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Lean In! Prep Explorers
Lean In! Prep Explorers
Do you want to turn your passion into income? Check out Lean In! Prep 2026, A Vanward Consulting Initiative.
Lean In! Prep is a program that is developed and facilitated for people like you by people like you. Lean In! Prep Explorers will learn about different career options that are aligned with their interests and will have the opportunity to collectively run their own small business.
As a Lean In! Prep Explorer, you will:
• Learn how to leverage your so-called disability for success.
• Participate in starting an online Store.
• Sharpen your technology skills to be better prepared for higher education and/or future employment.
• Learn how to be individually accountable and effective within a team.
• Be paid for your hard work.
Participants in this innovative program must:
• Be a High School Student.
• Have access to the Internet suitable for virtual meetings.
• Be a customer of State Vocational Rehabilitation
• Be committed to participate in all Lean In! Prep group activities.
Session Names and Dates:
1. Getting to Know You
Saturday, January 24, 2026
2. Self-Assessment
Saturday, February 28, 2026
3. Teamwork
Saturday, March 28, 2026
4. Career Symposium
Saturday, April 25, 2026
5. Project Closure
Saturday, May 21, 2026
Location: Virtual
Registration: Lean-In! Prep Explorers Registration Form
Questions? Contact the BSBP Transition Team and LEO-BSBPTransition@michigan.gov.
Start: January 24, 2026 12:00 AM
End: May 21, 2026 12:00 AM
Lean In! Prep Explorers
Do you want to turn your passion into income? Check out Lean In! Prep 2026, A Vanward Consulting Initiative.
Lean In! Prep is a program that is developed and facilitated for people like you by people like you. Lean In! Prep Explorers will learn about different career options that are aligned with their interests and will have the opportunity to collectively run their own small business.
As a Lean In! Prep Explorer, you will:
• Learn how to leverage your so-called disability for success.
• Participate in starting an online Store.
• Sharpen your technology skills to be better prepared for higher education and/or future employment.
• Learn how to be individually accountable and effective within a team.
• Be paid for your hard work.
Participants in this innovative program must:
• Be a High School Student.
• Have access to the Internet suitable for virtual meetings.
• Be a customer of State Vocational Rehabilitation
• Be committed to participate in all Lean In! Prep group activities.
Session Names and Dates:
1. Getting to Know You
Saturday, January 24, 2026
2. Self-Assessment
Saturday, February 28, 2026
3. Teamwork
Saturday, March 28, 2026
4. Career Symposium
Saturday, April 25, 2026
5. Project Closure
Saturday, May 21, 2026
Location: Virtual
Registration: Lean-In! Prep Explorers Registration Form
Questions? Contact the BSBP Transition Team and LEO-BSBPTransition@michigan.gov.