Creative Thinkers & Entrepreneurs of Divergent U

Discover your purpose, align your values, and clarify your long term vision in an environment of like minded people who all want to invest their time into work that fulfills them. This workshop includes small group discussions with a whiteboard to reflect on personal development questions and journal activities to clarify tangible action steps. You’ll learn several frameworks to help you decide how to align your professional goals with your personal purpose.

Your host, Sam Tarell, is a TEDx Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Divergent U. Divergent U is a non-traditional gap year program in Orlando for creative thinkers to start purpose driven careers. If you’re looking to find work that brings you the deepest sense of fulfillment then you have to start by fundamentally approaching work differently. It’s not about applying for jobs and improving your resume. It’s about connecting with a valuable network and improving your skills. Learn how to unlock an entirely new way of approaching the concept of “work” and start living a life filled with purpose in everything you do.

Our number one review amongst our many 5-star reviews on Meetup is that we create a welcoming environment. Join us and connect with others who are seeking the same growth and fulfillment you’re seeking.

Start, grow, and scale your own business without having to take out loans or give away equity to an investor. In this interactive small group workshop you’ll learn how to start a business with $0 and scale it to a 6-7 figure business with a full time staff. Sales, marketing, and leadership are all fundamental skills you need to learn in order to be a successful small business owner. Join like minded entrepreneurs for discussions and activities that will help you identify what’s stopping your business from growing. By the end of the workshops you’ll have a very tangible to do list that you can implement immediately to grow beyond your current limitations.

Your host, Sam Tarell, is a TEDx Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Divergent U. Divergent U is a non-traditional gap year program in Orlando for creative thinkers to start and scale purpose driven companies without investors. Sam Tarell started his first business at 18 years old and scaled it to over $1 million in revenue before hiring a CEO to run the business full time. He’s since coached over 100 entrepreneurs to build sales, marketing, and leadership systems that allow their businesses to scale.

Top performers from our full program have started from $0 and scaled to over $1 million in revenue. Join us and connect with other ambitious entrepreneurs who are attempting to start and grow their own business without any investors.

Learn the 9 Languages Framework for Emotional Intelligence to radically improve your self awareness and your ability to communicate with others.

In this personal development workshop you’ll join a small group of participants to use a simple framework to generate deep discussions around what it means to be mindful. You’ll learn how to break down sentences using the 9 Languages framework and how to structure your thoughts to focus on the present moment. This workshop will help you better understand human communication at a fundamental level which will enable you to both empathize with others and respect yourself and your boundaries.

Your host, Sam Tarell, is a TEDx Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Divergent U. Divergent U is a non-traditional gap year program in Orlando for creative thinkers to find and develop purpose driven careers. The 9 Languages Framework for Emotional Intelligence is one of many original copyrighted Divergent U frameworks. Discover how you currently use all 9 Languages and how to shift the direction of your words in order to shift the direction of your life.

Our number one review amongst our many 5-star reviews on Meetup is that we create a welcoming environment. Join us and connect with others who are seeking the same self growth and fulfillment you’re seeking.

Connect with countless young entrepreneurs at our bi-weekly networking event. We are very mindful about how we facilitate our networking events to ensure you get the absolute maximum value out of the experience to meet new like minded friends and open the door for more business opportunities. Join us to create many new connections at your very first event.

We organize our networking events into three segments.

Speed Networking - Picture speed dating but for professional networking. You’ll have 5 minutes to connect with one person before the timer goes off and you switch partners. This lasts for 5-10 rounds to ensure you form new connections.

Group Networking - You’ll be placed in a group with 5 or less participants and the whole group will have 15 minutes to connect. This lasts for 2 rounds to allow for group discussions with multiple diverse groups.

General Networking - After the speed round and group round of networking we open up the event to general networking for another 30 minutes. This gives you the chance to connect with anyone you missed or to revisit any connections that you wanted to cultivate further discussions with.

Our audience for these events is mostly entrepreneurs between 18-30 years old. However, our events are open to anyone who is seeking professional networking with ambitious individuals. Join us and build relationships with many like minded people who are all collaborating on a similar path.