Institute for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Education Partner
Week 5 - Sept. 14-18
Holland Construction Services Tour
Mr. Mike Marchal, President
Holland Construction Services – Investor
The Holland Construction tour was very beneficial to the CEO class. Mr. Marchal enlightened us about how to treat employees right and the concept of “if you are happy at home, you're happy at work.” He also talked about safety in the workplace and employee satisfaction. Overall Mr. Marchal taught our class about great business practices for our future business.
Written by David Rauckman & Hannah Prindable
Mr. Marchal discussed the company culture, the importance of leadership, the emphasis they put on personal development, the power of relationships, and the steps for building a relationship of network.
The students listened when Mr. Marchal talked about how Holland Construction wants their customers as well as their employees to be “Raving Fans.” This explains why 90% of their work comes from referrals. 
Mr. Marcahl gave the students a tour of their beautiful office building and explained that Mr. Bruce Holland founded Holland Construction in 1986.Dr. Jeff Dosier
Dist. 201 Superintendent
Belleville Township High School
On Thursday, District 201's Superintendent Jeff Doiser talked to the students about social media and the Internet. By using examples on the CEO and the district websites, he showed the students both ideal and poor aspects; including out of date information and establishing a good first impression before moving onto the importance of a good Internet reputation on social media platforms. He then discussed how District 201 uses social media platforms such as Twitter to keep the students up to date for emergency events such as snow days. Dr. Doiser concluded his presentation by speaking of the real life contact in the business world such as covering nonverbal ques and soft skills. Thank you for visiting our class, Dr. Dosier!
Written by Jessica Stern & Melony Allen
Jessica, Melony, Aliyah and Malik shared some “small talk” with Dr. Dosier regarding his educational background and his years leading up to where he is today before his presentation began, while Montez got ready to introduce Dr. Dosier to the cla;ss. Two Big Accomplishments
First, a BIG SHOUT OUT to the following companies because they were instrumental in helping the CEO students accomplish these two projects, Badge Project and CEO Shirts.
Badge Project
The CEO students received their final advertisement for their badges so they were able to finish the mock up and get the badges ordered. The class wants to thank the following companies in alphabetical order for advertising on their CEO badge/lanyard this year:
Allsup
Bank of Belleville
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Hananwill Financial Education Services
Holland Construction Services
Hoods discount Home Center
Precision Practice
CEO Shirts
Rauckman Utility Products has so graciously offered to sponsor the CEO students’ shirts this year. The class was very excited about getting those shirts ordered this week.
Just a Reminder
Our door is always open. Entrepreneurs, visitors, guests, and friends are welcome and highly encouraged to join us. Drop in and share your story with our students or participate in our class discussions. Check out the schedule on the website.
If you are interested in hosting our students for an educational visit about your business operations or would like to speak to the class and share your story, please email the facilitator, Julie Siebers, at jsiebers@bths201.org or call or text her at 618.719.3177.
