Midweek Hiking Initiative: Applied Mentorship

Our Midweek Hiking initiative is a consistent, high-impact environment for relational mentorship. These weekly hikes offer a space to learn essential life and leadership skills that are often not addressed in the classroom. Through focused conversation, students practice crafting effective elevator pitches, learn how to say “no” with clarity, and prepare themselves for real-world challenges.

We also explore foundational values—integrity, honesty, and excellence—and discuss how to build a strong personal culture around them. This intentional approach to character formation is how we help shape participants into future industry leaders.

Unparalleled Results: Cultivating Global Leaders

Today’s marketplace seeks leaders, not just technically skilled employees. Our approach centers on developing individuals who stand out through excellent results, clear thinking, adaptability, teamwork, and a willingness to grow.

Through our intensive six-week Rare Leadership Course and ongoing specialized mentorship, we prepare students not only to be strong candidates but to become the kind of leaders companies seek to invest in.

Lasting Legacy & Vision

The impact of this focused mentorship is measurable. While our broader outreach connects with more than 2,000 students annually, our career readiness programs consistently deliver exceptional results: 95% of participants secure full-time employment upon graduation.

But our vision extends beyond professional success. Echoing the words of industrialist Andrew Carnegie—“To die rich is to die disgraced”—Kontagious is committed to instilling values that encourage students to use their skills, influence, and success to build lives of integrity, excellence, and lasting impact.