JD Careers Out There

Alright - As you may already know, at JDCOT we explore career paths you can do with a law degree - both in and out of law - and we do this to help you find a career that fits you - so you can love what you do. I'm Marc Luber, the founder of JDCOT. I've always used my law degree to work in alternative careers - first in the music industry and then as a legal recruiter. I've been helping lawyers with their careers since 2003 and I'm excited for the opportunity to help you. Today's guest is Greg McLaughlin. He's the President and CEO of the Tiger Woods Foundation, which helps disadvantaged kids to go to college! Greg's gonna tell us all about running a Non-Profit organization with your law degree. Greg, welcome to JD Careers Out There! Greg McLaughlin: Thanks, Marc! Thanks for having me. Luber: Greg, can you tell us about the mission or your organization and how you, as the President and CEO, go about achieving it? Greg McLaughlin: The mission of our organization is really focused around college access. We try and provide opportunities, really for disadvantaged kids, to give them an opportunity to go to college. We have two main programs: Tiger Woods Learning Centers, which we have based in Orange County; Washington, D.C.; Stuart, Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and they provide career exploration for youth. Give them an opportunity, really, to find out what it's like to be an engineer, doctor, lawyer. Main focus is really around science technology, engineering, math but we veer a little bit outside of just the STEM-based. Then the second program we do is really all around college scholarships. So we provide resources, including actual scholarships, mentoring, internships, but we also provide everything from SAT prep to how to get Pell Grants and, in essence, Princeton Review for a variety of different added enrichment programs for the kids. So for us, again, it's all about college access. Luber: That's fantastic! How many people are employed by the organization? Greg McLaughlin: Approximately 60 full-time employees here and then we've got an office actually in Washington D.C. also.