Amazing Global Marketplace® A Great Success!

Amazing Global Marketplace®

A Great Success!

Louisville,KY (April 12, 2012) - On Wednesday, April 4 student teams from Eastern, Atherton and Seneca High Schools competed in the inaugural Amazing Global Marketplace World Campus Day event, the culminating event of the yearlong Amazing Global Marketplace®, a new international culture and business program. Top marks were earned by the Eastern High School team mentored by Glowtouch Technologies,Director of Support Services, Paul Kuamoo.

Six classes from Seneca, Eastern, and Atherton high schools sent three to four of their students to participate in the half day Amazing Global Marketplace World Campus event. Teams researched and acted upon international business scenarios developed by mentoring companies. Various locations on the Bellarmine campus were transformed into "global company headquarters" in China, France, Germany, India, Japan and Mexico. Each location was staffed by native business professionals. Students were challenged to make travel arrangements, convert currencies, make presentations while recognizing location specific cultural business norms, determine pricing and distribution routes and deal with real world set-backs, such as delays in product delivery.

Developed by Los Monitos Language Center, Greater Louisville International Professionals (Greater Louisville Inc.), Asia Institute - Crane House, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) and hosted on the campus of Bellarmine University, Amazing Global Marketplace® is an experiential, educational and competitive program that enables students, working with mentors and local corporate sponsors, to engage in simulated international business scenarios. The program exposes students to international culture and business practices, while encouraging them to think globally and develop fundamental business skills.   From October22, 2011, students were paired with mentors from six global companies: KFC, Papa John's International, Flavorman, Sϋd-Chemie, Glowtouch Technologies, and Linak US to learn the skill sets needed to interview with international professionals, navigate global supply chain and conduct business in a foreign land. Students were able to tour companies and gather marketing and human resources tips on cultural norms of at least two foreign countries. 

With the success of this year's event, plans are already in place to continue the program next year.  Learn more about the Amazing Global Marketplace program, become a mentor or nominate your class for inclusion by visiting www.amazingglobalmarketplace.com.

About Greater Louisville International Professionals

The Greater Louisville International Professionals (G.L.I.P.)program, an initiative of Greater Louisville Inc., works to attract and retain international talent by showcasing Louisville as a welcoming and inclusive city, and by serving as a trusted source of information, conversations and connections between international professionals and the region's business community.  For more information, visit www.LouisvilleInternationals.com.

About Asia Institute - Crane House

Asia Institute - Crane House, is the region's premiere Asian cultural center building understanding of Asian culture and heritage through education, outreach and the arts, strengthening the civic presence of the Asian communities within Louisville and providing opportunities to engage with Asian culture abroad. Crane House is located at 1244 S. Third Street in Louisville, KY. For more information, visit www.cranehouse.org.

About Los Monitos Language Center

For the last decade, Los Monitos has provided instruction,translation and interpreting for Southern Indiana and Louisville adults, children and businesses. Building on their successful origins as a Spanish language provider, in 2009 the company became a language center, expanding its language base to include French,German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and English (ESL). In 2010, students and customers come from almost every setting, including day cares, private, public and home schools, for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, small language class settings in its Frankfort Avenue and Prospect locations and through special experiential programs, like The Italian Language and Dining Experience and International Wine Experience. www.losmonitos.com