Gallery

Sessions, stages and screens.

Workshops online and in person, and the moments in between — since 2023.

In person

Aditya Herekar speaking at a podium to a seated audience in a college meeting room
From the back of the room at Middlesex College — students working through the material with us.
Invest2Empower team in branded shirts presenting a budgeting and finances worksheet to a seated group
A classroom session on budgeting — walking a group through a real monthly expense sheet, line by line. Faces are obscured to protect participants' privacy.
Aditya Herekar at a Middlesex College podium presenting a needs-versus-wants budgeting slide
In-person session at Middlesex College — needs versus wants, and why savings are for emergencies and future goals.

Online sessions

Screen share of the core topics slide during a live online session, with participant tiles alongside
The five pillars we teach — budgeting, credit score, debt, saving and investing, insurance — live with a class online.
Online session with mentors and participants, founders presenting
A session with mentors and community partners on the call — 24 people, one topic.
Grid of participants in a large online workshop with a founder presenting
A full room, remotely. Faces are obscured to protect participants' privacy.
Illustrated scenes used in the training material showing everyday money conversations
Scenes from the lessons — we teach through everyday situations rather than definitions.

Advocacy

Video coverage of the Youth Advisory Council presentation
Video: the financial literacy agenda presented to Congressman Pallone's 2024 Youth Advisory Council.

Recognition

Aditya Herekar receiving a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Certificate of Congressional Silver Medal Recognition in 2025,  presented by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Aditya Herekar with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. at an earlier Youth Advisory Council recognition
An earlier recognition from Congressman Pallone, following the 2024 Youth Advisory Council.
Karan Verma and Aditya Herekar presenting Invest2Empower on stage at the 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition, Community Roots Track
Pitching Invest2Empower in the Community Roots Track (High School) at the 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition.
Karan Verma and Aditya Herekar holding the first-place check at the 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition
First place, high school division, 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition — the $1,000 went straight into the training material.
All winners of the 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition on stage with their checks, Invest2Empower at right
All 2024 Kean Business Plan Competition winners on stage — Invest2Empower at right with the first-place high school division check.

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