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>>> A
>>> A 16-YEAR-OLD BECAME PASSIONATE ABOUT CODING IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER COMPLETING
A BUSINESS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. SHE INSPIRES TO BE A COMPUTER
SCIENTIST, SHE HAS TRAVELED
AROUND THE WORLD TEACHING AND
SPEAKING ON S.T.E.M.
AND THE ART OF CODING.
SHE HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED TWO
APPS AND CONTRIBUTES TO A GUIDE
ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO THE
POSSIBILITIES OF A S.T.E.M.
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. SHE ESTABLISHED HER COMPANY
LAST YEAR WITH THE GOAL OF
EXPOSING, PRODUCING, AND-
-INTRODUCING, AND TRAINING 1000
GIRLS IN CODING IN 2018.
SHE IS WELL ON HER WAY TO
REACHING THAT GOAL, CONTINUING
TO HOST WORKSHOPS, BOTH LOCALLY
AND INTERNATIONALLY.
AND INTERNATIONALLY. >>> AND HERE SHE IS, DESTINY
ADAMS, I HAVE TO SAY WATCHING
THAT PACKAGE, I TEARED UP A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I AM SO
PROUD OF YOU.
BUT YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON.
YOUR DAD IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
I KIND OF WANT TO GET SOME
PARENTING TIPS AFTER THE SHOW,
BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW
EVERYTHING I CAN TO RAISE
SOMEONE AS GREAT AS YOU ARE.
SO HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN.
>> I GOT STARTED IN CODING IN
SEVENTH GRADE, I WAS HOME
SCHOOLED.
SCHOOLED.
SCHOOLED. SO WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY
REALLY FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE
I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE
CONCEPTS.
CONCEPTS.
CONCEPTS. BUT ONCE EVERYTHING WAS OVER
WITH, I KIND OF VENTURE OUT ON
MY OWN TO CREATE GAMES AND
WEBSITES.
WEBSITES.
WEBSITES. AND EVERY DAY I WOULD SPEND
TIME ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS
DEVELOPING GAMES, APPS,
WEBSITES.
WEBSITES.
WEBSITES. AND THEN ONE DAY I JUST TOLD MY
MOM ABOUT IT AND I WAS SHOWING
HER WHAT I WAS DOING AND SHE IS
LIKE WOW, THIS IS COOL, YOU
NEED GET INTO ROBOTICS, BECAUSE
SHE WAS STILL MORE INTO THE
TECH SIDE OF THINGS JUST
BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND SO WE LOOKED AND THERE
WERE NO ROW POT I CANS TEAMS IN-
-ROBOTICS TEAMS IN MY AREA.
SO WE DECIDED TO START ONE AND
THEN WE HAD AN AMAZING SEASON
WITH ABOUT FOUR OTHER GIRLS AND
WE WON REGIONALS SO, THAT WAS
SUCH FUN.
SUCH FUN.
SUCH FUN. AND I STUCK WITH CODING AND I
HAVE TRAVELED INTERNATIONALLY
AND IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
>> DO NOT STOP, KEEP GOING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IT IS REALLY NEAT.
TELL PEOPLE ABOUT DESTINY ADAMS
INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL. >> WELL, IT IS A TRAINING
PLATFORM FOR GIRLS AND OUR GOAL
IS TO EXPOSE AND INTRODUCE THEM
INTO THE AMAZING WORLD OF
CODING.
CODING.
CODING. >> I LOVE IT.
>> WHAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN FOR
2018 AND BEYOND?
>> OKAY, SO MY CAMPAIGN WAS TO
EXPOSE 100 GIRLS IN 2018.
BUT JUST IN THE FIRST MONTH I
WAS ABLE TO REACH MY GOAL.
AND SO WE WERE LIKE WELL, WE
HAVE TO THINK BIGGER.
SO WHAT IS THE NEXT NUMBER THAT
IS HIGHER.
IS HIGHER. AND THEN WE WERE LIKE 1000.
SO THEN, SO NOW OUR NEW FOAL IS
TO EXPOSE AT LEAST 1000 GIRLS
TO CODING BEFORE 2018 ENDS.
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 601.
>> AND THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP YOU IF YOU
ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND THEY
WANT TO HELP FOURTH THEY ARE
AGENERAL DAY--FURTHER THIS
AGENDA?
AGENDA?
AGENDA? >> OKAY, SO SOME THINKERS IN
NEED OF IS SPACE.
SO WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
SPACE TO HOST OUR EVENTS.
ANYTHING THAT THE GIRLS CAN
WORK ON, GIRLS, OF COURSE,
BECAUSE WITHOUT THE GIRLS, WE
WOULD NOT HAVE DESTINY ADAMS
INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL. SO JUST TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT
THE EVENT.
THE EVENT. AND THEN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS
THAT CANNOT REALLY FORD THE
SESSIONS--REALLY AFFORD THE
SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS.
>> LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE EVERYTHING,
BEING A TEENAGER.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR
DRIVER'S PERMIT, YOUR CODING,
HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL?
>> I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS
PRIORITIZING AND HAVING A
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. SO IN YOU KNOW WHAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. SO FOR ME, IT IS ACADEMICS
FIRST AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO ACADEMICS, BUSINESS, AND
HAVING TIME TO HANG OUT WITH MY
FRIENDS BECAUSE IT CAN GET
STRESSFUL AND IT IS GOOD TO
HAVE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AROUND ME TO SUPPORT.
>> OH, YES.
WELL, WE ARE ALL ROOTING FOR
YOU ALL OF THE TIME.
IT IS SO COOL.
TELL ME ABOUT UPCOMING
WORKSHOPS OR EVENTS TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW.
PEOPLE KNOW. >> OKAY, SO I JUST FINISHED BY
CODING TOUR AND THAT WAS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SO I HAVE ONE MORE EVENT AND IT
WILL BE AT EMERY UNIVERSITY SO,
THAT IS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL
WORKSHOP AND WE HAVE NOT SET A
SPECIFIC DATE, BUT I WILL PUT
THE INFORMATION ON MY WEBSITE
AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE WILL YOU
BE IN TEN YEARS?
>> SO MY PRIMARY GOAL IS TO
HAVE DIFFERENT CHAPTERS AROUND
THE UNITED STATES AND
INTERNATIONALLY.
INTERNATIONALLY. SO I WANT TO START MY FIRST
TRIP IN AFRICA, BECAUSE IT WAS
MY FIRST TRIP IN 2016 AND IT
WAS AMAZING.
WAS AMAZING. THE KIDS THERE WERE SO
INTERESTED.
INTERESTED. YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY REALLY
WANTED TO LEARN MORE BUT THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.
SO I FEEL LIKE IT IS MY GOAL TO
YOU KNOW, START IT.
>> I LOVE IT.
DESTINY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SHINING YOUR LIGHT ALL OVER THE
WORLD AND HERE IN WORLD.
IN TEN YEARS THIS SHOW MIGHT BE
CANCELED, BUT IF