We made it! Today marks the last day of my high school career and my career as a CEO student. This is both an amazing and sad day because I get to graduate and go to OCC, but I will miss CEO. I want to say a special thank you to my two mentors over my CEO career, Colby Shawver and Herman Zuber. I can’t tell them enough how grateful I am to have these two amazing mentors; they have really helped me grow this year mentally and spiritually. I can’t forget all of the amazing people who invest in this amazing program, so thank you to all of the investors and donors to the CEO Class of 2025. I want to thank the CEO Board as well, you guys have helped me so much this year, and I can’t wait for next year's group to meet you guys. Finally, I would like to recognize and thank my facilitator, who is like another mom to me, a great friend, and another amazing mentor in my life, Sheri Gray! I can’t thank you enough for all of the amazing things you have done for me this year, helping me grow as a person and forcing me to do my best when all I wanted to do was give up and quit. Thank you all!

Now, I would like to share my favorite memory from CEO this year, and that is the Trade Show. I feel like a lot of people say this, but this is truly my favorite part of CEO. I loved the whole aspect of dressing up, setting up my booth, and talking to people all night long.

Something that I have learned this year from CEO has been to be a better listener and not jump to conclusions. In the three different businesses we started this year, they have taught me to become a better listener. My business that I started was my Individual Business “Custom Key Creations”, during this business, I showed how passionate I was with my business, and that made Custom Key Creations very successful.

I am going to miss my CEO Class of 2025, and I am going to miss going on business tours and trips wth my class.

Finally, some great advice from me to the next year's CEO Class of 2026. “You’re not behind, you are just comparing a very low point in your life right now to someone's highlight of their day.” This quote has made me strive to keep going when times get tough. Building a business from the ground up is not easy, but if you let your self-consciousness get to you by allowing your low self to compare yourself to someone else's highlight, then you won’t succeed. So keep your head up and allow God to be in your life. Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Do these two small things, and I promise you will succeed!

One last thank you to all of the amazing people who have supported me individually during this year! I love you all!