2007 Summit
Thank you everyone for another Great Event!
The 2007 Young Entrepreneur Summit was held Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at the Larry H. Miller Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence on the Salt Lake Community College South Campus. Over 700 high school students and 30 entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals attended the event..
Some of our speakers included the following: Brian Acord, Bill Aho, Jason Alba, Rick Alden, Kelly Anderson,, Jason Barber, Clayton Blackham, Bryan Boam, Travis Bonino, Jeff Crane, Graham Doxey, Adam Edmunds, Eric Eliason, Christian Faulconer, Josh Heath, Rachael Herrscher, Dave Hunter, Clayton Jenkins, Nancy Mitchell, Erin Olsen, Don Osmond, Stephanie Peterson, John Richards, Craig Salmon, Matt Stubbs, Tyler Tolbert, Evan Walker, and Annette Zimmerman.
Audio Clips - New!
Evan Walker - W Talent Agency - "Passion over Profits" - New!
Listen to Bryan Boam talk about his first entrepreneurial experience.
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Favorite Speaker Quotes
"It is important to network and connect with people around you. Meeting three new people can make a dramatic difference on your personal network.." - Brian Acord
"Never lose your integrity." - Bill Aho
"Do not give up. No matter how much you fall you have to get back up." - Dano Ybarra
"You don't need a lot of money to start a new business." - Kelly Anderson & Carolynn Duncan
"You need to build credibility and take chances." - Arkin Hill
"Most enterpreneurs fail at their first jobs." - Panel Discussion
"If you are starting your business just to make money, you will not make it very far." Tim Hunt
Teacher Quotes
"A lot of great, usable information in short, manageable sections." - Elaine Owen, Teacher at Spanish Fork High School
"Very creative, helpful, and interesting." - Jake Esplin, Teacher at Riverton High School
"Accessibility to resources / professional and network/ideas. Great info. Great topics, great presentations - VERY USEFUL!" - Ed Moudragon, Teacher at Hillcrest High School
"Loved the hands-on workshops. Great learning opportunity for students and teachers." - Amy Anderson, Teacher at West Jordan High School
"Excellent information for students." - Chris Osborn, Teacher at Bingham High School
"A very inspiring event." - Marlene Griffiths, Teacher at Brighton High School
Student Quotes
"An experience that will forever be remembered. One that shall be addicting. A conference that you will wish to attend over and over again." - Andrea, Copper Hills High School Jr.
"A great conference. One that all students should get involved with." - Josh, Brighton High School Jr.
"This is a great event for teens. It helped me a lot. Thanks!" - Kaden, West Jordan High School Jr.
"I had a great time!" - Sean, Olympus High School Jr.
"Young Entrepreneurs of America inspires youth to take business risks and is a great resource for ideas and student entrepreneurs." - Alma, Granger High School Jr.
"This was so much fun!" - Jocelyn, Bingham High School Sr.
"You guys were awesome! You inspired me to get my own business started." - Minya, Olympus High School Sophomore
"Excellent!" - Mandy, San Juan High School Sr.
"Great experience and excellent ideas." - Manuel, Copper Hills High School Sr.
"An exciting educational experience." - Andrew, Skyline High School Sophomore
"I thought the entrepreneurs gave some very insightful presentations where I learned about what I might want to do." - Tim, Olympus High School Sr.
"Thank you for these opportunities. I'd love to come back." - Carolyn, Spanish Fork High School Jr.
"Very well organized and very entertaining." - Walker, Brighton High School Jr.
"Fun. You learn a lot and become more confident." - Clover, West Jordan High School Sophomore
"Helpful and informative." - Wendy, Mountain View High School Sr.
"I really liked the hands-on workshop activities. They really helped me gain a better understanding of the topics."
"Very fun and interesting. I loved it!" - Breezie, Jordan High School Jr.
"I learned a lot about myself and learned how to jumpstart into a new business. I met some great new people." - Whitney, Spanish Fork High School Jr.
"Informative and influential. I really learned a lot. It was great!" - Amber, Bingham, High School Sr.
"Great presentations. The entrepreneurs were awesome people!" - Hans, West Jordan High School
"The information supplied was very helpful. The speakers inspired me to consider being an entrepreneur." - Max, Skyline High School Sophomore
"It's like milk AND cookies." - Herman, West Jordan High School Sr.
"it was great listening to the entrepreneurs. I learned a lot and am coming back next year." - Jacqueline, Granite High School Jr.
"I would love to come back." - Kory, Tooele High School Sr.
"I heart YEA!" - Seth, Alta High School Sr.
"Better than anything I've ever been to. This is the most fun I've had and was well worth the 300 mile trip all the way from Blanding, Utah." - Roger, San Juan High School Jr.
"Very fun and exciting. I will remember this for the rest of my life."
"This was the BOM!" - Michael, Skyline High School Sophomore.
Media
Webclip video summary from the 2005 Summit.
KTVX news coverage of 2005 Summit
Events & Awards
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Photos
