SuitUp
Organization Details
Due to inadequate representation in corporate America and the pains schools face to spark career curiosity, SuitUp (SU)’s program increases career readiness and develops diverse talent pipelines. Through SuitUp, students (10-18 years old) experience solving a realistic corporate challenge, such as designing a new product for Nike. They have the opportunity to interact with corporate volunteers who coach them on marketing, design, financing, and strategy as well as professional “soft skills”, before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize. By the end of the experience, students can see the corporate world as part of “their world” and know that job titles, such as CEO, CFO, VP of Marketing, etc. are now in their grasp.
Impact Story
Founded in 2014, SuitUp is a 501c3 education organization that increases career readiness for students through innovative virtual and in-person business competitions. Through SuitUp, students (10-18 years old) experience solving a realistic corporate challenge, such as designing a new product for Nike. They have the opportunity to interact with corporate volunteers who coach them on marketing, design, financing, and strategy as well as professional “soft skills”, before helping them pitch virtually to judges for a cash prize. By the end of the experience, students can see the corporate world as part of “their world” and know that job titles, such as CEO, CFO, VP of Marketing, etc. are now in their grasp.
Since inception, SuitUp has served 14,000+ students and engaged over 8,500+ corporate executives from companies like Adobe, Burberry, Cigna, Coach, Forbes, Fox, Goldman Sachs, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Milk Bar, Salesforce, Snap Inc., Steelcase, Uber, ViacomCBS, and more
Diverse Social Enterprise
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