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Featuring Intern Pursuit The 5th Floor, an international co-working space at the Avalon Innovation Center is scheduled for Spring 2021. With it, an influx of entrepreneurs is coming on the scene in Downtown Avalon Park.
a well-packaged educational experience for employers and students alike, Johnston also created The Intern Whisperer Podcast. Affiliated with the Intern Pursuit platform, The Intern Whisperer Podcast allows employers to share their company’s origin story, predictions for both industry and job opportunities five years from now, and share mentoring advice to the student listening audience.
The Intern Pursuit Software Platform, one of the finalists in the Avalon Innovation Awards 2020 competition, is among the 28+ companies that will occupy this state-of-the-art pro-working office space. Isabella Johnston, CEO and founder of Intern Pursuit’s software platform, identified an opportunity in the market to make intern recruitment and management fast, affordable, and a positive experience for employers and students alike. Intern Pursuit’s proprietary algorithm matches employers and students based on job preferences, top 6 trending PowerSkills and culture fit. Additional platform features include 2 types of assessments, individual development plans and an employer learning academy. The software is designed to provide
interns and employers with the best resources necessary for a productive and measurable internship. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the need to innovate and improve intern management that included remote opportunities for employers both nationally and internationally. President and CEO of the Avalon Park Group, Beat Kahli, shares the same vision to expand internship opportunities globally. Kahli stated, “As an international entrepreneur, I appreciate Intern Pursuit’s
efforts to provide more international internships in the United States, while supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs as they grow.” Kahli and a group of international judges selected 28 finalists from over 150 applicants to fund through cash, space and services. Intern Pursuit Software Platform was one of the 28 companies chosen as the ground-breaking leaders in this APG cohort. One of the key standouts to the international jury was Johnston’s innovative marketing approach to take the product to market. In order to provide
Intern Pursuit gamified their marketing approach to reach the game industry by launching the Intern Pursuit Game on Steam. The game is a third-person tower defense game where players must use critical thinking, problem solving, and other key trending PowerSkills to save the world and while earning talent. For more information on Intern Pursuit, visit https://www. internpursuit.tech/ or reach out to Isabella Johnston at email: info@internpursuit.tech or office number: 321-422-2166.
BBQ 50’s Brown Paper Bag BBQ Chicken Recipe: I remember watching my grandma prepare this meal as a kid. It was like magic watching the chicken go in the bag raw, and, coming out of the oven in an hour or so cooked to perfection! 3-4 lb whole chicken cut into pieces 3 T soft butter or margarine Standard size paper bag & Paper clip Large casserole dish Sauce 3 T ketchup 2 T Apple Cider Vinegar 1 T lemon juice 2 T Worcestershire sauce 4 T water 3 T brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp prepared mustard 1 tsp chili powder Blend all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boiling point and set aside. Open paper bag and grease the inside of the bag
with the butter from the bottom up to four inches from the top. Take your chicken. Rinse and lay dry with a paper towel. Salt and pepper each piece and dip in the sauce. Then, place in the bottom of the bag. Once full, fold the bad down and clip shut with the paper clip(s). You can add an extra paper clip if you have concerns that the bag won’t stay shut. Trust the bag! Place sealed back on its side in large casserole dish (no lid!). Put in preheated 500 degree oven for 15 minutes. Then lower heat to 350 degrees and bake for another hour and fifteen minutes. Take out of oven and let cool in bag for 15 minutes before serving. For crispy skin, take out of oven after an hour. Cut the top of bag open with scissors all the way across the top so the you can see the top of the chicken and place back in oven for 15 minutes so the skin can brown. Enjoy!!
