Elara Career Catalyst

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Bridging Talent to Opportunity

The Elara Career Catalyst is a results-driven program that connects high-achieving HBCU students and alumni with real-world career experiences, top-tier mentorship, and industry access. Whether launching into tech, finance, law, media, or social impact, our goal is to accelerate the path from education to executive leadership.

This initiative exists to ensure that brilliant Black and brown talent doesn’t go unnoticed — or underpaid.

Program Features:

  • Hands-on career coaching including résumé building, LinkedIn audits, and interview prep

  • Workplace intensives led by recruiters and executives from Fortune 500 and startup companies

  • Targeted internship and job placement support

  • Small-group mentorship pods with leaders in business, media, and public service

  • Workshops on executive presence, personal branding, and compensation negotiation

💬 “Before Elara, I had the skills. After Elara, I had the network and the confidence to use them.”
Imani J., Elara Career Catalyst Graduate

If the résumé gets you in the room, Elara makes sure you own the room.

Empowering the future of Black
excellence through HBCUs.

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