Young Entrepreneurs Of Southlake

Join Us On May 12, 2010 To Hear The Guest Speaker Mr. Lee Perez!

Sandi — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:43:58 +0000

Our next YES! meeting will be at Johnny B’s on May 12th from 5-6:30pm. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Lee R. Perez, Executive Project Director of SouthPeak Interactive Corporation. This should be for a fun an exciting meeting! SouthPeak develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION ®3 computer entertainment system, PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system, PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(TM) videogame and entertainment system, Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and PC. Be on time so as not to miss out on Mr. Perez’s presentation. We are grateful and honored to have Mr. Perez share his thoughts on entrepreneurship!

Feel free to arrive early to at Johnny B’s to get their famous burgers and shakes… See you there!

SouthPeak Games
2563 Southwest Grapevine Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051

May 2010 Field Trip to Grayson Allen Fine Jewelers

Sandi — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:58:49 +0000

The YES! group had their field trip to Grayson Allen Fine Jewelers in Southlake. The kids got an inside view on the jewelry business from owners Keary Turner and Andy Ramirez! Grayson Allen is the name of Keary’s first child!

What the kids got most out of our trip is how important intergrity and a good reputation are in any business. His relationships are why he got involved with the jewelry business and are also what keeps him IN business. Grayson Allen is a huge supporter of local charities. Keary is on the board of the Kiwanis of Southlake, is involved in his church and is a wonderful business owner who leads by example. Our thanks to Grayson Allen for the wonderful field trip!

Grayson Allen Fine Jewelers
1560 E Southlake Blvd, #110
Southlake, TX

The Field Trip to Southlake’s Affinity Sports & Event Marketing in Southlake!

Sandi — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:31:33 +0000

Our YES! Field Trip to Affinity Sports and Event Marketing (2/24/10) was a great success! The members of YES! were given an insiders tour of this award-winning sports and entertainment marketing services agency. A special thanks to Bryan Pettigrew and all the staff at Affinity Sports for this wonderful learning experience!

Upcoming Yes Meetings

Sandi — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:12:07 +0000

April 14th: Johnny B’s in Southlake. Guest Speaker: Kristine Kahanek http://www.katieandthemagicumbrella.com/

April 28th: Field Trip – Grayson Allen Fine Jewelers, 1560 E Southlake Blvd, #110, Southlake, TX 76092 http://graysonallen.com/

May 12th: Johnny B’s in Southlake: Lee Perez from Southpeak Games http://www.southpeakgames.com/

May 26th: Field Trip – Kyle and Suzi Thorne’s Home, e-mail suzithorneathome@aol.com for directions. Get the inside scoop on a home-based business! Also help us celebrate our President Brock Thorne’s, birthday today w/Pizza & Cake! www.southernlivingathome.com/suzithorne

NO MEETINGS THIS SUMMER!! ONE FIELD TRIP WILL BE PLANNED AND POSTED SOON!

No Meeting on March 24th

Suzi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:48:11 +0000

We will NOT be hosting a YES! meeting on Wednesday, March 24th!!

As Seen On NBCDFW.com, Our Own Katie Unkle- Who Bakes Cakes To Raise Money For Autism Research!

Sandi — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:05:41 +0000

Wow… are we proud of Southlake’s own Katie Unkle! Her Nnon-profit business “Cakes 4 A Cause” is a featured story on the local news show! And we are proud to have Katie as a member of our Young Entrepreneurs of Southlake! We just want to give Katie and her family a “pat on the back” and say “Thank You” for all you do…

Here is the article as it appears on NBCDFW.com’s website:

Great Cakes for a Great Cause

Teenager raises bakes chocolate cake to raise money for austism research

By KRISTI NELSON

Chocolate Velvet Torte!

NBCDFW.com

A Southlake teenager is tackling autism, one chocolate velvet torte at a time.

Katie Unkle, 15, is whipping up more than just chocolate cake in her family’s Southlake kitchen. She has one specialty: her grandmother’s delicious chocolate velvet torte. And the cake is her preferred weapon against autism.

“I don’t think that people realize how frequently kids are diagnosed with autism and how many of them there are,” she said. “And they don’t get as much support as people with other disabilities do.”

She makes and sells the cakes to raise money for autism research.

Teen Bakes Cakes to Raise Money for Autism Research

Katie Unkle

Teen Bakes Cakes to Raise Money for Autism Research

“Because right now, there’s no detection or cure at all,” she said.

Katie is both the brains and the manpower behind Cakes 4 a Cause, a nonprofit she founded when she was 14. The inspiration is her older brother, 18-year-old Ben, a high school senior who was diagnosed with autism at age 6.

“She’s watched him be mistreated when she went to school with him and thought that it was really sad that such a sweet person would be mistreated by people just because they were unaware of what he was dealing with,” said their mother, Barbara Unkle.

“People make fun of him and tell him he was stupid and he was weird and really, he just couldn’t help it,” Katie said. “And I didn’t like to see people treat my brother that way when he did nothing to deserve any of it.”

Feedstore BBQ in Southlake keeps Katie’s cakes in stock.

“It’s going good,” said owner Bill Lafavers. “They’re great cakes; I’ve taken a few of them home.”

And Katie said she wants her business to grow, not just earn more, but to give more to the cause. Her mother said she’s ready to do the work, and Katie wants to send them all across the country.

And her brother, Ben, said he’s proud of her too.

“I think what she’s doing is really cool,” he said. “I’m really thankful she’s doing it.”

Last year, Katie made about 200 cakes. Since her business started, she’s donated $200 to the group Autism Speaks plans to soon donate about $1,000 to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.

On the Web: www.cakes4acause.com

First Published: Jan 28, 2010 2:56 PM CS

Great Quote to Ponder!

Sandi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:23:09 +0000

“Most people who fail in their dreams fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment!” Zig Ziglar

One of Suzi Thorne’s favorite quotes…

Our End of Year Party was a blast!

Sandi — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:20:35 +0000

Thanks to all who attended our end of year party at Main Event! We had a blast! See you all at the 1st meeting of 2010…come on out NEW members…starting out fresh! Wed., January 13th at Johnny B’s from 5-6:30!

YES! Meeting at Wells Fargo Bank & Presentation of Donation to YES! From Kiwanis!

Sandi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:39 +0000

: What a fun night!

Pictured Left to right:
Back: Danielle Boozer, Sandi Olkkola, Emmy Olkkola, Austin Meeks, Curtis Green (presenting the check), Nathan Fritz, Suzi Thorne, Brock Thorne
Front: Madison Boozer, Lily Olkkola, Katy Unkle

It was quite the learning experience for the members of YES! at the Wells Fargo Bank of Southlake on October 28th meeting. A big ~thank you~ to the folks at Wells Fargo for sharing their time, patience and knowledge with our group! Perhaps the highlight of the tour for the kids was the walk into the vault!

A very special ~thank you~ also goes out to the Southlake Kiwanis. We had the priviledge of having the President of The Southlake Kiwanis, Mr. Curtis Green, attending our meeting. A very special donation of $500. was presented by Mr. Green to the YES! organization to assist in our startup! We are truly appreciative to Mr. Green & The Southlake Kiwanis for this very generous gift! The $500 will be going to the YES! College Scholarship program!!

The First Speaker Of YES! Johnny B. Of Johnny B’s!

Sandi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:01:56 +0000

Johnny B. Tells His Story To YES! Members! Thank you so much to Johnny B...

It was a great first time for the YES! organization to have a guest speaker. Our first speaker was the one and only Johnny B of Southlake’s Johnny B’s Burgers. A very colorful story was told by Johnny B on his journey to opening his restaurant. His talk was interesting to both the members of YES! and also the adults present. Once again, the YES! members and organizers would like to thank Johnny B. Please click on Johnny B’s photo above to view his website.

Later in the meeting, Founder & Director of YES!, Suzi Thorne challenged the kids with a project. Each child created a vision poster of their “Future Ambitions”. No surprise, that we have some very ambitious kids on our hands!