Scott takes audiences on her journey from being on track to becoming a top product designer to dedicating her life to the empowerment of others through her own non-profit organization. Scott shares anecdotes from her time at a homeless shelter in Detroit where she conducted the research for her coat prototype. She also shares how her idea for creating a coat for the homeless led her to hire the homeless. Audiences will leave with knowledge about homelessness and what can be done to help this growing population.

Veronika Scott—founder and CEO of The Empowerment Plan—has built an organization that began around a single idea:...