Our Mission
Job Launch aims to empower individuals to take control of their lives by offering affordable job mentorship opportunities, providing a practical alternative to expensive and occasionally irrelevant college education. This allows users to gain a head start in their desired field, earn money instead of accumulating debt, and level the playing field for career success. With a focus on extracurricular activities and volunteer work, Job Launch connects students with companies, leading to interviews and mentorship opportunities. Success then depends on individual effort and contribution to the company. By being dedicated and making a positive impact, users can achieve their career goals and become a success story.
The Job Launch Team
Meet Adam and Matthew
Adam Dauby
Partner
Adam Dauby, co-founder of Job Launch is from Export, Pennsylvania. Adam, studies history in college and like Matt, he never found school to be all that compelling. Only a few courses consistently held his interest and Adam started to wonder if the process of attaining a job could be less restrictive and likewise less expensive in the future. Like Matt, Adam’s hopes to help others in similar situations find the right opportunities. Adam enjoys anything associated with the outdoors including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and more. Adam also enjoys playing the electric guitar, a variety of sports, and cars. Adam also likes cats.
Matthew Olszewski
Partner
Matthew Olszewski, co-founder of Job Launch, found college to be a disappointing experience compared to his high expectations. The high costs and irrelevant courses led him to believe entering the workforce directly would have been a better choice. Driven to create something meaningful while still enjoying life, Matt and his classmate Adam Dauby founded Job Launch to help others find suitable career opportunities. Matt believes everyone should have the chance to shape their own future and become the person they aspire to be. In his personal life, Matt enjoys outdoor activities, reading, music, jiu-jitsu, and occasional video games.
Who We Are & Why Job Launch
Though we may be young, we believe we’ve identified inconsistencies within the employment industry and education system. Many students, like us, have been “encouraged” or even “forced” to complete a college degree. Some will wind up in debt or unfulfilled for the rest of their lives because of this. Others may never have an opportunity to attend a college because it’s entirely unaffordable.
Our passion is to help students in one of these situations find the correct training, membership, or position to start their career without the need of a college degree. Likewise, we’d like to assist existing businesses in finding the right motivated and suitable student to fill key critical roles to lead them into the future.
Inspirational Entrepreneurs
Steve Jobs
Steve was put up for adoption by his parents who wanted him to go to a family of college graduates. Ultimately, a non-college graduate couple adopted him with the promise that Steve would go to college. After just six months at college, Steve, “could not see the value in it” and dropped out. He felt bad wasting the money his parents had saved for him to go to college, and for what? Afterward he learned calligraphy, which came into use when the Mac was designed, and the rest is history.
Sir Richard Branson
Being born into a poor family, Richard grew up having a hard time making ends meet. Richard had little success in school either, having dyslexia and ADHD, leading the headmaster saying he would end up either in prison or become a millionaire. Richard began as an entrepreneur at age 15, after dropping out of high school, selling Christmas trees and a buderigar (a bird). Failing at these venture, he created a magazine called “student.” In the magazine he talked about things he was passionate about. Later he made a mail-order record business and a chain of record stores called “Virgin Records.”
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar had a very tough life, being born in a small village in Smaland, his family being in debt, and his dyslexia causing poor performance in school. Ingvar buckled down and made his way through school despite his setbacks. At 17, Ingvar started selling matchboxes to neighbors, then fish, and decorations, and seeds, and pens and pencils. He slowly sold bigger and better things. After some time he opened a mail-order catalog where he advertised his products. In 1950, Ingvar exposed his furniture to his catalog, which did so well he removed all his other products and stuck to furniture.