JOURNi
JOURNi is dedicated to building an inclusive technology ecosystem in Detroit, equipping individuals with the education and skills to jumpstart their careers and thrive in the local economy. JOURNi provides immersive courses and youth-centered programming in technology and entrepreneurship.
The organization operates under the mission of empowering individuals from high potential, urban communities by providing them with the tech education needed to compete and thrive in the local ecosystem.
Program Leader
Richard Grundy
CEO & Co-founder
Richard is the CEO and Co-founder of JOURNi. Journi’s an organization focused on empowering young Detroiters through tech education and entrepreneurship training. Prior to moving back to Detroit in 2016, Richard entered the tech world as a MSU Alum and career-changer interested in a better quality of life. He started, by quitting his sales job, and moving to NYC to enroll in a coding bootcamp. During that program, Richard saw the opportunities people could create for themselves with a background in technology and design-thinking. He went to be trained for a job and discovered how empowerment felt. After spending time as a coding instructor and an agile project-manager, he decided to move back to Detroit to expose his own community to opportunities in tech. JOURNi has been featured in numerous publications including Huffington Post, Rolling Out and Forbes. Richard has been named as a 2019 American Express CBMA Fellow, a 2019 Skillman BME Fellow, a 2019 Black Enterprise BE Modern Man and 2021 Gucci Changemaker.