Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2023

DR SAM PENG HEAD OF SUBJECT—ECONOMICS AND COORDINATOR OF THE STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS supporting OLYMPIC DRE A MS

T he Student Entrepreneur Weekend (SEW) has been a long-standing program between Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Brisbane Grammar School (BGS). In collaboration with Aussie Founders Network, the program creates an important opportunity for students to engage in real-world innovation and problem solving, turn ideas into action, connect, grow, and develop a broad range of 21 st ‑century skills. With the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games on the horizon, the 2022 SEW program welcomed a special keynote speaker, Ms Natalie Cook OAM OLY , a five‑time Olympian and Gold Medallist, who presented a lesser-told story about the financial hardship that many Olympians and Paralympians experience. Ms Cook called upon the student entrepreneurs to generate ideas to enlist more financial support for Green and Gold athletes. Five teams of student entrepreneurs put forward their creative solutions, of which the following three stood out as winners. Ath-Elite —Erin Appleyard (12W), Tiffany Chen (11W), Kate Ireland (12O), Ellie Kendall (11G) and Jasper Lindgren (BGS) put forward the idea of an online platform for athletes to share content with subscribers and sponsors. Depending on the level of subscription, ranging from bronze to gold, consumers can access workouts, training schedules, generalised nutritional plans of their favourite athletes, as well as opportunities for Q&A, and personal messaging. Sponsors receive full access to streaming services. BGGS STUDENTS PITCH IDEAS FOR SUPPORTING OLYMPIC ATHLETE DREAMS

Sportify —Esther McDade (12H), Corbin Jenvey (BGS), Asha Stewart (11G) and Ryan Yuan (BGS) proposed a marketing platform for athletes to build individual brands and monetise content through selling merchandise and encouraging donations using a points‑based loyalty system. On this platform, athletes can access signing bonuses and specialised business crash courses, sell products and services they design through their own personal profiles, receive donations, and grow their following with ease. Consumers will be rewarded loyalty points and sports brand discounts for using the platform. Athlete Support Organisation (ASO) —Taylor Antel (12L), Angeline Hsu (12G), Ryan Khan (BGS), John Kim (BGS) and Xinyun (May) Wu (12H) planned a not-for-profit organisation that proposes to tap into the fast-growing sports betting market to support athletes. Through a proposed partnership with Entain and Australian Sports Foundation (ASF), ASO provides customers with a chance of winning while supporting athletes. It aims to divert sports betting revenue into supporting Green and Gold athletes, regardless of the popularity of their sports. With a great interest to adopt these ideas, the board members of the Green and Gold Athletes, including Ms Cook, Nicole Davis (The Comms Team), and Ben Parsons (Ministry of Sport), together with Cedric Dublic OLY (Decathlete) and Nicole Jordan (Aussie Founders Network) visited BGGS in Term 1 to listen to the refined pitches from these three teams. The panel was deeply impressed by the professionalism and thoughtful considerations students demonstrated and have invited Team ‘Sportify’ to present at the Women in Sport Summit in July.

‘IT WAS A MARVELLOUS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SAME PASSIONS AND INTERESTS, AND DISCOVER THE BEHIND‑THE-SCENES OF STARTING A COMPANY. I FEEL EMPOWERED AFTER PARTICIPATING, AND MY LEADERSHIP AND PRESENTATION SKILLS ABSOLUTELY IMPROVED’ – A NGELINE HSU (12G) ‘OVER THE TWO DAYS, WE RECEIVED INCREDIBLE HELP AND FEEDBACK FROM THE FACILITATORS AND INDUSTRY GUESTS. THEIR MENTORING HAS HELPED US THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR AND CONSIDER OUR SOLUTIONS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF NEW SKILLS WORKING AS A TEAM’ – TIFF A NY CHEN (11W) ‘PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM WAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE HOW TO CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS IN OUR SOCIETY’ – ELLIE KEND A LL (11G)

ABOVE GREEN AND GOLD ATHLETES BOARD MEMBERS NATALIE COOK OAM OLY , CEDRIC DUBLIC OLY , NICOLE DAVIS, BEN PARSONS, AND NICOLE JORDAN

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