Jacob Deitrich
About Me
Jacob Deitrich is a junior at Illini West High School. He is involved in golf, baseball, and band at school. He's in the Git 'R Done Club and participates in other school activities. He is involved in other activities in the community and helps with programs at his church. He enjoys hanging out with friends and playing golf in his free time. During the summer, Jacob works for Printy Bros. Lawn Care and umpires local little league baseball games. After high school, Jacob plans to attend a major university and obtain a degree in finance or business.
"CEO has not only taught me how to run a business, but has taught me life lessons that aren't learned anywhere else."
About My Business
Jacob's business is called Overtime Sports. At Overtime Sports, they will find a new need for used or unwanted sports equipment. They will buy your used sports equipment and resell it on online stores or to anyone in the community. Not only will they find a new use for the sports equipment, but they will also provide a more affordable option to anyone who doesn't want to spend money on brand new equipment. Jacob thinks that there is a big need in the area for people to buy and sell their sports equipment without either having to sell it themselves or going to a bigger store in the surrounding area. For more information about Overtime Sports, contact Jacob at jacob.deitrich@yahoo.com.
My Featured Journal Entries
“CEO has not only taught me how to run a business but has taught me life lessons that aren’t learned anywhere else.”
05/14/2017
I thought that the trade show this week went very well. I got a lot of positive feedback on the type of business I was doing and almost everyone thought there was a need for my business and it was a good idea.
The visit to pella on Friday was another interesting visit. Out of all of the bigger business visits that we have been on I thought that this one was the best. They were more family oriented and even though they had a big factory and over 10 locations they still kind of felt like a small business.
05/07/2017
Our visit to Country Financial was very interesting. Getting know about how insurance works is very important not only for our businesses, but for when we become adults and have to get our own insurance. It was nice to know all of the different types of insurance and what they entail.
04/09/2017
I thought this was a fun week in CEO. I really enjoyed all of the business visits we went on and I thought Dwight Mulch was one of our best guest speakers. I could tell that he had a great business mind and was a good person to learn from. I took a lot away from the advice he gave us and will use it not only in CEO but in my everyday life too.
I liked every business visit we went on this week but I think my favorite one was Printy Funeral Home. I obviously already knew him and knew what his business was and how it works but I really like some of the advice that he gave us. I think that it's cool when someone with little to no college experience runs a successful business which we also saw at Peters Greenhouse. But overall this was one of my favorite weeks in CEO and I'm looking forward to the last couple weeks we have in CEO.
04/02/2017
I thought the Banker Day went really well. I got some good advice that I will definitely be able to use in my business. 03/26/2017
I thought the visit to Harrison Monuments was one of my favorite visits we've had all year. I enjoyed watching how they made all of the monuments. All of their machinery was pretty cool and it was fun to see how it works. 03/01/2017
This week was by far the biggest week in CEO this year. I thought our class business was a huge success, not only because we made a decent amount of money off of it, but the reaction we got from the attendees was great and I think we really showed them the "WOW" factor. It was cool to see all of the planning and rehearsing we did finally be put on display during the conference and I'm glad everything went well. It was also a big relief. Now I feel like I can completely focus on my personal business and get it ready for the tradeshow.
02/26/2017
I thought the visit to the dairy farm was very interesting. The robots were really cool and were proof that the advancements in technology are really helping businesses. I thought the coolest part was all of the stats it took and how the machine knew exactly what to do with each cow.
02/19/2017
I really enjoyed this week in CEO. I think the recruiting days went very well at Illini West and I have talked to at least 3 people that want to take the class. The visit to Royal Printing was one of my favorite visits.
02/05/2017
The visit to WIEC was an interesting visit. I didn't really know how a coop worked and it was interesting to see up close how everyone gets their electricity. 01/29/2017
I thought that the visit to Zumwalt Farms was very interesting. I enjoyed seeing the difference between a farmer and the other jobs involved in ag. I also liked how they used each other and worked together. 01/15/2017
For the rest of this year in CEO I would like to accomplish a few specific goals. First off since the class business is coming up I want to, as a class, create a successful class business that will provide attendees with the "Wow" factor and could also be helpful in their own workplace. I also want to have a good personal business.
01/08/2017
This was another good week in CEO. I think we are really starting to make a lot of headway in our class business mainly because we got our speaker secured but we are also starting to market the event. I like the direction the class business is going into Christmas break.
12/18/2016
I thought this was a very good week in CEO. We made a lot of progress for our business and I think we are headed in the right direction. Things are moving along a lot quicker with this event because we have a better vision for it and that's a big key to why this is the right business for our group. 12/11/2016
The day we got our mentors was a really fun and exciting day. I am really happy with Shawn as my mentor because I can tell he knows how to be successful and also has a great entrepreneurial mind.
11/20/2016
I thought this week in CEO was a good week for our class. I thought the event was a Galesburg was not only good for the CEO program but a good experience for all of us. I actually thought the event was kind of fun and it was kind of cool to be apart of that kind of event.
11/06/2016
"On Tuesday when we went to CVS I really thought it was an interesting trip. I also knew that they did a lot of business in China, but I definitely learned a lot more about them and their corporation. I thought it was really cool to learn about all of the farms in the area that they have. I just think it is cool how big of a business we have in Hancock County and how it benefits our area."
10/23/2016
This week in CEO I learned a lot. On Monday, Mrs. Bair taught me about how to be accountable for things in business. I liked those sheets that she gave us because I like the purpose that it serves and I think we will use them a lot more than we already have. I think accountability is a major part of running a successful business and I think that she illustrated that really well. 10/02/2016
On Thursday, when Mr. Boyd came and talked to us about our business plans, it really helped me start to map out my own business plan. I learned that I need to make sure that I have a good summary to start my business, then I also need to have a good financial plan. 09/24/2016