Huntington High School’s Snooz³ virtual enterprise company made a splash at the Long Island Regional Conference and Exhibition at LIU Post. The firm offers a sleep lifestyle line of customizable pillows
“It was really fun to tell other people about our company and show them all the hard work we have done so far this year,” said junior Nick Tudisco, who serves as chief operating officer. “I’m really proud of everyone with Snooz³ and I know we have many more great things to accomplish.”
Snooz³’s executive team and employees shined at the event, which drew about 2,000 students. “It was magical and electrifying and a great experience for all the students,” Huntington business teacher Suzi Biagi said. “The presentation teams were poised, articulate and engaging as they shared their business plans with a panel of three judges.”
“Today was a great experience and I had a very nice time,” junior Joe Nicotra said. A full-year, one credit business course that’s available to juniors and seniors, “Virtual Enterprise is a simulated business that is set-up and run by students to prepare them for working in a real business environment,” according to the high school’s course bulletin.
Snooz³ impressed everyone at the recent conference. “This was very successful for the company as a whole and for me personally,” junior Maison Maerz said. “I learned a lot from the first conference earlier this year and really made a major improvement and hopefully we can be twice as good for the one in Brooklyn and be one of the best virtual enterprise companies in the world.”
The next trade show is set for April 23 in Brooklyn and Snooz³ expects to be ready for action. Students are working hard in the VE room on the high school’s lower level.
“It was absolutely amazing at the trade show at LIU Post,” junior Aidan Bender said. “This trade show had so many more people than the last one and I once again met so many new people, made sales and am now even more excited to do it again at the next trade show in Brooklyn.”
Snooz³’s social media platforms include a website (www.Snooz3.com) along with Instagram (snooz3_ve), Facebook (Snooz³) and Twitter (@snoozzzVE) pages.
“We all had a great time today and we tripled our sales from the last trade show,” junior Kyle Colleluori said. “Our business presentation, which we worked really hard on was also amazing.”
Taylor Case, Snooz³’s chief operating officer was pleased with how her fellow executives performed at LIU Post. “The team really rose to the occasion today,” she said after the event. “Our presentation was flawless and the rest of our team did a fantastic job selling.”
Snooz³ continues to build business momentum. “Today I learned what it means to be a part of a company and work as a team,” junior Julia Steinberg said. “It was an amazing learning experience.”
Everyone is playing a role in the company. “Today’s trade show was a great success and a fantastic learning experience for our firm,” senior Justin Lokos said. “I’m excited to see how we improve for our next trade show in Brooklyn.”
The trade show was not only educational, it was fun, too. “Our presenting team did an outstanding job today, better than we ever could have imagined,” junior Trevan Meagher said.
Snooz³’s pillows come with a variety of optional features, including the ability to heat, cool, play music, provide stimulation and even set alarms.
“I’d say this trade show was a great success,” junior Aidan Heller said. “Maison, Jack [Kurathowski] and I manned the booth for a while, making tons of sales. We believe we more than tripled sales from the last trade show in December. Overall, this trade show was another great step in the right direction.”
Nearly 100 virtual enterprise companies participated in the event at LIU Post. Firms competed in the areas of booth designs, salesmanship, impact marketing and more.
The Snooz³ team took pride in their performance. “I had a great time today and we tripled our sales from the last trade show,” junior Jaden Italiano said.
Results of the competition are expected to be announced soon. “Today was fun,” junior Joe Shea said. “I learned a lot about other firms and their products.”
All things considered, the Long Island Regional Conference and Exhibition provided Snooz³ with plenty of motivation to keep pushing forward.
“We worked together flawlessly and made a record high amount of sales for our business,” junior Luke Maffei said.
