We started Hats & Ladders in 2016 to help reimagine career education. Building off twenty years of developing award-winning educational games and interactive experiences, we created a mobile platform designed to motivate youth to explore, experiment with, and prepare for a wide range of career pathways. Hats & Ladders is honored to have won the grand prize in the U.S. Department of Education’s Reach Higher Career App Challenge—a White House initiative led by former First Lady Michelle Obama to empower youth to take control of their futures and complete their education beyond high school.