Brightshadow USA

Discover your future by stepping into
the shadow of professionals today.

For Students

Start Your Shadow Journey

For Professionals

Share Your Career Journey

About Brightshadow USA

Empowering Students Through Real-World Experience

Brightshadow USA was founded in 2025 by Jacob Ossa, a Junior at Westminster Catawba Christian School, to help students make informed choices about their futures.

By shadowing local professionals, students gain clarity about their career paths, build confidence, and strengthen their college or trade school applications.

For Students

Step into a shadow, step toward your future

Step into a shadow, step toward your future. Your Experience: When you join Brightshadow USA, you’ll spend half or a full day alongside a professional in a career that interests you. You’ll observe how their workday flows, see the tools and skills they use, and get an inside view of what it’s like to work in that field.

What Students Do During Shadowing:

  • Tour the workplace and learn how teams collaborate.
  • Observe daily routines, projects, and responsibilities.
  • Ask questions about career paths,
    education, and training.
  • Gain insight into industry challenges and opportunities.
  • Reflect on whether the career aligns
    with your passions and skills.

Benefits for Students:

  • Discover career paths before making big decisions about college or trade school.
  • Gain experiences that strengthen college
    applications and resumes.
  • Learn professional behavior, communication, and workplace culture.
  • Build valuable connections with mentors
    and industry professionals.
  • Grow confidence by imagining yourself in real careers.

For Students

Start Your Shadow Journey

For Companies & Professionals

Be the light for a student’s future.

Your Experience:

Hosting a student doesn’t require major changes to your schedule. You simply open your workplace for a few hours and allow a student to observe, learn, and ask questions. This small investment of time can have a lasting impact on a young person’s future.

What Companies Do During Shadowing:

  • Welcome the student with an introduction to your career journey.
  • Provide a brief overview of your company or industry.
  • Offer a tour of the workplace, highlighting key departments or roles.
  • Allow students to observe specific tasks, meetings, or projects.
  • Share insights about industry trends, required skills, and training.
  • Dedicate time for Q&A, letting students ask about your career path.
  • Encourage students to reflect and share what they’ve learned.

Benefits for Companies
& Professionals:

  • Strengthen your company’s community involvement and reputation.
  • Strengthen your company’s community involvement and reputation.
  • Contribute to workforce development by inspiring the next generation.
  • Showcase your industry and career opportunities to motivated students.
  • Help students understand the skills and education your field values.
  • Gain a fresh perspective from young people eager to learn.

For Companies

Share Your Career Journey
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Brightshadow USA Student Shadowing Form

Created by Jacob Ossa, Junior at Westminster Catawba Christian School

What You Should Know

  • You are expected to arrive on time and dress appropriately for the workplace.
  • Bring a notebook and pen.
  • Be prepared with a few questions to ask your host (you don’t need to list them here).
  • Listen carefully, observe respectfully, and participate with interest.
  • A thank-you to your host after the visit is expected.
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Brightshadow USA Company Host Form

Created by Jacob Ossa, Junior at Westminster Catawba Christian School

Suggested Shadowing Agenda:

  • Welcome & Introduction (share your career journey, explain your role)
  • Workplace Tour
  • Observe daily tasks and responsibilities.
  • Explain industry trends, challenges, and opportunities.
  • Student Q&A time
  • Advice on education/training needed for the field
  • Advice on education/training needed for the field