It doesn’t take a fortune to secure a future for your children

The capital that matters most is measured in connection, not currency.

 

Help your child build the connections for long-term career success. 

Show them how to secure better-paying jobs, higher-quality opportunities, and get hired faster.

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THERE IS HOPE

You Can Help Them Build a Better Future

Learn the formula to  help your child turn what they know and who you they know into real opportunities that Produce good-paying careers and satisfying futures. 

Yes, It Really Is Possible!

In Social Capital Smart Parent, you’ll learn the strategies for Helping your child create opportunities through consistency, confidence, and connection.

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In The Next 3 Weeks, You Could…

  • Start connecting your child with people who open real doors
  • Help them land a better job or internship
  • Get them on their way to earning and learning at the same time

The right connections can change everything. We’ll show you how in Social Capital Smart Rising Parent.

INTRODUCING

Social Capital Smart Parent

You Are Ready To Take Control of Your Future?

This 4-module course will show you how opportunities really work and how to move your child closer to a rewarding career. You’ll learn how to:

  • Map opportunity networks so your child doesn't waste their valuable community assets
  •  Connect your child with people who open real doors 
  • Turn every connection into a stepping stone forward For your child. 
  • Help your child build habits that attract better jobs and stronger opportunities

With a simple shift in mindset and consistent action, you can help your child shape a future filled with access, progress, and purpose.

What’s Included in the Social Capital Smart Parent Program

MODULE 1

What Is Social Capital?

Research is clear. Economic mobility is based on the quality of social capital. This first module introduces social capital: the hidden advantage that helps your child find better jobs, faster.

  • Understand what social capital is and why it’s the #1 factor in getting hired
  • Learn the process to measure who you know, not only what you know
  • Begin building your personal roadmap to opportunity through social capital

By the end of this module, you’ll see opportunity differently. It's less about luck, more about knowing how access works.

MODULE 2

Opportunity Fields

Every space your child is part of, such as school, work, community, or online, holds access to something bigger. In this module, you will learn how to map those spaces and find people and pathways already within reach.

  • Identify your personal opportunity fields and the access points within them.
  • Discover hidden opportunities write in your own network for your child, or the network of those closest to you.
  • Turn potential access into action with one simple, low risk ask.

By the end of this module, you will have a clear map of your opportunity fields and a plan to activate them to help your child succeed.

MODULE 3

Centrality and Access

The closer you are to opportunity, the faster you move.

In this module, you will learn how to position yourself within networks and industries so that information and opportunities reach you faster.

  • Understand what centrality means and why it matters for child development.
  • Measure how close you are to people who can open doors to opportunity for your loved one.
  • Identify key individuals who can connect your child to jobs, resources, and industries
  • Create a plan to strengthen your child's position and become more visible in your opportunity field.

By the end of this module, you will know how to move from the outside looking in to the center of opportunity flow where access and advancement begin.

MODULE 4

Signals and Impressions

How you show up determines what shows up for you.

In this module, you will learn how to help your child send the right signals through actions, updates, and follow ups that keep them visible, credible, and memorable to people who matter.

  • Help your child identify  key signals that show they are reliable, ready, and engaged.
  • Assist your child in crafting and sending their first professional update using our Anchoring Forumla.
  • Support your child as they strengthen their digital and in person presence with consistency.

By the end of this module, you will know how to help your child position themselves so people want to open doors for them.

Social Capital Smart Parent Is For You If...

  • You want to make sure your child is not overlooked for jobs and opportunities.

  • You want to make sure your child understands how people actually get ahead.

  • You know your child has talent but needs the right connections to show it.

  • You want to help your child build a future where they don't have to worry about low-paying jobs and dissatisfying careers.

YES, I WANT IN!
NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Edward DeJesus

For over two decades, I’ve been leading the national conversation on social capital, the connections, institutions, and access points that shape who gets ahead and who gets left behind. As the founder of Social Capital Builders, I’ve trained thousands of professionals and young people across the country on how to turn connections into opportunity.

My work has been featured in national initiatives, workforce programs, and community efforts that focus on one core truth: opportunities appear based on the quality of your connections.

That’s why I created Social Capital Smart Rising Stars Featuring Cortez, to give young people the same tools, language, and strategies that employers, politicians, and leaders use every day to access better jobs, stronger careers, and real economic mobility.

If you’re ready to learn how opportunity really works and how to move closer to it, you’re in the right place.

"I used to think resumes were everything—now I know relationships shape career doors that stay open."

- Justin Nkeita Marino

"Because of this course, I gained internships and learned to value and give back to my network"

- Tyson Nguyen Bayaud

"It helped me land internships by showing how relationships create opportunity"

- Amen D
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Social Capital Smart Parent

featuring Cortez

Payment Plan

$25/m

6 monthly payments

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Pay In Full

$199

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The Opportunity Advantage Bonus

Enroll now and get free monthly virtual coaching with the Social Capital Smart Team.

We know social capital grows through practice and support, not just lessons. That’s why when you join, you’ll also receive exclusive access to our monthly virtual coaching sessions led by the same experts who train workforce, youth, and family programs nationwide.

These live sessions help you:

  • Apply what you learn to real opportunities in your school, job, or community.

  • Get personalized guidance on your Opportunity Fields and Anchoring Plan.

  • Stay connected, consistent, and supported as you build your future.

This bonus is valued at $599 for six months, but it’s yours free when you enroll today because we believe everyone deserves access to opportunity.