Are You in High Gear?
Are you one of the 21 million U.S. students enrolled in postsecondary institutions? We need you in high gear!
You form the foundation of the knowledge economy. Your choices, ambitions, and opportunities will determine career success and life purpose. In this small window of discovery, business owners Amy and Anne define the path to high gear and weave powerful insights from every stakeholder: students, professors, deans, University presidents, parents, and employers.
Whether you’re a senior in high school considering the value of a college investment, a recent graduate navigating the interview process, or a professor wanting to imbue high gear employable skills, Students in High Gear is fuel for success.
Meet Amy and Anne
Sometimes in life you’re lucky enough to meet a kindred spirit who shares an enthusiasm, passion, and power of positivity that is contagious. We joke about our North-South connection, but our serendipitous meeting on Twitter in 2009 has led to many in-real-life meetups, keynotes, and even projects together. It has changed our businesses and has been a catalyst for high gear ideas.
Anne Deeter Gallaher (@AnneDGallaher)
CEO of Deeter Gallaher Group LLC
Harrisburg, PA | Nashville, TN
Passionate about entrepreneurship and high gear work environments, Anne was recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business. Never leaving home without her pearls or iPhone, she brings Powerful language. Smart marketing.℠ to every client relationship.
Celebrating 15 years of business ownership, she believes her biggest high gear achievement is watching her three sons graduate from college and set their own courses for success.
Amy D. Howell (@HowellMarketing)
CEO of Howell Marketing Strategies
Memphis, TN
From Texas to Alabama to Tennessee, this southern girl is most comfortable in cowboy boots and jeans. Amy now runs her business from her office in the historic South Main Arts District of Downtown Memphis.
When she’s not in the office, she is either working remotely from her car, her home, or somewhere on the Tennessee River. As long as she has her iPhone, she’s only a tweet away.
What Is High Gear for Today’s Students?
After publishing Women in High Gear: A Guide for Entrepreneurs, On-Rampers, and Aspiring Executives in 2013, and receiving so many positive responses, we became curious about the ever-widening skills gap--what type of talent do business owners need to hire, and what are the skills that college students are mastering as they graduate.
Too often we found a chasm—a disconnect if you will—and as hirers and mothers of five students and graduates, we began to research the transition from college to career. What is high gear for today’s students? What’s the difference between curriculum and careers? What type of digital tattoo are you leaving? What do the University presidents have to say about high gear students?
And understanding student debt and its long-term consequences to you and our economy. Students in High Gear is the response to our research and we feel it will be a powerful resource for high school students, college students, and recent graduates.
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