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What you will do:

Move beyond the classroom into structured, real-world work environments alongside industry professionals. Build a portfolio of deliverables work you actually made for actual audiences  that demonstrates your capability to any employer or school.

Where it can take you:

Every industry we work in. Apprenticeship alumni have gone on to careers in media, technology, health, civic leadership, and beyond. The skill is not the specific industry  it is the demonstrated ability to show up, produce, and grow.

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EXPLORE

CDMA Business Model Academy Creative Innovation Hub

Connect With the CDMA Business Model Creative Innovation Hub to Empower the NExt Generation

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Community-Based Leadership

Our team is rooted in community, service, and student-centered impact. We bring CDMA Business Model Academy programs directly into schools, neighborhoods, and public spaces so young people can access creative, technical, and business-building opportunities where they are.tor fames ut tempus feugiat mi quisque eget vitae.

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Creative Media Pathways

Through the CDMA Business Model Academy Creative Innovation Hub, our team helps students explore media production, storytelling, music, digital content, branding, and creative entrepreneurship. The Hub connects student creativity to real-world skills, professional standards, and future career pathways.

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Workforce & Partnership Development

Our leadership team builds relationships with schools, community partners, industry professionals, and workforce-aligned organizations. These partnerships help students move from exposure to experience through mentorship, events, projects, and career-connected learning.

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Student Success & Youth Voice

CDMA Business Model Academy’s team supports students as creators, leaders, and community advocates. From youth traffic safety initiatives to creative media activations, we help scholars build confidence, use their voice, and see themselves as part of the next generation of creative and business leaders.

MEET OUR TEAM

REAL YOUTH LEADERS. REAL WORK. HERE IS WHAT APPRENTICE THINK AND DO AT CDMA BUSINESS MODEL

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Kadeasha Powell Sadiq serves as Executive Director of the CDMA Business Model Academy of Greater Washington, Inc., leading the Academy’s vision, partnerships, programs, and Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem. Her leadership connects education, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and creative industry pathways to prepare scholars with the skills, confidence, and business awareness needed to succeed in the modern economy.

Kadesha Sadiq, Executive Director

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LQ Asher serves as Director of Partnerships & Workforce Pathways for CDMA Business Model Academy of Greater Washington, Inc., helping connect students to schools, community partners, mentors, employers, and career-aligned opportunities. Her role strengthens the Academy’s Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem by supporting partnerships, workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and real-world learning pathways.

LQ Asher, Director of Partnerships & Workforce Pathways

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Program Operations & Student Success Manager

Program Operations & Student Success Manager

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Titi serves as a Program Assistant and Youth Traffic Safety Town Hall Ambassador for CDMA Business Model Academy of Greater Washington, Inc., supporting youth engagement, community outreach, and traffic safety awareness. Through peer leadership and program support, Titi helps promote safer decision-making for students, families, pedestrians, and the broader community.

Titi, Program Assistant

APPLY & ENROLL

The CDMA Business Model Academy welcomes young people who are ready to create, build, and lead. You do not need experience. You do not need a perfect GPA. 

The door is open. Here is how to walk through it.

Let's Work Together