Students in the Sangamon Valley CEO program are completing the task of starting their businesses as they look to finish the year strong. 

Monday morning on the WHOW Morning Show, the four students discussed the program and the impact it has had on them. Ethan Robson says his graphic design business is something he's done since he was in grade school.

Jackson Trent is starting a media marketing business with a close friend. Trent indicates this was something he's at Monticello High School and thought they could help small businesses with their services.

Rosa Baker is starting a fudge-making business and is finding fudge can be somewhat of a holiday treat however is learning how to make it a year-round treat. 

Abby Lambert is embarking on a business of homemade bracelets and keychains. She is appreciative of the people around her supporting her business and helping her with promotion.

Lambert, a senior from Warrensburg-Latham High School, explains the CEO program has helped her grow and better connect with people. She called herself antisocial before she joined the program.

Baker, a senior at Monticello High School, says she was not a fan of group work and preferred to work alone but has grown to enjoy the group work the CEO program requires.

Trent has learned to take a more hands-on approach and has grown out of letting others tell him what needs to be done.

Robson, a senior at Monticello High School, says CEO has exceeded his expectations and feels he has learned a lot about networking that will help him in his future endeavors.

The Sangamon Valley CEO students will host a trade show Thursday, May 12 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Kirby Medical Center's community room. You can come out and learn more about these students and the businesses they are starting.