Wendy Schmitt

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

IL State Spring Conference & Exhibition! Woohoo!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

So happy to be together again! MI Spring Trade Show at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in lovely Frankenmuth, MI earlier today. Many thanks to Carrie Smith for planning & to Tara Johnson Photography for capturing our day! @mytjphotography @Bavarian_Inn

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Top teacher: Jamie Dunlap, business ed teacher at @GHS_Geneva, teaches @VEInternational classes that prepare students for working world. @Geneva304 https://t.co/0zTg1zs0sg

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Stoney Creek students win state business plan contest https://t.co/fpFzChlSyL

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Final tweet & final thanks for the day...to the GLOW staff from East High School and Mr. Noland - it was great shopping with you today!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

First stop on the Rockford tour today was at Guilford High School. Thank you Mr. Riportella & Re-Heat 205!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Thanks for hosting, Mr. Hinck, Mr. Larson and all of their students from Jefferson!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Visited Rockford IL today and had an AWESOME time at Guilford, Auburn, East and Jefferson High Schools! Can't wait to see which schools I get to visit next!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Thank you to Sandra Taylor and her students from Hirsch Metropolitan High School in Chicago IL for inviting me to their class this week, and a shoutout to Demarcei for the terrific wall artwork!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Catching up on a super week in the Great Lakes! Michigan State Business Plan Competition Preliminary Rounds took place on Tuesday 12/7:
100 student presenters
23 firms presenting
8 volunteer judges
4 volunteer moderators (2 were VE alum from MI & FL!)

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

The IL State Business Plan Preliminary Rounds Day 2 just wrapped up! Today, we enjoyed:
108 student presenters
22 firm presentations
11 volunteer judges
2 VE Alum from IL & FL serving as moderators!
Results coming tomorrow!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Celebrating a great day yesterday with a few stats from the IL State Business Plan Preliminary Rounds Day 1:
72 student presenters
15 firm presentations
9 volunteer judges
3 moderators...ALL VE Alum representing MI, FL & NY!

Day 2 underway now - GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to our Michigan Great Lakes Student Leadership Conference attendees from last Friday! Great job everyone, and thank you to Saginaw Valley State University for hosting!

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VE President Nick Chapman welcoming over 300 students in IL for the IL Annual Student Leadership Conference! Students are taking part in six breakout sessions about competitions: Business Plan, D4D, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, and @QuickBooks

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

GREAT JOB to Great Lakes CEO Teagan O'Bryan from Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center in Michigan!!

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HSBC CEO Michael Roberts chatting with former VE CEOs @HSBC_US

[Wendy Schmitt @GreatLakesVE]

Congratulations Karen!

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I was able to join Checkmate today for a staff meeting and Joe Gatto of Impractical Jokers crashed their meeting!! Kudos to Jane for her excellent elevator pitch! #ybsreimagined #CHECKMATE

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@varunavei @VEInternational #YBSReimagined