Palm Beach County, Florida  ·  Inaugural Cohort Fall 2026

YOUNG FOUNDERS. REAL IMPACT.

A community by design where ambitious teens plant roots, build real wealth, and claim their seat at the table.

A Selective Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator  ·  Palm Beach County, FL

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Spark Intensive I
June 22 – July 2
Mon–Thu  ·  9am–1pm
Spark Intensive II
July 13 – July 23
Mon–Thu  ·  9am–1pm
Young Founders Showcase
August 1, 2026
Saturday Evening
Why We Exist

Mission & Vision

Every program, every partner, every scholarship seat flows from two beliefs about what young people deserve.

Our Mission

Building community, wealth, and legacy — one founder at a time.

Our Vision

A world where every young founder plants roots deep enough to build wealth for themselves, their family, and the community around them.

How We Show Up

Our Core Values

Not posters on a wall. These are the operating principles behind every cohort, every scholarship seat, and every pitch competition.

01
The Student is the Mission

Everything serves the student. Every decision, every program, every partner. Nothing else comes first.

02
Boldness is Built Here

We create conditions for confidence. Students leave knowing they belong in any room, at any table, in front of any investor.

03
Access is Non-Negotiable

A zip code should never determine a destiny. We remove every barrier — financial, structural, and psychological.

04
Legacy Over Everything

We measure success in decades — businesses launched, wealth built, and doors opened for the next generation of founders.

05
Iron Sharpens Iron

A community of builders. Students learn from instructors and from each other. No one builds alone here.

Some people talk about changing their community.
Our students build it.

The Programs

Two Ways to Get In.

Every program is selective, application-based, and built around real outcomes. Not participation trophies.

SPARK students working
Summer Intensive  ·  Now Enrolling
SPARK
2 Weeks  ·  Mon–Thu, 9am–1pm  ·  Ages 14–18

SPARK is the entry point into The Youth Foundry. In two weeks, students go from idea to first sale — building a real product, pitching to industry advisors, and competing for seed funding.

  • Build a real product from idea to first sale
  • Sell to the public at a curated founder showcase
  • Pitch to real industry advisors in a live investor round
  • Compete for cash prizes and Ignite scholarships
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IGNITE pitch presentation
Year-Long Cohort  ·  School Year 2026–2027
IGNITE
Sep–May  ·  One Evening Per Week, 6–9pm

The full founder experience. Over the school year, students build an investor-ready business, compete nationally, and pitch at a Shark Tank-style finale.

  • Build an investor-ready business concept
  • Compete nationally in entrepreneurship challenges
  • Industry advisor sessions throughout the year
  • Pitch at Shark Tank-style finale
  • Graduate with a network and a standout college application
  • Scholarship seats available every cohort
Applications Open Summer 2026
Iron Sharpens Iron.

Apply to SPARK.

Our two-week summer intensive for rising high school students who are ready to build something real. Seats are limited and awarded on a rolling basis.

Intensive I
Session One
June 22 – July 2
Mon–Thu  ·  9am–1pm
Intensive II
Session Two
July 13 – July 23
Mon–Thu  ·  9am–1pm
Young Founders Showcase
August 1, 2026
Saturday Evening
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SPARK is for students ages 14–18  ·  Application required  ·  Scholarship seats available
Questions? christina.deibler@youthfoundry.com

Christina Deibler, Founder of The Youth Foundry
NFTE-Certified Educator
DECA Founding Advisor
Certiport Subject Matter Expert
700+ Students Taught
600+ Industry Credentials Facilitated
Meet the Founder
Christina
Deibler
Founder & Director, The Youth Foundry

I have spent the last five years watching teenagers pitch business ideas and walk away changed. Not because of a grade. Because someone in the room — a real entrepreneur, a business owner, a person who had actually built something — looked them in the eye and said: your idea is worth something.

That moment does something to a kid. I have watched students who barely spoke in class stand up straighter after a Shark Tank-style pitch. I have seen a student who didn't believe in much believe in herself for the first time because someone with a real business card told her she had something.

As the founder and advisor of my school's DECA chapter, I built real business experience into everything. Students wrote business plans, made buying decisions, and ran the school store from open to close. We held market days where they created a product, sold it to real customers, and kept what they earned. I gave them every taste of the real thing I could fit inside a public school, because I knew the taste of it would change them.

And it did. Every time.

The moment that built The Youth Foundry was a student who came to me after pitching a fictitious business idea and said, "I want to do this for real." He was ready to take the next step. I wanted to make sure the people, the resources, and the support system were there to guide him through it.

That's the gap The Youth Foundry fills. Not another class. Not another certificate. A real place where ambitious young people get the infrastructure, the coaching, the community, and the chance to find out what they're actually capable of because someone showed up and believed in them first.

That's what I do. That's why I built this.

Apply to SPARK
Fall 2026 Inaugural Cohort

A Future Built by
Young Founders Starts Here.

Whether you're a student ready to build something real, a parent looking for a program that takes your teen seriously, or a business ready to invest in the next generation — you belong here.

We will never share your information.

Let's Connect.

The Youth Foundry is launching its inaugural cohort in Fall 2026 in Palm Beach County, Florida. SPARK applications are open now.

christina.deibler@youthfoundry.com

SPARK open now  ·  Ignite opens Summer 2026  ·  Palm Beach County, FL