A Practical Path for Young Adults to Learn, Earn, and Build: High Rise Academy
A Real Alternative to College or Low-Wage Jobs
Most young adults face three common choices after high school: go into debt for college, work minimum-wage jobs, or drift without direction. High Rise Academy offers a fourth option—one that’s skill-based, paid, and directly tied to real-world work.
This program, built by High Rise Influence with Jack Wendt and Dennis Yu, trains young people to become digital marketing practitioners by doing real work for actual clients.
What Apprentices Actually Do
Apprentices:
- Work with local businesses to improve their digital presence
- Turn raw content (videos, FAQs, photos) into posts and ads
- Use the MAA framework—Metrics, Analysis, Action—to track progress
- Attend live office hours every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. PT for direct feedback from mentors like Dennis Yu, Jack Wendt, and others
The work is tracked weekly, with feedback loops baked into the structure.
What Skills They Build
Participants learn by doing. They:
- Manage real business accounts
- Publish content on websites and social media
- Edit video clips for campaigns
- Set up and run local ad campaigns with measurable goals
They finish the program with published client work and proven, transferable skills.
Why This Works for Young People
Young adults already understand how attention works online. They’re consuming content daily. What they need is structure, mentorship, and real clients. The apprenticeship gives them that.
Instead of passively consuming AI tools, they use them to plan, write, and execute faster. This approach makes them efficient operators in a content economy.
What Sets This Program Apart
As Jack Wendt put it:
“Most jobs extract value from you. This one builds it.”
Apprentices often earn income while building long-term assets—client relationships, published content, and measurable campaign results.
If You’re Already Creating, You’re Closer Than You Think
If you’re already posting videos, testing AI tools, or managing your own page—you’re ready. You don’t need a degree. You need the right environment and accountability to grow.
High Rise Academy gives you that.
