b'Faridun MirzokirovMontgomery Brown Julia. R Masterman School, Class of 2027 Carver Engineering & Science, Class of 2027 In the Summer Business and Entrepreneurship program,I want to pursue a career in Computer Science, specifically my group and I created a business called AdCentriq, Computer Engineering. With that being said, Heights gavewhere we built a website to help small business owners me the resources I needed to fully understand what that manage advertising. We learned how to develop a businessentails. BLI introduced me to programming, and Temple + from scratch, work in a team, and present our ideas to real Heights actually showed me how to do real programming business owners in a Shark Tank-style final pitch. We also with a team of professionals at Temple University. Without did a separate Deloitte program where we visited their this experience, I probably wouldnt know how to achieveoffices and learned about accounting and how businessesmy goals in life. operate behind the scenes. It was hands-on, challenging,and gave me a real sense of what entrepreneurship looks Im most proud of the fact that I have opportunities from organizations like Heights and my school thatlike in practice.allow me to keep developing my portfolio and find Im most proud of how Ive been stayingways to keep doing what I love doing.consistent with my goals and pushingWhatmyself to improve. has been one highlight from your time with Heights? What are you most proud of right now?Ivan ManMarckus Louima Julia. R Masterman School, Class of 2027 Central High School, Class of 2026 Heights has provided me with exposure and a successful Heights definitely helped me set my view on engineeringpathway to the world of business, through education as I didnt know what career I wanted to do in the future,and an opportunity to gain business-related connections. but after being part of programs like AEOP and theIt also helped me uncover who I truly am and who I want Temple + Heights Research Internship, they showedto become. After each class session, I gained confidence me the amazing opportunities of engineering. for my future plans and my potential. Heights is the firstIm proud of how much I have grown with Heightsstepping stone that I needed to kickstart my business career.and the person I became from the experiences and Im most proud of the growth I was able to achieveopportunities that I was a part of.over the past years. I arrived in America 7 years ago.I took every opportunity that presented itself to me, and leaped over barriers which were previously seen as insurmountable to me.Impact Report 2024-20259'