Week in YE Vol 9: A Recap

Week in YE Vol 9: A Recap

Handyman Hank

Hank takes a minute to tell us about all the exciting YE Academy events coming up this week. Check out the YE website for a listing and RSVP now. 

Week in YE Vol 8: A Recap

Week in YE Vol 8: A Recap

PROFILE: HOT LAVA

Special Guest Hot Lava visits E-Smooth's comedy club to throw down some new jokes. Who do you think has the better laughs? 

Week in YE Vol 7: A Recap

PROFILE: Erkel the Educated Entrepreneur

Thanks to everyone who submitted responses to "Share your experience with the YE Program." to Erkel last week. Here is a sample of our winner Austin's entry. 

My experience in YE has been nothing less than awesome! YE has provided me with so many opportunities and knowledge that I could not have obtained anywhere else. My brother last year, as a senior, did the YE class. He enjoyed it but wasn't as involved so he didn't have the best experience he could have, like I am. Last year for market day, He sold Chick-Fil-A. This year I decided to do the same. I got feedback from him, on what I could do better and it ended up being HUGE! We made more money then what we knew what to do with! As well as creating a even closer relationship with the owner of the Chick-Fil-A here out east! Now, after seeing my brother and I being rather successful selling it here, the owner is thinking about selling it here a couple times a week himself! Furthermore, YE has created a lot of excitement for me. In the Business for Breakfast series, I was able to meet Jimmy John. As well as sit next to the Koch family, the owner of club Pandora in Oldtown, and talk to many workers and high ranking people at Learjet. After he presented, I was able to meet Jimmy and tell him how wonderful his presentation was, and how it moved me. Then, only a couple months later, and now currently, i am working under him! That day and time was the most absolute remarkable times in my life! YE has also inspired me to go with my passion of creating my own restaurant and has set me up not only with the work behind it, but the inspiration to actually do it someday! YE is nothing short of wonderful and life changing for me! Thank you all so much for everything you have done for me, and my peers! I am glad that I chose this class, and will forever be a apart of YE! Thank you!

Austin Bechler, Wichita East High School

Thank you for all the submissions!

Week in YE Vol 6: A Recap

PROFILE: Vernon Birmingham

Thanks to everyone who submitted responses to "What is Respect?" to Vernon Birmingham last week. 

Visit this page to see the definition of respect Vernon & V$ use. Thank you for all the submissions!

Week in YE Vol 5: A Recap

Cowboy Eddy the Easy Going Entrepreneur

Thanks to everyone who submitted responses to "Give us an example of Principled Entrepreneurship." to Cowboy Eddy last week. 

Visit this page to see the definition of Principled Entrepreneurship Cowboy Eddy uses. Thank you for all the submissions!

Week in YE Vol 4: A Recap

PROFILE: E-Smooth

E-Smooth – The Entertaining Entrepreneur

E-Smooth was always the class clown. Relationship building with other entrepreneurs is the most fulfilling to him. E-Smooth makes a living as a comedian now. After high school he decided that the most value he can create comes from delivering what the customer wants. He bought his own comedy club and employs 13 part time comedians and staff. 

Thanks to everyone who submitted responses to "How would you, as an entrepreneur, determine how to create value for your customers?" to E-Smooth last week. Here is a sample of our winner Danielle's entry. 

“Value is all dependent on the customer, so first to create value I need to determine the needs of the customers and locate my target audience. Another major factor that goes into creating value for customers is quality customer service. It is not only the quality of the baked goods I am providing but the experience customers have when they come into my bakery. It is important for me to stand out from my competition with superior taste and quality. All of these things combined are associated and important in creating value for society.”

Visit this page to see the definition of value creation E-Smooth uses. Thank you for all the submissions!

Week in YE Vol 3: A Recap

PROFILE: Hammerin' Hank the handyman

Hank enjoyed experimenting when he was growing up. He was always following his family around watching them work on cars or fix the air conditioner. That real life experience is paying off for Hank now that he’s a handyman. He’s been able to solve problems for thousands of customers over the 24 years he’s been in business for himself. 

Thanks to everyone who submitted "Why is FREEDOM important to entrepreneurship." to Hank last week. 

More about the definition of freedom Hank uses.

Many entrepreneurs have found it difficult to enter into markets due to restrictions and laws. The freedom to earn a living has been interrupted due to legislation favoring businesses who have friends in high positions. When entrepreneurs have the freedom to enter in markets and compete it makes everyone better off potentially; the customers, current businesses now forced to innovate and improve products/services, and the new business. Governments who institute regulations making it difficult for inspiring entrepreneurs become a disservice to those wanting to earn a living and create value for their communities. 

Week in YE Vol 2: A Recap

Week in YE Vol 2: A Recap

Erkel- The Educated Entrepreneur

Erkel was always fact checking his work in school. Thanks to his determination in high school he received a scholarship to attend a university. He studied finances and business and after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree he works for Fortune 500 business with goals of becoming the CFO. 


Visit this page to see the definition of compliance Erkel uses. 

Week in YE Vol 1: A Recap

Week in YE Vol 1: A Recap

PROFILE: Cowboy Eddy – The Easy-Going Entrepreneur

Cowboy Eddy grew up working in the family business. He started as a rancher in Dodge City, KS after high school. Cowboy Eddy believes that treating his business partners with respect and humility is the best way to build honest business relationships. 

Thanks to everyone who submitted "What INTEGRITY means to you." to Cowboy Eddy last week. Here is a sample of some of our entries including pieces of our winner Austin's entry. 

Having Integrity as an entrepreneur is more than just the basic meaning of the word. ... It’s making the customer feel like they’re a part of something great by the level of comfort you offer them as an entrepreneur which will in and of itself make you a profit. For example, when setting commitments to a customer you must follow through. When you’re late on a date or you don’t commit, you start to lose integrity. ... To keep a good name for your business while maintaining good integrity, I believe you must establish a system to treat everybody using your product with respect. ...Making a customer feel good about using your product keeps that Good Samaritan to keep your customers happy. In conclusion, having integrity as an entrepreneur means more than just having good righteousness, it’s having enough business knowledge and ethics to be able to be an over achiever in the integrity aspect and make the customer feel like family. 

Integrity is something not a lot of people know about, but should. I, myself, have a lot of experience and training with it because of my interest in the military. I've been in numerous programs allowing me to learn about this such as: the Young Marines, and JROTC. Integrity to start, is one of the 14 principle leadership traits. So, to be a good leader, you must posses integrity. Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. It's about being honest not only to others but to yourself. In life, you have many times you can cheat, and know for a fact you'll do better than others, however in reality, your only cheating yourself by not working as hard, or if you did cheat, you will  not understand say, the material, later, when its useful. ... Besides integrity in school, this takes place a lot in everyday life. If your at the gym, or working out with a sports team, if you're suppose to do 20 reps, and you see everyone's starting to stop but you're behind and only at 10 ,and stop, you're simply killing yourself. You're not going to be as fast, strong, or ready for the season, because those 10 reps add up. Or even in relationships, Integrity is very important. Honesty with yourself and the other person. ... Last instance, in the business world. as a CEO, or even as a cashier, like myself, you're in control of hundreds, thousands, millions, of dollars. Its very tempting to take a couple dollars here or there but that's embezzlement, not just morally wrong, wrongful to your employer, but illegal! Integrity, honesty, to me means a lot in my everyday life. It takes place all the time, in many different circumstances. Without it, life will go downhill because, like my dad says, its only matter of time until someone figures it out. You'll loose your relationship, you'll loose the trust others have put in you, and will be behind, and loose jobs. 

Visit this page to see the definition of integrity Cowboy Eddy uses. Thank you for all the submissions!