Career Spotlight: Adam Braun ’06
Adam Braun is a New York Times bestselling author and the founder of Pencils of Promise, an award-winning organization that has broken ground on more than 250 schools around the world. In recent years he has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, Business Insider's 40 Under 40, and Wired Magazine’s “50 People Who Are Changing the World.”
Since Adam founded Pencils of Promise in 2008, his schools have served over 30,000 students. His book The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list.
Here he explores what it takes to turn a dream into a movement, his biggest challenges as an entrepreneur, and why it's important to leave your comfort zone.