Benjamin started Emprendejoven to encourage young people, ages 14 to 18, to embrace entrepreneurship as a way of life. Through emphasizing experimentation and “learning by failing,” the initiative develops youths’ noncognitive skills (e.g., self-esteem, motivation, persistence). The result? Those youth who were taught by teachers trained in the Emprendejoven methodology four years ago are now experiencing an average salary increase of 8 percent over those who did not complete the program. Since it was launched in 2008, Emprendejoven has worked with 25,000 students and is now collaborating with the national government in its efforts to integrate entrepreneurship and the development of non-cognitive skills into the educational curricula for all Chilean schools. In 2011, Benjamin received the ACCIONJOVEN award from Universidad Andres Bello, a member of the YouthActionNet® Global Network.