We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Michael Clark a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Michael , appreciate you joining us today. So, naming is such a challenge. How did you come up with the name of your brand?

The name of our organization is named B.A.M which stands for Becoming A Man. We strive to teach and educate our students about adulthood, life skills, and what it takes to becoming a man. We believe every kid has the potential to succeed in life with the right structure and support!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

The Becoming A Man Academy was created to help build and develop young men in the Charlotte community. Our mission is to focus on the development of the youth within our community. We strive to educate, mentor, and guide the youth to prepare them for adulthood. At B.A.M Academy, we offer a plethora of resources to ensure each student is given the exposure, knowledge, and tools needed to be a successful young man. Our goal is to prepare young men for adulthood so they can succeed in today’s society and overcome the challenges they may face. B.A.M was created by a group of men who wanted to make a change! Within our non-profit we offer mentoring programs, tutoring programs, and 7 on 7 football team for all ages under 18!

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

Originally, B.A.M Academy started with only 15 kids. Even though we only had a few kids, we focused on building the rapport with kids to make an impact in their needed areas of growth. As time progressed, the kids and their families helped spread the word & share the impact we made. Over the course of one year, we expanded from 15 kids to a total of 110 kids. The staff we have within our organization care about the kids and are very passionate to help. Their passion alone has been a huge key in our organizations success.

Can you open up about how you funded your business?

B.A.M is a non-profit organization! We’re completely ran and funded from donations. Within the first year, we have used fundraisers as main source of funding. Currently, we are looking for grants and sponsors within the community.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bamofclt.netlify.app/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bam7on7?igsh=MWVmajVuMDNpdmhhbw==

Image Credits
Kolby Clark