Award-Winning Leadership Development Program
Built for Today's Student
Learning is more powerful when it feels real. Dream BLDRS™ connects college and career readiness to pop culture, business, and entertainment—using the stories of today’s most influential brands, creators, and leaders to make learning engaging, relatable, and unforgettable.
Students don’t just prepare for success—they see it, hear it, and live it.
91%
Increase in Retention
13%
Improvement in Academics
60%
Improvement in Public Speaking
10x
Career Earning Potential
Proven Outcomes. Data-Driven. Lifelong Impact.
Students with clear goals and supportive relationships are more likely to thrive—in school, in work, and in life.
Dream BLDRS bridges the gap between ambition and achievement—helping students turn potential into performance.
Improved Attendance & Engagement
Drive higher attendance, retention, and participation with culturally relevant, high-energy workshops that blend pop culture, business, sports, and entertainment.
Academic & Performance Growth
Connect purpose to action—set clear goals, manage time, and build habits that turn effort into measurable academic and life results.
Leadership & Collaboration
Lead with confidence—communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and perform under pressure to inspire trust and progress.
College, Career & Workforce Readiness
Build the transferable skills universities and employers value—communication, adaptability, critical thinking, and initiative.
Innovation & Real-World Impact
Use problem-solving, collaboration, and creative thinking to turn learning into action—bridging education to entrepreneurship, leadership, and meaningful work.
Measure Impact & ROI
Track gains in performance, engagement, and leadership, and demonstrate clear written and verbal communication—individually and in teams.
Bring the #1 College & Career Readiness Program to Your Campus.
Students don’t just prepare for success—they see it, hear it, and live it.
Award-Winning Leadership Development Program
DREAM BLDRS
Award-Winning, Research-Driven, and Culturally-Relevant College & Career Readiness. Proven to Increase Retention, Improve Academic Performance, and Strengthen Leadership & Teamwork Skills across schools and organizations nationwide.
DREAM BLDRS CURRICULUM
Dream BLDRS™ is a research-backed, culturally relevant college and career readiness program proven to improve student attendance, academic performance, leadership, retention, and long-term success.
Vision
Vision Statement Development
Define where you’re headed—and why it matters. Learn to craft a personal vision, mission statement that turns every direction into purpose and the foundation of success.
Passion
Find what fuels you.
Uncover your “why” through guided reflection and real-world issues, transforming curiosity into purpose and purpose into action.
Strengths
Uncover Your Best Tools
Discover your natural strengths, leadership style, and conflict-resolution approach through Aspire’s Animal Test™ — Learn how people lead, collaborate, and grow.
Connection
Build a Winning Team
It’s not who you know — it’s who knows you. Learn to connect with purpose, communicate with clarity, and create relationships that carry your dream forward.
Navigation
Create Your Roadmap to Success
Create a personalized Career Map that pinpoints checkpoints, barriers, and supporters along the way to educational and career success.
Goal Setting
Turn Dreams into Action
Master the art of SMART Goals to transform your vision into focused, achievable steps that drive real progress and measurable success. Set your goals. Build your future.
Proven Outcomes. Lifelong Impact.
Dream BLDRS™ is a research-backed, culturally relevant college and career readiness program proven to improve student attendance, academic performance, leadership, retention, and long-term success.
Corporate and Community Partners
We use corporate and community partners to drive student engagement and create the consistent relationships, opportunities and professional partnerships for all participants.
Award-Winning Leadership Development Program
DREAM BLDRS
Dream BLDRS™ is a research-backed, culturally relevant college and career readiness program proven to improve student attendance, academic performance, leadership, retention, and long-term success. Connecting college and career readiness to pop culture, business, and entertainment—Dream BLDRS uses today’s most influential brands, creators, and leaders to make learning engaging, relatable, and unforgettable.
Built by educators, coaches, creatives, and human development leaders.
Meet the Team Behind Aspire
Dream BLDRS is powered by a multidisciplinary team with deep experience across education, social-emotional learning, brand strategy, athletics, mental health, research, reentry, and student development. Together, our team brings real-world expertise into the classroom, helping students connect who they are today with who they are becoming.
Patrick Walker-Reese
Founder, Chief Dream Builder
Patrick Walker-Reese, MPA is the Founder and Chief Dream BLDR of Aspire, an author, celebrated speaker, educator, and Tennessee State University graduate whose work has helped shape Dream BLDRS™ into a powerful college, career, and life-readiness platform that helps students and organizations turn vision into action.
“Your dream is not just what you want; it is who you are willing to become.”
Channing Bailey
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer
Channing Bailey is Aspire’s Chief Brand & Creative Officer, a New York-based brand strategist and creative executive whose work has helped influence $300M+ in enterprise revenue and build brand systems for Nike, Adidas, American Express, Shopify, National Urban League, Coffee Uplifts People by Angela Yee, MrBeast’s Feastables, and other leading cultural and business institutions.
“Vision gives the dream direction, creativity gives it form, and leadership gives it the power to move people.”
Christina “Coach Chris” Raiford
Chief Mind BLDR, Athletic Mindset & Wellness Coach
Christina “Coach Chris” Raiford is Aspire’s Chief Mind BLDR, an international mindset expert, former Division I and USA Team Handball athlete, and nearly 15-year coach who helps students, athletes, and professionals strengthen mental discipline, wellness, confidence, and high-performance habits.
"The strongest Dreamers are built from the inside out, with discipline, wellness, confidence, and a mind trained for the moment."
Malik Yant
Research & Student-Athlete Development
Malik Yant is Aspire’s Lead Facilitator for Research & Data, an author, educator, and basketball coach whose work across collegiate, professional, high school, and middle school basketball gives Dream BLDRS™ a powerful bridge between student development, athletic leadership, team culture, and real-world performance
“The lessons that shape leaders are learned in the classroom, on the court, and in the choices students make every day.”
Daniel L. Westbrooks
Vice President of Community Relations and Youth Engagement, Mental Health, Reentry & Recidivism Specialist
Daniel L. Westbrooks is an author, entrepreneur, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, mental health professional, and incarceration and recidivism expert who transforms lived experience into powerful reentry, resilience, recovery, and purpose-driven development for students and justice-impacted communities.
“Your past may explain a chapter, but it does not have the power to write the ending.”
We specialize in development.
Thank you for your interest in Aspire. Our business is constantly evolving to continue meeting human development needs. For the most up-to-date information on how we can best help, schedule your FREE Aspire assessment today!
Frequently Asked Questions
1What is Dream BLDRS®?
Dream BLDRS® is Aspire’s college and career readiness program designed to help students build leadership, confidence, communication skills, and a practical plan for life after school. The program combines social-emotional learning, leadership development, mentorship, and career readiness through interactive student experiences.
2Who is Dream BLDRS designed for?
Dream BLDRS is designed for middle school students, high school students, college students, student-athletes, advisory groups, leadership cohorts, mentorship programs, and youth-serving organizations.
3What does Dream BLDRS help students develop?
Dream BLDRS helps students clarify their goals, values, strengths, leadership style, communication skills, and personal direction. Students learn how to better understand who they are, where they want to go, and how to take meaningful steps toward that future.
4What topics are covered in Dream BLDRS?
Dream BLDRS covers Vision, Passion, Strengths, Connection, Navigation, Goal Setting, Discipline, Personal Branding, Process, Imagination, Communication, Networking, and Leadership Development.
5How does Dream BLDRS work?
Dream BLDRS is built around live, interactive leadership modules that connect personal identity to practical action. Each session gives students reflection tools, discussion prompts, and real-world skills they can use in the classroom, advisory, athletics, dorm life, peer relationships, and future planning.
6What makes Dream BLDRS different?
Dream BLDRS is active, direct, discussion-based, relational, and outcome-focused. The program uses culturally relevant examples, live facilitation, real-world application, and practical exercises to help students connect what they are learning to who they are becoming.
7What outcomes does Dream BLDRS support?
Dream BLDRS supports student leadership, college and career readiness, school culture, mentorship, faculty alignment, confidence, communication, goal setting, accountability, and stronger school connection.
8How is Dream BLDRS delivered?
Dream BLDRS can be delivered as a one-day professional development experience, a week-long student experience, a six-week pilot, a semester-long immersion, or a custom program designed around the school’s calendar and goals.
9How much does Dream BLDRS cost?
Dream BLDRS pricing depends on the format, cohort size, materials, and implementation depth. As a general planning benchmark, programs average approximately $200 per student plus materials.
10Can Dream BLDRS be customized for our school or organization?
Yes. Dream BLDRS can be customized for schools, districts, colleges, athletic programs, nonprofits, leadership groups, and youth-serving organizations. Aspire adapts the structure, language, and delivery model to fit the audience, culture, timeline, and desired outcomes.