Cory Pastoriza Youth Empowerment Mentor and Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Peoria

Protecting your child's self-image from birth through life...

Cory Pastoriza Youth Empowerment Mentor and Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Peoria
Cory Pastoriza Youth Empowerment Mentor and Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Peoria

We exist to equip children to emerging leaders, parents, educators, coaches, mentors, professionals, just like you on the importance of protecting your child's self-image from birth through life. In today's social landscape cyberbullying has taken dozens of lives, school mass shootings are happening monthly, children that are autistic, have down syndrome, or various handicaps are being mistreated daily. All the while hearing a college or university state that 1 in every 4 students has an STD isn't uncommon anymore. There are roughly 4.5 million high schoolers in the Midwest, recent data says for every 21 students, 1 of them has or had an STD. There's a camera in every hand recording, social media reels/stories at every swipe, yet our nation is still taking a nosedive towards chaos. Why, because awareness doesn't mean action.

So, what are we doing about it, we're refining relationships for our youth through the P.U.R.E. Plan framework. Where students struggle with pressure, we help them discover their Purpose. When they feel unworthy, we help them identify their Uniqueness. When they feel at risk, we ready them for Relationships. And when life make them feel empty, we're Equipping your youth with tools, skills, and strategies to become all there is to be.

What is The P.U.R.E. Plan Initiative?

Are you ready for the P.U.R.E. Plan Initiative to partner in your cause?

Purpose
Uniqueness
Relationships
Equipping

CORY PASTORIZA JR.
YOUTH COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECT

"I want to pour those learning skills into the next generation so they can go further and faster at a younger age than I."

Did You Know?

85% of youth involved with the courts are functionally illiterate

Roughly 1 in every 21 high school students in the Midwest is likely to have (or have had) an STD.

Schools in Illinois have seen as high as 24% chronic absenteeism since the pandemic

For low-income families ~ 38%
For low-income families and in Chicago ~ 49%

In 2023, roughly 40% of high schoolers reported persistent sadness/ hopelessness

28.5% described their mental health as poor during the past month

20.4% seriously considered attempting suicide in the previous year.

9.5% had actually attempted suicide in the previous year

Today's youth are struggling to navigate their spiritual and social landscapes effectively. Let's equip them now!

Session Styles

Interactive Workshops for Small Group, Classrooms, or Assembly
Staff Training &
Conversation Development
Parent Roundtables
or Solution Panels
Keynote Presentations
Student Leadership Forum
Virtual & In Person

Interested in learning more?

Book a Discovery Call to see if The P.U.R.E. Plan Initiative is right for your group.

Youth-Empowering Topics

Teen Development
Self-Awareness
Emotional Intelligence
Building Confidence
Identity & Self Image
Mind-Body Connection
Bridging Communities
Conflict Resolution
Conversational Skills
Cory Pastoriza Youth Empowerment Mentor and Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Peoria
Cory Pastoriza Youth Empowerment Mentor and Keynote Speaker, Chicago, Peoria

Meet Cory

Cory is dedicated to empowering today's youth and tomorrow's leaders by helping them own their identity, find their voice, build confidence, and bridge generational relationships because isolation, anxiety, false-labels, and peer pressures don't own our children. He serves to uncover the root cause.

With years of experience as a youth minister and wellness leader at Prime Body Pure Mind, he combines spiritual guidance and physical discipline to promote self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and healthy conversational skills. His innovative programs integrate fitness, mental wellness with real-life talking points, ensuring that today's youth can navigate their spiritual and social landscapes effectively.

Cory is on a mission to develop strong communicators who lead with compassion, clarity, and an air of change. Having overcome being SA'd in his early childhood, growing up in statistically the worst city in America for blacks (Peoria, IL), to overcoming the tragedies between the death of three sisters (2 within 9 months), life pressures and more all to voluntarily walked away from a successful corporate sales career to pursue this work. He believes that every young person has the potential to thrive and is committed to providing the tools and support necessary for their success.

"I keep going because I know all too well the devastation of a life without a father in the home. The roadblocks that are inevitable from someone growing up under those circumstances."

CORY PASTORIZA JR.
YOUTH COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECT

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