Founder

Gia Taijae Tejeda, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a double minor in management and organization and entrepreneurship and innovation at Spelman College, and she is the Founder of All Things College. Gia is a believer in Christ, daughter, sister, trailblazer, scholar, community builder, and florist. All Things College advocates for quality education by informing students and parents nationwide on college readiness, standardized test-prep, and scholarships, ensuring an increase in minority economic growth. This line of work is extremely near and dear to Gia’s heart because she is passionate about empowering, encouraging, and equipping others to break generational glass ceilings. To date, All Things College has reached over 3,000 scholars across the United States and has helped several students receive full rides, partial scholarships awarding them over $40k in scholarships, and acceptance admission from schools like Vanderbilt, Spelman, Morehouse, Duke, East Carolina University, Emory, Hampton, Howard, NCCU, LSU, NCAT, UNC Chapel Hill, and Ga Tech.

Whether she is working with her younger siblings, scholars within her community, or her Spelman Sisters, the thing that drives Gia is knowing she has the opportunity to make an impact. Gia has worked with The Harvey Foundation and was a speaker at the Girls Who Rule The World Event, she has been seen in Essence and Voyage ATL. She is a Girls Inc Bold Award 2019 Recipient and an Echoing Green Fellow. Gia is a student leader on campus and has plans to make her mark at Spelman. She is a member of the Economics Club, Sister Keeping it Real Through Service (SKIRTS), Morehouse Business Association, Future Business Leaders of Spelman, Presidential member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, and President of Girls Going Global Spelman Chapter. Gia participated in Goldman Sachs HBCU Possibilities: Market Madness 14-week program, including induction to Goldman Sachs and deep dive into key financial concepts. During the program, Gia worked diligently with her team members, also known as the “GS Dream Team”. The Dream Team competed against 125 HBCU students and placed first in the business case competition, scouring a grand prize of a $1 Million dollar grant for Spelman College.