Volunteers from Apollo, an alternative asset manager, coached students from two education non-profits in a business competition hosted by SuitUp. The students created pitches for a new YouTube show celebrating women in business. Team EmpowHer won the competition cash prize. Students reported feeling more confident and interested in careers like business, education, design, and finance after working with the Apollo volunteers. Both volunteers and students said they enjoyed the experience and would like to participate in SuitUp competitions again in the future.

1. SuitUp with Apollo
03.22.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
34
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About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth
alternative asset manager
that provides companies
with innovative capital
solutions and support to
fund their growth and build
stronger businesses &
provides a suite of
retirement savings
products to help clients
achieve financial security.
They have offices all over
the world including NYC,
Los Angeles, Miami,
London, Hong Kong, India
and more!
About Our Students
Located in Ontario, Brain
Power Enrichment delivers
dynamic on-site classroom
instruction complemented
with online learning. The
unique curriculum develops
students into proficient
problem solvers, creative
thinkers, avid readers, solid
writers, passionate speakers,
and empathetic listeners.
Hunts Point Alliance for
Children focuses on ensuring
all Hunts Point residents have
access to the necessary
academic, social, and mental
health tools they need by
offering high-quality programs
and services for local
children, youth, and families
while nurturing young
scholars along their path to
college or career by unifying
the diverse collective of
community organizations to
connect every family with the
resources they deserve.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
78% Female 82%
22% Male 9%
0% Non Binary 5%
0%
Not Listed / Another
Gender Identity
5%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
0%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 41%
22% Black
0%
44% Caucasian
9%
0% Hispanic/Latinx
27%
22%
Multi-Racial
9%
0% Native American
5%
0%
Not Listed / Another
Identity 5%
11% Prefer Not Say
5%

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Apollo and students from Brain Power Enrichment and
Hunts Point Alliance for Children participated in a SuitUp business competition in which
they created a new show for YouTube that celebrated and elevated women in business.
Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to
judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 2:
EmpowHer
Team 1:
Female Voices
to Grow
Team 2:
EmpowHer
Team 3:
Women’s
History in the
Classroom
Team 4:
The
Underrated
Power of
Womankind
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…
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 explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Apollo Impact
SuitUp asked students if Apollo’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 91% 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 41%
Education 18%
Graphic/Web Design 14%
Fashion Design 14%
Financial Services 9%
Marketing 9%
Media/Public Relations 14%
STEM 9%
Other 50%

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…
“
Honestly, we want everyone to watch the show. Everyone is important,
especially men. Men don't know how much women actually go through. To
educate men about women is the real reason we should do this.
– HPAC Student
All the ceos are just amazing. They kind of surprised us many times. The
kind of ideas that they are giving, the thought process, I kind of thought...
are they even kids? All of them could really be CEOs.
– Apollo Coach
It was truly a pleasure to work with all these beautiful minds, thank you so
much for this opportunity.
– Brain Power Student
We really appreciated how inclusive this team was. Success for women
can come in so many different ways. The multilingual content was a great
way to reach a larger audience!
– Apollo Judge

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year and helps SuitUp
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AT FUTURE
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A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…

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