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High school
students attending the Congressional
Student Leadership Conference
on Global Business & Entrepreneurship
got to visit the Fox Business
Network in New York where they
received a first-hand look at
what it takes to succeed in business.
NEW
YORK, NY - Students enrolled
in LeadAmerica’s Congressional
Student Leadership Conference
on Global
Business & Entrepreneurship visited the Fox Business Network
in Manhattan while attending
the 10-day youth leadership
conference.
Students
got to see a live control
room, the Fox News newsroom
and stand on the Fox Business
Network set. They spoke with
people from all areas of
the network including on-air
personalities, production,
and the technical aspects of
television. Students heard
presentations by Brian Jones,
Fox Business Networks Senior
Vice President for Operations,
Ray Hennessey, Managing Editor
and Director of the Network’s
website, and Liz Claman, Network
Anchor. The executives spoke
about the similarities between
starting ones own business
and launching a new network,
the qualities they look for
when hiring individuals to
work for the company (mainly ‘attitude’),
and the importance of the American
teenager to advertisers and
to the future of media.
“Visiting Fox Business
Network was an eye opening
experience,” said Jose
Vincente Poblete, 17, one of
the students attending the
youth leadership conference
from Ohio. “It opened
my horizons to the world of
what goes on in a news network.
My favorite part of the trip
was taking time to talk with
the anchors because they laid
down the process of how they
got to where they are now.
I learned that the journey
to success is the most valuable
part rather than the actual
achievement.”
The
CSLC on Global Business & Entrepreneurship,
a 10-day leadership program,
was held on the campus of Pace
University in New York. Students
learned how to prepare and
present a comprehensive business
plan – from product concept
and analysis of the competitive
landscape to securing financial
support for product development
- and “sold” their
ideas to a panel acting as
prospective angel investors.
Students learned and practiced
important leadership skills
such as creative thinking,
negotiation and public speaking
in interactive workshops
LeadAmerica sponsors youth
leadership programs for high
school and middle school students.
Each of its high school conferences
is college-accredited and its
programs are approved activities
of the National Association
of Secondary School Principals.
LeadAmerica sponsors the Congressional
Student Leadership Conference for
high school students, the National
Junior Leaders Conference for
middle and junior high school
students, and Ambassadors
Abroad international study programs
in Europe and Australia.
Further
information on the Congressional
Student Leadership Conference
on Global Business & Entrepreneurship
and other LeadAmerica youth
leadership programs can be
found at www.lead-america.org or by calling 1.866.FYI.LEAD
(394.5323).
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Contact:
Karen
B. Sharp
VP, Marketing Communications
LeadAmerica
1.561.368.8085
media@lead-america.org
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