WBW Company Advisor at Renton Technical College

Company Advisors (CAs) volunteer to spend a week mentoring teams of 8 - 12 high school students, sharing their real world experience.

As long as you’re over 21, have at least 3 years of professional experience, and are excited to support students, you’ve got what it takes to be a CA.

Washington Business Week (WBW) places professionals with high school students in a dynamic workplace simulation where students role play as industry professionals, launch a company, and solve real-world challenges.

As a Company Advisor (CA), you will be the team’s guide. This unique opportunity to educate and empower students also develops your leadership skills firsthand. Share your expertise in your team’s "workplace", engage them in critical thinking exercises, and provide feedback on mission and vision.

Behind the scenes, you and other volunteer professionals from around the world will network, gain practical management insights from our program staff, and learn from each others’ experiences to inspire your team to victory.

Company Advisors often call WBW one of their favorite weeks of the year, as the week brings them deep fulfillment while also helping them grow as people and as leaders. You’ll be surprised the lifelong connections you make with students and deep friendships and community you forge with other CAs.

CAs identify coaching/mentoring, adaptability, influencing, presenting information, delegating and teambuilding as some of the competencies they sharpened.

This is a day program from Monday to Friday with a required training on Sunday. Company Advisor hours will be from 7:30am-6:00pm.