NGPF Speaker Series: Join us for an inspiring conversation with Patrick Cook-Deegan, Founder and CEO of Wayfinder, a company that grew from a small pilot program in 2015 into the fastest-growing K-12 social-emotional and durable skills solution on the market, now serving over 1.5 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. A former public high school teacher, Patrick developed Wayfinder's first offering, a yearlong purpose learning curriculum for high schoolers, while working closely with Stanford's Center on Adolescence, the leading national center on youth purpose development. We'll discuss Wayfinder's partnership with Roadtrip Nation, the beloved PBS documentary series that follows groups of young people traveling across the country in a green RV, sitting down with professionals who share their interests to learn what it takes to overcome struggle and find personal success. Through this collaboration, Wayfinder integrates Roadtrip Nation's library of career-focused videos into its curriculum, giving students engaging, real-world insights into diverse career paths and helping them connect their learning to tangible career opportunities. Patrick will share why purpose and belonging are the foundation of future readiness, how career conversations build confidence and agency in students, and practical ways teachers can bring purpose-driven career exploration into their classrooms this year. You'll walk away with fresh ideas for helping students answer the biggest question of all: not just what they want to do, but who they want to become.