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

Bonus
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
Tuesday
May 05
Circle Auction
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Bonus
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
Please join us for a casual get-together for HEMPers and their significant others to network. This month’s happy hour will take place at the gallery of our mentee, Michael Fry, located at Circle Auction – 901 Woodswether Road, Kansas City, MO 64105. You may park in the fenced lot on either side of the building until it is full, then use street parking. Circle Auction will provide the... Read More
Bonus
Mentee Class Event
2025 Mentee Class Event - Rich Wiles
Wednesday
May 06
Opal Arch
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Bonus
Mentee Class Event
2025 Mentee Class Event - Rich Wiles
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.

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$748 Million
Economic Impact on Kansas City
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30 Years
Growing Kansas City
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43%
Increased Revenue Growth
3 people
41%
Increased Employee Count