Latasha Langdon
Divine Destinies, various locations, including on-site
Latasha Langdon, 41, has been striving to be a who-you-know resource for Milwaukee youth since 2009.
Growing up in a household with a strong support system, she worked as a project manager in IT and volunteered with youth in her spare time. There, she noticed a persistent need for the type of supports she had grown up with.
Ten years ago, she decided to turn her volunteer work into a business.
Langdon leads workshops, such as her “I am who I am, this is me” workshop that helps youth raise their selfesteem, and her “It’s my time, what do I do with it?” workshop that helps students with time management.
Her students, girls and boys ages 12 to 17, often gather at places such as Neighborhood House, City on a Hill, the Milwaukee Urban League youth summit, Milwaukee Public Schools and Marquette Upward Bound, to ensure transportation is not a barrier.
In her entrepreneur-focused workshop, Langdon said she works with students to figure out what they’re good at and then develop a plan, so they can turn their passion into a career — something she was able to do using her corporate background and the help of mentors such as Radonna Rogers.
This year, 40 to 45 students have gone through her workshops in 10 weeks.
Her advice?
“Plan, network (and) don’t be afraid to be uncomfortable,” she said. “One of the things I tell youth is to learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, because that’s where you grow.”