• Grow Stronger

    “A warrior accepts the challenges of life in true humility. No matter what his destiny may be, it can never be a cause for discontent, but a living challenge which it is his privilege to surmount.”

    - Theun Mares

  • Build Longer

    “My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.”

    Elon Musk

  • Live Braver

    “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”

    Steve Jobs

Our Mission

To provide free educational resources and strategic professional opportunities to Texans, with a focus on free and easily accessible business coursework for high school students, veterans, single-parents, and low-income working adults.

About TILBM

TILBM is a 501(c)3 educational nonprofit that focuses on providing high school and college students with programming designed to help prepare them or long-term success by teaching real-world skills such as entrepreneurialism, practical college success strategies, basic personal finance, fundamental leadership elements, and professional development abilities including strategic networking, project management, and tactical research.

TILBM aims to teach by example - nothing presented to students is theory, all content is based on real-world experiences. From business leaders to seasoned combat veterans and successful medical students, TILBM hosts professionals who have done what they preach, making their insights far more compelling and real for listeners.

Our Principles

  • To protect those we serve, embracing the honorable duty to actively aid others in their journeys towards personal growth and professional success, leading from the front with humility and grace.

  • To lead-by-example always, only giving advice based on what has been personally done, and always laboring to create and innovate wherever possible, mustering the bravery to take calculated risks, serve others faithfully and fully, and shape futures meaningfully.

  • To dream big, think strategically, plan creatively, and proceed to build ventures and futures with a clear vision and noble ambition.

Our Ethos

  • We must labor to make ourselves fit, both physically and mentally, for this shall make us better equipped to face the hardships of this world, both personally and professionally.

  • Taking the lessons earned through failure, success, and mentorship to effectively shape pathways and projects that can endure adversity, expand with time, and embrace the ages.

  • To pursue the things that make oneself uncomfortable but naturally more seasoned, making oneself capable of building longer and stronger: To pursue that which must be done sooner rather than later, and to labor to live well in the process, regardless of pain or pleasure.

Pillars of Operation

Practical

Teaching lessons and skills that can be easily utilized in effective ways professionally and personally.

Affordable

Protecting the ability for individuals to learn skills that offer real-world benefits for reasonable to non-existent costs.

Digital

DigitalEnsuring that anyone in Texas can have access to critical resources that support long-term success.

Inspirational

Presenting content that motivates excellence and ambition with meaningful insight and exciting applications.

Fostering courage.

Shaping builders.