Kx Advisors and students from Kettering Middle School participated in a business competition hosted by SuitUp where they created new product pitches for Nike. A team called Nike Workwear won for their proposed workwear line. Both the students and volunteers found the experience impactful. 90% of students felt more confident and interested in careers like business and marketing from interacting with the Kx Advisors coaches. The volunteers and students both want to participate in another SuitUp competition in the future. The document encourages getting involved with SuitUp in various ways like volunteering, making introductions to other companies, or donating.

1. SuitUp with Kx Advisors
11.10.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
21
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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 Kettering Middle
School
The mission of Kettering
Middle School is to
provide all students a
strong instructional
program in a caring
environment each and
every day. Serving grades
6 - 8, Kettering MS staff
seek to provide a safe
and positive environment
while providing a rigorous
curriculum where
students can reach their
full potential in
preparation for college
and careers.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
67% Female 48%
33% Male 48%
N/A Non Binary 4%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
N/A African American 66%
N/A
Asian / Pacific
Islander 5%
17% Black 19%
66% Caucasian N/A
17% Multi-Racial 10%

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Kx Advisors and students from Kettering Middle School
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:
Team 1 - Nike Workwear
Team 1:
Nike Workwear
Team 3:
Nike Nexus
Team 2:
EZ Sales
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…
90%
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. Kx Advisors Impact
SuitUp asked students if Kx Advisors’ SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 90% 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 43%
Education 24%
Graphic/Web Design 23%
Fashion Design 24%
Financial Services 24%
Marketing 38%
Media/Public Relations 23%
STEM 24%
Other 10%

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

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“I just want to appreciate my coaches and teachers. Without them
we wouldn't have been able to be here today! - SuitUp Student
Remember you all are CEOs. Think like you’re the boss and want
to make your company better! - Kx Advisors Coach
My favorite part was the brainstorming. I enjoyed the way my team
and coaches bounced ideas off one another. I really enjoyed the
conversations we had! - SuitUp Student
I was very impressed with the ideas and presentation styles of the
students. - Kx Advisors Coach

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
GIVE
A
GIFT
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.

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