JA teaches alumna the power of “Yes!”
For Kaitlin Eckenrode, Junior Achievement Business Week was one of the most empowering experiences of her life. Six years ago, Kaitlin attended her first Junior Achievement Business Week where her...
JA Business Week Has Lasting Impact on JA Alumnus
Nick Quinlan, JA Business Week volunteer, addresses the audience at the closing ceremony Major League Hacking senior partner Nick Quinlan says that JA Business Week "set the course for me...
JA Alumna Jaimie Zhu Harnesses the Power of JA
For Jaimie Zhu, currently a software engineer for Facebook in Seattle, JA Business Week was the right JA program, at the right time, to help fuel her academic and career...
Colin Spreier shares lasting influence of JA volunteerism
Before he was a JA classroom volunteer, a director at Grant Thornton or a graduate student in accounting at Oklahoma City University, Colin Spreier was a middle school student. He...
E-Mentoring Provides Students with Insights into Entrepreneurship
Chef Lisa Givens I participated in the 2016 JA Business Week E-mentoring session held at Johnson & Wales University. This session was similar to "speed dating" or what I called...
So, What Exactly IS Business Week?
As a first year JA Business Week student with virtually no previous business experience, I was pleasantly surprised when I was moved to the Track 2 project working with Smoke...
JA Business Week Gives Kids Vital Skills
As a first-time Company Advisor (CA) who never had the opportunity to attend JA Business Week as a student, I had no idea what the week would have in store...
The Good Stuff You Don’t Learn in School
When I first attended JA Business Week following my sophomore year in high school, I was skeptical of what I was getting myself into. I asked myself WHY? Why would...
JA Alumni share their advice for high school graduates
They’ve received their high school diplomas and are traveling down their individual paths to further education, career success and future happiness. So, what nuggets of knowledge and words of wisdom...
