Trailblazer expands local advising capacity with
the power of AI and peer mentorship
Our scalable community-powered platform gives counselors more time back and students more personalized guidance.
AI & analytics tools streamline college search, tracking, & advising caseloads
Access to national first-gen, peer network for relatable college advising
Activate alumni within minutes to pay them $20/hour for advising support
Grow student social capital with peers from your hometown & nationwide
Jeff Cott (he/him/él)
Founder & CEO
A Dallas-native, Jeff graduated from Harvard as a first-gen college grad in 2018. After working in strategy consulting at Deloitte where he focused on public/social sector projects, he graduated with his Stanford MBA in 2024. He is passionate about leveraging technology and grassroots community to transform college access and success for students everywhere, no matter their background.
Our Mission
We believe every student deserves to go as far as their potential can take them, no matter their zip code. Our technology creates a personalized college path built in minutes alongside access to a nationwide network of first-generation college mentors from their own communities.
We're built for the ones too often left to figure it out alone: the students who are the first in their families to take this on, and the educators stretched too thin to reach every one.At Trailblazer, you have access to a whole community of change-makers dedicated to seeing you succeed.
