“The CEO program has impacted the lives of many students in more than one way, but I believe the best thing that CEO does for students is provide them with great opportunities to gain knowledge and experience.”

05/14/2017

What wowed me about CEO this week was looking back on the year and seeing how fast it has gone. It has gone so quickly and it was such a great year and a great class! I have really enjoyed it and would recommend it to just about anyone that could take the class!

05/07/2017

The best thing about CEO this week was our visit to Methode. It was very interesting to see what all they do at their facilities. I've driven by that building for years and it was very cool to see what all they can do. I thought they worked on cars and I've now learned they work on so much more. 

What wowed me about CEO this week was how fast the Trade Show was able to sneak up on us. It came so quickly and I am very excited to see the turn out! It will be a great week for CEO!  We will finally be able to showcase our businesses that we have all worked very hard on!

04/30/2017

The best thing about CEO in the last two weeks was our visit to Ten Acres Treehouse! It was probably the best visit we've had this year.  It was really cool just to see these treehouses because I've always wanted a treehouse and it was really neat to see one as cool as these ones.

04/23/2017

What wowed me about CEO were some of the things we learned about insurance when we visited Country Financial. It was pretty cool to see how insurance would play a part in our businesses. It really made me think more of what could go wrong in our businesses and it helped to make me more prepared!

04/09/2017

The best thing about CEO this week is pretty hard to choose. It's hard to say so I'm just going to say that Peter's Greenhouse and Dwight Mulch were the best part of CEO this week. Peter's Greenhouse blew me away as to how big it was and Dwight Mulch seemed so smart and successful. Both were great for the CEO program to witness.

04/02/2017

The best thing about CEO this week was the Banker Day.  The support that the bankers have shown for this class wowed me.  They took time out of their day to come help us out. 03/26/2017

The best thing about CEO this week was finishing up our business plans and moving on to the next part and beginning to present our business plans. 

What wowed me about CEO this week was the range that Keith Yex and WCAZ cover. They reach much farther than I thought they did and it really surprised me. Also some of the history and things that WCAZ has done really amazed me. I never would've known or believe some of the things they do if he wouldn't have come in and told us these things!

03/19/2017

The best thing about CEO this week was our event! It was spectacular and it really seemed like everyone enjoyed it! It feels really good to get it all out of the way and to see what is six guys could put together.  The worst part of CEO this week was the class business being over.  

What wowed me about CEO this week was the amount of community support for our event was crazy. It was really good to see everyone who was so supportive of us during our business! We cannot thank everyone enough!  This was a great week for CEO and I can't wait to keep it going!

02/26/2017

The best thing about CEO this week was the preparation for our class business!  I'm very excited for it to be upon us. I can't wait for it to begin so we can really see what we accomplished. Then I think I will be truly happy to see what we can really do!

What wowed me about CEO this week was the Dairy Farm! It was incredible how those robots work and what all they can do. It's incredible to think how far they have come, from milking by hand all the way to robots!

02/19/2017

The most interesting thing to me this week was listening to John Perles speak. It was very interesting to me to see him break down our PDP surveys. It was good to see how people view us and how we view other people based on our personalities. Now we have a much better idea of how people work and how to better interact with them to get the most out of each person. You wouldn't want someone who is very dominant working with another dominant person. It simply just wouldn't work the best.

01/29/2017

We started by setting some goals for our new year in school and our lives. I think that it is very important to set some goals to show progress throughout the year. We can accomplish these goals and they are all attainable. 

01/08/2017

Rachel did a very good job and I learned a lot from it.  I think the most important thing I learned was the best ways to advertise our business and how we should advertise our personal businesses.  

Shawn went through a scenario of how much we would pay for a car or truck based on our credit scores.  Our lives really do revolve around our credit scores and we need to do whatever is possible to keep our good credit.  

We have made a lot of progress with our class business and I hope to continue that over break!

12/18/2016

This week was a very productive week.  It all began with the shirt sales.  Also during the week, we began the first steps to our class business.  It was really good to finally decide on what we wanted to do for our business.  Then we didn't stop there, we started narrowing our plans and jobs down for each person.  This has made everything seem a little more focused as to what we are supposed to do.  In the long run, I believe it will help tremendously.  I look forward to moving along in the next week with more advanced plans and look to get this business running! 11/13/2016

This week was another big week.  My favorite visit this week was when we went to First State Bank in LaHarpe.  Other than the food being good, I thought it was very good to get a little idea of what they look at in a business plan.  This way when we go to present our business plan, we have a better idea or understanding of what they are looking at and what to expect.   10/30/2016

"I'm excited for the upcoming week and all the businesses that we will be going to and that will be coming to us. I can't wait to learn more in this upcoming week!"

10/23/2016

I'd like to start off by saying that the MORE Medical visit was a breath of fresh air!  He made me rethink how many opportunities there are in Carthage.  09/18/2016

On Thursday we went to Martin Sullivan. Afterwards I was really excited and felt like I had learned something. I really enjoyed the spreadsheets and the drone. I didn't think there would be anything to learn for me but I was wrong.

09/08/2016