Kankakee County CEO News

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Technology, Leadership, and Vision: CEO Students Explore Converging Networks Group The CEO class visited Converging Networks Group (CNG) in downtown Kankakee, where owner Jerry ...

Technology, Leadership, and Vision: CEO Students Explore Converging Networks Group The CEO class visited Converging Networks Group (CNG) in downtown Kankakee, where owner Jerry ...

0 Video 4 Images October-06-2025View Article
The Art of Entrepreneurial Thinking: “Getting Stuff Done” Our CEO team kicked off the first lesson in our Entrepreneurial Thinking series by Professor Doug Villhard from Washington ...

The Art of Entrepreneurial Thinking: “Getting Stuff Done” Our CEO team kicked off the first lesson in our Entrepreneurial Thinking series by Professor Doug Villhard from Washington ...

0 Video 2 Images September-30-2025View Article
Key City Toastmasters Inspire CEO Students to Strengthen Communication Skills Clear, confident communication is one of the most powerful tools an entrepreneur can develop. This week ...

Key City Toastmasters Inspire CEO Students to Strengthen Communication Skills Clear, confident communication is one of the most powerful tools an entrepreneur can develop. This week ...

0 Video 6 Images September-29-2025View Article
$1 to $100: Turning Pocket Change into Startup Capital The CEO "1 to 100 Challenge" is firing up, and we are almost through our first week! Each student has 14 days to turn $1 into ...

$1 to $100: Turning Pocket Change into Startup Capital The CEO "1 to 100 Challenge" is firing up, and we are almost through our first week! Each student has 14 days to turn $1 into ...

0 Video 2 Images September-22-2025View Article
CEO Students Visit Scanlon Excavating & Construction The Kankakee County CEO class visited Scanlon Excavating & Concrete, Inc., where Beth Scanlon and her team provided an inside look ...

CEO Students Visit Scanlon Excavating & Construction The Kankakee County CEO class visited Scanlon Excavating & Concrete, Inc., where Beth Scanlon and her team provided an inside look ...

0 Video 5 Images September-17-2025View Article
Who Are We? This was the question posed to the 2025-26 CEO team. After reflecting on their reasons for joining the program, their personal and professional goals, and the unique ...

Who Are We? This was the question posed to the 2025-26 CEO team. After reflecting on their reasons for joining the program, their personal and professional goals, and the unique ...

0 Video 4 Images September-12-2025View Article
Spikeball, Founded in Kankakee, Welcomes CEO Students Spikeball is more than just a brand. It is a community built around competition, fun, inclusivity, and connection. And did you ...

Spikeball, Founded in Kankakee, Welcomes CEO Students Spikeball is more than just a brand. It is a community built around competition, fun, inclusivity, and connection. And did you ...

0 Video 3 Images September-11-2025View Article
Picturing Success: Insights from Eric Penrod Photography Kankakee County CEO students had the opportunity to visit Eric Penrod Photography in Kankakee. Eric shared his professional ...

Picturing Success: Insights from Eric Penrod Photography Kankakee County CEO students had the opportunity to visit Eric Penrod Photography in Kankakee. Eric shared his professional ...

0 Video 4 Images September-09-2025View Article
Behind the Scenes at Embrace Consignment The Kankakee County CEO class toured Embrace Consignment in Bradley with co-owner Damon Routson, gaining a firsthand look at the operations of ...

Behind the Scenes at Embrace Consignment The Kankakee County CEO class toured Embrace Consignment in Bradley with co-owner Damon Routson, gaining a firsthand look at the operations of ...

0 Video 3 Images September-02-2025View Article
CEO Week 1: Check ✅ What a fantastic first week of CEO with an AMAZING group of students! So far this week, we’ve: ✔️ Worked on professional introductions and handshakes (and each ...

CEO Week 1: Check ✅ What a fantastic first week of CEO with an AMAZING group of students! So far this week, we’ve: ✔️ Worked on professional introductions and handshakes (and each ...

0 Video 1 Image August-29-2025View Article
🌟 Celebrating Women in Business! 🌟 We’re proud to congratulate our very own Kankakee County CEO Facilitator, Katie Bretzlaff, on being recognized in Lifestyles of Kankakee County’s ...

🌟 Celebrating Women in Business! 🌟 We’re proud to congratulate our very own Kankakee County CEO Facilitator, Katie Bretzlaff, on being recognized in Lifestyles of Kankakee County’s ...

0 Video 1 Image August-28-2025View Article
A Big Picture Look at Kankakee County’s Economy At their first business visit of the year, the Kankakee County CEO class visited the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County. President ...

A Big Picture Look at Kankakee County’s Economy At their first business visit of the year, the Kankakee County CEO class visited the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County. President ...

0 Video 3 Images August-27-2025View Article