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Grace Frye--- Grace Smacks
Hello! I’m Grace Frye. I am a senior at Olympia High School and I’m
from Atlanta. Currently I work at Cracker Barrel as a
server/hostess. I joined the CEO program to form connections and
build communication skills. I’m an animal lover and I enjoy drawing
in my free time, though I haven’t been able to in a while.
Grace Smacks
Grace Frye is the CEO and founder of Grace Smacks. What makes Grace
Smacks different from other lip balm companies? It’s 100% vegan! Her
mission is to fix chapped lips using quality vegan lip balm. Your
lips will thrive after using this natural product! Grace is a senior
at Olympia High School and has lived in Atlanta, IL almost her whole
life. Grace is also using her CEO knowledge proving amazing customer
service while working at Cracker Barrel.
Ruthie Ruhl---RR Equestrian Jumps & Training
Hello, My name Ruthie Ruhl, and I am a Homeschooled Junior from the
Mt. Pulaski School District. I have been horse-crazy my entire life,
and I am an active member of 4-H. Outside of school, I am involved
in Horse Bowl, Hippology, Horse Judging, teaching riding lessons,
and training 2-3 horses at Lori Nelson Training. I have started
several Summer businesses, but I hope to start a business building
horse jumps through the CEO class that I will be able to grow, and
build on in the next 5 years. I hope that this wonderful program
will teach me the business skills I need to reach my goal of
competing in the 2024 Olympics. I would like to thank the board
members and businesses of Logan County for making this incredible
opportunity possible.
RR Equestrian Jumps & Training
Ruthie Ruhl is a homeschooled junior, registered at Mt. Pulaski High
School. She has been invested in 4-H programs, horse riding/showing,
and selling produce in the Mt. Pulaski food cooperative. She first
got into horses at 18 months old and started riding 12 years ago.
She has been riding with Lori Nelson for the last 8 years and
started training and giving lessons about a year ago. This provided
the perfect opportunity to start her career in the horse world
through CEO. Her goal is to compete in the 2024 Paris, France
Olympics, riding for the United States on the Show Jumping team. CEO
has given her the tools to start a business building horse jumps,
giving lessons, and training horses. She is excited to grow RR
Equestrian Jumps and Training in the coming months and years.
Annagrace Keller---Repurposed Designs by Anna
My name is Annagrace Keller. I am currently a junior at Lincoln
Community High School. Throughout my High School experience this
far, I have participated in soccer, band, theater, and church choir.
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I also work at El Mazatlan in Lincoln. Between my school and work
schedule, I love spending time with my friends and my dog. I never really
thought about business as a career until I was introduced to this class. I
thought it looked like an awesome opportunity, so I went for it! I am excited to
improve my collaborative and social skills in this class. I am super thankful
for being given this opportunity and I wish all of my peers the best of luck!
Repurposed designs by Anna
Annagrace Keller is a junior at LCHS and her business is Repurposed Designs by
Anna. This business is upcycling home decor. She has bought old items and small
furniture, and ‘repurposed’ them in a trendier fashion. The pieces have been
redone so they can be used as new again! She decided to do this because she has
always been an artsy person and loves to be creative. These kind of projects
always seemed super cool to her, so being able to use this class to ignite that
passion has been a great opportunity for her.
Eli Hewitt---Nothing Fancy
My name is Elijah Hewitt. I am a junior at Lincoln Community High School and
when I graduate I want to go to ISU to get my undergraduate degree in political
science, and then go to law school. I am very active in the music and theatre
programs at Lincoln Community High School and I love being on stage. I’ve always
been very interested in entrepreneurship. I hope that the CEO class will further
my understanding as to how the business world works and help me start my career.
I owned my own business, Nothing Fancy Cheesecakes, out of my own home and I
love baking. I recently started working at Cracker Barrel here in town. My hope
for the future is that I will someday be successful enough to give back to this
community because it’s where I grew up, and am still growing up in.
Nothing Fancy
Eli Hewitt is using the tools CEO has provided him to begin building his
business. He is the founder and CEO of Nothing Fancy. Nothing Fancy is a baking
company based in Lincoln, IL. He specializes in cheesecakes, breads, and cakes.
All of his products are homemade, quality, and baked with care. You can contact
him at 217-828-1955 or email at nothingfancylincoln@gmail.com. Outside of CEO,
Eli is a junior at LCHS and involved in many extracurricular activities.
[Information taken from the Land of
Lincoln CEO website] |
