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Karim Abouelnaga Discusses How Company Has Pivoted

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  • Date Added : 10/19/2015
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Karim Abouelnaga

  • Founder, Practice Makes Perfect
  • male
  • 1991 (Age: 33 years old)
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Karim Abouelnaga is a co-founder of the not-profit, Practice Makes Perfect. Practice Makes Perfect was conceived on the premise that all children--regardless of race or socioeconomic status--have equal potential to compete intellectually in our society. Through a unique intergenerational approach, Practice Makes Perfect pairs academically struggling middle school students with high-achieving high school students from the same inner-city neighborhoods under the supervision of college interns for an academic intensive summer program to narrow the achievement gap. Abouelnaga has held internships with BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and has volunteered on political campaigns. Karim is a licensed NYS Realtor, Newman Civic Fellow, Pearson Prize National Fellow, and Presidential fellow through the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress. Karim Abouelnaga is a senior at Cornell University studying at the School of Hotel Administration. He is a Cornell Presidential Research Scholar and is publishing a paper that examines the implications of financial incentives on academic performance.

So Practice Makes Perfect has pivoted a bit, I would say, from being where we were before, which was sort of trying to create a new model for summer school and having the government one day adopt it, to now being the summer school of the future. So we've gone evidenced-based now, full service summe...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses How Company Has Pivoted
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 1 min. 1 sec.
Video 2 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Describes How Company Works
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 23 sec.
Video 3 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga States Educational Market Is Slowe To Change Which Creates Challenges for Company
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 1 min. 31 sec.
Video 4 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga States People Are Looking For Innovative Approaches in Education
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 31 sec.
Video 5 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Shares Personal Thoughts About Education
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 57 sec.
Video 6 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Changing From Non-Profit To B Corporation
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 2 min. 16 sec.
Video 7 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Effects On Company After Changing Legal Structure
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 5 sec.
Video 8 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Dealing With Discouragement As An Entrepreneur
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 4 min. 2 sec.
Video 9 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga States Importance of Being Accepted Into Communities Rather Than Forcing Your Solution On Them
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 9 sec.
Video 10 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga States Incremental Progress Provides Hope
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 2 min. 35 sec.
Video 11 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Shares Surprise At There Being So Much To Learn
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 2 min. 22 sec.
Video 12 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Financial Sacrifices
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 1 min. 37 sec.
Video 13 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Scaling And Perspective
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 1 min. 2 sec.
Video 14 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga Discusses Work Life Balance
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
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  • 1 min. 30 sec.
Video 15 of 15 Karim Abouelnaga States Importance of Having Both Passion and Purpose
  • Karim Abouelnaga - Interview - Practice Makes Perfect
  • 10/21/2015
  • Karim Abouelnaga
  • 1 min. 23 sec.