Photo of TMI Episcopal senior Zachary Addkison (standing, second from from left) celebrates July 28 with his winning team at the National Student Leadership Conference at Fordham University in New York.

TMI senior wins business competition

Zachary Addkison, a senior at TMI Episcopal, was selected to participate in a National Student Leadership Conference in Business and Entrepreneurship, held July 20-28 at Fordham University in New York City.

Addkison and his team won first place in competition against 85 other students, who took part in a sports-agency simulation, learning about aspects of the business such as social media, contract negotiations, sponsorships and public relations.

The purpose of the weeklong program is give high-school students a realistic experience of what it’s like to start, manage and build a company, from idea to financing to launch. By the end of the program, participants understand how to turn an idea into a business plan and how to secure investors.

Since 1989, the National Student Leadership Conference has hosted career-focused summer leadership conferences for select high-school students During the programs, students live in college dorms and attend NSLC-hosted lectures and activities on campus, meeting with leaders in the profession, academic experts and peers interested in the same field. Each program helps students explore a profession while developing their own leadership potential.

TMI Episcopal senior Zachary Addkison (standing, second from from left) celebrates July 28 with his winning team at the National Student Leadership Conference at Fordham University in New York. Addkison acted as head of social media for a sports-agency simulation.