Meet the Founder
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Renate Matthews has been a business educator in the city of Detroit, who has been preparing youth for both entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial endeavors, for more than 20 years. She founded SYNC in 2019 and SYNC YPD in 2024 because she is adamant about providing as many types of growth-mindset opportunities as she can for future young professionals in her city and beyond. She has seen the brilliance of our youth get overlooked time and time again, and it is her goal to help them see it in themselves first, and then show the world.
Born, raised, and still residing in the great city of Detroit, Renate is a loving wife of 36 years, a mother of two dynamic adults, and a grandmother of one very special gift of a granddaughter with whom she travels and who has been an entrepreneur in her own right since she was six years old. HalleluYAH is the highest praise and she is truly thankful and humbled that she has been given the charge to SYNC youth to the wisdom that they can gain from practicing being thankful and from a community of successful business professionals, who-look-like-them. If you are interested in forging ahead on this path with her, either as a partner or as a member of our business community, please send Renate a message and connect with her directly via LinkedIn. |
Meet Our Professional Advisors
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Winelda Wilson brings a wealth of knowledge to the S.Y.N.C. team, along with her creative edge in strategic marketing and her acumen in personnel development. She serves as our visionary President who has the management expertise to ensure that our organization is successful in meeting our social entrepreneurship goals. Winelda is also experienced in quality youth programming. She is an incredible mother to a beautiful daughter and a son-in-law, who are responsible for 90% of her daily smiles as they have promoted her to her new position as a glistening grandmother to her precious gem of a little lady.
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S.Y.N.C. is pleased to welcome our newest advisor, Gerrard W. Allen, who has over 15+ years of experience in sales, customer service, entrepreneurship and event planning, specializing in daily operations and networking. Gerrard holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree from the University of Michigan. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from EMU. Gerrard currently serves as the Director of the Detroit Boxing Gym. His experience as a business owner and college graduate serve his duality of perspective as he brings programs to the DBG that will assist in further advising youth in their career aspirations. Gerrard is passionate about building strong partnerships and vetting the most organic opportunities for young people. Additionally, he is the self-published author of I'm Gorgeous: The Anthology Project & 50 Things for Black Teens to Experience Before Graduating High School. Gerrard currently resides in Michigan with his daughter, and enjoys traveling, live concerts, entrepreneurship and pursuing all of his creative goals.
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