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Mission

Empowering the Entrepreneurial Spirit

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

Relationships

Success Stories

Real entrepreneurs. Real businesses. Really winning.

MENTEE Chase DeRousse
Major Painting Vice President of Sales
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Ted Murray
Colliers International Kansas City
Joined HEMP in 2001
MENTEE Babir Sultan
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Mary Lou Jacoby
warehouse1
Joined HEMP in 2000
MENTEE Tom Wilkins
Evolytics Founder, CEO
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Gary Gilson
Husch Blackwell LLP Retired Senior Partner
Joined HEMP in 2018
MENTEE Kari Simpson
Digital Marketing Inc. President/Owner
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Larry Hawks
GrowthPoint
Joined HEMP in 2018

The Latest

Events
HEMP Lunch and Learn
Know somebody who would make a great HEMP Mentee or Mentor? Invite them to a HEMP Lunch and Learn! HEMP is now accepting applications for
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Blogs
Remembering a Founding HEMP Mentor, Henry Bloch
A Kansas City legend and one of our founding Mentors has joined our HEMP Heavenly Heroes. Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block,
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HEMP by the Numbers

$748 million

Economic Impact on Kansas City

43%

Increased Revenue Growth

24 years

Growing Kansas City

41%

Increased Employee Count