2015-16 program recap

2015-16 PROGRAM RECAP
MINNESOTA BUSINESS VENTURE
Minnesota Business Venture (MBV) is a residential summer program that brings high school students together to spend
a week learning about leadership, business, financial literacy, and career options. Partnerships with our host campuses,
St. Cloud State University and St. John’s University, allow students to experience college life firsthand.
St. Cloud State CEOs all ready for students to arrive at camp!
“I would highly recommend MBV, I had a truly amazing experience at this camp. I am leaving
inspired and empowered for my future in the business field.”
-Luverne High School Student
PROGRAM RESULTS
331 students
96 schools
191 volunteers
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98% of students plan to pursue continued education
after high school.
96% of students feel more comfortable with their money
management skills such as saving, credit scores,
investing, and budgeting.
98% of students feel more confident with their skills
such as teamwork, communication, management, and
leadership.
99% of students say they would recommend Minnesota
Business Venture to a friend.
SESSION DATES & LOCATIONS
July 10-15, 2016
St. Cloud State University
Hosted by:
Herberger Business School
July 24-29, 2016
St. John’s University
Hosted by:
Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship
Speakers and Topics by Day
Sunday:
Vision Speaks Louder than Words
Daniel Shannon, Daniel Shannon Speaks
Making it Count
Adam Cohen, UnitedHealth Group
Social Entrepreneurship: Traveling for Good
Amanda Cashman, Students Today Leaders Forever
The Big Picture of Marketing
Anton Vincent, General Mills
Monday:
The Importance of Relationships
Jeff Munneke, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx
Presentation Skills
Chuck MacArthur, U.S. Bank
Eric Forstrom, U.S. Bank
Interviewing Skills
Renee Vevea, OptumHealth
Jennifer Schofner, Ecolab Inc.
Time Management
Mary Soroko, Herberger Business School
Communication Styles
Jason Colvin, True Friends
Emotional Intelligence
Sara Olson, Allianz Life
Leadership
Renee Vevea, OptumHealth
Tuesday:
Anatomy of a Brand
Michael Keller, Pearson’s Candy Company
The Journey of an Entrepreneur
*Tyler Olson, SMCpros
Marketing 101
Adam Taylor, Securian Financial Group
Joy Svoboda, Fabcon Companies, LLC
Finance 101
Matt Molinaro, Ecolab Inc.
Operations 101
*Allison Kibler, Target Corporation
Minnesota Entrepreneur Story
Peter Allen, Do Good Diapers
Financial Values
Nathan Dungan, Share Save Spend
Wednesday:
Money, Habits and Values—The Path to Financial Success
Jerrid Sebesta, Taatjes Financial Group
Entrepreneurship: An MBV Alumni Story
*Wes Otto, Otto Media Group
Car Insurance Matters
Stan Winnie, Allstate Insurance
Heather Kinney, Allstate Insurance
Buying a Car
Trysh Olson, Wings Financial Credit Union
Renting an Apartment
Sara Croymans, University of Minnesota
Credit Matters
Ann Erickson, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
Brooke Skinn, 3M
Paying for College
Tom Larson, Thrivent Financial
Philanthropy: Pay it Forward
Amy Hanson, Affinity Plus Foundation
Jackie Berry, 3M
Julie Rethmeier, Federated Insurance
Diane Newes, Piper Jaffray Companies
Nicole Hansen, Thomson Reuters
Ethics: Fraud & Consequence
Dave Irvin, Strategic Source
John M. Rubischko, Financial Education Services
Thursday:
Leadership in Today’s World
Rob Goggins, Great Clips
See the Invisible, Believe the Incredible, and Achieve
the Impossible
Quincy Oliver, Quincy Oliver Enterprises. Inc.
Pursuing Your Passion
Shavaun Kerf, Healthy Love LLC
Company D at St. John’s University.
* Denotes MBV Alumni
MBV Activities
In addition to the informative speakers a variety of
experiential activities are offered that provide hands-on
learning for students.
Team Building:
Junk Night—”Out of the box” product development and fun
icebreaker.
Corporate Olympics—Interactive teambuilding games.
Business Plan Project & Presentation—A company spends
eight to ten hours throughout the week developing a new
product or service and creating the marketing, finance, and
operations plan which they present to a panel of “investors”
during a 15-minute presentation. The idea pitch ends with a
loan proposition.
Financial Literacy:
Paying for My Lifestyle—Volunteer financial advisors work with
a team of students to explain budgeting, the power of
compound interest, and investing early.
Career Building:
Mock Interviews—Business professional volunteers conduct a
10-minute interview with each student. Volunteers provide
valuable feedback to students, improving interviewing skills.
For Fun:
Speed networking, Minute to Win It games, recreation time,
movie nights, and a dance.
2016 Demographics
Gender:
Female: 48%
Male: 52%
Free / Reduced Lunch Students: 35%
Class Breakdown:
Freshmen: 23%
Sophomores: 33%
Juniors: 35%
Seniors: 9%
Ethnicity:
African American: 12%
Asian: 31%
Caucasian: 44%
Hispanic / Latino: 8%
Multiracial: 4%
Native American: 1%
Company K participates in the Junk Night competition on
Sunday night at St. Cloud State University.
Resident Business Leaders (RBLs)
RBLs are business professional volunteers who make
the commitment to facilitate, mentor, and guide
students for an entire week at MBV. These individuals
are the key to MBV’s success!
Rick Anderson, Allianz Life
Anthony Bell, Ecolab Inc.
Sara Brandenburg, Allianz Life
Ryan D’Kae, Allianz Life
Kathryn Dutler, Ecolab Inc.
Steve Florman, OptumHealth
Lincoln Goede, Xcel Energy
Laura Hanson, Allianz Life
Tyler Howe, Allianz Life
*Jonathan Krejci, Mall of America
Kay Kwang, Thrivent Financial
Joshua Lehman, Allianz Life
Darren Lepak, Allianz Life
Eric Mahowald, Securian Financial Group
Melanie Manaen, Travelers
*Tim Mercil, Medtronic
Erin O’Brien, Ecolab Inc.
Ridelle Pechacek, Securian Financial Group
Paul Pernula, Shady Oak Distributing
Margaret Snetting, Thrivent Financial
Jayne Spado, Travelers
Claire Standafer, Allianz Life
Shawn Stuart, Thrivent Financial
John Taft, Travelers
Thuong Thai, Travelers
Emma Thomas, Securian Financial Group
Kaitlin Wolf, Ecolab Inc.
* Denotes MBV Alumni
A student participates in her mock interview on Tuesday
afternoon at St. Cloud State University.
Mock Interviewers
Kathy Moss, JRA Financial Services
Marc Olson, Allianz Life
Rob Olson, Venture Bank
David Owen, Andersen Corporation
Damon Peters, BMO Harris Bank
Susan Peters, U.S. Bank
Vanessa Phillips, Anchor Bank
Michael Reeves, Next Steps 2 Success LLC
Heather Rosales, fi360
Justin Rubin, Travelers
Mary Ruch
Michael Samuels
Abbey Schilla, Allianz Life
Laine Suppes, Securian Financial Group
Joy Svoboda, Fabcon Companies LLC
Jackie Tappe, St. Cloud Medical Group
Erik Vakula, Minnesota Home Hunters
Diana White, St. Cloud Medical Group
Volunteers conduct simulated job interviews and give
immediate verbal and written feedback to
“My week at MBV was the best week of my summer.”
sharpen students’ skills.
-Washburn High School Student
Herb Allen, Cargill Inc.
Rick Allen, Allstate, Admiral Agency
Nicha Angpairoj, Cargill Inc.
Kate Austad, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Alex Bahl, Venture Bank
Brandon Berg, Andersen Corporation
Katie Boettcher, King Solutions
Kin Chan, Intelligent Unmanned Aircraft System & Integration
Emily Chaphalkar, Catholic Charities
Maureen Daly, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Rhonda Dean, Washburn High School
Jewel Della Valle, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Kathleen Dempsey, Ecolab Inc.
Lindsey DeWitt, Wealth Enhancement Group
Donna Duncombe, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Paul Durand, Rockford Area Schools
Nick Eid, St. Cloud Medical Group
Celeste Gardner, St. Cloud Medical Group
Adam Hackney, Best Buy
John Hajostek, Forum Communications Company
Sarah Hom, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Bridget Hansen, Venture Bank
Ashley Houle, Hollstadt & Associates Inc.
Julie Johns, Wealth Enhancement Group
Tina Jones, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Crystal Kelzer, St. Jude Medical Center
Thomas Kopacek, BMO Harris Bank
Cassandra Langner, U.S. Bank
Melissa Machlitt, JRA Financial Services
Mark Magelssen, Deloitte
Jenni Morine, King Solutions
Allison Moses, Target Corporation
MBV Advisory Committee
The MBV Advisory Committee and subcommittees meet
monthly, focusing on updating curriculum each year.
This year, the committee updated the business plan
breakout sessions and the Paying for My Lifestyle
presentation. Additionally, they selected the EY
Entrepreneur of the YearTM Scholarship award winner.
Rick Anderson, Allianz Life
Marnie Asmus, Travelers
Debra Badzinski, Thrivent Financial
Carly Baker, Wells Fargo Audit Services
*Darren Beecher, Oracle
*Katie Brokaw, Ecolab Inc.
Justin Duepner, Allianz Life
Justin Falzone, Travelers
Steve Florman, OptumHealth
Lincoln Goede, Xcel Energy
*Art Kennedy Jr., Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Mary Marion, U.S. Bank
Matthew Molinaro, Ecolab Inc.
Cale Nelson, Travelers
*Justin Rubin, Travelers
Tanya Schmitt, Ecolab Inc.
Margaret Snetting, Thrivent Financial
Kristina Walch, Allianz Life
Kevin Welch, Allianz Life
Co-chairs
* Denotes MBV Alumni
Financial Planners
Financial planners lead a session called “Paying for
my lifestyle”, to small groups of students. They lead
discussions on spending habits, budgeting, inflation,
compound interest, and investing.
Jason Bauerly, Ameriprise Financial
Chase Brakke, North Star Resource Group
James Brisley, Total Benefit Communications
John Comer, Waddell & Reed
Travis Deters, U.S. Bank
Jacob Dixon, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Michael Erpenbach, Waddell & Reed
Dan Gaughan, AIS Planning
Debbie Huddleston, Xcel Energy
Shawn Jacobson, Legacy Financial Advisors
Jesse Karich, North Star Resource Group
Ashley Kerzman, AIS Planning
*Jason Kley, Carlson Capital Management
Rick King, Ecolab Inc.
Kyle Larsen, North Star Resource Group
Benjamin Leistikow, UBS Financial Services
Stephanie Musgrove, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Trysh Olson, Wings Financial Credit Union
Bridget Petersen, SPIRE Credit Union
Bryan Polley, U.S. Bank
Don Spieker
Lori Stieber, Internal Revenue Service
Kyle Swenson, Slocum
Andy Tate, North Star Resource Group
Erik Vakula, Minnesota Home Hunters
William Wixon, Wixon Advisors
Students at St. John’s University get to know each other
while participating in speed networking.
Chase Brakke, North Star Resource Group, gives the “Paying
For My Lifestyle” presentation to a company at St. Cloud State.
“MBV is a unique experience and I would
recommend it to anyone—regardless of their
interest in pursuing business. I met so many
new people and gained many new skills.”
-Woodbury High School Student
Special Thank You
Success at MBV would not have been
accomplished without these individuals.
CEO Coordinator:
*Darren Beecher, Oracle University
Transportation Help:
Allie Baker, Samantha Funk, Liz Harder, *Madelyn
Jesser
Dorm Monitors:
*Alexis Cogar, Century College;
*Diamond Hall, South Dakota State University;
*Jillian Juth, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire;
*Emily McCallson, St. Cloud State University;
*Kieran McCloy;
Jeremy McCouch, Inver Hills Community College;
*Ryan Ormson, Winona State University;
*Andrew Podzimek, University of Nebraska;
*Hannah Preusser, College of St. Scholastica;
*Nejla Topic, College of St. Scholastica;
*Erick Vega, St. Cloud State University;
*Benjamin Von Stein, Miami University
* Denotes MBV Alumni
Business Plan Judges
Bankers and other community volunteers evaluate
students’ business plan presentations by listening, scoring, and providing feedback.
Kate Austad, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Koen Baars, Cargill
Alex Bahl, Venture Bank
Curt Baker, Greater Twin Cities United Way
Jason Bauerly, Ameriprise Financial
Olivia Berger
John Comer, Waddell & Reed
Paul Croft, Croft Enterprises LLC
Adam Davis, Venture Bank
Travis Deters, U.S. Bank
Stewart Fishman, Allianz Life
Bridget Hansen, Venture Bank
Andrew Hennig, 3M
Sarah Hom, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Jim Jaeckels, Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes
Rick King, Ecolab Inc.
*Jason Kley, Carlson Capital Management
Nicole Lallier, Medtronic
Benjamin Leistikow, UBS Financial Services
Jim LoScalzo, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jim Marrer, Culligan Bottled Water Company
Dan McCarvel, Venture Bank
Nathan McClanahan, Wealth Enhancement Group
Kerri Metz, Venture Bank
Joe Mitchell, Cargill Inc.
Aaron Molstad, University of Minnesota
Chad Nelson, Medtronic
Tracy Norman, Bell State Bank & Trust
Jeffrey Partyka, UnitedHealth Group
Bridget Petersen, SPIRE Credit Union
Steven Peterson, Venture Bank
Cristen Purdy, Venture Bank
Christy Smith, Travelers
Don Spieker
Lori Stieber, Internal Revenue Service
Joy Svoboda, Fabcon Companies LLC
Kyle Swenson, Slocum
John Thompson, Superior Consulting Services
Erik Vakula, Minnesota Home Hunters
Caryn Weingartner, Securian Financial Group
Jessie Welton, Federal Reserve Bank
Daniel Wolkerstorfer, Wealth Enhancement
Group
Students at St. John’s University greet the business plan
judges before giving their presentation.
“This camp is one of the best experiences I have
ever had. You make so many connections that can
last for a lifetime”
-Providence Academy Student
Pre/Post Test
All MBV participants took a pre/post test during the first and
last day. The test had 17 questions which focused on careers
and interviewing, personal finance, insurance, and business
plan concepts. The average test score increased by 13%, and
in some areas, knowledge increased up to 45%.
Right: Company I poses for a picture at St. John’s
University after presenting their business plan.
* Denotes MBV Alumni
MBV Students Represented 96 Schools:
Metro Schools: 72
Greater Minnesota Schools: 19
Out of State Schools: 4
Andover High School, Andover
Anoka High School, Anoka
Apple Valley Senior High, Apple Valley
Austin High School, Austin
Belle Plaine High School, Belle Plaine
Bemidji High School, Bemidji
Benilde-St. Margaret's School, St. Louis Park
Blaine High School, Blaine
Bloomington Kennedy High School, Bloomington
Buffalo High School, Buffalo
Burnsville High School, Burnsville
Canby Secondary, Canby
Central High School, St. Paul
Champlin Park High School, Champlin
Chanhassen High School, Chanhassen
Chaska High School, Chaska
Chisholm Senior High School, Chisholm
Como Park Senior High School, St. Paul
Coon Rapids High School, Coon Rapids
Cretin-Derham Hall High School, St. Paul
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis
DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis
Eagan High School, Eagan
Eagle Ridge Junior High, Savage
East Ridge High School, Woodbury
Eastview High School, Apple Valley
Eden Prairie Senior High, Eden Prairie
Edina Senior High, Edina
Fairmont High School, Fairmont
Farmington High School, Farmington
Forest Lake High School, Forest Lake
Fourth Baptist, Plymouth
Fridley High School, Fridley
Goodhue Secondary, Goodhue
Groves Academy, St. Louis Park
Harding Senior High School, St. Paul
Henry Sibley High School, Mendota Heights
Hiawatha Collegiate High School, Minneapolis
Highland Park Senior High School, St. Paul
Home Schools
Hopkins High School, Minnetonka
Hopkins West Junior High School, Minnetonka
Humboldt Secondary School, St. Paul
Hutchinson Senior High, Hutchinson
Irondale High School, New Brighton
Lakeville North High School, Lakeville
Lakeville South High School, Lakeville
Loyola Catholic School, Mankato
Luverne High School, Luverne
Mankato West High School, Mankato
Maple Grove High School, Maple Grove
Maranatha Christian Academy, Brooklyn Park
Math & Science Academy, Woodbury
Mayo High School, Rochester
Medford Secondary School, Medford
Minneota Secondary School, Minneota
Minnetonka East Middle School, Excelsior
Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka
Monticello High School, Monticello
Mounds View High School, Arden Hills
New Heights School, Inc., Stillwater
New Prague High School, New Prague
Northfield Senior High, Northfield
Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA
Orono High School, Long Lake
Osseo Senior High School, Osseo
Pacelli High School, Austin
Park Center IB World School, Brooklyn Park
Prior Lake High School, Savage
Providence Academy, Plymouth
Richfield High School, Richfield
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Plymouth
Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High, New Hope
Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis
Roseville Area High School, Roseville
Saint Croix Central High School, Hammond, WI
Sauk Centre Secondary, Sauk Centre
Shakopee Junior High West, Shakopee
Southwest Christian High School, Chaska
Southwest High School, Minneapolis
Spring Lake Park High School, Spring Lake Park
St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park
St. Michael-Albertville High School, St. Michael
St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul
St. Paul Conservatory For Performing Arts, St. Paul
Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater
Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis, SD
Tartan High School, Oakdale
Trinity School At River Ridge, Eagan
United South Central High School, Wells
Valley View Middle, Bloomington
Washburn High School, Minneapolis
Washington Tech Secondary Magnet, St. Paul
Wayzata High School, Plymouth
Woodbury High School, Woodbury
YuHua Middle School, Hunan Sheng, China
Students from Como Park Senior High School at St. Cloud State.
St. Cloud State University
“MBV taught me so much about business, finances, teamwork, and leadership. I am so grateful
to have attended!”
-St. Paul Central High School Student
St. John’s University
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