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ANNUAL
PROGRAM
IMPACT
PROGRAM RESULTS
• 99% of students say they would
recommend Minnesota Business Venture
to a friend
• 97% of students feel more motivated to
take steps to achieve success in the future
• 96% of students plan to continue their
education after high school (i.e. trade
school, 2 or 4 year college)
Minnesota Business Venture
2018 Program Recap Powered by
A one-week investment that pays dividends for life
"This week has been one
of the most fulfilling
and exciting weeks in
my entire life. I felt as if
time just flew by.”
-Student from Mounds View High School
Speakers and Topics by Day
Wednesday Paying for College Stuart Perry & Robert Piechota, College of St. Benedict/ St. John’s University Valerie Knopp, St Cloud State University Renting an Apartment Sara Croymans, University of Minnesota Credit Matters Cody Tresselt-Warren, Wells Fargo Andrea Thermos, Boulay PLLP Car Insurance Matters Heather Kinney, Allstate Insurance Banking Services John Abston, Wells Fargo Ethics: Fraud & Consequences John M. Rubischko, Financial Education Services Dave Ervin, MN Adult & Teen Challenge Philanthropy: Pay it Forward Nicole Hansen, Thomson Reuters Julie Rethemeier, Federated Insurance Companies Jessica Aleshire, Boston Scientific Jackie Berry, 3M Elisa Rasmussen, Xcel Energy
Thursday Networking and Relationships Jeff Munneke, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx The Level Up Jess Ross, The Minneapolis Foundation Become the Exception John Thomas, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx
Students take notes during a soft skills breakout session
Sunday Making it Count Adam Cohen, UnitedHealth Group The Unreasonable Man: Why Everyone Should Dream a Little More Daran Han, Kanary Education
Monday Starting from Nothing: A College Dorm Room
Success Story Joe Keeley, College Nannies, Sitters & Tutors Presentation Skills Eric Forstrom & Chuck MacArthur, U.S. Bank Conflict Styles Mary Soroko, Herberger Business School Interviewing Skills Evelena Hillman, Optum Emotional Intelligence Sara Olson, Allianz Life LinkedIn: What You Need to Know to Succeed Renèe Vivea, U.S. Bank Teamwork Heather Rosales, RBC Wealth Management
Tuesday Financial Values Nate Dungan, Share Save Spend Jared Sebesta, Taatjes Financial Group Your Personal Brand Michael Keller, Pearson Candy Company Marketing 101 Tony Neuman, Cargill Janae Olinger, University of Minnesota Finance 101 Matt Molinaro, Ecolab Operations 101 *Allison Rubin, Target Corporation Great Leadership Rob Goggins, Great Clips
*Denotes MBV Alumni throughout the document.
2018 DEMOGRAPHICS
Gender:
Female: 52% Male: 48%
Free/Red. Lunch: 41%
Class Breakdown: Ethnicity:
Freshmen: 28% African American: 12%
Sophomores: 35% Asian: 26%
Juniors: 28% White: 38%
Seniors: 7% Hispanic/Latino: 10%
Multiracial: 11%
MBV ACTIVITIES In addition to the informative speakers, we offer a variety of
experiential activities that provide hands-on learning for
students.
Team Building: Junk Night—”Out of the box” product development and fun icebreaker Camp Jam—an interactive teambuilding game Business Plan Project & Presentation—A company spends 8-10 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 ideas end 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, which improves their interviewing skills.
For Fun: Speed networking Minute to Win It games Recreation time Movie nights Dance
RESIDENT BUSINESS LEADERS (RBL) RBLs are business professional volunteers who make the commitment to facilitate, mentor, and guide students for an entire week at MBV. They are key to MBV’s success!
CEOs welcome students during registration at St. Cloud State University
Rick Anderson, Allianz Life
Angela Birchfield, Ecolab, Inc.
Jennifer Blasy, Ecolab
Daniel Bock, Securian Financial
Andrew Bohn, Travelers
Tricia Burbach, Securian Financial
Esmeralda Cortes Ruiz, Travelers
Nathan Gee, Travelers
Matthew Gohman, Travelers
Toni Hall, Ameriprise Financial Services
Jacob Harris, Securian Financial
Elliot Helmandollar, Travelers
Ralia Hussein, Ecolab
Tami Jameson, Ameriprise Financial
Yamini Karandikar, Ecolab
Michelle Koob, Securian Financial
Joshua Lehman, Allianz Life
Neil Manthe, Securian Financial
*Tim Mercil, Medtronic
Trysh Olson, Wings Financial Credit Union
Magdalena Osorio, Ecolab
Mitchell Panek, Allianz Life
Brian Pitt, Travelers
*Caleb Potratz, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Janel Reisch, Securian Financial
Tanya Schmitt, Ecolab
Ivette Valle Guzman, Travelers
Mock Interview Volunteers
Volunteers conduct simulated job interviews and give immediate verbal & written feedback to sharpen students’ skills.
MBV Advisory Committee The MBV Advisory Committee and subcommittees meet through the year focusing on updating curriculum.
Teresa Schmitz, Ecolab
Justin Duepner, Allianz Life
*Art Kennedy Jr, SPS Commerce Infinite Retail Power
Steve Florman, OptumHealth
Committee Co-Chairs:
*Justin Rubin, Travelers
Eric Mahowald, Securian Financial
Pre/Post Test Data:
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 10%,
and in some areas, knowledge increased by up to 63%.
"The week at MBV is definitely a week to remember. I met amazing people
that have inspired me to do better in life. Additionally, I met
some outstanding leaders and business people."
-Student from Washington Tech Magnet School
Todd Moritz
Stephanie Musgrove, BestPrep
Kim Nelson, Citizens Independent Bank
Didrik Peterson
Sheila Posthumus
Anna Rasmussen, BestPrep
Michael Reeves, Next Steps 2 Success, LLC
Matt Salisbury, Boston Scientific
Michael Samuels
John Schulte, BestPrep
Bethany Sekora, Upward Bound
Alex Siebenaler, OptumHealth
Brooke Skinn, 3M
Jeff Standke, Nuveen Asset Management
Adam Taylor, Securian Financial
Bonnie Vagasky, BestPrep
Lauren Varani
Annette Wanchena, Minnwest Bank
Terry Weber, United Educators Credit Union
Ma Xiong-Nguyen
*Mainong Yang, Upward Bound - Century College
John Zbikowski
Sally Adams
Jennifer Anderson, The Leukemia &
Lymphona Society
Amy Baldwin, Boston Scientific
*Darren Beecher, Oracle
Katherine Bjorkman, Ecolab
Matt Born, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Nancy Brady, United Educators Credit Union
Leah Burak, Citizens Independent Bank
Thomas Colosimo
Kayla Dutton
Amanda Ferris, Me to Machine, Inc.
Dick Gillespie
Josh Goedel
Bridget Hansen, Venture Bank
Stacy Harney, Boston Scientific
Mark Hodowanic, Hiway Federal Credit Union
Alieh Kimbeng
Kari Kimbrough
Linda Leech, The College Place
Anne Marie McKenzie, Allianz Life
Sara Mitambo
Tanya Schmitt, Ecolab
Jessie Welton, Federal Reserve Bank
Rick Anderson, Allianz Life
Cale Nelson, Travelers
Lincoln Goede, Xcel Energy
Matt Molinaro, Ecolab
Paul Pernula, Shady Oak Distributing
Travis Symoniak, Securian Financial
*Darren Beecher, Oracle
Carly Baker
Maggie Snetting, Thrivent Financial
*Katie Brokaw, Ecolab
Ashley Kresen, Ecolab
Leisha Cavallaro, Travelers
Financial Planner Volunteers
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.
"When I first got on the bus to MBV, I
felt a little nervous but now,
afterward, I feel more self-reliant.
MBV has been the highlight of
my summer."
-Student from Eden Prairie
High School
A student practices his interviewing skills during mock
interviews at St. Cloud State University
Emir Beganovic, Thrivent Financial
Keeley Christoff
John Conlin, RBC Wealth Management
Stephanie Giese
John Hajostek, Forum Communications Company
Debbie Huddleston, Xcel Energy
*Jason Kley, Carlson Capital Management
Laurie Lafontaine, Allina Health
Takuro Matsuda, KPMG
Chris McAlpine, Wells Fargo
Todd Moritz
Susan Nelson, Citizens Independent Bank
Andreas Schmieg, Medtronic
Jodi Slais, Wings Financial Credit Union
Sandra Soun, OptumHealth
Don Spieker
Tyler Walz
Shawn Wermerskirchen, Charterpoint Wealth Strategies
Aaron Zimmer
Business Plan Judges Bankers and other community volunteers evaluate students’ business plan presentations
by listening, scoring, and providing feedback.
"I really enjoyed what MBV had to offer and
believe it was one of the best decisions I've ever
made. I plan on implementing everything I've
learned into my life so I can grow myself and
those around me."
-Student from Champlin Park High School
Company H at St. Cloud State University after completing their
business plan presentation
Dan McCarvel, Venture Bank
Todd Moritz, Sandvold Financial Group
Michael Munson, Dominium Apartments
Dixie Nelson, Lillies de Fleur
Jeffrey Partyka, UCare Minnesota
Claudia Revermann
Daniel Ryan, Old National Bank
Michael Samuels
Jennifer Schwichtenberg
Candice Smith, Optum
Christy Smith
Don Spieker
Laine Suppes, Securian Financial
Adam Taylor, Securian Financial
Jennifer Anderson, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Alex Bahl, Venture Bank
Linda Bannigan, BMO Harris Bank
Jason Bauerly, Ameriprise Financial
*Darren Beecher, Oracle
Tami Berge, Ameriprise Financial Services
Travis Blasy
Dan Bot, UnitedHealth Group
Trinia Bruchman, EY
Tim Cartwright, Citizens Independent Bank
Andrew Cravero
Ann Erickson
Martha Field Smith
Jeffrey Holland, BMO Harris Bank
Debbie Huddleston, Xcel Energy
Kim Hultgren, Alerus Financial
*Jason Kley, Carlson Capital Management
Thomas Kopacek, BMO Harris Bank
Laurie Lafontaine, Allina Health
Audrey Langston, Travelers
Jim Loscalzo, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Eric Mahowald, Securian Financial
Chris McAlpine, Wells Fargo
MBV Schools 2018: MBV STUDENTS REPRESENTED 102
SCHOOLS
• 72 Metro Schools
• 28 Greater MN Schools
• 2 Out of State Schools
“This week at MBV, I have had an incredible
journey in growing my leadership skills, as
well as understanding of the business world.
For anyone apprehensive about their future,
the leaders at MBV provide plenty of
wisdom and clarity."
- Student from East Ridge High School
Johnson High School
Kasson-Mantorville High School
Lakeville North High School
Lakeville South High School
Loyola Catholic School
Luverne High School
Mahtomedi High School
Mankato West High School
Maple Grove High School
Maranatha Christian Academy
Math & Science Academy
Mayo High School
Milaca Secondary High
Minnesota Transitions
Charter School
Minnetonka East Middle School
Minnetonka High School
Mounds Park Academy
Mounds View High School
New Life Academy
North Senior High School
North St. Paul High School
Northfield Senior High
Osakis Secondary
Osseo Senior High School
Owatonna Senior High School
Park Rapids Senior High
Patrick Henry High School
Princeton High School
Providence Academy
Robbinsdale Armstrong High
Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High
Rockford High School
Roseville Area High School
Shakopee Junior High West
Shakopee Senior High School
South High School
South St. Paul High School
Southwest High School
Spring Lake Park High School
Springfield Secondary School
St. Croix Central High School
St. Croix Lutheran High School
St. Croix Preparatory Academy
St. James Secondary
St. Louis Park High School
St. Paul Academy & Summit School
Stillwater Area High School
Tartan High School
Totino-Grace High School
Two Harbors Secondary
Virginia High School
Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary
Waseca High School
Washburn High School
Washington Tech Secondary Magnet
Wayzata High School
White Bear Lake Area High School North Campus
Woodbury High School
Worthington High School
A student shares her part of the business plan during presentations
Aberdeen Central High School
Academy of Holy Angels
Anoka High School
Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Blake School
Brooklyn Center Secondary
Buffalo High School
Burnsville High School
Cambridge-Isanti High School
Cathedral High School
Central High School
Century High School
Champlin Park High School
Chanhassen High School
Columbia Heights High School
Community of Peace
Academy Secondary
Como Park Senior High School
Concordia Academy
Coon Rapids High School
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Dawson-Boyd Secondary
DeLaSalle High School
Eagle Ridge Academy
Charter School
East Ridge High School
Eastview High School
Eden Prairie Senior High
Edina Senior High
Edison High School
Elk River High School
Fairmont High School
Farmington High School
Forest Lake High School
Harding Senior High School
High School for Recording Arts
Highland Park Senior
High School
Hmong College Prep Academy
Hopkins High School
Hutchinson Senior High
Immanuel Lutheran School
Irondale High School
Jefferson High School
We have attempted to correctly list all individuals and organizations that have been involved this
year. Please email [email protected] with corrections.
JONATHAN FILZEN, PROGRAM MANAGER
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GRATITUDE FOR THE MORE THAN 350
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND
INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO MAKE OUR
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
St. Cloud State University Herberger School of Business
St. John’s University Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship
