Bridging the Generational Gap in the Workplace
Training provided to the City of Columbia's Leadership Team to help leaders manage a multigenerational workforce with empathy and improve communication across teams.
Project OneWay Incorporated
Columbia Based. Nationally Focused.
Where prosperity is birthed through access.
Project OneWay identifies and refines pathways to success for youth and organizations through exposure, mentorship, and honest conversation.
Our Mission
To identify and refine pathways to success by providing exposure, access to resources, and mentorship to achieve the most sustainable and impactful outcomes in the lives of youth.
Our Vision
Program outcomes that develop youth who are empowered and equipped to become their best selves, while giving back to the communities where they live and work.
From Ideation to Manifestation
Where We Started
Project OneWay was born from a $1,500 scholarship idea by a struggling college sophomore who kept keynoting other organizations' scholarship events. Formally created in Winter 2022 and later achieving 501(c)(3) status, the organization now delivers four core programs — Network Building & Navigation, Multi-Area Scholarship Support, Mentoring, and Employment Empowerment — alongside its 2023 launch of 'Bridging the Generational Gap in the Workplace.'
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Workshops & Cohorts Geared Towards Workforce Sustainability
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New Philanthropic Partners
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Participants in Programming
Together, we are shaping pathways for success — one young person, one family, one community — one day at a time.— Amelia Butler McKie, Board Chair, Project OneWay
Leadership
Founder & Board
Tyson K. Brown
President & CEO
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Tyson K. Brown is a first-generation philanthropist, motivational speaker and consultant, and public servant. A graduate of the University of South Carolina Upstate with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, he is the Executive Producer of Character Over Calling: The Podcast and a Certified Professional through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Tyson has led Project OneWay in securing contracts with municipalities, private-sector corporations, and community organizations to consult and facilitate discussions on 'Bridging Generational Gaps' in shared spaces. He works closely with local government and city officials to create economically equitable opportunities that make Columbia 'not only a place that you can grow up, but a place that you can grow old,' and volunteers as an Executive Committee Member of the Richland County Library System's Board of Trustees.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Tyson K. Brown
President & CEO
Amelia Butler McKie
Chair
Kaleb J. Phelps
Vice Chair
Angela J. King
Secretary
James A. Bell
Treasurer
Kambrell Houston Garvin
Sharon Reynolds Earle
Carolyn Cranford Johnson
Maiysha Davis-Brooks
Kenneth E. Jenkins
Ex-Officio
Columbia Based
Where We Are
Over the past three years we have strengthened relationships, empowered leaders, and created pathways across the Midlands — partnering with the City of Columbia and its departments to bring honest conversation and practical training to the workforces shaping our community.
Organizational Trust & Inclusion
A strategic contract with the Parks and Recreation Department focused on trust, safety, and inclusion inside the workforce.
Grow Up and Grow Old: Columbia Cohort
Partnership with the Office of Business Opportunities engaging young entrepreneurs and emerging leaders across the city.
Nationally Focused
Where We're Headed
Our next chapter expands the pipeline, deepens funding, and elevates the collaborations that make lasting change possible.
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Program Expansion and Educational Pipeline
Deepen the pipeline that carries students from exposure into scholarship, mentorship, and career.
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Cultivating Sustainable Funding
Build a base of recurring philanthropic and corporate partners so programs can plan on a multi-year horizon.
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Elevating Collaboration and Community Engagement
Convene the leaders, families, and organizations whose partnership makes lasting change possible.
Get Involved
Become a Community Connector
There are a plethora of ways that you can assist, and be a part of moving forward with Project OneWay. Find information below on how you can connect with this mission today.
Support
Fuel the work directly. Contributions of any size make workshops, scholarships, and cohorts possible.
Partner
Bring Project OneWay into your workplace or city. We build programming that meets your team where they are.
Connect
Introduce us to leaders, families, and organizations who should know about this work.
Sponsorship
Choose a tier
Every partnership fuels workshops, mentorship, and community programming.
- Founder's Circle$4,500 – $6,000
- Bridge Builder$2,500 – $4,499
- Friend of OneWay$1,000 – $2,499
- Community ConnectorUp to $999
Community
Community in Motion
