Jeremy Burnworth started his first company, an IT consulting firm at age 19 with his last half-paycheck of $250 in spite of never going to college. With much hard work, that business blossomed into seven companies, ranging from marketing & web development, construction & real estate development to political, business and nonprofit consulting companies. He proudly served approximately 3,600 collective clientele for more than 20 years. While running these enterprises, he also had the privilege of serving on the board of directors of more than 35 nonprofit organizations as well as serving in numerous other volunteer roles. This combined success was most fulfilling as it allowed him to be a philanthropist, making a difference in the community.

All that progress came to an abrupt end as a result of having to spend 3 years in the prison system. While there he decided to humbly make the best of the experience and seek to understand those similarly situated. He read 250+ books, created a think tank, surveyed hundreds, journaled each day, taught and graduated more than 40 of their GED, helped 3 men learn to read, fostered the development of an GBT "car" (gang or group) of about 135 folks and wrote a musical titled 'One Day' that tells the story of what he witnessed and learned while there. Perhaps most importantly, he was able to experiment in inspiring those with entrepreneurial passion by teaching an extensive custom-made 16-week business curriculum to approximately 200 men. The results were miraculous and inspirational.

Upon returning he worked to build a structure to provide entrepreneurial training, resources and wrap-around service referrals for those unwelcomed in other organizations.  Jeremy now serves as the Executive Director of Break IT, or Break Institution Trauma, an entrepreneurial incubator which rejects no one. BreakIT focuses on underserved and under-resourced populations, particularly justice system impacted, and LGBTQ+ people. Through a lifetime of personal experience and familiarity around the harmful effects of rejection and trauma, he fully understands how those circumstances so often lead to many of our societal problems. Jeremy now works to create social change by breaking down societal barriers, Making Difference™ in lives and communities through entrepreneurial solutions.