Future Business Leaders of America is proud to partner with Knowledge Matters, the sponsor of the Virtual Business Challenge. This premier event is available twice during the school year in the fall and spring. The Virtual Business Challenge engages FBLA members in immersive online simulations designed to test real-world business and financial decision-making skills.
In the Management track, participants demonstrated their ability to operate and grow a simulated business by making strategic decisions related to operations, staffing, risk management, and profitability. Through the Personal Finance track, students navigated realistic financial scenarios such as budgeting, saving, banking, credit management, taxes, insurance, and planning for education and career advancement.
The challenge included two online qualifying rounds, with the top 20 nationally ranked teams from each round advancing to a virtual final round. FBLA is proud to recognize the winners from the 2025 Fall Challenge:
J. Gallucci-4 — Newton High School (NJ)
Members: Joey Gallucci
Adviser: Theresa Iliff
Nashwan Amjad — Apollo High School (AZ)
Members: Nashwan Amjad
Adviser: Jim Threadgill
Mandan Best in the West — Mandan Senior High School (ND)
Members: Benjamin Allan, Austin Helbling
Adviser: Karla Stelter
Kourtaniena — Legacy Magnet Academy (CA)
Members: Anna Keller, Kourtney Ting, Siena Rodrigo
Adviser: Ethan Falat
GHS Will Davis — Guntersville High School (AL)
Members: Will Davis
Adviser: Angie Blanchard
Jayden, Sotiri, and Henry — Jericho High School (NY)
Members: Jayden Tam, Henry Qiu, Sotirios Sacoulas
Adviser: Michael Goldin
BMHS FBLA – Chayton — Ballard Memorial High School (KY)
Members: Chayton Gorostiza
Adviser: Korrie Purcell
The Original 3 Amigos — Cartersville High School (GA)
Members: Gavin Crimminger, Bryce Summey, Ethan Upshaw
Adviser: Camille Spradley
Milk Man 2: Electric Boogaloo — North Thurston High School (WA)
Members: Khol Dennis
Adviser: Aaron Whitaker
DeorNellus — Paris High School (MO)
Members: Hayden DeOrnellas
Adviser: Amanda Drew
HRHS Hustlers — Hickory Ridge High School (NC)
Members: Akshay Varri, Agastya Donuru, Sriyans Annareddy
Adviser: Bernie Thompson
SBO 4 — Timbo High School (AR)
Members: Kimberly Martinez
Adviser: Camille Murphree
TVAH Officers — Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville (TX)
Members: Levi Lancaster, Hope Salgado
Adviser: Kelly Randolph
The Conquerors — Bishop Dwenger High School (IN)
Members: Kyliana Drew, Addison Fish
Adviser: Andrea Weadock
Robinson FBLA TD — Robinson Secondary School (VA)
Members: Tanisha Dhanday
Adviser: Bradley Leydig
Finance Team Leonid and Hridhaan — Cherry Creek High School (CO)
Members: Leo Tovbis, Hridhaan Patil
Adviser: Aaron Jones
Finance Bros — Johnson Creek High School (WI)
Members: Max Chowanec, Evan Chowanec
Adviser: Brett Perucco
Ainsley — Pine Grove Area High School (PA)
Members: Ainsley Moyer
Adviser: Renee Hughes
Auburn — Auburn High School (NE)
Members: Grace Zhang, Jack Hayes
Adviser: Maranda Gerdes
Red Rover — Baker Senior High School (OR)
Members: Taylor Lee
Adviser: Dawna Blincoe
Team Lucas — West Delaware High School (IA)
Members: Lucas Jolley
Adviser: Gabriel Schmidt
ESquared — Pikesville High School (MD)
Members: Ethan Abella, Ezra Richter
Adviser: Kelly Jaderborg
FBLA Is Awesome — St. Teresa High School (IL)
Members: Benjamin Klafeta
Adviser: Sandra Bronson
Young Ninjas — Diamond Bar High School (CA)
Members: Charles Chang, Michael Cheng, Jacob Lee
Adviser: John Pierce
VP — Morris Hills High School (NJ)
Members: Vikram Patel
Adviser: Lauren Jackson
TC & ZW — Jericho High School (NY)
Members: Tristan Chow, Zeming Wang
Adviser: Michael Goldin
The Grand Masters — Alpharetta High School (GA)
Members: Aadi B, Christopher Lee, Sankar Jonnalagadda
Adviser: Alpharetta HS
TRIM — Turpin High School (OH)
Members: Jax Hillier, Adam Schloemer
Adviser: Kevin Hoover
Bode and Caden — May-Port CG High School (ND)
Members: Caden Strube, Bode Mostad
Adviser: Cindy Strand
Robinson FBLA CM — Robinson Secondary School (VA)
Members: Charlotte Movsessian
Adviser: Bradley Leydig
Da Bears — Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (NH)
Members: Griffin Beckman, Mackenzie Phillips
Adviser: JoAnn Roy-Zylak
Joseph Zada's Bear Shirt — North Daviess R-III High School (MO)
Members: Kendra McMahon
Adviser: Jonathan Elder
Kyra B — Crestwood High School (PA)
Members: Kyra Bechtel
Adviser: Christy Laubach
3.0 xbox — North Creek High School (WA)
Members: Benjamin Xavier, Samhith Kotapalle
Adviser: Ian Barnes
Kalra & Sasikumar — Sandra Day O’Connor High School (AZ)
Members: Daksh Kalra, Ashwin Sasikumar
Adviser: Tiffany Kurtz
3 Ladies — Jefferson High School (WI)
Members: Carmen Cortes, Marlene Rangel Garcia, Yoselin Garcia Gomez
Adviser: Cory Brummeyer
Auige's Team — Hoxie High School (AR)
Members: Ethen Aguinaga
Adviser: James Treadwell
The Champions — Bishop Dwenger High School (IN)
Members: Addison Fish, Kyliana Drew
Adviser: Andrea Weadock
TVAH Officers — Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville (TX)
Members: Levi Lancaster, Hope Salgado, Clinton Weir
Adviser: Kelly Randolph
HRHS Hustlers — Hickory Ridge High School (NC)
Members: Akshay Varri, Agastya Donuru, Sriyans Annareddy
Adviser: Bernie Thompson
TEAM OHS #1 — Opelika High School (AL)
Members: Miguel Munoz, Sivan Phatsadavong
Adviser: Laura Anglin
Two Amigos — Baker County High School (FL)
Members: Brantley Woods, Gage Spurlock
Adviser: Byronelle Williams
Micromanagers — Lincoln Southeast High School (NE)
Members: Beau Cassell, Jack Cassell
Adviser: Jessica Thompson
