Tech Strategist Jill Callahan has been leading the tech vision of XP Startup Labs as its cofounder and CTO since 2014. Through her EdTech initiatives, curriculum, course and program development, she has helped XP Startup Labs grow from delivering a single in-person startup workshop to the inclusive and comprehensive EdTech company that it is today. Jill’s main focus is in developing unique and engaging educational content as well as delivering impressive overall student experiences via secure educational platforms.Deploying new and emerging technologies, Jill’s talents are centered in leading students on entertaining and innovative learning journeys while sharing her technological vision and expertise so they might apply this game-changing knowledge to leveling up within their own startups. From Hyperclasses to Masterclasses, online or in-person, Jill’s efforts ensure that every XP Startup Labs’ student can successfully connect, learn, collaborate, launch and grow their startup with ease and confidence. Jill has developed and designed startup programs for individuals as well as organizations such as Bermuda Public Schools, N.J. Department of Corrections, N.J. Juvenile Justice Commission, Washington DC Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC Mayor's Office, and JustLeadershipUSA. Writer, photographer and artist, Jill first became obsessed with technology in the 1990s during the initial tech-boom. While studying graphic design and related software with special focus in startup marketing, she went on to develope custom curriculum for military homeschool families. A free-spirited and persistent entrepreneur with a heart for fellow free-thinkers, she was offered a partnership by FDU adjunct professor C.J. Meenan in the founding of XP Startup Labs.Through its founders, XP Startup Labs was born of a mutual desire to provide new and existing entrepreneurs all they need to maximize their success - high quality startup education at radically low prices by utilizing the best startup strategies in the industry from qualified eXPerts in entrepreneurial action in addition to personal and professional connection and collaboration through vibrant online startup communities. While much more could be said about Jill’s achievements, the highlight of her career is found in becoming a leader in the movement to disrupt the overpriced & outdated models of the startup education industry and help deliver economic empowerment to other adventurous & creative entrepreneurs who seek to live their best lives on their own terms - Those who dare to disrupt the status-quo.