""I looked at my fifth graders, and I said, 'Hey, this is my first time teaching tech. This is your first time learning tech. We're going to do this together,'" Life added. It worked. Students started learning programming languages and earning coding certifications. In fact, the curriculum was so well-received, Life started training personnel at the district level. But she felt called to something greater. And she wanted to move back to Atlanta."
"Life began her next chapter in 2020 by founding RebrandLand AI, which started out as a consulting and brand strategy firm, and has also developed AI-based tools for nonprofits. RebrandLand operates alongside Life's nonprofit, the Rebrand Institute of Tech Equity. The goal: close the digital divide via education and apprenticeship programs in fields like graphic design, digital marketing and IT project management."
""We have this crazy idea that anyone can innovate," she said. "You don't need a fancy degree, you don't need some special title, you just need a chair and a chance." Life plans to open another nonprofit in Maryland next year, where she has found grant funding and a space for her envisioned Rebrand Community Innovation Center to offer tech literacy and apprenticeship programs."
She implemented a technology curriculum in 2017 that taught coding and led to district-level training and certifications. In 2020 she founded RebrandLand AI to provide consulting, brand strategy and AI tools for nonprofits while operating alongside the Rebrand Institute of Tech Equity (RITE). RITE focuses on closing the digital divide through education and apprenticeship programs in graphic design, digital marketing and IT project management, funded by grants, sponsorships, services and donations. Plans include opening a Rebrand Community Innovation Center in Maryland to provide tech literacy and apprenticeships for underserved populations, seniors and formerly incarcerated individuals.
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