifteen years. Her experience has always been hands on, whether coaching youth sports teams at the Boys and Girls Clubs or leading one of the Mayor’s summer outreach neighborhood programs, Shonika makes a difference in the lives of each child, as an individual.

A true 21st century connector and innovator as evidenced by her work with teens across a broad range of businesses, in her experiential training programs in the wireless and technology space, Shonika also has taken a hands-on approach, whether setting up an emergency wireless strategy for HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or specialty training for the U.S. Department of Labor, ETA. Her present and past clients are a range of veritable who’s who in the public and private sector and includes: U.S. Senators, U.S. Presidential Appointees, U.S. President Special Police, Embasssies, Washington, DC Economic Partnership, Washington, DC Deputy Mayor’s Office for Economic Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Labor, Television News Anchors, Titan L-3, U.S. 2-4 Star Generals, Charles County (MD) Government, Edison Charter Schools, National Maritime Heritage Foundation, IMP Productions/Nightclub 9:30, Blues Alley, Devrouax-Purnell Architects, Army Materiel Command, Kimpton Group Hotels, Patuxent River Naval Base, American University, George Washington University, U.S. Department of Agriculture,  Dickstein Shapiro Morin and O’Shinsky,  Aramark, Charles E. Smith-Vornado, Trammell Crow, Cosmos Club, World Bank, Chemonics International, IMF, Washington Convention and Tourism Center, Zipcar, NFL Players Association, National Dunking Association of America, World Adult Kickball Association, Andrews Air Force Base Security Forces Squadron and more.