Entrepreneurship intern
rika nishikawa
Class of 2025
Rika Nishikawa is a homeschool high school senior with passions for economics, political science, theater, and books. Rika joined OTM in Spring of 2024 as a journalism and entrepreneurship intern looking for ways to expand her passion of economics and grow her leadership skills. She has been acting and singing for over ten years and has been part of many professional productions in Chicago and is a teaching assistant for an online geo-political book club. In her free time, she enjoys reading books, solving puzzles, making art, and listening to music!
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The Trajectory of Financial Literacy Education in Chicago
ThRika Nishikawa, Homeschool, Senior, Fall 2024 To say that education, particularly in financial literacy, is the foundation of a high schooler’s success is an argument that is hard to debate. For high schoolers heading into independence, knowing how to manage their finances is ever-more important
Lights Out: The Financial Health of the Los Angeles Film Industry
Bringing in over $100 billion in tourism and 200,000 local jobs to California, the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, or LA, is undeniably the mecca for film and television (City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department, 2025). But riddled with setback after setback, LA has seen a recent downturn in filming and job opportunities, hurting the industry’s economic health.