{"id":8970,"date":"2025-07-06T16:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pep2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:09:04","slug":"alumni-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pep.org\/alumni-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8970\" class=\"elementor elementor-8970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1da680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d1da680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c64d85f 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6092052f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6092052f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f3735 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7f3735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170bffec e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"170bffec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8663\" alt=\"PEP graduate and supporter standing outside Iron Rod Steel Company celebrating business success\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480929031_2661856934204768_8560297375979394400_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ded76c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ded76c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3228187e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3228187e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3357ce3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3357ce3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>PEP graduates are proving every day that transformation is possible, launching businesses, thriving in the workplace, and giving back to their communities. <\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">These stories reflect the power of second chances and the lifelong impact of character development, education, and support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769f6706 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"769f6706\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b96be62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5b96be62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom One Location to Three: How B2B Fueled Nick\u2019s Growth\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter pitching at PEP\u2019s Barbed Wire to Business event, Nick Hartline secured the funds needed to pay off his first shop. That win led to the launch of two more locations and expanded the reach of Lighthouse Automotive. Discover how this one moment sparked a legacy in the making.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe0ffb e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efe0ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:45,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:45,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:45,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:30,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428ff26b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"428ff26b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b79d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"58b79d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCREAM Coffee: Brewing Second Chances &amp; Changing Lives\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Etcheson turned his dream into reality with CREAM Coffee \u2014 a business built on faith, second chances, and giving back. Every bag fuels change! #SecondChances #CREAMCoffee\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae2e721 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ae2e721\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9294b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-video\" data-id=\"6a9294b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"video-content\" data-video-player=\"[]\" 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data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65d6e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e65d6e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fd443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"35fd443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrandon Stubbs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve NEVER seen a comeback like this! South Dallas\u2019 own Brandon Stubbs pitches Second Chance Farms \u2014 an urban farm fueled by aquaponics and purpose. 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