YOUR Opportunity to build the future workforce!
Exhibitor Overview
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South is building its roster of exhibitors for the 2025 JA Inspire in-person and virtual career exploration fair, and we need YOU!
Imagine if both 8th and 11th grade students understood the thousands of career opportunities available to them in our region’s most vibrant employment jouneys:
- Farm to Table
- Design to Production
- Injury to Rehabilitation
- Studio to Stadium
At Junior Achievement, we believe it’s critical to introduce our community’s learners to these possibilities before they start high school and then again as they are about to embark in life post-graduation. The hands-on career fair for 8th graders will take place May 6-8, 2025 at the Agricenter in Memphis and the virtual career fair will be available to 11th graders from January – May.
JA Inspire will:
- Introduce students to the vast industries and career opportunities available in the region.
- Train students in the soft skills needed to thrive in these careers.
- Educate students on the varied pathways to successfully launch into those careers.
Join us, as our community comes together to excite and train the next generation of thriving participants in our region’s economy. We cordially invite you to participate in this dynamic in-person and virtual experiences and become a part of the JA community. For more information or questions, please contact Timberly Taylor at ttaylor@jamemphis.org or 901-366-7805
Frequently Asked Questions
JA Inspire (8th grade) is May 6-8, 2025 from 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM at the Agricenter International (7777 Walnut Grove Road).Load in date is TBD.
JA Inspire Advanced (11th grade) will be held virtually from January-May.
Students will get to explore different careers directly from regional corporations, whether in person at various career stations or on our virtual platform with interactive activities. They will not only learn about individual careers, but they will also examine how industries work together to create an end product or provide a unique service. Students will have the opportunity to Q&A with industry professionals throughout their experience.
Companies will bring careers to life at their career station and through our vitual platform based on one of the journeys: Design to Production, Farm to Table, Injury to Rehab, Studio to Stadium. Each in-person career station must include a ‘hands-on’ component that will be interactive and engage students. Exhibitors are also expected to have an interactive activity to share through our virtual platform.
For JA Inspire (in-person): Each company is committing to staff their career station over the course of three days. You must provide career mentors for the entire exhibit time. Students will be in the experience constantly from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
For JA Inspire Advanced (vitural): Each company is expected to provide an interactive activity that can be shared with the 11th grade students throughout their spring semester.
JA Inspire will have over 4000+ 8th grade students from across Memphis and the Mid-South attend the in-person event.
