Brit Haskins, owner of the new Parisian Corner, hosted the CEO class and gave them a behind-the-scenes look at a business in the very early stages. Student take-aways included collaborating with other businesses, creating a customer experience, pivoting your business model and required business permits. Students were challenged to think like an entrepreneur and pick a franchise to open in their local community. Their pitch to an investor needed to include city demographics, franchise requirements, target market and overlap between those three. Thanks to Jolene Foss, Executive Director of the Wright County Economic Development Partnership for judging students on their persuasive investor pitch.