Stressed About Applying to College?
Where to Go … How to Get In … What to Study?
Soman Chainani is
Coach Alpha
Storytelling: The Secret Weapon to College and Career
A 2-Part Workshop Lab for Teenagers
Coach Alpha Moves to In-School Assemblies!
Stay tuned for more updates
Due to popular demand, the St. Louis edition of the Coach Alpha Lab has been moved to in-school assemblies instead of an evening event! Stay tuned for more updates on how you can attend, plus workshops in future cities.
Part 1: How to Tell Your Story (aka the Non-AI College Essay)
Presenting Your Authentic Self to Colleges, Employers … and the World
How do you stand out in an AI world? By committing to authenticity and your own voice. You’ll leave this workshop with a clear success plan not just for your college essay, but for any application to something you want.
Part 2: Follow Your Dream? Or Follow the $$$?
Future-Proof Yourself — and Career — for the Age of AI
By the time you’re out of school, the job landscape is going to look nothing like it did for your parents and teachers. You’ll leave this workshop with a sense of where the robots are taking us — and how to build yourself to last as a human.
In Partnership with
About Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani is the worldwide bestselling author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL series, which has sold over 4.5 million copies, been translated into 35 languages across 6 continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries.
He has dedicated his life to working with teenagers and has appeared on NPR, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, The View, The Tim Ferriss Podcast, in addition to Vogue, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and more.
He graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude with a degree in English & American Literature, and an MFA in Film from Columbia University.
About Coach Alpha
After more than 10 years as a private tutor, 10 years as an author of young-adult literature, and over 800 school visits entertaining middle and high-school students … I’ve learned a lot about the teenage mind. More than anything, I’ve found one common thread: Generation Alpha, as today’s adolescents are known, face enormous challenges — academically, socially, emotionally — in a way that no generation has before.
While appearing as a guest on both The View and The Tim Ferriss Show, I mentioned that teenagers can’t face these hurdles alone. They need third-party intervention beyond their teachers and families to coach them to success. We could call this third-party “Coach Alpha” — a straight-talking, tough-love life guru, strategist, and humorist, who avoids didactic patronizing and warmed-over clichés, and gives them a clear, tested plan to improve their lives.
In the months following, I received over 300 responses from both kids and parents, asking how Coach Alpha could come to life. That’s when I realized that this mysterious figure wasn’t going to fly down from the sky like Mary Poppins.
I’d sounded the call.
Now I needed to answer it.
Welcome to the Coach Alpha Lab.
The lab consists of two 90-minute sessions.
Each 90-minute session features a fun, fast-paced presentation in the style of a TED Talk, complete with audiovisuals and a significant interactive portion, where we test strategies with individual attendees. The goal is to create:
empowerment
from learning strategies
community
from meeting other teenagers facing the same challenges
emotional catharsis
from a group connection
In Part 1, the Personal Story workshop, after demonstrating the key elements of a memorable college essay, we’ll workshop a few teenagers’ essays live on-stage and come up with that perfect first sentence.
In Part 2, the Future Path workshop, we’ll work through different paths of decision-making that will let you maximize your experience in college and beyond.
The price of tickets is $20 per session, which includes the course materials, or $30 for both.
CONTACT / HOST A LAB
Ready to take control?
To contact Coach Alpha or host a lab, email us at coachalphalab@gmail.com.
