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3/3/2025 News Article

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It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one ...

It was bankers day today for the East CEO class. The students have worked tirelessly on their business plans, trying to perfect their narrative, financials, and pitch. This year one request I had as a facilitator was to have students create a logo for their cover page, and they did NOT disappoint. (Logos to come in the future when we highlight individual businesses leading up to the trade show.)

A huge thank you to Travis McBride with Sauk Valley Bank, Nik Jakobs with Jakobs Brothers Farms, and Jennifer Dallas with Midland States Bank for coming back yet again to hear two hours worth of pitches. We hope you enjoyed the pitches (and some samples)

2025 East Class Businesses

Ben Oros: Benny's Dawgs (Chicago style hot dogs)

Kayden Knutti: Birdie Bombs (golf themed energy drinks)

Cullen Shaner: C's Grilled Cheese (grilled cheese)

Natalie Pilgrim: FuelLoop (transportable snack mix)

Lilly Ebersole: Gloss & Go (lip gloss with keychain attachment)

Konner Johnson: Konner's Karamel (caramel treats)

Loren Meiners: Medi-YUM Salsa (home made farm to table salsa)

Peyton Spears: Pin High Golf Co. (golf tees, ball markers, towels)

Shelby Groezinger: Sincerely, Shelby (handmade greeting cards)

Kaya VanMatre: Suds & Scrubs: (body wash and body scrub)

Alayna Young: Wicks & Warmth (candles and wax melts)

Adam Awendar: Adam's Custom Coasters (3d printed coasters)

Karter Livengood: Livengood Aerial Photography (aerial photography)

Reyna Jibben: Reyna's Patchwork (trucker hats/belt bags with optional patches to iron on)

Hannah Foster: Foster's Forever Smooth Goat Milk Lotion (goat milk lotion)

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