Mentors saved my life. More than once.

I know what it's like to feel completely lost. To struggle with severe mental health issues.

To wonder if there's a point to any of it.

And I know what pulled me through: building things that mattered.

Not therapy. Not medication. Not good grades or college prep or another self-help book.

Building. Creating. Proving to myself I was capable of something real.

That's what saved me. And that's what I see missing for so many teenagers today.

They're terrified about their futures. They feel stuck. They have dreams but no one believes in them.

Traditional education isn't helping. It's making it worse.

We're teaching compliance, not capability. Preparation, not purpose.

We're optimizing for test scores while kids are drowning in anxiety.

All the AI and therapy in the world won't fix this.

What will?

Building something. Making something real. Having someone believe in you and refuse to let you quit.

That's mentorship. That's what this is.

I called it Waymaker, not Wayfinder, for a reason.

Futures aren't found. They're made.

Your kid doesn't need to find their way. They need to make it.

And I know how to help them do that. Because I've done it. Because I've helped 500+ others do it.

Because I remember what it felt like when someone finally believed in me.

This is a nonprofit for a reason.

Pay what you can. Contribute if you're able. It keeps the lights on and helps more kids.

But money is not the barrier. Ever.

If your kid has ideas, passion, drive—or even just a sense that they're capable of more than what they're currently doing—reach out.

I want to work with them.

My vision for Waymaker is enormous. Millions of students. Programming everywhere. Curriculum in schools.

Because the world needs it to be enormous.

Because your kid—and millions like them—deserve someone who sees what they're capable of.

Let's build something.

— Mason