Louie

Louie Castriota is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and founder of several mission-driven organizations focused on supporting people with disabilities and their families. After his daughter Brooke was diagnosed with a condition affecting her cognitive and motor development, he left his corporate career to create services he wished had been available to families like his. Over 13 years, he raised more than $30 million to establish Leg Up Farm, which opened in 2010.

Based in Mt. Wolf, Pennsylvania, Leg Up Farm is a nonprofit pediatric therapy center offering physical, occupational, aquatic, and equine therapies, alongside family support. It has served more than 3,000 children and families. Able-Services provides adults with special needs day programs that encourage independence, skill-building, friendships, and community participation. Leg Up Farmers Market is a natural foods grocery store emphasizing healthy products, local sourcing, sustainability, and community reinvestment. Great Kids & Awesome Adults connects people with developmental delays or disabilities in South Carolina to intake, early intervention, and case management services.