• COVID-19 Update: All coaching sessions are conducted remotely and the crisis has not impacted our operations.

Lloyd Nimetz

Serial entrepreneur, educator, investor, milonguero, dog-lover and Coach, Founder & CEO of The Spike Lab

This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Launch a Spike
This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Launch a Spike 538 476 Lloyd Nimetz

If you’re laboring away trying to figure out what to do this summer, labor no more; build a Spike. It’s the most fun, developmentally challenging and rewarding way for teens to spend their summer AND it’s pandemic proof!

A Guide for COVID-19 Summer Planning (For Teens)
A Guide for COVID-19 Summer Planning (For Teens) 1200 468 Lloyd Nimetz

High school students around the world are scrambling to figure out what to do this summer due to the Pandora’s box of programmatic changes and uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic . This article is meant to provide some clarity and guidance amidst the chaos.

Students Should Stop Incorporating Nonprofits
Students Should Stop Incorporating Nonprofits 1000 877 Lloyd Nimetz

If you’re young and starting a new social venture, don’t make the common mistake of registering as a nonprofit too early. This article outlines three other options you should consider first: staying informal, organizational sponsorship and fiscal sponsorship.

2019 Spike of the Year — Greta Thunberg: Fridays for Future Movement
2019 Spike of the Year — Greta Thunberg: Fridays for Future Movement 750 1000 Lloyd Nimetz

Greta Thunberg won the Time Person of the Year with her Spike, the Fridays for Future Movement. We’d like to recognize her with our own distinction: The Spike of the Year.

How We Hire Our Unicorn Coaches
How We Hire Our Unicorn Coaches 1000 827 Lloyd Nimetz

At a 2.5% hire rate, it’s harder to become a coach at The Spike Lab than it is to get into Harvard. This article gives you an inside look at what we look for in our coaches and the interview process we’ve designed to make these difficult decisions.

Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 2
Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 2 800 412 Lloyd Nimetz

During summer break don’t fall into the common trap of thinking that it’s enough to just have packed schedule with great programs, internships, summer classes, test prep programs, traveling and/or itineraries. It is still important to do your own strategic planning if you want to make the most of your time.

Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 1 (9 Things to Do)
Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 1 (9 Things to Do) 800 485 Lloyd Nimetz

The summer presents a unique opportunity because of how much time is available. Make the most of this opportunity and spend it doing something that will really help you in the future.

The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School
The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School 1280 384 Lloyd Nimetz

This blog post outlines the most important competencies that high schoolers need to be developing to be prepared for the innovation economy. The primary categories include Initiative, Creativity, Planning and Communication.

The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being
The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being 1080 674 Lloyd Nimetz

This article explains our company’s mission: to develop “purpose-driven innovators for life”. We are working to foster a fundamental paradigm shift in adolescent education that puts the development of purposeful innovators at the center.

How to Optimize Your Digital Footprint for College Applications
How to Optimize Your Digital Footprint for College Applications 1280 384 Lloyd Nimetz

A large percentage of college admissions officers now Google applicants to learn more about them. Your online profile, including your social media accounts, will influence your application so don’t make the common mistake of forgetting to consider it part of the college application process.

The Spike Lab Expands to Hong Kong
The Spike Lab Expands to Hong Kong 1280 816 Lloyd Nimetz

We’ve expanded to Hong Kong! Learn more about what that means here.

Spike Stories: Meet Philip Kuo
Spike Stories: Meet Philip Kuo 800 240 Lloyd Nimetz

This is article is part of our series featuring the Spikes of Taiwanese students who got accepted into top US colleges. We hope these stories help exemplify the little known yet courageous stories of hard work and achievement, starting with Philip Kuo — a freshman who got accepted at the #6 undergraduate engineering program in the US.

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