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!

Volunteers Wanted!

Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) is on the hunt to identify 106 community volunteers for our 2013 Business Plan Competition. We need you as a volunteer to facilitate the competition for the capstone project that the YE students work on throughout the year. Consider it a tryout for your future role on Shark Tank!


What is it? 

2013 Youth Entrepreneurs Regional Business Plan Competition

Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) students (primarily high school juniors) are currently completing business plans in their yearlong YE course and will present them at the classroom level in early April. Classroom winners and qualified at-large competitors will compete regionally in both a written and oral presentation for their chance at $1,000, $750 or $500 in venture capital funding to apply to their business ideas or higher education. This competition also determines who moves on to The Finals competition.


When is it? 

At Large Written Judging: April 12

Written Judges: Read and score up to 10 business plans on your own between April 17 – May 1. (3-4 hours)

Kansas City Metro Region Oral Presentation: April 22, 8:30 – 3:00, hosted at Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kansas City

Topeka Region Oral Presentation: April 23, 8:30 – 3:00, hosted at Westar Energy, Topeka

Wichita Region Oral Presentation: April 24, 8:30 – 3:00, hosted in Wichita 

Southwest Region Oral Presentation: April 25, 8:30 – 3:00, hosted at High Plains Journal, Dodge City

The Finals Oral Presentation: May 30, 8:30 – Noon, hosted in Wichita


What can I expect as a Written Plan Judge?

You’ll be assigned to read 5-6 business to score and read from a web portal. We’ll give you a scoring rubric to track each competitor in the web portal. Scoring categories include Executive Summary, Business Feasibility, SWOT and Financials. The number of competitors varies by the region you judge. Multiple judges will score each plan and an average score will be calculated. The written score is then combined with the oral score to select regional winners.

What can I expect as an Oral Plan Judge?

YE will host 4 separate regional competitions. You’ll be assigned to a room with 3-4 other judges. Regional competitors will have 8 minutes to present their PowerPoint presentation for their completed business plan, followed by 5 minutes for judges to ask questions. We’ll give you a scoring rubric to track each of the competitors. Scoring categories include presentation skills, business feasibility & financial overview. The number of competitors varies by the region you judge. Multiple judges will score each presentation and an average score will be calculated. The oral score is then combined with the written score to select regional winners. Snacks and lunch will be provided during the day.  

Who typically participates?

We typically have a panel of community leaders who volunteers to serve as judges for each regional competition. We try to include a variety of industry professionals such as business analysts, bankers, CPAs, insurance professionals, lawyers and marketers. 

How can I sign up?

If you are interested, please email Jill and she will place you in an open role. After we confirm all of the judges, we will send you a copy of the scoring rubrics outlining how the presentation should be scored.

The Pursuit of Economic Knowledge Continues for YE Students

Many individuals and supporters of Youth Entrepreneurs are aware of our desire to develop entrepreneurs in our communities. Through our year-long program, students spend many hours learning the numerous principles involved with one day starting and running their own business. What many are unaware of, and what comes as a shock to our students at the beginning, is the importance of knowledge in basic economic concepts. From scarcity, supply and demand, and opportunity cost - to name a few of them - economic knowledge is crucial in developing a business plan. We are aware all of our students will not start businesses, but feel developing an economic way of thinking will be critical to any future success. Each school year, our classroom teachers typically begin the year diving into some basic economics. What has excited us at YE is that more students want more knowledge in economics! We have started new alumni programs over the course of the past two years, such as Scholars and Leaders and The Urban Economics Academy. These programs allow students to explore different mental models that deal with economics through readings and discussions. It is becoming more and more apparent; students want more opportunities!

So that brings us to this week! The Foundation for Economics Education (FEE) has partnered with Youth Entrepreneurs for more opportunities! Eight Youth Entrepreneurs alum from Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City have traveled to The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah to take part in FEE’s Freedom Academy. These academies are designed specifically for high school students to introduce them to basic concepts in economics, the role of liberty in the founding of America, and multiple special concepts in modern economics (recession, bailouts, etc).  The students will have the opportunity to make connections with hundreds of students across the country; students who desire to formulate their own opinions regarding what is taking place in our nation and sift through all the political rhetoric taking place during an election year. This is a tremendous opportunity afforded to them and we look forward to hearing their reflections at the conclusion of this experience!

YE Creates Lifelong Connections

You never know when you might meet a mentor who changes your life. The latest issue of Splurge Magazine features an article about a Youth Entrepreneurs student who formed a lasting connection with a volunteer in the YE classroom.

YE alumnus Paul Wemmer met then Business Plan Advisor Paul Attwater in his North High School classroom in Wichita in 1996. Attwater encouraged Wemmer and gave him valuable business advice. Wemmer then worked in a summer partnership at Attwater’s firm. Sixteen years later, Wemmer still credits Attwater as a valuable business mentor.

Read the full article for more details on how YE creates meaningful mentoring relationships.

Wow! What a week! The YE office was a busy place last week.

We welcomed several new teachers for new teacher training beginning Sunday afternoon. The new teachers were thrown in to an afternoon of gamification with Jonny B.

Monday and Tuesday’s trainings were led by veteran teachers Kathy Shockley and Lisa Yoder. The new teachers were taken through “A Year in the Life of a YE Teacher.” They got a lot of information to help them kick off their first year as YE teachers and were able to form some new friendships!

Wednesday afternoon and evening all YE teachers and staff came together to kick of the 2012 teacher summit. Chase Koch shared his failures and the lessons learned while working within Koch Ind. Dr. Steve Wycoff followed Chase with his view on reaching today’s students in while considering the current state of public education in Kansas. The speakers were followed by a delicious dinner.

Thursday morning offered the teachers an opportunity to learn about what commercial lenders want from Marc Ward, VP Sunflower Bank Commercial Lending. Mr. Ward let teachers know what he looks for when considering a business plan. Mr. Ward was followed by YE alumnus and Swim Zip President Betsy Johnson. Mrs. Johnson shared her experiences in getting a product to market. Mrs. Johnson was a wealth of knowledge when it came to producers and sales reps. Her enthusiasm was definitely infectious and felt by everyone in the group.



YE Teachers having lunch at Ziggy's Pizza in Clifton Square with YE alumnus and Swim Zip President Betsy Johnson



That afternoon the teachers broke off into three groups. Each group had the opportunity to spend a few hours in an area of Wichita eating lunch and a walking tour to visit with local entrepreneurs. Some of the highlights included lunch at Ziggy’s Pizza in Clifton Square, a visit to Devlin’s Rod and Custom, and a chat with Jack Kellogg, owner of Hatman Jack’s. The walking tour was followed by either relaxation or recreation. Those who chose relaxation were treated to either a pedicure or massage at Beau Monde Spa and Boutique. The teachers looking for some recreation went to either Michael Murphy and Sons for some skeet shooting or The Edge Paintball Adventures. I think it is safe to say this was the favorite part of the week for most teachers.

Friday morning YE alumnus and MBM team member from Georgia-Pacific shared his take on how the entrepreneurial mindset leads to success in the market. Mr. Dredge spent time connecting what we do in the classroom to what makes for marketable and successful community members. Teacher training wrapped up with more gamification. There are definitely some teachers who are far more competitive than others.

The teachers, new and returning, were provided a lot of experiences to take back to the classroom to share with their students. I would say, from a teacher’s perspective, this year’s training was an overwhelming success.

Adventure, Motivation & Business - Skip Yowell

I had the honor Wednesday evening of speaking to a group of 100+ youth and community members who are a part of Youth Entrepreneurs, including students, alumni, teachers, and supporters.  I enjoyed sharing stories and lessons about my journey in business over the past 45 years with JanSport.  Fortunately the JanSport brand has been successful making quality products worldwide, providing innovation and employing people, all while having fun. 

But after I spent Thursday as one of the judges for the 2012 Business Plan Finals Competition, I realized something.   

My skills in high school were not even close to the knowledge of these students on some best practices for a successful business plan. These students are getting an early start on having a successful career; and I’m sure they’ll make far fewer mistakes than I did. And overall, they demonstrated great confidence and presentation appearance. I was very impressed…hats off to their teachers for fine work teaching the basics of business.  This was a very rewarding experience for me.

Guest Blogger, Skip Yowell, Co-Founder of JanSport

Mission Accomplished

While it’s one of the busiest times of the year, this is always an exciting time for us. I love seeing the results of the students’ hard work in their final business plans and tradeshows, the testimonials we hear from parents, teachers and students as they wrap up the year, the positive results we see reflected on end of year surveys and post tests, and the excitement of the many hands-on business experience opportunities students will be able to experience this summer through the generosity of partnering companies. 

None of this is possible without the support of our many donors and volunteers. As we wrap up our fiscal year on May 31, I cannot begin to express enough the appreciation I have for the inspiration I’ve received and lessons learned - both personally and professionally - from the many meetings I’ve had with successful entrepreneurs and businesses in the communities we serve. Each one fills me with more passion and fulfillment for the work we do and the work of each of our businesses in contributing to the betterment of our communities. I know our staff and teachers feel the same. Youth Entrepreneurs’ program and business continues to evolve with each new nugget of information learned and support invested. 

As we wrap up another successful annual campaign drive, reaching an amazing 120% to goal, I think it’s evident that our donors increasingly realize the importance of teaching today’s youth entrepreneurial skills that will pave a path to success. Entrepreneurship is not just one more course in our area high schools; it is something that will have a high and positive impact on the world we live in. Job creation, economic prosperity and improvement of social welfare are critical goals, and entrepreneurship is a catalyst on the path to their accomplishment. Thank you to all our supporters for investing in the lives of our students and communities!

-From guest blogger Phoebe Bachura

Dreams become Dividends

Four Days, 850 miles, and a lot of smiles!  This was the week that Kylie Stupka and I shared.  Kylie and I traveled across the state to our four Regional Dreams to Dividends ceremonies and were able to see many of our YE students receive scholarships and venture capital awards; along with celebrating our wonderful volunteers, teachers, community supporters and most importantly our students!

Dreams to Dividends is also a chance for us to see some of our students showcase their business plans via a “showcase trade-show.”  I heard so many comments from attendees that our students had wonderful plans and that they were impressed by our students’ ability to speak confidently and passionately about their plans.

Eric Hren spoke at our Kansas City Regional Dreams to Dividends on behalf of the Cerner Corporation and their sponsorship of our Kansas City Metro Business Plan Competition.  He shared the sentiment he’s often heard that this generation of students is lacking passion and is on the path to fail. However, after speaking with our attending students, he stated that if the rest of this generation of students were like our YE students, who inspired him with passion and enthusiasm, then society would be absolutely wrong about their path to failure! 

One of the highlights of each evening was finding out which students would be moving on to The Finals.  You could sense the anticipation in the room on all four nights, and it was exciting to watch the reactions from students, parents and teachers to see how proud and excited they were to be moving on in the competition. 

Patty Brown from The Rotary Club of Wichita, who sponsored the Wichita area Business Plan Competition, mentioned how impressed Rotarian judges were with this year’s student business plans and presentations.  It made me thankful that I wasn’t one of the judges faced with the difficulty of choosing the winners this year! 

At the Southwest Regional Dreams to Dividends, event sponsor Mike Weber of Weber Refrigeration and Heating challenged our students to find a need to service in order to be successful.  I know that our students are up for this challenge!

We are extremely grateful, as we certainly could not have awarded $27,200 in venture capital funding without the support of the above sponsors and others, or the $102,500 in higher education scholarships without our many scholarship partners:
           

·         Dodge City Community College

·         Ellis Foundation

·         Emporia State University

·         Garden City Community College

·         H&R Block

·         Newman University

·         Meritrust Credit Union

·         Shelter Insurance

·         W. Frank Barton School of Business and Center for Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University

·         Washburn University

·         Wichita Area Technical College

I know that our entire staff is so proud of all of our students, not just those who were awarded scholarships or Venture Capital but all of our students for completing the YE year.  We can’t wait to see where the road ahead is going to lead them!  Congratulations to all of our students on a great year! 

Chelsey Karlin

YE Program Coordinator

Teacher of the Year at NFTE's Gala

Welcome to NYC. We have just arrived in Times Square to attend NFTE’s Annual Dare to Dream Awards Gala. My husband, Kevin is with me. It’s our second trip the New York & we want to squeeze in everything possible!

Later, we attend an Italian dinner with NFTE founder, Steve Marriotti. During the dinner, we meet teachers from across the United States and 9 other countries. 

Wednesday morning we stop by the set of the Today show. There was a large promotion for the Summer Olympics –just 100 days away. On the show this morning were gold medal winners from the 1948 Olympics.

The remainder of the morning we visited the WTC Memorial. The work so far is awesome. Security @ the WTC is tight.

After this we head to NikeTown! Five floors of the latest in athletic wear. They even have a special design gallery to custom design your kicks. My husband scores a new pair of shoes… Who wouldn’t love this store?!

That night we attend the Gala—held @ Marriott Hotel (Times Square). The showcase by the Young Entrepreneurs of the Year are super. We had a great time & enjoyed our experience.

Thanks so much for this opportunity!

 - Guest Blogger, Janet Hartley, Wichita West High School Youth Entrepreneurs Teacher & NFTE Teacher of the Year

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Gala

Kenon Thompson is a guest blogger for us this week. Kenon shares with us his adventures in New York City during the NFTE Gala. Kenon was awarded the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award! Congrats and thanks for sharing your experience with us!

http://www.kenonthompson.com/2/post/2012/05/2012-nfte-global-young-entrepreneurs-of-the-year.html

It's Competition Time: Believe in Yourself!

Believing in yourself and your dreams is oftentimes very difficult to do. But this past week I was fortunate enough to witness several young people who believe in themselves and their futures. Ninety-two students from eight different regions across the Youth Entrepreneurs program competed against their peers in their regional business plan competition last week. One of the reasons I feel this program is so valuable is because it inspires young people to dream at an age where they still believe anything is possible. One regional competitor in southwest Kansas said it best when he opened his presentation with the slogan “All you have to do is BELIEVE.” I can attest that every single judge, teacher and audience member believed in the vision of this future entrepreneur after he had finished his presentation. His passion for his business opportunity filled the entire room.

Competition time at Youth Entrepreneurs is both an exciting and terrifying time for students, teachers, and staff alike. This is where the rubber hits the road and all the hard work pays off. The students have spent the better part of a school year coming up with a business opportunity and creating a business plan. Their teachers have enlisted the support of local business professionals, known as Business Plan Advisors (BPAs), to visit the classroom monthly to mentor the students on their plans and presentations. Never did the students imagine they would write a 15+ page business plan, let alone stand up in front of a panel of distinguished business men and women to present their ideas. But each of these competitors was able to conquer glossophobia (A new term that I learned from one competitor known as the fear of public speaking) and present their ideas to the judges in eight minutes. Many of the students thought these eight minutes were the hardest part, but following their presentation, they had to be quick on their feet in order to field questions from the judges for another five minutes. While listening to these budding entrepreneurs, it was easy to forget they are sixteen and seventeen years old.

Now that the Regional Competitions are complete, we are all eagerly awaiting to find out who placed in each region. The first, second, and third place winners in each region will receive $1,000, $750 and $500 of venture capital or scholarship funding. In addition, the first and second place winners will be advancing on to our Final Competition where they have the opportunity to compete for $2,500, $1,000 or $750. What an exciting time, but we will have to be anxious for a little while longer because the winners won’t be announced until our Dreams to Dividends Ceremonies. Make sure to come join us at the ceremony closest to you to find out who placed at regionals and who will be advancing onto our Final Competition in Wichita on May 31^st.

Thank you to all of our volunteers, donors, and teachers for your help in allowing these young people to BELIEVE in their futures!

Kansas City Dreams to Dividends            

KCKPS District Office

May 7^th, 6:30-8:00pm

Topeka/Lawrence Dreams to Dividends

Topeka Public Library

May 8^th, 6:30-8:00pm

Wichita/South Central Dreams to Dividends

Abode Venue

May 9^th, 6:30-8:00pm

Southwest Dreams to Dividends

The Golf Club at Southwind

May 10^th, 6:30-8:00pm

YE Summer Partnerships = Your Competitive Advantage

 We’ve all heard it a thousand times… and it’s true. The job market is tough and the competition keeps getting tougher! But what if you already had an edge over your peers because you chose to spend a small portion of your summer working with a company who believed in you?

This summer, 46 businesses will partner with Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) to provide unique on-the-job learning experiences for nearly 150 alumni of the YE program. Similar to an internship, summer partnerships provide opportunities to gain insight into various industries and network with leadership of partnering companies. How many of your friends can say that they have had the opportunity to eat lunch with top executives from companies such as Freddy’s, Westar, GM, or Google?

Whether you’re a looking to build your resume’ or still exploring your career options, this is the perfect opportunity to get ahead of the game. Maybe you’ll meet your long term mentor. Maybe you’ll be offered a job. And, maybe you’ll decide that a career in marketing or finance isn’t really what you thought it was. The choices you make today will either put you one step closer or further away from your goals. Apply for a YE Summer Partnership before it’s too late; Deadline is this Monday, April 16th at 5:00 pm.

"By participating in a summer partnership I was able to broaden my horizons about different careers and gain experience in a corporate business environment."
-Philip Hammons
Van Horn High School

 Thank you to all of our partnering organizations!

 KC Metro 
Backfire BBQ
BATS Exchange
Bernstein Rein
Cerner Corporation
Community America Credit Union
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Fervor Marketing Concepts
General Motors
Google
Kansas City Board of Trade
KPRS 103.3
Morningstar Communications
Propaganda3
River City Studio
Sporting Kansas City

Southwest Kansas
American Family Insurance – Chris Boys
Dodge City Convention & Tourism Bureau
Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation
Finney County Convention & Tourism Bureau
Golden Plains Credit Union
Main Street Dodge City
Scheopner’s Water Conditioning
Weber Refrigeration and Heating
WindRiver Grain

Topeka
Boutique Ten47
Dynamic Computer Solutions
Premier Employment Services
Security Benefit
USD 501
Westar Energy
WIBW

Wichita Metro
Alpha Bio Systems
Eric Fisher Academy
Freddy's Frozen Custard
High Touch, Inc.
Howard + Helmer Architecture
Koch Creative Group
Leslie Rudd Investment Company
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
YE Profit Project
River City Brewing Co.
Flint Hill’s National Golf Club
Jimmy John’s
Physicians Development Group LLC 

Not region specific
Primetime Sports

For questions about Summer Partnerships contact Lindsay Jennings at lindsay@yeks.org or 316.828.3917