An older gentleman expressed recently - all days are good days, and some days are better days. And today was one of those days!! Congratulations to our Class of 2025 for a very successful Fish Tank Day. These young entrepreneurs have worked so hard the past few months and to watch all the pieces come together today was magical!
Special THANK YOU to Korte Company for hosting the event. Nancy and our IT help this morning --- thank you for prepping for our arrival and ensuring a smooth morning! We so appreciate the opportunity to pitch in a beautiful training space!
Special THANK YOU to our Judges. There is no competition without them. Mike Yates, Truck Centers. Joe Newman, Newman Trucking. Jessica Duft, Anderson Hospital. Dom Zavaglia, FCB Banks. Joe Horstmann, Horstmann Premier Financial.
Special THANK YOU to Voegele Photography Studio for capturing the best memories of Fish Tank. They have walked this Gateway CEO journey at major milestones all year and we can't say how much we appreciate this! Shaun and Amanda are amazing.
Special THANK YOU to Wendy Symer - WLS Consulting - for sponsoring this event!
1st Place Winner - Riley Reeves, Lucky Dog Bandanas
2nd Place Winner - Sayde Hogg, Scented Bliss
3rd Place Winner - Jacob Perez, The Green Treatbox
Additional awards -
Best Presentation Style - Jacob Perez, The Green Treatbox
Most Creative/Unique Business - Breckin Box, Buck Beam
Best Answers to Questions - William Lindsco, Barrel Vintage Revival
#CEOProud Awards - The goal of this award is to recognize a CEO student that has shown tremendous growth, hard work and perseverance throughout the individual business development process in class.
Your selection may be a student that has:
- Overcome a lot of obstacles (such as fear of presenting, obstacles inside or outside of class, etc.)
- Listened to feedback and made significant improvements based on that feedback
- Worked incredibly hard
- Shown incredible growth
- Stood out to you in some other way, shape or form
Peers selected - William Lindsco and Sayde Hogg
Special THANK YOU to our Mentors. You showed up each month. You openly shared your wisdom, challenged their ideas, and cheered them on!
Special THANK YOU to our Parents. This is the beginning of the last few events of CEO where all the pieces come together. Thank you for being that support at home all year. This class is so much different than most HS classes and sometimes -- it is definitely demanding. We see you!
Special THANK YOU to our Investors, Board Members and School Districts. We don't have this program without you!
More to come....stay tuned. AND please RSVP for our next event! Investor Breakfast is next up on April 15. You don't want to miss this!!! RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UGVLH2Gj_n8qCzsxtWSM6GE0w59y_smRasxLuSJgal4/edit
