A Smashing Success for Greenwood’s Winter Business Case Competition

Greenwood hosts two business case competitions for our Grade 10 to 12 students each year, one in the winter and another in the spring. For this year’s Winter Business Case Competition, 115 Business students signed up to put their learning into practice. The case selected was a recently published Ivey Business School case study about S.K.I.L. Dojo, a martial arts studio in Strathroy that specializes in Brazilian jiujitsu and Okinawan karate. In teams, students had to prepare solutions to help the dojo increase its revenue and retain members.

The teams had the morning to read and review the case study and then prepare their proposals. The students were also able to receive some virtual coaching from guest mentors to help them refine their presentations. By the early afternoon, the teams presented their proposals to guest judges who then selected the top finalist from their respective rooms. These finalists would go on to present one more time to Mr. Vachon, Mr. Preston and the owner of S.K.I.L. Dojo, Jerry Pilon who made the drive all the way from Strathroy to judge the final presentations.

Thank you to all the mentors and judges who helped to enhance and enrich this experience for our competitors.

Congratulations to Sam Johnston ‘25, Yoni Jungreis ‘25, Claudia Schmid ‘25 and Nikita Wood ‘25 for winning the Winter Business Case Competition! 

The finalists this year were: