Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market each day.

It's Monday, January 21st, I'm your host Jason Moser, and hey, you know what?

The markets are on holiday today, but that's okay, don't worry.

We've got a special interview lined up for you.

With its purpose to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy,

Junior Achievement is the nation's largest organization

dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their

economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart smart academic and economic choices.

With its core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy, they

ignite the spark and young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities

of work and life in the 21st century.

Patty Simft is the manager of program engagement with junior achievement here in the Greater Washington DC area.

This week on Between Two Fools, Patty and I sat down to talk more about all of the great things Junior

Achievement is doing for today's students.

So Patty, tell our listeners more about Junior Achievement in your role with Junior Achievement at

Finance Park.

So thank you, Jason.

Happy New Year to you and your listeners.

I'm really excited to chat with you and your listeners a little bit today.

For those of you that may not have ever heard of Junior Achievement, true story,

we are a globalprofit educational organization that serves students K through 12.

And our focus is on teach students to make good money decisions, so good budgeting choices, good spending habits so they don't

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