Skip to main content

The career camp focuses on bringing the best employers to review opportunities with rising leaders from south and west side communities.

Matt Forté

Career Camp

The Career Camp is poised to provide 150 attendees with the tools to achieve success in the search for direct employment. We have confirmed a number of top companies to feature their positions for both adult and youth leaders on the South and West side of Chicago.

Over this 2-day event (AUGUST 22nd and AUGUST 23rd), our staff will assist job seekers in mastering the fundamentals of attaining a job, and working hard to achieve success in life. During the high school sessions for 16-19 year olds (there are separate sessions for adults), Matt and other industry leaders will pass on new learnings, best practices, and encourage participants to take advantage of the days opportunities for direct employment. Sessions include resume creation, etiquette, branding, financial literacy, and more. Having an opportunity to hear directly from various sectors will allow students and community members (adults) to lean into lucrative careers that they’ve traditionally not had access to. Sessions for adults will mirror the teens with germane career support opportunities geared toward life altering employment avenues. The What’s Your Forté Foundation’s goal for the camp is to introduce and highlight Chicagoland employment while providing another mechanism for youth and adults to access new revenue streams thereby increasing economic advancement.

While the methods at each camp may differ, Matt’s goal is to provide attendees with the tools to achieve success in all facets of their lives.

Within our career camp, sports is a career that many youth can explore. At the elite high school training camp, Matt along with highly qualified coaches and experienced athletes, will help players prepare to compete at the next level of the game. High school players will have the opportunity to improve their game and perform in front of top college coaches. They will run agility drills and focus on specialized position specific instruction, on both offense and defense.

The mutual link between both camps is the mentoring sessions, entitled “Chalk Talks”. Matt will uses this time to stress the importance of getting an education, rejecting negative influences, and working hard to achieve success in life. During the high school session, Matt and other speakers will talk about successfully navigating college life as a student-athlete.

This program gives the youth something to do on the weekend most likely flag football, basketball, and other sports. Spending the day with Matt and others playing and being mentored. The youth are provided with one on one time to unload and gain a new perspective on life. The day is spent talking about life and education showing them other positive role models in the world.

“I’ve been fortunate to have reached several of the goals I’ve set for myself but it hasn’t been easy. My consistent hard work and dedication will remain key components in my successes on and off the field.” says Forte “I have had a lot of support along the way, but there were some things that I had to learn through trial and error. So I really wanted to host these camps to share what I’ve learned, encourage these aspiring athletes and give them the opportunity to hear directly from guys like me, who they may see as role models.”

Let's Build Something Together