Volunteers from AlixPartners partnered with students from Idaho Technical Career Academy for a SuitUp business competition. Students were divided into teams and coached by AlixPartners volunteers to create new product ideas for Nike. Team 3's idea for a Nike shoe recycling program called "Nike Re-Nu It" won. Both volunteers and students found the experience positive and beneficial. Surveys showed students gained confidence and interest in career fields like business and marketing from interacting with the volunteers. AlixPartners and SuitUp aim to continue these skills-building partnerships to help more young people explore different careers and industries.
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About AlixPartners
For more than forty years,
AlixPartners has helped
businesses around the world
respond quickly and decisively
to their most critical
challenges – circumstances
as diverse as urgent
performance improvement,
accelerated transformation,
complex restructuring and risk
mitigation. Their approach
enables them to help clients
confront and overcome truly
future-defining challenges.
They partner with teams to
make the right decisions and
take the right actions. And
they are right by their side.
When it really matters.
About Our Students
Idaho Technical Career
Academy (ITCA) is the
only career-focused virtual
school in the state of Idaho
designed to give students a
head start on their career
goals and college
aspirations. At their
innovative online school,
students can graduate high
school with technical and
specialty trade credentials,
workplace experiences,
skills that will lead to
real-world success, and a
jump start on college.
3. Volunteers Gender Students
90% Female 54%
10% Male 46%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
N/A African American 8%
20%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 8%
10% Black N/A
60% Caucasian 54%
N/A Hispanic/Latinx 8%
10% Multi-Racial 8%
N/A Native American 8%
N/A Prefer Not Say 8%
4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from AlixPartners and students from Idaho Technical Career
Academy participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new
and innovative product for Nike. Volunteers coached students in various departments
before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3: Nike Re-Nu It
Team 1:
Nike Cash
Team 2:
Protectify
Puffer Phone
Case
Team 3:
Nike: Re-Nu
Team 4:
Nike Mix-Up
SuitUp to the Challenge
5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering
6. Competitions Make a Difference…
85%
of students feel more confident in school
and preparing for a career after working
with SuitUp and their coaches
100%
of volunteers believe their company
made a positive impact through SuitUp
100%
of volunteers see SuitUp as a way to
encourage more students to explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...
7. AlixPartners’ Impact
SuitUp asked students if AlixPartners’ SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 77% of students said that
engaging with the volunteers influenced their career choice and
now they can see themselves using skills such as communication,
teamwork and public speaking.
Students are now interested in exploring the following fields:
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 62%
Education 8%
Graphic/Web Design 23%
Fashion Design 8%
Financial Services 31%
Marketing 54%
Media/Public Relations 23%
STEM 15%
Other 34%
8. Same time
next week?
100% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students enjoyed interacting with the corporate volunteers
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again
9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“
As students you did an amazing job; I would have never been able
to do this! - AlixPartners Judge
The teams made the product so relatable to our lifestyles. I could
understand the issues that would make it a good product on a
personal level! – AlixPartners Judge
If you show positivity, it can help someone who's nervous more
than you think! – ITCA Student
That was very creative, I wish this product was real! – ITCA Student
10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
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CORPORATE
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AT FUTURE
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MAKE AN
INTRO TO
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This board meets 4x a year and
helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
We work across the US
and even the UK.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
SuitUp is always seeking
financial or in-kind support to
continue our work in
communities that need it most.
All gifts are tax deductible.
