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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 Gene Abramov
Depth Security CEO
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Danny O'Neill
The Roasterie, Inc.
Joined HEMP in 1997
MENTEE Tom Wilkins
Evolytics Founder, CEO
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Gary Gilson
Husch Blackwell LLP Retired Senior Partner
Joined HEMP in 2018
MENTEE Shelby Herrick
Shelby Herrick Salon owner
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Lawrence Goldstein
Retired
Joined HEMP in 2014
MENTEE Michelle Macrorie
Autism From The Start Founder, CEO
Mentee class of 2018
MENTOR Rita Cortés
Menorah Heritage Foundation
Joined HEMP in 2002

The Latest

Events
2019 Retreat
Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2019 for our Annual HEMP Retreat! The Retreat will start at 9:00 AM. Dinner and cocktails will start at 5
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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