Yesterday, our Silver Creek Area CEO students kicked off the Villhard series, a series of video lessons featuring Doug Villhard, Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Academic Director for Entrepreneurship at WashU’s Olin Business School.

Doug brings a wealth of real-world entrepreneurial experience to these lessons, and we’re excited to incorporate his insights as our students begin organizing and planning their class business.

First up was an activity called “Getting Stuff Done.” And let’s just say, it was fun, a little frustrating, and full of lessons!

Through a hands-on business simulation, students experienced what happens when you try to do too much at once, don’t have a plan, or aren’t making the best use of your resources. They had to work together, rethink their approach, and figure out how to get better results.

Sound familiar? Those are real challenges business owners face every day!

As our students prepare to launch their own class business, they’ll have plenty of opportunities to put these lessons to the test. The goal isn’t just to come up with a great idea. It’s learning how to work together, make decisions, solve problems, and turn that idea into a successful business.

We’re just getting started, and I have a feeling this group is going to learn a lot along the way!