Meet the Bond County CEO Class of 2027!

Fourteen students. Two high schools. Eight seniors. Six juniors. And one year that will ask each of them to do things they’ve never done before.

These students have chosen to start their mornings early, step outside their comfort zones, and learn about business in a way that can’t happen from behind a desk.

Throughout the year, they’ll meet and learn from local business and community leaders, visit businesses throughout Bond County, work together as a team, build their professional networks, and gain firsthand experience in entrepreneurship, leadership, communication, finance and the many moving pieces that make a business work.

Eventually, each student will take what they’ve learned and build a business of their own, culminating in our Spring Trade Show.

There will be plenty of challenges along the way. That’s part of CEO.

Our job isn’t simply to teach these 14 students about business. It’s to give them opportunities to practice it, to become more confident walking into a room, asking good questions, making connections, solving problems and discovering what they’re capable of.

We’re very excited to introduce the Bond County CEO Class of 2027. You’ll be seeing a lot more of them this year.