What began with a book about helping young professionals navigate the ‘corporate jungle’ has evolved into a community coming together to support one another and create positive change for our environment and those affected by the autoimmune disease Lupus.

Drawing on 30 years of experience carving out his path in the corporate jungle, author Chuck Saia wrote YOU GOT THIS, KID! Words of Advice for Young leaders to share his experiences and learnings with young professionals looking to develop the skills needed to build self-confidence, navigate uncertainty and achieve their greatest goals.

Chuck’s passion for mentoring young professionals shines through in his speaking engagements, but it’s his compassion for family, friends, colleagues and every person he connects with that has inspired our foundation’s board to mobilize our mission of inspiring action to reduce toxins in our environment that have a particularly adverse effect on those with autoimmune diseases.

The Saia family has closely witnessed the trials and tribulations the autoimmune disease Lupus can place on a family. Chuck, Allison and their two sons, Ethan and Matthew, have supported Allison’s sister Amy Szoke and her family, through two lupus induced strokes, daily joint pain and fatigue as well as a recent diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis.

The Saia and Szoke families are just two of the thousands of families and millions of people impacted by Lupus in the United States alone. There’s not a cure nor even a trivial understanding of the root cause.

The latest research studies, however, are discovering more about how our environment plays a role in our health. Environmental toxins’ effect on Lupus activity is part of the 2021 Pre-Matriculation program at Quinnipiac University where Professor and YGTK Board member Courtney McGinnis. will be teaching pre-med students about the connectivity. The students will also hear from other board members Amy Szoke and Karin Wagner in a fireside chat discussing the patient provider relationship and their personal journeys with Lupus.

Our foundation’s influence has only just begun, and we welcome you to join us in our journey to drive positive change for young professionals, those affected by Lupus and all of our local communities to make for a brighter tomorrow.

“What started with a book became a community of people coming together to build this foundation and mobilize our mission.”

-Chuck Saia

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Hamden, Connecticut: What began with a book about helping young professionals navigate the ‘corporate jungle’ has evolved into a foundation that develops young leaders through training, immersive learning, self-discovery, and philanthropy.
While leadership development is at the core of the You Got This, Kid! (YGTK!) Leadership Foundation, YGTK!’s mission is to support those affected by Lupus and promote environmental sustainability in our local communities.

YGTK! Pillars

● Leadership Development: Provide leadership training and immersive learning experiences within universities and corporations internationally

● Advance Lupus Research and Awareness: Lead philanthropic efforts and provide support and resources for those affected by Lupus

● Environmental Sustainability: Our focus centers around removing toxins from our communities and environment, as they have a particularly harmful effect on those living with autoimmune diseases

The YGTK! Leadership Foundation’s programmatic and philanthropic efforts have expanded nationwide. Donations that are made to YGTK! go to YGTK!/the Saia Family Fund at Quinnipiac University.

Our foundation’s influence has only just begun, and we welcome you to join us in our journey to develop young professionals, support those affected by Lupus, and promote environmental sustainability in our local communities to make for a brighter tomorrow.

Donations
The foundation actively generates charitable funds through YOU GOT THIS KID! Words of Advice for Young Leaders book sales, merchandise sales, speaking engagements, and direct donations to support each of its pillars through Quinnipiac University.

Chuck Saia Bio
Chuck is a Senior Partner at Deloitte, the Author of You Got This, Kid! Words of Advice for Young Leaders, a Board Member at Quinnipiac University, an angel investor, the former Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte’s Risk and Financial Advisory business, former Chief Risk, Reputation and Regulatory Affairs Officer of Deloitte, a philanthropist focused on Lupus and environmental sustainability and a frequent author and contributor to publications, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune.

Karin Wagner Bio
Karin has led marketing acquisition programs for various organizations, including CaringBridge.org and UnitedHealthcare. She now owns a marketing agency specializing in lead generation, based in St. Paul, Minnesota where she lives with her husband and two boys. Karin has been surviving and thriving with Lupus for 13 years and works to help others with autoimmune diseases live a higher quality of life. Karin strives to expand treatment options for people with Lupus and eventually reach a cure.

Alexia Papavasilakis
Alexia is a New York-based artist who, in Spring 2021, will graduate from Parsons School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. “You Got This, Kid!: Words of Advice for Young Leaders” is the first full-length book that her work has been published in, but over the past couple of years she has done editorial for Slate Magazine and Bias Journal of Dress Practice. Aside from that Alexia works on commission and occasionally displays her work in gallery spaces across New York City. Sustainability is an issue that always struck her interest, so from being a conscious consumer to being a conscious producer of art, she is willing to lend a hand to the environment in any way she can.

About YOU GOT THIS, KID!
Words of Advice for Young Leaders
You Got This, Kid! challenges young leaders to find the secret sauce that will help them carve their unique path through the corporate jungle. Drawing on 30 years of experience, author Chuck Saia makes seven unforgettable analogies between the business world and the animal kingdom, from developing an armadillo’s thick skin to spotting scorpion-like managers to building a team of dolphins. All proceeds from You Got This, Kid! Words of Advice for Young Leaders will be donated to the Saia Family Fund at Quinnipiac University benefiting Lupus research and environmental sustainability efforts. The book

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