Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

And then we have a few key community partnerships.

So we've gotten a significant amount of support from Harrisburg University, who's our official academic partner on the event.

And they provided us with.

A bunch of behind-the-scenes support and advice and a full-time intern, actually, which is really cool, which helps us accomplish a lot of things.

I'm your host, Asia Tabb.

What happens when a high school student has a great business idea, but instead of being told to finish their homework first, they're given the tools to actually try it? Well, that's the idea behind a new program from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology called Side Hustle School Family Edition.

Jay Jayamohan is the instructor of the program and joins us to talk about how it works and why families are learning it together, and what it takes to turn an idea into something real.

Jay, welcome to The Spark, and thank you so much for coming to WITF today.

So there is...

You know, I'm, I'm an entrepreneur.

Um, I started my own company, sold my company, and I also teach in universities, including George Mason University and Harrisburg University.

Um, and one of the things I always kept getting asked a question from a lot of parents these days is, "If AI is going to do everything, if artificial intelligence is going to be the future, what should our kids study or learn?" So I kind of look at it as three blocks.