Stuart Weitzman hosted a SuitUp business competition for students from two schools. Students were split into teams and coached by Stuart Weitzman volunteers to design a new women's sneaker. They then pitched their designs to judges. Team 5, called "Clouds on the Horizon", won. Surveys found the competition helped students gain career skills and confidence, and influenced their future career interests such as business, marketing, and design. Volunteers and students both want to participate in future competitions. SuitUp aims to scale their program to serve more students through corporate partnerships.

1. SuitUp with Stuart Weitzman
03.22.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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39 About Stuart Weitzman
Stuart Weitzman is a company that
creates shoes that are designed for
high fashion and high function.
Known for over 35 years for its
artisanal Spanish craftsmanship and
precisely-engineered fit, the luxury
footwear brand inspires women
around the world to shine with
confidence with every step.
Stuart Weitzman’s values include:
• Passion for Precision
• In Their Shoes
• Poised to Flex
• Make Bold Moves
About Norton City Schools
& Academy of Warren
Norton City School District is a
small, rural district with promising
young scholars in Norton, VA.
Academy of Warren is a small
charter school located in Warren, MI
(a neighboring suburb of Detroit).
Norton’s small town landscape, and
Academy of Warren’s placement
within the Detroit local area make
them amazing youth partners, due
to limited access to activities and
opportunity for career readiness.

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Meet the Participants
Volunteers Students
29 Female 23
10 Male 12
0 Non Binary 0
0 Prefer Not Say 0
32% African American 33%
24% Hispanic/LatinX 1%
41% Caucasian 64%
0%
Middle Eastern/ North
African 1%
1%
Asian / Pacific Islander
Hispanic 0%
2% Multi-Racial 1%
0% Other 0%

4. Business Case Challenge
Volunteers from Stuart Weitzman and students from Norton City Schools & Academy of
Warren participated in a SuitUp business competition in which they created a new, innovative
women's sneaker that is comfortable, trendy and affordable for Stuart Weitzman. Volunteers
coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 5:
Clouds on the Horizon
Team 1:
Laces with a
Cause
Team 2/3:
SW SWoosh
Team 4:
Stuart
Weitzman Lite
Team 5:
Clouds on the
Horizon
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...
71%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
82%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
96%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
92%
of volunteers felt they
knew how to encourage
more young people to
follow a specific career
path and industry
96%
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. Stuart Weitzman Impact
SuitUp asked students if Stuart Weitzman’s SuitUp
competition made an impact on what they want to study
when they go to college. 85% of students said the
volunteers helped them come to this conclusion.
What fields/career paths are our students interested in
after working with the Stuart Weitzman team?
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 23%
Graphic/Web/Digital 34%
Marketing 20%
Media/Public Relations 14%
STEM 17%
Other 20%

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…
“The coaches were amazing! Thank you guys so much! You helped me
with self-confidence a TON!!
Everyone did an amazing job and was sooo great to see everyone
participate and have fun!
I’m enjoying seeing all of these amazing people with amazing jobs! … I
am so happy to have this opportunity with all of these amazing people!!!
I am so excited!

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