A Veteran Success Story with Corey Grant, Jr.

I've always had an interest in computers and hacking.

Growing up in Temple, Texas, my dad pushed my brothers and I to excel in math and science. After graduating high school, I was originally looking to pursue international business in Miami, but my dad said: "No, you're going to the military." So, I joined the Air Force as a dental hygienist and served for a time in Heidelberg, Germany.

Now, I'm the founder of a FinTech company called Beyond Wallet. We are the most secure way to send money domestically and internationally, and we also offer merchant services and payroll services free of costs.

I discovered Divergence while looking up schools accredited through VET TEC.

I was impressed with the way Divergence outlined their cybersecurity pentesting program. I also looked up the different instructors for the course, and I found it amazing that all the instructors had accomplished something major in their career.

At Divergence, you're learning core foundations from people who have real-life experience.

It's important for me to learn from someone who has done what they are teaching. These are people who are in the field, doing the work, and who are constantly keeping their skills up to date.

What I appreciate about Divergence is that they try to work with everyone. You can be a beginner or someone more experienced, but no matter where you are, you're going to walk away from the program having learned something.

Divergence provided me with the foundations to set up my company.

With the skills I got from Divergence, I can now pick apart what existing FinTech companies are doing, find out the security flaws, and build a company that's more secure. Now, we have proprietary software that has military grade encryption.

Come in with an open mind, be ready to learn, and then apply it while you're still in class.

The biggest takeaway is applying the knowledge you've gained early. Because when it's time to step out and get a job or start your own thing--you're ready.