this is the
Mission
To unlock each young human's leadership potential for a lifetime of achievement and meaningful impact—in sports and life.
A better world is only possible with more heart leaders.
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How to get involved!
Culture isn’t a slogan.
It’s how you show up when it matters most.
Join us for an intimate, moderated leadership panel led by Coach Gumbs as we bring together leaders from professional sports, college athletics, investing, and parenting to talk about what actually builds resilient children, strong teams, and lasting success.
📍 USF Sobrato Center (Film Room) | 🗓️ Friday, December 19th
⏰ 6:00 PM with light refreshments starting at 5:30 PM
This isn’t about performance. It’s about character, standards, and culture, because culture eats everything for breakfast.
We’re honored to learn alongside this incredible group of leaders.
—
#EmpowerFest
#CultureEatsEverything
#Leadership
#RaisingLeaders
#EMA
#ResilientChildren
Day 1 of EmpowerFEST = PURE ENERGY ⚡️
The gym was buzzing, the competition was real, and the community showed up BIG. From the first tip-off to the final dunk, yesterday was everything we hoped for and more ✨
And we’re just getting started…
There’s still time to register and be part of the action!
Hit the link in our bio and join us for the rest of #EmpowerFEST!
We`d love to see you this week at #EmpowerFEST ⚡️
This year, we`re holding it in the beautiful facilities at @usfca 📍
👉🏽 Swipe to the end to see the 4 day schedule, and head to our stories for a 🔗 to grab your spot!
Questions, comments?! Drop them below ⬇️
—
#EmpowerFEST2025
Culture isn’t a slogan.
It’s how you show up when it matters most.
Join us for an intimate, moderated leadership panel led by Coach Gumbs as we bring together leaders from professional sports, college athletics, investing, and parenting to talk about what actually builds resilient children, strong teams, and lasting success.
📍 USF Sobrato Center (Film Room) | 🗓️ Friday, December 19th
⏰ 6:00 PM with light refreshments starting at 5:30 PM
This isn’t about performance. It’s about character, standards, and culture, because culture eats everything for breakfast.
We’re honored to learn alongside this incredible group of leaders.
—
#EmpowerFest
#CultureEatsEverything
#Leadership
#RaisingLeaders
#EMA
#ResilientChildren
Day 1 of EmpowerFEST = PURE ENERGY ⚡️
The gym was buzzing, the competition was real, and the community showed up BIG. From the first tip-off to the final dunk, yesterday was everything we hoped for and more ✨
And we’re just getting started…
There’s still time to register and be part of the action!
Hit the link in our bio and join us for the rest of #EmpowerFEST!
We`d love to see you this week at #EmpowerFEST ⚡️
This year, we`re holding it in the beautiful facilities at @usfca 📍
👉🏽 Swipe to the end to see the 4 day schedule, and head to our stories for a 🔗 to grab your spot!
Questions, comments?! Drop them below ⬇️
—
#EmpowerFEST2025
EmpowerFEST isn’t just about basketball. It’s about building confidence, fostering connection, and most of all, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻 🎉
Join us this year for a 3V3 tournament, 3-point shootout, skills challenge, and the much anticipated dunk contest 🏀
🔗 Head to our stories for more info. Registration link in bio too!
It’s almost that time… #EmpowerFEST is BACK! ✨
📍 USF War Memorial Gym | December 17th—20th!
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
⚡️ 3v3 tournaments (Thunder & Lightning divisions)
⚡️ Dunk Contest, 3PT Shootout & Skills Challenge
⚡️ Panel featuring leaders who uplift our community
⚡️ Food, music, games & a community-driven panel
⚡️ A whole lot of joy + purpose
Sign up with the link in bio! See you there 👋🏽
Holiday vibes + hoop = the perfect end to the year
🎄🏀 Join us the week of Dec 29 (excluding New Years day) for our Holiday Clinic at CAIS – open to all youth! Let’s finish the year strong and start the next one even stronger!
Sign up with our link in bio!
—
📸 @trappfotos
#holidays #basketballclinic #empowermeacademy #liveEmpowered
Your generosity = their growth. Giving isn’t a day, it’s a culture. And at EMA, that culture keeps thriving because of you.
Let’s finish the year by lifting even more young leaders.
Support now — link in bio. 💛🏀✨
—
#nonprofitorganization #donate #empowermeacademy #ema #morethanbasketball
Culture isn’t a slogan.
It’s how you show up when it matters most.
Join us for an intimate, moderated leadership panel led by Coach Gumbs as we bring together leaders from professional sports, college athletics, investing, and parenting to talk about what actually builds resilient children, strong teams, and lasting success.
📍 USF Sobrato Center (Film Room) | 🗓️ Friday, December 19th
⏰ 6:00 PM with light refreshments starting at 5:30 PM
This isn’t about performance. It’s about character, standards, and culture, because culture eats everything for breakfast.
We’re honored to learn alongside this incredible group of leaders.
—
#EmpowerFest
#CultureEatsEverything
#Leadership
#RaisingLeaders
#EMA
#ResilientChildren
Day 1 of EmpowerFEST = PURE ENERGY ⚡️
The gym was buzzing, the competition was real, and the community showed up BIG. From the first tip-off to the final dunk, yesterday was everything we hoped for and more ✨
And we’re just getting started…
There’s still time to register and be part of the action!
Hit the link in our bio and join us for the rest of #EmpowerFEST!
We`d love to see you this week at #EmpowerFEST ⚡️
This year, we`re holding it in the beautiful facilities at @usfca 📍
👉🏽 Swipe to the end to see the 4 day schedule, and head to our stories for a 🔗 to grab your spot!
Questions, comments?! Drop them below ⬇️
—
#EmpowerFEST2025
EmpowerFEST isn’t just about basketball. It’s about building confidence, fostering connection, and most of all, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻 🎉
Join us this year for a 3V3 tournament, 3-point shootout, skills challenge, and the much anticipated dunk contest 🏀
🔗 Head to our stories for more info. Registration link in bio too!
It’s almost that time… #EmpowerFEST is BACK! ✨
📍 USF War Memorial Gym | December 17th—20th!
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
⚡️ 3v3 tournaments (Thunder & Lightning divisions)
⚡️ Dunk Contest, 3PT Shootout & Skills Challenge
⚡️ Panel featuring leaders who uplift our community
⚡️ Food, music, games & a community-driven panel
⚡️ A whole lot of joy + purpose
Sign up with the link in bio! See you there 👋🏽
Holiday vibes + hoop = the perfect end to the year
🎄🏀 Join us the week of Dec 29 (excluding New Years day) for our Holiday Clinic at CAIS – open to all youth! Let’s finish the year strong and start the next one even stronger!
Sign up with our link in bio!
—
📸 @trappfotos
#holidays #basketballclinic #empowermeacademy #liveEmpowered
Your generosity = their growth. Giving isn’t a day, it’s a culture. And at EMA, that culture keeps thriving because of you.
Let’s finish the year by lifting even more young leaders.
Support now — link in bio. 💛🏀✨
—
#nonprofitorganization #donate #empowermeacademy #ema #morethanbasketball
They played with heart, they played with skill, but most of all, they played for each other 🙌🏽
We are so proud of our 14U #teamLEADERS for the way they showed up at @grassroots365`s Holiday Classic Tournament at @opengympremier this past weekend.
They left it all on court 3 and left with the W 🏆
—
📸 @trappfotos
#EmpowerMeAcademy #builtDifferent
Don’t worry. We didn’t forget to celebrate December birthdays! 😉
Drop a 🥳 in the comments below or tag a special someone who celebrates their birthday this month.
Leadership isn’t just a title, it’s how you show up. Play hard, play with heart, and play together! We’re excited to watch our #teamLEADERS take the court this weekend at the @opengympremier Holiday Classic in Oakland ⚡️
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