Be 𝑭𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑺, not 𝑭𝑳𝑨𝑾𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑺.

CEO was honored to attend the CNB Bank & Trust Speakers Series at Edison's Entertainment Complex this morning to hear an inspiring presentation from Steve Johns, CEO at OneCause.

Steve's presentation pulled from his book, 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔, focused on navigating leadership with authenticity, vulnerability, and purpose. His inspiring book explores the boundless nature of modern leadership—building teams, fostering innovation, and cultivating mindsets to thrive in uncertainty.

𝐋 - 𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝐄 - 𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓲𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝐀 - 𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂
𝐃 - 𝓭𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼
𝐄 - 𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼
𝐑 - 𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼
𝐒 - 𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼
𝐇 - 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓱𝓾𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂
𝐈 - 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓰𝓻𝓲𝓽𝔂
𝐏 - 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰

These principles are the foundation of what we hope our CEO students learn, experience and develop as they get ready to spread their wings outside of high school.

Thanks to the generosity of Steve, Edison's and CNB Bank & Trust, Edwardsville CEO was honored to receive a GENEROUS DONATION to our non-profit organization. Donations such as these are what allow us to operate our entrepreneurship program in the area and the ability to provide our program free of charge to our students and schools.

We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to Matt McSparin at Edison's, Paul Millard at CNB and Steve Johns, for the generous gift, beautiful books and the incredible message that was shared today. What an amazing day for our students and program!