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Nithin Jilla Highlight
The people around me have always put me on my true north, on my path.
About Nithin
- In high school, I was part of a class effort to help a school in Kenya and found myself really happy being in the service of others.
- From very early on, I wanted to make sure I was helping and nurturing people throughout my life.
- I never thought I would be a business owner, but I realized I wanted independence with my work.
- Having a lot of good mentors helped clarify what I wanted to do with my life.
- Got a full time job but called them a week before to tell them the opportunity wasn’t right for me.
- When I got to the University of California, Irvine (UCI), I started Dream for Schools to help students learn more about STEM.
- The organization has grown to the point that it’s helping hundreds of kids every year across sixty schools annually.
