Akeem Lloyd was raised by his grandparents in Atlantic City, where he struggled with a lot of personal challenges, identity, love, and suicide. During his first semester in college, he earned a 1.4 GPA. Lloyd managed to turn his academic challenges into inspiration over the next three years. His GPA improved to a 3.4, and he became the first person in his family to graduate with a college degree, a great accomplishment. Lloyd is now the founder and CEO of A Leadership Journey, a youth-centered travel program, and AkeemSpeaks, LLC, through which he serves as an education consultant. He is here to talk about social responsibility. Akeem Lloyd was raised by his grandparents in Atlantic City, where he struggled with a lot of personal challenges, identity, love, and suicide. During his first semester in college, he earned a 1.4 GPA. Lloyd managed to turn his academic challenges into inspiration over the next three years. His GPA improved to a 3.4, and he became the first person in his family to graduate with a college degree, a great accomplishment. Lloyd is now the founder and CEO of A Leadership Journey, a youth-centered travel program, and AkeemSpeaks, LLC, through which he serves as an education consultant. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx