Teams of HR employees from VE companies will deliver oral presentations to inform judges of their HR policies and practices as they relate to the employee handbook, company communications, employee evaluations, and employee recognition.
National Human Resources Competition
Schedule
Preliminary Round
Block 1 – Tuesday, April 13, 2021
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Block 2 – Wednesday, April 14, 2021
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Final Round
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
Final Round: Top 6 Teams
Arachne Apparel
Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, CA
Coordinator: Brian Devitt
Team Members: Chinazo Okey-Dike, Lindsey Hardin
We re-purpose unused fabrics into trendy clothes that not only benefit the environment, and contribute to sustainability, but provide a cleaner way of making clothes.
BioVital Incorporated
Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinator: Aaron Preetam
Team Members: Caleb Abrams, Gray Kearns, William Jiggetts
BioVital Inc. provides people the opportunity to enhance their wellbeing, make health easily accessible, and set realistic goals through the monitoring of hydration.
Kathy’s Kits
Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY
Coordinator: Liam O’Brien
Team Members: Mika Spahn, Elana Keller, Maggie Lau
Kathy’s Kits is a party-in-a-box service that delivers party kits full of customized, eco-friendly party essentials straight to your door—eliminating the hassle of planning parties.
MINED
Fountain Valley High School, Fountain Valley, CA
Coordinator: Sarah McCance
Team Members: Valeria Euan, Laura Sabate
MINED is a denim apparel company focused on creating a greener future by incorporating plastic bottles into our clothing.
Not Your Grandma’s Pudding
Syosset High School, Syosset, NY
Coordinator: Kathleen Goldin
Team Members: Jared Nachmias, Riddhi Parthasarthy
Not Your Grandma’s Pudding combines delicious, traditional pudding, with the latest trend, boba, a chewy gummy, and toppings to create a one-of-a-kind dessert experience.
The Animal Kingdom, Inc.
Loretto High School, Loretto, TN
Coordinator: Mary Pack
Team Members: Ashley Adams, Jessica Cozart, Kensey Weathers
The Animal Kingdom, Inc. is a pet and pet supply business offering a wide range of products to provide love and companionship for our customers.
National Marketing Competition
Teams of Marketing employees from VE companies will deliver oral presentations to inform judges of their marketing plans and operations as they relate to the company pitch or problem they are solving, target market and segmentation, marketing plan, marketing results, and learning outcomes.
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Schedule
Preliminary Round
Block 1 – Tuesday, April 13, 2021
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Block 2 – Tuesday, April 13, 2021
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT / 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Final Round
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Final Round: Top 6 Teams
Botanical Beginnings
Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY
Coordinator: Liam O’Brien
Team Members: Christian Chung, Adith Hedge, Arnav Handa, Kelly Feng
Botanical Beginnings offers customers fully equipped planting packages that will allow beginner gardeners to get into the world of gardening conveniently and hassle-free.
Boxology
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY
Coordinator: Nancy Rogers
Team Members: Bailey Germain, Allison Levitt
Boxology is a self-care and wellness subscription box service that brings a healthy lifestyle right to your door!
P.A.V.E.
Academy of Finance & Enterprise, Long Island City, NY
Coordinator: James Caracciolo
Team Members: Aya Ibrahim, Jacqueline Collado, Aracely Palaguachi, Fowzia Chowdhury
Pave provides peer-to-peer mentorship through video content in the courses most needed: college applications, financial literacy, and career success!
Sole Purpose
San Juan Hills High School, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Coordinator: Jeremey Wooten
Team Members: Ryan Mossbarger, Sam Gugliuzza
Sole Purpose is a shoe company that creates shoes out of recycled tires and eco friendly materials to help out the environment.
Trekers
Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, CA
Coordinator: Ryker Solano
Team Members: Sidney Frank, Maggie Gless, Nataly Pacheco-Lopez, Riley Spurlock
Trekers is a pet safety company that provides a pet health, location, and activity tracker along with a variety of natural supplemental treats.
Väritech
Academy of Finance & Enterprise, Long Island City, NY
Coordinator: James Caracciolo
Team Members: Alexandra Zyskowski, Daenna Lawrence, Nicole Ogrodnik, Josephina Golubov
Introducing Viewz, transforming your window view into any destination you choose, including sounds and scents creating an immersive experience!
National Finance Competition
Teams of Accounting & Finance employees from VE companies will deliver an oral presentation to a panel of judges addressing the company’s financial highlights, financial statements, and internal controls.
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Schedule
Preliminary Round
Block 1 – Wednesday, April 14, 2021
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT / 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Block 2 – Wednesday, April 14, 2021
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Final Round
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Final Round: Top 6 Teams
Absideon
Centennial High School, Bakersfield, CA
Coordinator: Jaci Elliott
Team Members: Russell Sprague, Payton Close
Absideon is a company that helps people with their mental wellness through an app, services, and products.
BioVital Incorporated
Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinator: Aaron Preetam
Team Members: Miguel Santos, Zach Musthaq
BioVital Inc. provides people the opportunity to enhance their wellbeing, make health easily accessible, and set realistic goals through the monitoring of hydration.
Custom Fitness Solutions
Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta, CA
Coordinator: Joel Levin
Team Members: Nicholas McKnight, Gianni Teolis
CFS is a home and office fitness equipment company that supplies a variety of fitness equipment in pre-made and customizable package options.
P.A.V.E
Academy of Finance & Enterprise, Long Island City, NY
Coordinator: James Caracciolo
Team Members: Youssf Hegazy, Naomi Tsang, Ellamarie Sanchez, Tyler Rieves
Pave provides peer-to-peer mentorship through video content in the courses most needed: college applications, financial literacy, and career success!
Pebbly
South Pasadena Senior High School, South Pasadena, CA
Coordinator: Cathy Mason
Team Members: Matthew Baer, Joseph Broderick
Pebbly takes a new-age spin on Gary Dahl’s classic pet rock, selling dependable companions called Pebbly Pals with a virtual and online aspect.
Väritech
Academy of Finance & Enterprise, Long Island City, NY
Coordinator: James Caracciolo
Team Members: Elma Vukel, Janet Morales Sanchez
Viewz is a fully functioning window using state of the art technology allowing you to change your window view to any destination you please!
National QuickBooks Competition
Teams of Accounting & Finance employees from VE companies will deliver oral presentations addressing their most recent quarterly results and providing responses to specific scenarios based on their implementation and use of QuickBooks Online software.
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Schedule
Preliminary Round
Block 1 – Thursday, April 15, 2021
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Block 2 – Thursday, April 15, 2021
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT / 9:00 PM – 11:00 AM PT
Final Round
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
Final Round: Top 6 Teams
Area304
Geneva Community High School, Geneva, IL
Coordinator: Jamie Dunlap
Team Members: Chris Nosewicz, Michael Kemnitz, Anthony Chiovari, Justin Kwon
Area 304 is a real estate firm that leases eco-friendly RVs.
Bored-19
Montclair High School, Montclair, CA
Coordinator: Lori Jepson
Team Members: Eric Zang, Antonio Chavez-Prado, Luis Ramirez, Pedro Gomez
Bored-19 is an online board game retailer. We specialize in packaging games in bundles based on client’s interest, current trends, psychographic needs/lifestyle, personality, and activities.
Botanical Beginnings
Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY
Coordinator: Liam O’Brien
Team Members: Coming Soon
Botanical Beginnings offers customers fully equipped planting packages that will allow beginner gardeners to get into the world of gardening conveniently and hassle-free.
Custom Fitness Solutions
Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta, CA
Coordinator: Joel Levin
Team Members: Nicholas McKnight, Gianni Teolis
CFS is a home and office fitness equipment company that supplies a variety of fitness equipment in pre-made and customizable package options.
Havlu
Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta, CA
Coordinator: Joel Levin
Team Members: Isabella Dadseresht, Rio Aguina-Kang
Havlu offers consumers environmentally sustainable alternatives to everyday products within the hygiene product industry, selling Turkish cotton towels and various hygiene products.
Hobby Hoppers
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY
Coordinator: Gina Farrell
Team Members: Or Bendror, Kenneth Fischer
Hobby Hoppers in an online platform that allows people to connect with nearby craftspeople that can teach them new hobbies either virtually or in person.