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Teen Entrepreneurs Complete "Intern for a Day" Experience with "Shark" Daymond JohnNEW YORK, March 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, five students were put through the paces when they met business icon Daymond John, star of Shark Tank and Founder and CEO of FUBU, the hip hop apparel company at The Shark Group office in New York City. The students earned the once-in-a-lifetime experience through their participation in the SAP Social Innovation Series powered by GENYOUth's AdVenture Capital (AdCap) program. Structured as a multi-city series of innovation workshops, the Social Innovation Series was created to foster student-led solutions that drive healthy changes in schools, while giving students the unique opportunity to practice design thinking and entrepreneurship alongside SAP employees across the country. Over the past year, 180 students attended the Social Innovation Series events in Boston, Dallas and Phoenix. In each city, students developed and pitched ideas to a panel of judges (consisting of SAP executives) in what has been described as a "mini-Shark Tank-style" competition. Ten students from each location received funding for their school, and three teams received the grand prize of a trip to New York City to learn from SAP and Daymond John. Winning students:
Daymond's most recent book, Rise and Grind is his second New York Times Bestseller. During their time together, Daymond shared his personal stories and interviews from the book about never giving up and always working hard to achieve great things in career and life. The student attendees will use Daymond John's inspiring words and the experience of learning from him and his team at The Shark Group as motivation to continue their entrepreneurial efforts back at their schools. After meeting with Daymond John, each student also spoke with other Shark Group team members about a variety of work roles and potential future career opportunities. "Good mentors are one of the most important pieces of building a successful business. They're the reason I am where I am today, and why I joined Shark Tank," said John. "I love helping entrepreneurs move their businesses forward and I'm excited to meet and mentor the SAP teen innovators who are learning what it means to be an entrepreneur at a young age. GENYOUth's AdVenture Capital program sparks the passon that many young people have in them to do good, and I'll invest in that passion every time." SAP partnered with GENYOUth to bring the time and talent of its employees to bear for students. To date over 600 employees have contributed nearly 1600 volunteer hours through AdVenture Capital to help students across the country become social entrepreneurs and learn invaluable 21st century skills that help them to be more prepared to enter the workforce. "When SAP first conceived the Social Innovation Series with GENYOUth, we never could have imagined the breadth of ideas young entrepreneurs would bring to life in their communities, nor the types of opportunities they would be afforded through our partnership," said DJ Paoni, President of SAP North America. "We're grateful to Daymond John and The Shark Group team for generously donating their time to support our Teen Innovators, and we're honored to be a part of these students' entrepreneurial journeys." AdVenture Capital empowers passionate student entrepreneurs to create healthy school communities. Conceived in 2013, the program is open to students ages 13-17 across the country and provides funding, resources and the support of business mentors to help students cultivate and implement their ideas that improve access to healthy foods and increase opportunities for physical activity in their schools and communities. In the process of thinking and acting as entrepreneurs, students develop 21st century skills that help them to succeed in school and in life. To learn more about AdVenture Capital and to view the AdVenture Capital 2017 Progress Report: "Empowering America's Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs," visit adcapyouth.org. About AdVenture Capital About SAP About Daymond John About GENYOUth View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teen-entrepreneurs-complete-intern-for-a-day-experience-with-shark-daymond-john-300618133.html SOURCE GENYOUth |