In high school, many things are on our minds. Homework, friends, maybe more importantly, our future. We are consumed with questions like “Where will I go to college? What will I major in at college? What career do I want to have for the rest of my life? What passions and skills do I even have?” For Miracle Olatunji, these questions were forefront in her mind. In fact, she decided that it isn’t just her that feels the pressure in these decisions.
This is where OpportuniMe comes in. Miracle decided to turn her idea into a business venture, and created a way for high school students to “connect with opportunities to help them decide on a career, build their network and develop their passions before going to college” (Business News Daily). The organization has raised over $20,000 to fund its growth and operations, helped over a thousand students find careers and develop life skills, and secured press features in Forbes, Technically, and others.
Miracle’s success does not stop there. She is the author of Purpose: How to Live and Lead with Impact, the director of innovation at Thrive. Additionally, she created a platform called Her Wallet Media to help women build their net worth.
At only 19 years, old, Miracle is soon to be employed at Microsoft working in their Finance Rotation Program (FRP).
This is a good story because Miracle didn’t find some massive success that made her a billionaire. But, she still had an idea and made something from it– a way to help people discover what they could do in life. She then wrote a book and is soon to be employed at Microsoft, so it’s an interesting and different story of an entrepreneur.
It’s really cool to see that Miracle saw a problem and wanted to help others through this decision process in finding what their career will be. I had a hard time going into college not fully knowing what I wanted to do. Eventually I figured it out but it took me awhile and experimenting with different classes. Depending on how long it can take a person to figure it out can cause multiple problems. College isn’t cheap. It is better to know exactly what you want and need to do for yourself then spend money on classes when you aren’t ready. Her idea will help a lot of people solve these issues. It definitely would’ve made me a lot less stressed too! After her starting this organization, it is cool to see that she is still looking to help others and solve more problems.