The Success Map Initiative
From classrooms and correctional facilities to employer pipelines and credentialed career and higher education pathways, Success Map Initiative equips diverse talent with the skills, credentials, and support needed to succeed in today’s workforce.
We design and deliver career, technical, educational and entrepreneurship pathways that connect talent to opportunity—strengthening individuals, employers, and communities.
OUR STORY
Trent Griffin-Braaf’s leadership is shaped by experience at every level of the workforce. He began his career in the hospitality industry as a janitor and worked his way up to General Manager—gaining firsthand insight into entry-level labor, talent development, and business operations. After launching his own company, Trent’s work gained national recognition, including features in Forbes and Bloomberg, and he was named the 2023 New York State Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
This journey—spanning frontline work, executive leadership, and entrepreneurship—drives Success Map Initiative’s ability to build pathways that work for individuals and employers.
OUR SERVICES
Youth Services
Success Map connects with youth because we’ve walked the paths they’re navigating.
Grounded in shared lived experience, our programs combine CTE-aligned education, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship with mentorship circles that create trust, accountability, and belonging. This approach allows us to meet young people where they are—while preparing them for where they’re going.
Justice-Impacted Services
Success Map supports justice-impacted individuals through reentry, workforce training, entrepreneurship, and policy-informed practice—grounded in lived experience.
Having navigated incarceration and reentry firsthand, our team builds trust quickly while delivering structured pathways to credentials, employment, and business ownership. We work inside facilities and alongside employers to ensure transitions from incarceration lead to real opportunity and long-term stability.
Employer Services
Success Map helps employers do the right thing—and do it well.
We partner with organizations to build inclusive, high-performing teams by connecting them to reliable talent pipelines, available workforce incentives, and leadership training that strengthens culture, retention, and results. Our approach proves that values-driven hiring can also be smart business.
KEY OFFERINGS
Job Placements
Job Placement Services connect businesses with skilled, motivated talent from historically underutilized populations. We streamline the hiring process, provide workforce readiness training, and offer ongoing support to ensure successful placements that benefit both employers and employees.
Second Chance Academy™
Second Chance Academy™ features Roadmap to Success™ trainings that empower youth, justice-impacted individuals, and frontline managers with the skills and strategies to achieve their full potential together. From leadership development to workforce readiness and entrepreneurship, our tailored programs are designed to inspire growth, foster resilience, and create lasting impact. Ideal for schools, correctional facilities, employers, and community organizations seeking to make a difference.
Reentry Simulator
Experience the challenges faced by justice-impacted individuals as they transition back into society. Designed for employers, community leaders, educators, youth, first time offenders and policymakers, this immersive simulation places participants in real-world scenarios, fostering empathy, understanding, and actionable insights for building more inclusive and supportive environments.