The mild weather has made it easy for the CEO class to continue to connect with local entrepreneurs! After each speaker listed below is a concept they taught/discussed with the students: Kelly Klatt, Kelly Klatt Photography; Building a portfolioDan Shedlov, Fixed Assets MN; Hire good people, the skills can be learnedChris Smith, Grindstone Construction; Managing…
Thank you to these entrepreneurs for connecting with the class: Scott Enter-wRight Lumber; Steve Geurts-Von Ruden; Chad Huikko-Huikkos Bowling & Entertainment Center; Tom Nordell, Erin Carlson & Ben Brickson-Wave3 Solutions; Claire Ficek-Altar’d Socials; Brent Stromme-Five Words In. Student take-aways included: You can’t be on defense, you must be on offense. Where does your target market…
Find a pain/problem in the marketplace and create a solution. Although this is easier said than done, two entrepreneurs connected with the class and talked about their solutions to marketplace pains. Brent Stromme, founder of seven different businesses, talked about being a Dreamer vs. being a Doer and how you have to Dare to take…
Advice. We give it, we receive it and, if you’re a CEO student, you apply it to your future business. Here’s some advice students took away from recent CEO speakers:Aaron Weiche-LeadFerno: I go to bed smart and I wake up stupid. Always be learning.Jeff Dagen-Pro-Rehab: Word of mouth advertising is the best marketing you’ll ever…
A major concept of the CEO entrepreneurship program is to connect students with local entrepreneurs to learn from the source and be able to ask questions from those in the trenches. A huge thank you to these speakers for getting the class off to a great start: Randy Latzig-CentraSota; Tyler Reiss-Edina Realty & CEO Board;…
Hopefully you’re able to join us this Wednesday from 4-6PM for the CEO Business Expo!