Wil Massara, a young CEO and entrepreneur, thought that the
education system nowadays is not enough for the young generation to
cope with the fast-changing world. "I started entrepreneurship at the
age of 11 with an aviation website. At that time, I did not feel the
support from the education system," said Wil. At the age of 15, when he
entered year 11 in the South West region of Western Australia, he was
infuriated with the lack of leadership skills provided to young people
around Australia.
Wil's disappointment with the education system left him
feeling compelled to seek a solution. As a 15-year-old, he launched
Youth Leadership Academy Australia (YLAA). Youth Leadership Academy
Australia has been launched as a response to young people in Australia
who are lacking to engage within their communities as leaders. And this
became the focus of the Youth Leadership Academy Australia.
In March 2020, 17-year-old Wil Massara and his team
completed a National Australian Tour with five events impacting over
750+ students from 80+ schools. These events provided incredible
results, including 86 % of them are feeling more confident to lead our
communities around Australia.
"Teenagers, need our support now more than ever, we expect
to feel the economic pain of this pandemic for the next decade. We must
equip our future leaders with the skills and knowledge to adapt to
change and emerge from this situation stronger and more resilient. This
is why we are launching our Regional Youth Leadership Series."
Youth Leadership Academy Australia is excited to announce
that we will be launching the Regional Youth Leadership Summit Series,
which will feature youth events in 5 selected regional communities
around Australia.
The one-day event, hosted in late 2020 aimed to instil
resilience, confidence and ownership in teenagers of regional
communities that leave feeling the desire to empower their peers to step
up as leaders.
Together we are inspiring, strengthening and empowering our future leaders.
-ENDS-
MEDIA CONTACT:
Karen Coram
Wil Massara
61+ 0488 292 029
