Comcast partners with CoLabL to design and facilitate career development experiences through Team UP, Comcast’s employee volunteerism and engagement program. In April 2026, CoLabL brought that partnership to life in a powerful way by welcoming 20 young adults from Hopeworks into Comcast’s world-class Technology Center in Philadelphia for career exploration, skill building, and human connection.
CoLabL designed and facilitated The Next Level Playbook, an interactive workshop focused on goals, grit, and growth. Participants explored how to build habits that stick, tell their stories with confidence, and navigate their careers with clarity and purpose. The session was hands-on and immediately applicable, giving young people practical tools they could use the same day.
What made this experience truly unforgettable was who showed up alongside them. Olympic gold medalists Erin Jackson and Elana Meyers Taylor and Paralympic gold medalist Jen Lee joined the day as panelists, sharing how they navigated setbacks, built discipline, and turned their journeys into gold. Dalila Wilson-Scott, Chief Impact and Inclusion Officer at Comcast and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, moderated the conversation. The day closed with a campus tour of the Comcast Technology Center.
The experience reflects Comcast’s commitment to expanding opportunity and CoLabL’s belief that relationships drive change. For many participants, it was their first time inside a world-class corporate headquarters and a vivid reminder that careers like this are within reach.
2026 Impact Highlights
- 20 young adults from Hopeworks connected to mentors, athletes, and corporate leaders.
- Participants built and practiced personal career stories using the S.A.I.L. storytelling framework.
- Interactive goal setting and habit building workshop equipped participants with tools to create momentum in their careers.
- Small group coaching sessions with Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists Erin Jackson, Elana Meyers Taylor, and Jen Lee.
- Panel moderated by Dalila Wilson-Scott, Chief Impact and Inclusion Officer at Comcast and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.
