>> WELL, 8.43 NOW AND THE GOAL IS TO HONOR SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENS IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 20 UNDER 20 AWARDS AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO NOMINATE A TEEN. YOU KNOW, CONTENT CREATOR AND FOUNDER OF THE DEA'S LIST 20 UNDER 20 MEREDITH. THE JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING, MATT. GOOD MORNING. SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS THE 4TH YEAR FOR THE 20 UNDER 20. JUST TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL TO HONOR THESE TEAMS THAT ARE DOING SO MUCH HERE IN THE QUEEN CITY. THIS AWARD CEREMONY IS THE ONLY OF ITS KIND EVEN IN THE SOUTHEAST AND EVEN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. >> SO THIS IS FOR DIVERSE 14 TO 19 YEAR-OLDS WHO ARE CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF CHARLOTTE. AND HONESTLY, THIS EVENT JUST MAKES YOU BELIEVE IN OUR YOUTH AND THAT THEY ARE TRULY GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. SO FROM GEN Z TO GEN ALPHA, IT GIVES ME MORE FAITH AND WHAT OUR FUTURE'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND WE WERE JUST TALKING THE NOMINATION PROCESS IS STILL OPEN. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO NOMINATE A TEEN OR, >> YOU KNOW, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT THOSE TEENS. WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT? AS WE'RE SHOWING THE WE'RE SHOWING SOME OF THE STUFF THAT HAPPENED WITH THAT NOMINATION FORM. WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? SO PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT? I MEAN, WE'VE HAD SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE NASCAR DRIVERS TO STUDENTS THAT WERE ON DISNEY. PLUS, SOME STUDENTS THAT EVEN WORKED FOR THE GOVERNOR. >> IT'S AMAZING ARE STARTING NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES AT 16 OR 14. THAT'S A LOT GOING ON. AND I SAW THAT NOMINATION SHEET. IT'S A COUPLE PAGES LONG, BUT I KNOW SOME OF THOSE NOMINEES HAVE FILLED THOSE PAGES AND PROBABLY COULD PUT. >> A LOT MORE ON THERE. BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TIME LINE FOR THIS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOT FOR NOMINATIONS AND IT IS COMING UP SOON. SO THE 21ST IS THE NOMINATION DEADLINE. NOVEMBER IS WHEN THE HONOREES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MERIT. AND THEN DECEMBER 9TH, 2020 AWARDS AT THE RATE WARD PLACE OR CENTER ADVOCATES IN COURT JUSTICES REST, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'S AN OFFICE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE GOOGLE OF CHARLOTTE, HONESTLY. YEAH, IT'S SO AWESOME BECAUSE THAT IS A GREAT THING. AND WHEN YOU GUYS HAD THAT CEREMONY. >> ONCE THEY'RE ON OR IT DOESN'T STOP THERE, RIGHT? EXACTLY. THEY'RE GETTING HEADSHOTS ARE GETTING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT PIPELINE FOR IN TURNS TO INTO CERTAIN COMPANIES IN CHARLOTTE. SO >> WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR SPONSORS AS WELL TO KEEP THIS GOING EVERY SINGLE YEAR. HOW'S THAT MAKE YOU FEEL THAT PEOPLE HAVE EMBRACED THIS, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU SEE THAT. >> THESE AWARDS HAVE KEPT GOING. AND HOW'S THAT MAKE YOU FEEL THAT PEOPLE COME TO SUPPORTED AND THEY SUPPORT THE CAUSE? I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A DRY EYE IN THE ROOM DURING THE CEREMONY. EACH OF THE STUDENTS HAVE THE CHANCE TO THANK THEIR PARENTS OR THEIR MENTORS OR TEACHERS AND WE'RE ALL JUST CRIMES. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE JUST THE DIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE AND AND HOW THE STUDENTS ARE. THEY'RE MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. >> SO I GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE THERE AROUND. NOT ONLY DO THEY GET HONOR, BUT YOU GET THIS COOL IT'S A LITTLE TROPHY. YEAH. TROPHY 20 UNDER 20. IT HAS THE CHARLOTTE SKYLINE AT EVERYTHING ELSE. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL LINK ALL THE INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVE A TEAM THAT YOU WANT TO NOMINATE FOR THE 2020 AWARDS MERITED THE WELL. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CHECK OUT THIS LAST GRAPHIC. ONE MORE TIME. HERE'S THE DEADLINES, OCTOBER. 21ST, MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE NOMINATIONS AND NOVEMBER. THE HONOREES, DECEMBER 9TH, THE EVENT, MEREDITH DEAN, THE FOUNDER OF THE DEAN'S LIST 20 UNDER 20. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR HAVING ME. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THIS PLATFORM IN THE DEAN'S LIST. ALL THE STUDENTS SOUNDS GET BRANDED. WE DO GET THIS TROPHY, THOUGH, BOROUGH WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 20 SO WE DON'T GET THIS. BUT WE GOT SOME GOOD WEATHER