Hatch The Future

In this episode, Lex Lavatai sits down with Katie Hughes, the founder of Girls Build. Girls Build is a nonprofit summer camp that instills “curiosity and confidence in girls as they explore the world of building”. Lex and Katie discuss the importance of teaching girls not only building, fixing, and engineering skills, but also curiosity and confidence. Katie was a participant in ‘The Social Pitch’, a quarterly Hatch program which brings together community members to fund innovative ideas. Links: Girls Build The Social Pitch   In this episode you’ll learn:   How Katie gathered together a group of women (carpenters, tree trimmers, laborers, plumbers and electricians) to run the camp What Katie thinks about high school counselors who encourage all kids to go to college, when college isn’t for everyone How well-paid the trades really are How Katie’s sister turned her financial situation around when she became an electrician The importance of instilling the confidence to try something new in young girls The self-