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If you’re walking your journey, feeling alone, feeling like you know there’s more than what you see around you, the Un.Inc Life is your space. Your self-driven, heartfelt, come and go as you need it, space. This is for you, regardless of whether or not you have a business plan or any plan at all. Perhaps before you have one, or after the last one failed. This is your space to dream, explore, and find your voice.

The Un.Incubator prepares you to launch your impact business or pivot and re-imagine it. Un.Inc Life prepares you to stand tall as a changemaker, at any age. After all, colleges are designed to prepare the smartest among us for leadership, and the military is designed to prepare the strongest to fight our battles. But - we asked ourselves - who is designing a space to prepare the brightest, to change the world?

I have two very dear (and super dope) friends who are growing their business in an equally dope way. With @uninclife, you receive a nifty ass journal, thought provoking prompts, and other monthly mystery gifts that not only help inspire creativity but also link you in to a community of some of the most real people you've ever met, talking through and dealing with some of the realest stuff you've ever heard. It's a place where judgement doesn't exist and you are free to truly express. If you're looking to break down some barriers in your life and explore who you might really be, go on over and check out @n_deering and @youvolution and their newly released Un.Inc Life. I've received my first prompt and it's already making me hash some shit out I buried and forgot long ago. These two have helped me in such a profound way; I now follow my dreams to the highest level and I want to share that with you all. Much love and Jah bless.

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The @uninclife is “a space for creators, to walk alongside the lonely ones who will change the world.” I am no writer. I signed up to help a friend launch this and this morning I am feeling overwhelmed and happy to have an outlet. So here it goes. 9 Days before my 18th Birthday, my brother had a psychotic break and stabbed a man in the throat. I had no one to talk to. I am not the kind of person to talk about these things - I grew up not talking about these things. These things: Mental Health, anxiety, personal suffering, depression. I chose to not speak about those things for years. It’s been almost 10 years - I don’t talk to my brother (and I am personally working on that.) Today someone I look up to killed them self. For a long time after my brother I felt sort of immune to having these feeling regarding my mental health. Maybe not immune - just indifferent. Show extreme empathy for others, but don’t worry about yourself, your fine, it’s fine, other people suffer worse. Being concerned with your own mental health isn’t something to be ashamed of and going out of your way for others without any regard to self care isn’t penance and shouldn’t be treated that way. Having anxiety, depression, and panic are ok. Don’t punish yourself, ask for help when you need it. #uninclife

I decided not to believe in the world I lived in.
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If any of you have been watching my journey unfold the past years... I'm sure you have seen a little bit about Jessie Rodriguez.

This is a man I have had the honor to work alongside the past 5 years or so. I've always been inspired by him, his attitude, his demeanor, and how damn humble he is.
And today I'm feeling overwhelmed with pride for this guy.
We started as two dreamers.. in art school.. ambitious.. hungry.. and we both genuinely wanted to build something that would take care of us and others in the future.

At the time I was starting V2 of Youvolution.. taking student loans out to create my dreams lol.. and Jessie was putting together some of his earliest pieces and thinking about his career in filmmaking.
Looking back.. neither of us had much of an idea of what we were doing.
But since then, he has come leaps and bounds and created a reality for himself that is pretty rare to find for his age.

Jessie now is self employed and runs his own business.
He lives his own schedule and calls his own shots.
He is always travelling and getting into the coolest of things with his work. (I'm only slightly jealous)

So this past weekend Liz and I had video we were working on with Jessie. He concieved, wrote, and directed from beginning to end.
Seeing him embody his creativity is my favorite thing to see in him.
In anybody.
Because it's challenging to any artist who is putting their creativity out there.. or to any young entrepreneur who is about to take their first leap into the unknown.
And.. every time we work together this happens.
We push each other. And we are still growing.
Go out and surround yourself who you want to grow with. People who you want to collaborate closely with. And people who fuel your own passion for what you are creating.
#UnIncLife

Connection

Watch Un.Inc Life Films featuring changemakers at all stages of their journeys. Connect and get inspired at Un.Inc Life on Instagram at #uninclife and our Facebook group. We're all on social media already (whether we like it or not!) so let's fill it with intent and support. After all, we are here to walk alongside each other.

Growth

When you subscribe we’ll send your Un.Inc Life Journal in the mail, and we'll kick off your subscription experience. Each month you can expect intentional hand-designed items in the mail, carefully crafted emails featuring the theme of the month, and our documentary series on changemakers. No month will be the same, we're designing and evolving the physical and digital experience as our community grows.

We believe in a world where dreaming is worthy, and so is the dreamer.

We believe that waking up each day, intent on creating a better world, is enough. That the dreamer is meant to move through failures, through heartbreaks, through discrimination, through fear. That your impact will be most powerful when it is born from pain. We believe that you aren’t meant to walk this journey alone. None of us are.

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We are passionate about capturing the often un-told stories of Dreamers. Follow along as we walk with changemakers in Austin who are pursuing their dreams, it's not always as easy as it looks!

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Un.Inc Events This Month

“When I started this social entrepreneur program in January, I was searching for myself. To find inner connection. 16 weeks later, I wound up finding others. Friends, mentors, collaborators and motivators. Movers, shakers and bad ass makers. We laughed and we cried. We learned and we loved. We tried and failed and triumphed. All together.”

— Alli, 2018

The Un.Incubator Cohort Program

We offer cohorts starting in January in Austin and online. Each cohort meets for 12 weeks in a small group of 5-8 and are grouped intentionally to help support one another. Apply today and we’ll let you know when the next available cohort is launching. Applications are reviewed on a first come first serve basis.

Applications open for January 2019 cohorts

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WHO IS THE UN.INCUBATOR FOR?

The Un.Incubator is designed for early stage founders from all sectors and all backgrounds. What they share is the experience of not fitting in the culture or spaces they have traveled. And a desire to take that struggle and use it to fuel change. They are educators, artists, musicians, designers and technologists, makers. Healers, writers, community organizers, storytellers and politicians. They are all ages, genders, ethnicities and sexualities. They are at a crossroads in their life, and they are ready to change some shit, for good.

Un.Incubator Benefits

FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM

Designed to fit your needs as you grow your business, each cohort is 3-months long.

Guided Workshops

ACCESS TO MENTORS

We believe that to create a sustainable career, your business needs to align with your passions, values, and who you are at your core. You'll benefit from guided workshops that help you keep your business in sync with you at every stage. Experience these workshops alongside your fellow-Un.Incubatees.

We believe in relationships with mentors who walk alongside you every step of the way. Our mentors come from a variety of disciplines and have a breadth of business experience across many functional areas. From coaches to wellness experts to operations, marketing, and financial gurus, you'll never journey alone.

WELLNESS AND LONGEVITY

A SAFE & CONFIDENTIAL SPACE TO CREATE

We believe that success in the social impact space means a long career, and that means focus on your mental and emotional well being.

We believe in the importance of not feeling like you are in this alone. It is essential to regularly check in with trusted collaborators, partners, and fellow-Un.Incubatees along the way. Great businesses aren't created in a vacuum; differing perspectives help you continually hone and vet your approach.