Interviewing Cleous Young

Cleous “GloWry” Young, BSHS and Social Entrepreneur Originally from the island of Jamaica, Young is a former charter school 4th grade teacher who has then ventured off into the community to create his own social enterprise, I AM BIGinner Social Cause. As a Social Entrepreneur, Young uses his academic experience of teaching in an unconventional way. He is the author of several children’s books and social injustice theatrical productions, a public speaker, life coach, and currently an instructor at Temple University PASCEP program. Here, Young is able to develop and teach his own weekly Higher-Self Development Course, which aligns with finding one’s Value, Worth and recognizes how a person’s individual Growth and Development can be contributed to Society and the life of others. Young is a former member of the Bill Clinton Global Initiative, which trained him on using local strategies to garner solutions for global problems. Young recently obtained a second degree in Human Services & Psychology, which allowed him to be a Behavioral Therapist whereas he fostered clinical interventions to elementary students with behavior challenges. Over the years, Young have seen growth in his love for teaching and the impact his role as an untraditional teacher could have on the community. Therefore, he uses ability in the form of the creative ARTS to socially educate the mass. He is steadfast in his current journey of addressing issues around bullying, literacy, social injustice and social education. Beyond teaching, Young engages himself in training parents, teachers and regular members of the community, untraditional solutions for dealing with the social issue of bullying. He also writes and submits articles for weekly publication in the Anointed News Journal, which is a local Camden based newspaper. For more information on Young, please visit www.iambiginner.com