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Meet White House recognized entrepreneur, globally recognized speaker, and author Derrius Quarles at the Founders' Spotlight on Tuesday, April 14th in the Zahn Center @ Marshak from 12:15-1:45pm.
Derrius is the Founder and CEO of Million Dollar Scholar, an education technology social lemonade stand that provides a high-impact low-cost scholarship and financial aid curriculum to decrease financial barriers to higher education. Million Dollar Scholar was founded after Derrius was awarded over $1 Million in scholarship awards and learned that there are many barriers to high school students navigating the financial aid process. He is the author of the educational bestseller MillionDollarScholar: Winning The Scholarship Race and a Founding Partner of Gentlemen Ventures. His work has been highlighted by the Associated Press, Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Time.