Kx Advisors Impact Report_10262021

1. SuitUp with Kx Advisors
10.26.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Kx Advisors
Kx Advisors provide advisory
services to help leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology
and medical technology
companies fully capitalize on
product opportunities,
navigate the environment with
greater certainty, and
maximize the lifetime
commercial value of their
portfolios.
About Lehigh Career &
Technical Institute (CTI)
At Lehigh CTI, students learn
by doing. Teachers guide
students from instruction to
action, helping them tackle
projects that mirror on-the-job
challenges as they develop
the knowledge and skills
necessary to secure industry
credentials, earn college
credit or both.

3. Meet the Participants
Volunteers and students who
participated identified as Male,
Female, African American, Hispanic /
Latinx, Caucasian, Asian / Pacific
Islander, Middle Eastern / North
African, and Multi-Racial.
Volunteers held various levels
of leadership roles.

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Kx Advisors and students from Lehigh CTI participated
in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new product or service for
Nike for the target market of their choosing. Volunteers coached students in various
departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Stay Fit & Fly
Team 1:
Stay Fit & Fly
Team 2:
Nike Holiday
Team 3:
Nike Specs
Team 4:
Nike x OVO
Collaboration
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…
BEFORE SUITUP...
57%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
100%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
100%
of students NOW
see themselves
having a career
using the skills they
learned at SuitUp
100%
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 join their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Kx Advisors Impact
SuitUp asked students if Kx Advisors’ SuitUp
competition made an impact on what they want to
study when they go to college. 92% of students said
the volunteers helped them come to this conclusion.
What fields/career paths are our students interested in
after working with the Kx Advisors team?
Marketing 8%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 83%
Graphic/Web/Digital 8%

8. Same time
next week?
100%of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100%of students liked their SuitUp competition and coaches
100%of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“All of the CEOs were so creative and did such a great job! Can't
wait to see you all partner with Nike in the future.”
“CEOs worked so well together - so much collaboration.”
“I loved learning something new from our CEOs. There’s always
something you can learn from anyone.”

10. Get Involved
This board meets 4x a
year and helps SuitUp
implement its strategic
plan to scale and serve
more students.
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
Sign up for as many
chapters as you’d like to
keep an eye out for open
volunteer competitions!
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions. 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.
GIVE
A
GIFT
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…

11. THANKYOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!