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Put Your Worst Foot Forward is a book by Barnett C. Helzberg Jr. about him starting and building the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP).

A group of HEMPers cheering for the Mouse Races at 2023 Celebrate HEMP

HEMP and Porter House Kansas City have a partnership and both work to help entrepreneurs in the Kansas City area

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HEMP is dedicated to strengthening entrepreneurial leaders through excellence in mentoring.

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Fellows Breakfast - Jessica Underwood

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Fellows Breakfast - Jessica Underwood

HEMP Fellows and Mentors Breakfast Thursday, December 5th, 2024 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM Special Guest Speaker, Jessica Underwood, Chief of Staff KC Location: Chief of Staff KC
8700 State Line Road, Suite 250
Leawood, KS 66206 Agenda:

7:45 AM: Please arrive
8:00 AM: Breakfast begins
8:15 AM: Our Fellows Chairman will give us a brief update on B... Read More

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2024 Mentee Class Event - Valerie Clark

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2024 Mentee Class Event - Valerie Clark

These meetings are a casual get together to have beverages and appetizers. We ask the Mentee hosting the party to do some type of interactive activity that deals with your business, for example:

An engineering business had his mentee class build items out of Legos.
A fitness business did a fitness challenge with his class.

The rest of the time, your class can... Read More

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By the numbers

The numbers don't lie.

$748 Million

Economic Impact on Kansas City

29 Years

Growing Kansas City

43%

Increased Revenue Growth

41%

Increased Employee Count