Twin Cities entrepreneur develops mental health website for teens January 10, 2021 8:16am Text size Copy shortlink:
Katie Dorn, veteran entrepreneur and former school counselor, has never seen a tougher emotional state for high school kids than these COVID-driven times of separation, hardship and anxiety.
She and her small crew at EmpowerU have spent four years developing with 35 schools and 1,000-plus students a solution that packages an online program with counseling support. We haven t made money [yet], said Dorn, who just started paying herself what she made at a school years ago. But this is my passion project. We ve created a solution that is making a difference in building resilience. We walk with the students.