🌟 Today, our CEO students had the privilege of diving into the nitty-gritty of business planning with Professor Mark Jornd from Rend Lake College—who also happens to be one of our ...
Today, our CEO students took another big step forward in shaping their class business ideas. With a little guidance from our Vice-Chair Mark Black, they’re truly owning the process. ...
🌟 Big things are in the works! 🌟 Our future entrepreneurs are now entering the initial stages of class business ideation. Today, they engaged in a structured brainstorming exercise ...
✨ Mentor Reveal & Training Day ✨ Today was one of the most exciting milestones in the CEO journey—our mentor reveal and training session! Each student entrepreneur was paired with a ...
Today our class had the opportunity to visit Yellin’ Helen’s Ice Cream Shop🍦 We learned how their story began back in January 2020, inspired by family and rooted in community ...
Today we had the opportunity to visit Men in White Painting, owned by Mark Black. 🎨👷♂️ We learned how Men in White goes beyond just painting—offering services like millwork ...
DISC in action 🔴🟡🔵🟢
We had an amazing day in CEO with Chris Egelston, the Community Engagement Leader (and resident magician!) from the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship. ♥️♠️✨🎩 Chris brought out ...
An opportunity presented itself for our CEO team members to team up with Mt. Vernon Festivals, Inc. in preparing for Fall Fest. They rolled up their sleeves and put in some elbow ...
We just want to take a moment to shout out our amazing CEO Board—our community and business leaders who are truly the backbone of what we do. Your guidance and support are absolutely ...
Today was Media Day for our CEO program, and it was a blast! Our young entrepreneurs got the chance to step in front of the camera and have professional headshots and group shots ...
✨ Guest Speaker Spotlight: Kari Lowery ✨ Today our CEO students had the opportunity to learn from Kari Lowery, a true event guru who brings incredible knowledge and energy to the ...