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About the Dream OUt Loud conference
At Leaders in Transformational Education, we empower Opportunity Youth aged 16 and up by providing essential resources and support. Explore your dreams for school and work through our innovative programs and workshops designed to help you build skills for a successful future.
No cost to attend - you must register to enter
April 21, 2026
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Sheraton Lisle/Naperville
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL. 60532
Check In & Breakfast 9:00 am
Kick Off 9:15 am - 9:55 am
Sessions 1 10:00 am–11:00 am
Sessions 2 11:05 am–12:05 pm
Lunch 12:05 pm-12:45 pm
Sessions 3 12:50 pm - 1:50 pm
Cast your dream 1:55pm - 2:30 pm
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About Dream shops
College & Career
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
Immersive exploration of careers, interactive critical skill sessions
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
Mental and physical fitness, participate in activity to help your overall wellbeing
Arts & Culture
Health & Wellness
Arts & Culture
Particiate in the production of an Art. Find how inspiration feeds your soul
Music Matters
Careers in Concrete
Music Matters
(Kendall Nesbitt)
This dream shop introduces you to the process of making music. This hands on session provides an introduction to steps involved and tools for the trade. There are opportunities to take your music talents into careers that allow you to express yourself and create.
Grammy nominee musician, songwriter, and producer is your facilitator
Healing Mitts
Careers in Concrete
Music Matters
Zee Trainer - Focused'N'Fit
Fitness for Your Mind and Body
Participate in Focused'n'Fit boxing session.The art form of boxing has its benefits. Find out how our mind and body work together to help you succeed. Your facilitator is an amateur boxer, motivational coach, and fitness trainer.
Careers in Concrete
Careers in Concrete
Mike Rickerson
Career in Concrete!
This industry has opportunities for a career that taps into your creative side and work with your hands to construct. You will mold concrete in this dream shop and learn next steps in a career path with concrete supply or concrete construction.
Illinois Ready Mix Concrete Association
Transition from school to work or higher education
Shameco Moore
Build up your study skills and note taking ability. Learn about emotional intelligence and network building. This dream shop prepares you for any direction you choose.
Fresh Films
Fresh Films
Learn about the film industry and opportunities to register for film making programs.
Want to work in film? Then join Fresh Films to create film projects, work with professional equipment and meet Hollywood pros from Sony, Paramount, America's Got Talent, Roku and more.
"Unstoppable You: Cultivating Self-Love, Confidence, and a Limitless Mindset"
Nina Addison
Nina Motivates
This interactive and transformational workshop will guide participants through practical strategies to build self-love, release self-doubt, and shift their mindset to embrace limitless possibilities.
Somatic Release
Zee Trainer -Focused 'N' Fit
Reconnecting the Mind & Body’. This Dreamshop is designed to briefly introduce participants to the effective techniques of Somatic Release. This gives ‘us’ the power to rewire and release stored behavioral, mental and emotional trauma.
Keys To Building Success
Simeon Henderson
I will talk to the young people about keys to building momentum for success in order to be successful in high school and college and how to navigate through the obstacles as they prepare for life. Working with them on different ways to deal with mental awareness and how to cope in different environments.
Mid-America Carpentry Training Center
Learn more about how to get ahead in the Trades.
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Join this interactive hands on experience and take away the knowledge you need for your next step toward a high earning career.
There are over 12 Trade craft training opportunities at the Mid-America Training Center.
Dream IT! Believe IT! Achieve IT!
Dominique Bryant
Join us for an interactive and empowering workshop where we’ll explore the transformative power of vision and self-belief. Participants will engage in a variety of creative activities that foster personal growth and help them envision their future careers. Through the creation of a tangible dream board, attendees will visualize their aspirations in a unique and meaningful way. The workshop will also include writing a letter to their future selves, encouraging reflection on their goals and aspirations.
Barbara Bates Designs
Learn about Fashion Design and all that is behind the scenes from Chicago's very own.
Bates founded her eponymous fashion brand, "Bates Designs," in 1986. With a focus on creativity and social responsibility, her brand quickly gained recognition for its fusion of cutting-edge designs and philanthropic principles. Barbara Bates has used her fashion to personally raise more than half a million dollars for women's healthcare and she has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars more in prom attire to Chicago youth to encourage the advancement of higher education - and beyond.
Culinary Arts
Have you thought about being a chef? Learn about culinary arts and how to start on your pathway to a four star chef.
Meet Tim Meyers and dive into the art of food and the connection between food and performance.
If you have a passion for food, the Culinary Arts program is both exciting and challenging. Curriculum incorporates industry trends to provide students education and experience they need to be successful. The program averages 16 students per class, enabling one-on-one support and guidance. Culinary arts classes are taught in state-of-the-art facilities. Equipment in the College’s Culinary and Hospitality Center features sophisticated skills kitchens, a chocolate room and a culinary amphitheater for guest lectures and demonstrations.Degree programs require students to serve internships which help them gain professional experience, enhance skills and test the waters in different areas of the industry. The program is accredited by the Education Foundation of the American Culinary Federation. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) program outcomes reportoutlines graduation rate and job placement.
Determine Your Path
The hospitality industry is the nation's largest private sector employer. Culinary Arts graduates become chefs in major restaurants or start their own businesses.
Join the conference committeee in Making a Difference
Dream Out Loud Sponsorships and Donations Accepted
Our organization is committed to supporting training and education by providing career exploration, mentorship, and resources to young adults from traumatic and challenging backgrounds. We believe that training and education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and violence by creating a brighter future for all. Through our partnerships with schools , leaders, and community organizations, we work to ensure that every young adult has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Join us in our mission to make education and careers accessible to all!
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All donations and sponsorships are tax deductible to the extent law will allow.. Leaders In Transformational Education is a 501C3 organization.
Supporters
Funding provided in whole or in part by The Dunham Foundatio
