Future business leaders get a day of pampering
- EFN Staff | May 24, 2016
A group of eleven young future business leaders recently spent a day in Saskatoon getting pampered. The girls are all Business Club students from One Arrow, Mistawasis, Muskoday, Yellow Quill, and Kinistin and they were fortunate enough to get makeovers before the Literacy for Life banquet where they witnessed keynote speaker author Joseph Boyden speak about life.
The girls were first taken to Marvel Beauty School where they got new dos then they were off to shop for a new outfit (courtesy of the club) for the evening. The makeover and banquet were made available by PotashCorp. And PotashCorp has arranged to get them brand new business suits courtesy of their supplier Cintas. As part of the Club, the girls also get to go to Winnipeg for a conference and learn how to pitch their businesses.
Bailie Germs is a Grade 12 student in Tisdale and she had a great day with the girls.
“I honestly enjoyed getting my haircut. It was nice to have it done and looking healthy again. After this, we went shopping and I bought 4 outfits plus a pair of shoes and seriously only spent $65. I was amazed and can thank the business club for helping me learn how to budget,” said Germs. “The highlight for me was getting to express myself and find what I was comfortable in for business attire. First time ever shopping for business attire and I was amazed to find things I could actually wear.”
“The girls had a great day,” said Lisa Mooney, Senior Aboriginal Relations Specialist at PotashCorp. “It was hard keeping up with them. We are all really excited for the next step when we get them into their business suits and send them out to pitch their business ideas. Providing suits for the business club girls was one of the investments Cintas made as part of their Aboriginal strategy. It was important the girls have professional clothes to wear when conducting business and competing in business plan competitions.”
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The tips that Bailie has learned in the business club have given her a perspective on her future career.
“I enjoy creating ideas for business and getting to follow through with them. I am hoping I can start a pilot program for business for underprivileged-low income inner city schools that don't get the opportunity to be exposed to business,” said Bailie Germs. “I didn't get the chances I had now while living in the city and I strongly believe that every child should get the chance to explore their ideas and hopefully get them going off the group. I also believe that every child should get the chance to fly somewhere at least once in their lives, and the business club is the perfect opportunity for this.”