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Young Entrepreneurs Academy
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a program that transforms local middle and high school students into entrepreneurs . YEA!’s direct mission is to help students embrace their passion, energy, creativity, and talents to launch a venture as they view entrepreneurship synonymous with success and freedom . Through this year’s 20-week virtual program, students work in close cooperation with local leaders of industry and educators to develop business ideas, conduct market research, and write business plans to launch their own companies . The program this year consisted of two big virtual events: The CEO Roundtable and Elevator Pitch Competition held on January 20th; and the “Shark Tank” style Investor Panel Presentations held on March 3rd .
A PROGRAM OF THE BOCA CHAMBER'S GOLDEN BELL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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THE YEA! CLASS OF 2021
Christian Frenette "The Real World Money Game" Leah Gonzalez "Blue Baked Bakery" Jordan Herold "Stericart" Mithil Khosa "Better Brace" Emily King "CampDeLight Virtual Camp" Chloe Levine "Buddy Belt" Rithik Mandalapu "Shop EZ" Kennedy Murray "KALMPound" Joshua Rubin "Shootle" Zachary Schiller "Social Share" Camila Spinosi "Buddie Visits" Jacob Wein "Free Play"
THE INVESTOR PANEL PRESENTATION is our
final culminating event where students present all they have accomplished to understand and establish the beginnings of their business ideas . All twelve students gave a 3-minute presentation on the ideas they want to launch . The Boca Winner chosen to represent our chapter in the national competition is:
Jordan Herold “Stericart” 10th Grade, American Heritage School
Congratulations to Jordan for a job well done!
THE LOCAL LEADERS for the CEO Roundtable shared important valuable lessons on business to the YEA! Class of 2021. We are grateful for these CEOs who participated:
Robert Finizio, CEO of Therapeutics MD Olivia Hollaus, Founder and CEO of Protect My Shoes Leigh Hill, Founder and CEO of Piston Trainer (Former YEA! Student) Jennifer Jager, Founder and CEO of Plum Productions Randy Nobles, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County Sam Zietz, Founder and CEO of TouchSuite
THE ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITION held
during the second half of the event consisted of students pitching their innovative ideas between 30 – 60 seconds . Every student excelled, these three rose to the top:
