Future Leaders

In each issue of DBE, we introduce our readers to some of the world’s future leaders. We strongly believe it is critical to develop leadership skills in our young people.

We must ask ourselves, “Who will take over and lead when I’m gone?”

Every issue of DBE features students conducting an interview with our cover subject. We do this for several reasons. We want to give our youth the ability to develop interviewing skills, explore career interests, build self-esteem and self-awareness, and most importantly, we want them to become empowered.

Students gain as much knowledge about the cover subject during their interview experience as they do about themselves. We hope the opportunity makes them ask themselves how they wish to see their own career and life path unfold.

As leaders, we need to take the time to listen and connect with our youth. We can show them, by example, the importance of serving as a role model or mentor.

DBE gives the world’s future leaders, our younger generation the opportunity to shine through the pages of our publication through editorial contribution and commentary. Take the journey to see what our futures leaders are up to today.

Current Issue 20 April 2023

DBE Future Leader Trupti Mahendrakar PhD Candidate| Aerospace Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology conducts an interview with NASA’s Elaine Ho: Elaine shares her thoughts on why STEM Education is important and what inspires her work.

Issue 19 December 2022

Kevin McNeil 16yrs and Carrington McNeil 14yrs Virginia, Talford Hayden Junior MBU and Camryn Mwalwanda 16yrs TX. 

DBE Future Leaders conduct an interview with Chairman John Bryant of Operation HOPE: Bryant shares with four students his thoughts on why he works tirelessly to make financial literacy a staple in  underserved communities.