Founder, Strength Together

Emmanuel Thompson is a freshman at Malcolm X Community College studying Computer Science. He is also the founder of Strength Together, an app supporting teens struggling with mental illness. Not only has he begun teaching himself agile, but while in high school, he also built The Future Founders Club, to teach it to his peers. When he realized he was interested in technology, he built a few computers and began to teach himself code. In doing so, he merged his passions in business, helping others and technology, and began developing an app to improve students' mental health. Friends of Emmanuel will vouch for his empathy, his strong drive and leadership skills and tell you how Emmanuel helped decrease the number of suicides at his high school and helped kids deal with their bullies. Emmanuel is passionate about entrepreneurship because he relishes the challenge, the next opportunity to put his skills to the test and come out on top, and then turn around to help others do the same.