We just wrapped up our seventh weeklong Brazil Exchange Camp. After more than 10 years of work in Brazil, we got to see the fruit of seeds planted long ago in really amazing ways.

This quarter was full of new beginnings and deepening roots. We began a new partnership with a residential care home for children and adolescent girls in Recife. We watched local leaders step up to facilitate their own organization’s training. And we joined the FORGE Innovation Lab to map entrepreneurial ecosystems, beginning in Cameroon and Romania.

From working in a Chuck E. Cheese mascot suit to building a successful business, Tony Passos shares how shifting vision, overcoming invisible barriers, and community support unlock true human potential.

"Do blueberries taste like grapes?" How a cashier's simple question reveals why exposure, vision, and opportunity are key to human growth.

What if competition in business wasn't about under-cutting your rivals, but about mutual assistance? To illustrate, here is our recent experience on the beach in Brazil.

DreamRoot recently delivered 6 desktop computers to the school led by local leaders Rose and David in Les Cayes.

Transformation takes intentionality, consistency, and deep relationship. Connected and supported people catalyze leader growth, entrepreneurs building responsibly, and communities becoming stronger together.

theme quietly wove its way through everything we did this quarter: the creation of third spaces. DreamRoot intentionally cultivates these spaces across conversations, training centers, leadership workshops, and global gatherings. Whether around a virtual coffee table, on the jiu-jitsu mat, or in a workshop room these spaces allow wisdom to surface, mentorship to form, and vision to take shape.

Case Study: Removing barriers so community members can continue to grow through education, training, and community support.

Case Study: How a jiu jitsu academy became the unlikely seedbed for a women’s entrepreneurial cohort in Recife, Brazil, and what we are learning about what it takes to help women build ventures that last.

After years of dreaming but never starting, Carla a participant launched her first business just months after completing our program. She now operates a food stand every Friday and Saturday at a local plaza, with customers already becoming regulars and word spreading through her community.

We're thrilled to report that the 2025 school year ended with a remarkable achievement: 100% of students at both Arte Suave and Sertão Training Centers passed their grades and advanced to the next year. In Brazil, the school year follows the calendar year, making this achievement even more meaningful as students finished strong through December.

theme quietly wove its way through everything we did this quarter: the creation of third spaces. DreamRoot intentionally cultivates these spaces across conversations, training centers, leadership workshops, and global gatherings. Whether around a virtual coffee table, on the jiu-jitsu mat, or in a workshop room these spaces allow wisdom to surface, mentorship to form, and vision to take shape.

We've been thinking a lot about third spaces lately. Those important places outside home and work where transformation happens.

Doug shared a simple analogy: Building your life and career is like building a sandwich.

We’ve continued to witness incredible favor—doors opening, strategic connections forming, and momentum building toward exponential growth. Conversations have sparked mindset shifts, leading to new behaviors that are transforming teams, organizations, and entire communities. Seeds planted are beginning to take root.

As we celebrate DreamRoot’s 6-year anniversary, we’re sharing six key lessons we’ve learned along the way.

We’ve continued to witness incredible favor—doors opening, strategic connections forming, and momentum building toward exponential growth. Conversations have sparked mindset shifts, leading to new behaviors that are transforming teams, organizations, and entire communities. Seeds planted are beginning to take root.

We've made incredible progress—forming a new partnership with Bluefield Accelerator one of Brazil’s top entrepreneurial accelerators, launching a financial empowerment series, scaling leadership training, and expanding the Sertao DreamRoot Training Center in Brazil, and kicking off a regional school partnership in Haiti.

At the start of last year, we set out to expand our reach and deepen our impact by equipping local leaders to drive meaningful change in their communities—and we’re excited to share that we’ve done just that!