Millennium investment firm volunteers coached students from a NYC public school in a business competition hosted by SuitUp. Students created new product ideas for Nike and pitched them to judges. The winning ideas were "Heels Max" and "Aurora 5's". After the competition, 92% of students felt more confident in their career preparation and 100% of volunteers believed their company made a positive impact. 86% of students said the competition influenced their future career interests such as business administration. Both students and volunteers expressed interest in participating in future SuitUp events.

1. SuitUp with Millennium
07.19.2022
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Millennium
Millennium is a global
investment management firm,
built on a sophisticated
operating system at scale. At
Millennium, individuals work
with some of the most
innovative, experienced, and
creative people in the industry
from a wide range of diverse
backgrounds. They have 9
Employee Resource Groups to
empower employees to
connect & network.
About Our Students
The Commonpoint Queens
Beacon Program at MS 216
are school-based Community
Centers, funded by the New
York City Department of
Youth and Community
Development. Beacon child
care programs operate during
after school hours, summer
vacation and on weekends
and holidays, providing a
wide range of services and
activities for children and their
families.
SuitUp All Stars are
individuals that sign up
outside of their school or
organization to engage with
industry experts.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
20% Female 38%
72% Male 52%
8% Prefer Not Say 10%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
0% African American 3%
59%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 46%
27% Caucasian 9%
0% Hispanic/Latinx 11%
0%
Middle Eastern/ North
African 3%
0% Multi-Racial 14%
0%
Not Listed / Another
Identity 3%
14% Prefer Not Say 11%

4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Millennium, SuitUp All Stars, and students from
Commonpoint Queens Beacon Program at MS 216 participated in a SuitUp business
competition in which they created a new and innovative product for Nike. Volunteers
coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges for a cash
prize.
Winning Ideas:
Heels Max & Aurora 5’s
SuitUp to the Challenge
Here were the ideas…
● Heely’s with LED Lights
● Comfort Cloud
● Nike NRG
● Nike+ Fitness Watch
● Heels Max
● Just Do It Yourself Shoes.
● The Multiverse
● EagleWear
● Nike Convertible 2.0
● Aurora 5’s

5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering

6. Competitions Make a Difference…
92%
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. Millennium’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Millennium’s SuitUp competition made an
impact on their future career choice. 86% 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 57%
Education 26%
Graphic/Web Design 39%
Fashion Design 48%
Financial Services 19%
Marketing 37%
Media/Public Relations 28%
STEM 28%
Other 34%

8. Same time
next week?
92% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students enjoyed interacting with the corporate volunteers
89% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“ We learned how to come up with good designs, better materials,
and more! – Student, Commonpoint
Today we heard so many good ideas! – Student Commonpoint
It would be important in the pitch to try to make it known why our
product would be different than what already exists!
– Millennium Coach
I think this is a great opportunity to be really creative.
– Millennium Coach

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
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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!