My best work was a tie between the Bôhten Eyewear (Black entrepreneur) Infographic and the Manager Position job posting. The infographic showed I can research a real company and communicate a whole business model clearly and visually, while the Manager Position showed I truly understand business operations, leadership, and professional writing. Together they prove I can think like a business owner and present like a professional.

The Paper Airplane Production Challenge, by far. My group made the most planes and won the most flight races, earning us 2 bonus marks. It made operations, quality control, and profit feel real; and it was genuinely fun to compete and see our strategy pay off.

1) Leadership & teamwork; I learned how a 'lead-by-example' style builds momentum and pulls a whole team forward, even under tough constraints. 2) Problem-solving & adaptability; when teammates arrived late or supplies ran short, I learned to re-plan quickly and compromise. 3) Understanding markets; needs vs. wants and supply & demand taught me how pricing and customer decisions actually work.

These skills will support every stage of my future. As I work toward 400 volunteer hours, volunteer at SickKids, and continue shadowing healthcare professionals, communication will help me listen respectfully and interact with patients, families, volunteers, and staff. Leadership and teamwork will help me contribute reliably without overstepping my role. In medicine, problem-solving will help me assess complicated situations, ethics will guide responsible decisions, and business knowledge will help me understand how healthcare organizations manage people, time, budgets, supplies, and limited resources. The same abilities will help me succeed in executive club positions by allowing me to plan events, delegate tasks, resolve conflict, and remain accountable for results.

Managing finances and risk. I can build, lead, and sell, but I want to get much stronger at budgeting, reading cash flow, and knowing when a risk is worth taking. That's the part that decides whether a good idea becomes a lasting business.

School builds my communication, teamwork, time management, research, and critical-thinking skills every day. Science courses can prepare me for the academic demands of medicine, while business courses teach me how organizations make decisions and use resources. I can develop these abilities now by leading group projects, applying for executive club positions, asking teachers and teammates for feedback, and treating each assignment like a professional deliverable. Outside the classroom, I will continue shadowing healthcare professionals and grow from 40 to 400 volunteer hours, including volunteering at SickKids. I will reflect on what I observe about empathy, confidentiality, teamwork, patient communication, and professional responsibility.

A doctor uses many of the same skills taught in this course. Physicians listen to patients, explain complex information clearly, collaborate with nurses and other professionals, solve difficult problems, manage time, make ethical decisions, and work carefully with limited resources. Healthcare leaders also need business knowledge to coordinate staff, improve systems, manage budgets, and protect quality of care. My previous shadowing gave me an early view of this professional environment; I want to keep shadowing so I can learn from different specialties and better understand the realities of medicine. Reaching 400 volunteer hours and serving at SickKids will help me contribute consistently and learn how a major pediatric hospital supports children and families. Executive school-club positions will let me practise planning, delegation, public speaking, conflict resolution, and accountability before entering a healthcare career.

This course made business feel real instead of just theory. The hands-on challenges, the freedom to be creative, and the chance to connect my own family's story to what we learned made it one of my most memorable classes.