The perfect storm of decreasing costs for robotics and machine tools, the dramatic increase in artificial intelligence, and the proliferation of connected devices will usher in an ever increasing demand for a technology savvy workforce across multiple sectors to include manufacturing. It is imperative to get ahead of this now by creating opportunities for companies and schools to engage young people into activities that get them excited about joining the future advanced manufacturing workforce. FlexFactor, a program developed by NextFlex, one of the National Manufacturing Institutes for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation, does just this by blending entrepreneurship, technology, and project based learning into a rapidly growing success.