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John Mcleod, Assistant Plant Manager at International Paper, talks to students about factory jobs.

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:43:51 +0000

Dr. Bill Beyers talks to CEO class in Effingham, IL about the patent process.

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:30:45 +0000

CEO welcomed Dr. Bill Beyers last week, who shared with the class his insights into inventions, patents, marketing, and working with distribution networks.

Dr. Beyers, who lives and works in Pana, has worked for several years on a number of versions of his invention, and has recently begun meeting with various entities regarding the manufacture and distribution of the invention.

Deciding whether, to file a patent, how aggressively to pursue various types of patents, and when to initiate the whole process is a complicated but important decision. CEO students especially appreciated Dr. Beyer’s candor as he described the parts of the process that were productive for him, the parts that weren’t, and what he has learned from going through the patent cycle.

Dr. Beyers also returned to Effingham for the CEO banker and investor day, examining business plans and offering counsel and suggestions to students.

FNB Pana Loan Officer Mike Cothern talks to Club Opportunity about credit scores.

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:10:24 +0000

Pana Community Hospital CFO Trina Casner talks to Club Opportunity about accounting.

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:27:56 +0000

FNB’s Executive Vice President, Al Stupek, talks to Club Opportunity about banking.

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:11:57 +0000

First National Bank of Pana’s Executive Vice President, Al Stupek, came to Pana High School to talk to the students about the banking and his personal story of success. Al is also the head football coach at Pana High school. He incorporated a lot of what he teaches his players about life in general into his presentation to the students,

Al talked about the different ways to get into banking, and what a student might get their degree in if they wanted to pursue a career in banking. He also wanted the students to keep in mind that they will change as they get older, and what is important to them now might not be as important to them down the road.

One of Al’s main focus points to the students was to learn the business they are working for from the inside out. Doing this will give more opportunity for advancement and also make you a better employee.

Club Opportunity thanks Al for coming in and sharing his story with the students.

Check out a clip from Al’s talk below:

CEO of Pana Community Hospital, Roland Carlson, talks to students.

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:59:28 +0000

Pana Community Hospital CEO, Roland Carlson, agreed to give up part of his day to go to Pana High School to talk to the students about the healthcare field and his personal story of success. He shared stories about how he taught his children lessons growing up and also how he did not know what he wanted to do until his senior year of college.

Roland talked about some of the jobs he held as he was growing up and how he held a job throughout his college career as well. He said that holding a job not only gave him the income he liked to have so he could do some of the fun things he liked to do, but it also gave him structure in his life and helped him stay organized.

For those interested in the healthcare field, Roland talked about the many different opportunities in the field. He explained how it is not just limited to Doctors, Nurses, Practitioners, etc. He let the students know that there are jobs in the healthcare field in technology, business, marketing, and more.

Club Opportunity thanks Roland for coming in and sharing his story with the students.

Check out a clip from Roland’s talk below: