Gradify: College and Career Engagement Software

01/14/2026

Software Engineer Pathway 💻
💰 Avg salary: $110K+
🎓 College or coding bootcamp
📖 Heavy practice, constant learning
Tech rewards problem-solvers who don’t quit.
Explore the full pathway on GRADIFY.

08/18/2025

🚨 Webinar Replay – Powering Pathways for Gen Z and Gen Alpha
🎥 Watch the Replay + Book a Consult → https://lnkd.in/ePbkt_B7
🖱️ Click to: 1️⃣ Watch the replay 2️⃣ Book a call to bring GRADIFY to your youth program
“If the student wins, the parent wins. The district wins. Society wins.”
— Travis Manigan Founder & CEO of GRADIFY (📍23:49)
🎓 Today’s students are facing cognitive overload like never before.
📱 They’re flipping between 12+ apps a day just to survive school — educational tech stacks piled on top of personal ones. It’s not just inefficient — it’s damaging their focus, motivation, and mental well-being.
“Before even arriving at school, a student may switch contexts 15 times. Multiply that by 180 school days… and we wonder why they’re tired.” (📍11:20)
In this powerful session, we covered:
👉 How tech fragmentation silently drains student focus
👉 Why context-switching fatigue is killing engagement
👉 How GRADIFY helps youth orgs unify their tools into ONE experience
👉 A full demo of our student-first platform
“Our goal is to unify the scattered tools students are forced to use — goal setting, messaging, college & career — into ONE platform where their brain isn’t constantly switching.” (📍14:37)
🎬 Watch the Full Replay + Book a Demo
👉 https://lnkd.in/ePbkt_B7
🧠 Full Webinar Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
03:36 – Welcome + Gen Z Tech Reality
05:11 – What Is GRADIFY + Mission
06:44 – The Hidden Problem: Cognitive Overload
10:07 – Live Poll: How Many Apps Are Students Using?
11:20 – Context Switching Fatigue (quoted)
12:02 – Brain Science & Social Media Impact
14:37 – Why GRADIFY Was Built (quoted)
16:30 – Goal Setting Feature
17:55 – “Show Love” Social Feedback
21:02 – Calendar Sync for Staff + Students
21:40 – Unified Communication Hub
22:45 – Mobile-First = Student-First
23:49 – Centering the Student (quoted)
25:30 – Community Engagement & Partner Tools
27:01 – Call to Action (Contact Jason Briones)
27:34 – Closing Thanks
This isn’t just edtech.
This is a movement to restore clarity, confidence, and purpose in students’ lives.

06/19/2024

Pictured: Harriet Tubman, Maj. Martin Delany, Abraham Lincoln, The 28th United States Colored Infantry.

On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas announcing all enslaved people were finally free - over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This day became known as Juneteenth.The Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free. It immediately freed around 20,000 people. By the Civil War’s end in 1865, nearly 4 million enslaved African Americans had been liberated across the South.However, the 13th Amendment ratified in December 1865 officially abolished slavery throughout the entire United States, including border states. Juneteenth commemorates the official end of legalized slavery in America.

08/29/2023

Use Case: YMCA of Greater Charlotte integrated Gradify: College and Career Engagement Software into their Youth Programs by marketing access to the tool across all social and digital channels. By integrating the platform on the front facing side of marketing, they can provide value directly to the student with the embedded tools on GRADIFY and also will have teen engagement staff connect with students to promote their teen enrichment programs on the Platform.
https://www.ymcacharlotte.org/progams/teens/gradify

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06/12/2023

GRADIFY @ The Y

If you're in the Greater Charlotte region, our partners YMCA of Greater Charlotte are offering free college and career support to youth in their Region. Access to YMCA teen jobs are also made available as well as internships and work based learning opportunities.

Hey parents! Help your student get FREE college & career support with Gradify: College and Career Engagement Software at the Y! Simply create a profile to access targeted jobs ✅, internships ✅, & work-based learning opportunities ✅.

Click the link & use Pin Code 9566 to get started 😃: https://gradify.io

02/01/2023

For the tireless service to our 👩🏽‍🎓, to finding real-world career experiences for our 🧑🏻‍🎓, Happy to all of our !

07/14/2022

Part 3: Career Pathways

Career Pathways are central to a 👩🏽‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓 envisioning their future!

CTE Staff, College, and Career Counselors, and other support staff have a data-driven approach when they access a student's GRADIFY profile!

06/06/2022

Onboarding students should take less than 30 seconds! See how we've designed student activations to run smoothly once you become a GRADIFY Partner in Part 2 of our GRADIFY App reveal!
Intrigued? Email us at [email protected] or Invite your team to meet with us! Click here: https://lnkd.in/gV_zih-e

               

11/30/2021

We're offering a CYBER DECEMBER DEAL! 1️⃣ Class with 1️⃣ Live Onboarding with 3️⃣0️⃣ days access to GRADIFY for 🆓.To Redeem email us at [email protected] or use our contact us form here: https://app.gradify.io/ and mention CYBER DECEMBER DEAL in the comments when you submit. Offer ends on December 31st, 2021.