Insight Interviews

Samuel Lacote is the Founder of IlluminateStudiosGames, a game development studio he launched at 12, today surpassing 400,000 Monthly Active Users and 1.9 million play sessions. Samuel is also the Founder of RootED futures, having built and taught a community of over 1,200 youth innovators worldwide.

Samuel is pursuing an A.B. in Economics at the University of Chicago, and has received honors from The Wharton School and the Franco-American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago among others.

Colton Leonard is the Chief Executive Officer of LeoMedica, a medical device company, and President of the Student Investment Philanthropy Organization, a 501(c)(3) that has raised and deployed over $250,000 in capital for his community. Colton is also a Co-Founder of RootED futures, having grown the organization to over 10 cities globally.

Colton is a Senior at Normal Community High School, serves on the Global Board of the Junior Economic Club, and placed third nationally at Future Business Leaders of America.