Sophonie Chérubin-Cimeus

Sophonie Chérubin-Cimeus is the Founder and CEO of Kingsway Young Entrepreneurs Academy (KYEA), an innovative education platform that equips students ages 12–18 with the tools, confidence, and real-world skills to build and launch businesses before they graduate high school.

As an educator, Sophonie brings over a decade of experience in curriculum design, classroom leadership, and entrepreneurship. She has taught thousands of students, blending her background in education with a deep understanding of youth development, financial literacy, and business strategy. Before launching KYEA, Sophonie built and ran multiple ventures of her own, gaining firsthand insight into the power of entrepreneurship as a tool for both freedom and impact.

Through KYEA, she has developed a proprietary 7-phase Launch Kit™ curriculum, built a growing national community of student entrepreneurs, and created a one-of-a-kind program that blends business, public speaking, leadership, and AI literacy in an engaging, youth-centered format.

Sophonie is passionate about ensuring the next generation isn’t just prepared for college but for life. Her work focuses on closing the gap between traditional education and the skills today’s students need to succeed in a global, tech-driven economy.