Our new Entrepreneurship class has brought in a lot of guest presenters so far this semester and we are so fortunate to have a caring community that wants to share their knowledge, experience and stories with our students. We are so thankful for their time and willingness to “pour into” our budding entrepreneurs! A recent…
Category: Guest speakers
“Dressing for Success” // Guest Speaker, Men’s Warehouse
Samuel Buchanan-Berrigan, District Formalwear Manager of Men’s Warehouse, visited to teach us “How to Dress for Success.” As students in various business classes are learning about human resources, employability skills and job-hunting, he had some great points to offer! Five Points for Success Prepare for your interview // If you don’t do your homework, it doesn’t…
Guest speaker highlights: Jacqueline Walker, accountant
Guest speaker highlights: Jacqueline Walker, accountant Guest blog post by Kayla W Jacqueline Walker is an accountant who kindly visited our accounting class this semester to share her knowledge, widsom and real-world experience. She graduated from Lehman College in 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. She chose to go into accounting because she was…
DECA Hall of Fame Breakfast
DECA Breakfast | February 2015 | Bridgewater Banquet Center Guest post by Matt C This is the day that many people look forward to, whether it is for the food or if it is for the people that you will meet, it always brings a smile to everyone’s face. This year was the 19th annual DECA…
Guest Speaker – Pitabilities
Pitabilities Jim Pashovich is a guest speaker that we’ve had in our classroom to talk about his life as an entrepreneur. We will focus on the points that led him to success! The Idea… It came from him having a passion for food and wanting to go out to the customers, rather than them coming…
Guest Speaker – Mettler Toledo
Patrick Connor & Deb David from Mettler Toledo visited us today to discuss on-the-job Accounting. Deb has a background in Computer Information Systems and Accounting, while Patrick has specialized mostly in Accounting & Finance. Pat’s educational and career backgrounds include… a business degree with an accounting specialty from Otterbein a Masters in Finance & Accounting…
Guest Speaker – NOOMA
Leigh Richards, Marketing Director & Brand Manager for startup beverage company, NOOMA, came in last week to talk about business, specifically marketing. As a marketing major and recent business graduate of Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business (OH!), she had a lot of wisdom and on-the-job experience to share with our students. She used the…
Guest Speaker – Thirty-One Gifts
Our guest speaker today was Ellen Castelli from Thirty-One Gifts, Trendy & Affordable Gifts, Totes & Bags. Thirty-one is a successful industry leader in the direct sales, party-planning sector. What she likes about being an independent sales consultant… The harder she works, the more money she makes – unlimited earning potential Job security [she has…
Guest Speaker – Sacred Grounds coffee house
Mr Baumgartner, our school guidance counselor, was kind enough to come and speak to our class today. As a former business owner [spent 13 years with Sacred Grounds coffee], he had some wisdom and insight for students and future entrepreneurs. When he started his company, these were things he tried to keep in mind……
Guest Speaker – Where I’m From ts
Andrew from Where I’m From [clothing with pride, heritage and quality] graced our classroom with his presence last week. We appreciate when busy people take time from their lives, careers, businesses to come share wisdom with us! His tshirt company started about 6 months ago and is slowly branching out into other forms of apparel. …
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