Ida Byrd-Hill is President of Uplift Inc. Ida has 20 years as entrepreneur and innovator in finances and executive search. She is the proud parent of teenage twins, Kevin and Karen Hill, who attend Detroit School of Arts. Ida has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan where she attended on a full ride scholarship after scoring in the 80th percentile on the ACT. Her portfolio of ideas includes Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School - an urban cyber school for alternative youth, The Learning Odyssey and Upheaval Media. She is the author of Breakin’ Out of Your Financial Funk!, My Daily Odyssey Journal and Follow Your Inner Compass Teen. Uplift Inc. can be found at http://www.upliftinc.org.