BUILD Students Place 3rd in National Competition; Featured on FOX25

LAS VEGAS – Aroma Squeeze, a BUILD student-led business run by four sophomores from the Community Academy of Science and Health, a high school in Dorchester, placed third in the 2017 SAGE USA National Competition, held May 26-28 in Las Vegas, NV. The teens were featured on FOX25 News.

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Aroma Squeeze designs, manufactures and sells aromatherapy scented stress balls. The students — Kimberlee Freeman, CEO; Jeysaun Gant, CMO;, Saunyette Sneed, CFO; and Jada Little, COO — participate in the BUILD entrepreneurship program and get weekly coaching from their mentors, Amy Choi and Oleg Kritsky.

The team was scored on five criteria: Measurable & Proven Impact, Community Resources, Sustainable Business Practices, Succession Plan, and Use of Media. This was the third year in a row a BUILD Boston team placed in the top three at the competition. SAGE is a global organization whose mission is to create the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders who innovations address some of the world’s most urgent needs. BUILD uses entrepreneurship to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities and equip them for high school, college and career success.

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HOW TO RECORD

1. iPhone, iPad, Zoom and Loom are all choices of recording tools for their video presentation 
2. Record with both students and their presentation in view
3. Record horizontally for the best view of the students and their presentation
4. Follow Presentation Diagram to the Right

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- Make eye contact with the camera
- Notecards may be used as cue cards
•Pro Tip: Notecards should avoid having a full script
- Even when you are not speaking, don’t forget the camera is still recording!
•Be aware of your body language while you and your business partners are speaking
- Everyone has an opportunity to speak
- Professional dress is encouraged
- Practice makes perfect
•Practice how you will transition from each speaker
•Project your voice when you speak​

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