Connecting Students, Universities, and Industry to Build the Future Workforce
Career Connects prepares students for real-world success through career exploration, mentorship, industry exposure, and student performance development that supports both academic and athletic excellence.
What we provide
What we provide
🎓Programs for schools
Career exploration curriculum, workshops, and professional development designed to help schools guide students through meaningful career discovery.
💼Career Advisor Network
Professionals from a wide range of industries share their experiences and insights to help students understand real-world careers.
🏆Student wellness & Performance
Programs in partnership with Dr. Robert Labril supporting student resilience, mental wellness, and athlete performance.
Founder
Career Connects was founded by Shannen Tyson, a Doctor of Education candidate studying adolescent decision-making and career exploration. After building her career in laboratory science and education, Shannen saw firsthand how many students are expected to choose a college major without truly understanding the careers behind those decisions.
Career Connects was created to bridge that gap by helping students explore career pathways, connect with professionals, and make more informed decisions about their futures.
Student wellness and academic performace
Across the country, student-athletes face increasing pressure from academics, competition, recruitment, and social expectations. Career Connects partners with Dr. Robert Labril.
Dr. La Bril, MD is a double board-certified Adult, Child & Adolescent psychiatrist and Director of Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Englewood Physician Health Network in New Jersey. He also serves as Director of Child, Adolescent & Adult Behavioral Health & Wellness at Full Circle Confidential and is a Community Faculty Member at the Yale Child Study Center.
Dr. La Bril completed advanced training at Yale University and maintains academic ties to Princeton and Columbia. His clinical work focuses on peak performance, educational advocacy, neurodevelopment, mood, and anxiety disorders, trauma, and the mental health needs of highly intelligent and neurodiverse youth.
In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Labril has provided psychiatric consultation for high level executives, including work in elite athletic settings, such as Professional Football, and frequently advises schools, parents, churches, sports and healthcare organizations on mental performance and leadership psychology.
