Macoupin County CEO

Way to go Hank! TruCut Vinyl to the rescue!

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19 enthusiastic young professionals are ready to start CEO next year!

CEO Orientation included parents, students, board members, and alumni Sean Roach and Macie Wright who shared their experiences from the challenges of the class business to the exciting launch of their successful personal businesses.

Scott Reichmann also shared about the 10 year history of Macoupin CEO and the joy of an impressive group for next year to continue the tradition!

Our last business visit of the year was one of a kind! Thank you, Heather Roberts, for arranging a visit to Prairie Farms’ HQ where the team met PF’s CEO, Matt McClelland, toured the manufacturing plant in Granite City, and visited a production farm. Amazing!!!!

Saturday was our 10th trade show!

Don’t look now 👀 but this year’s team had a banner year making over $8,000+ through the trade show with their personal businesses! Congratulations to Elyse and Sean as this year’s CEO Spirit Award winners.

Special thanks to Kourtney Haley for taking amazing photos. Special thanks to the board for hosting and assisting an amazing trade show. And special thanks to all our investors for making CEO possible!

More photos and highlights to come!

🚨THE TRADE SHOW IS HERE!!!🚨

Macoupin County CEO is proud to present this year's annual trade show featuring the Class of 2026!! There will be eight businesses run by the following students:

🧢Jack Bersch: Jack Tony

📌Desirae Wolf: Enable Enamel

🫧Douglas Neverdowski: Neverdowski Pressure Washing

📙Allie Heusing: Ink & Bound Creations

🎨Hank Fletcher: Truecut Vinyl

🧸Elyse Eldred: Elysian Designs

📈Sean Roach: THRYVE Marketing Services

💍Emily Wendling: EW Permanent Jewelry

Stop by tomorrow and see what the team has been working toward, do a bit of shopping, and grab some lunch at Reno's while you're at it! We hope to see you there!

🌟INTRODUCING EMILEE WENDLING: the radiant mind behind EW Permanent Jewelry!🌟

📿Emilee is yet another CEO student whose passion carried over into her business! EW Permanent Jewelry offers jewelry ranging from bracelets to anklets with a special focus on ensuring that all pieces are resistant to tarnishing. Look no further than EW Permanent Jewelry for a beautiful piece of jewelry that will last you a lifetime!

🤝Come and book an appointment with Emilee in person at the Macoupin CEO Trade Show on Saturday, April 25 at Reno's Pizzeria in Carlinville from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM!

📱Follow EW Permanent Jewelry on social media!📱
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587083905022
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewpermanentjewelry/

Thank you, Larry, Dan, and Susan for allowing our CEO team visit the Community Hospital of Staunton.

The team learned the importance of a crisis care hospital in small communities and how CHS has grown from its inception, what started in a school, to what it is today (celebrating it’s 75th year)!

The discussion also led down a few meaningful paths including the power and opportunities of AI and future career changes. Both are a part of a new reality in today’s business climate. To which Dan encouraged, “so make the most of the opportunities that come around, don’t wait and let them slip by [to someone else].” Larry capitalized on Dan’s point, including how many job opportunities are part of a hospital. “It’s not just doctors and nurses [who work here] but we have accountants, HVAC, plumbers, HR [and so forth].”

The team also had the opportunity to pitch their businesses including Hank’s opportunity to offer custom tumblers to celebrate the hospitals 75th anniversary!

🌟MEET SEAN ROACH: the founder and owner of THRYVE Marketing Services!🌟

📈THRYVE Marketing Services handles small business and organization marketing. Whether your organization's event needs flyers or your logo needs a little touch up, THRYVE is the help you're looking for!

🤝Come and see Sean in person at the Macoupin CEO Trade Show on Saturday, April 25 at Reno's Pizzeria in Carlinville from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM!

📱Follow THRYVE on social media!📱
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587658747339
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thryvemarketingservices/