Since its inception in 2013, Rock The Street, Wall Street has inspired and equipped girls in the 10th-12th grade nationally with the skills to succeed financially throughout their lives and potentially pursue careers in finance. Millennial women (35%) are more than three times as likely as their male peers (11%) to not have completely understood their financing options when applying to college. Today, women own over 2/3 of the college debt. Women represent 6% of the leaders in the financial services professions. We lose girls at age nine in math in the U.S. This does not happen in Asian or Eastern European countries. This is a cultural issue, not a capability issue. Over 80% of public school
I'm so honored to serve on the board of directors for the NEISD Career and Technical Business and Industry Council. Each year we put on a CareerExpo to educate students and parents about different career pathways which also funds CTE scholarships from the table sponsorship's which results in over $10K being given annually. The 2020 CTE CareerExpo - Explore Your Future will be Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Blossom Athletic Center Gym and Parking Lot, located at 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road. The purpose of CareerExpo is to inform students of training, educational programs and career opportunities in many different fields. Business partners are instrumental in pr
Clients are contacting us asking how to best utilize the summer time for their young adults. As a parent of a high school student, I'm doing the same thing, so I thought sharing information would be helpful. There are many great ways for young adults to get hands-on experience for careers they are seriously considering. In addition, universities want students on campus as a recruiting tool. I even met a young girl once who said she wanted to attend a certain college because she went to camp there. When I asked her what her major was, she answered she had no idea, but she really liked the campus. That is what universities are banking on. Tip: If you do attend a college summer camp prog
