First Job
THIS SUMMER, as I watched my 16-year-old daughter start her search for her first job, I started thinking back to my own first job as a teenager and the impact that it had on my life. So many memories flooded into my head after all these years. As I gave my daughter advice about her own job search, I thought about the life lessons I learned as a result of my first job and what I would have done differently knowing what I know now.
This trip down memory lane piqued my curiosity about the experiences other people had with their first jobs as teenagers. So I asked our advertising partners to share their memories, life lessons and advice for teens setting out to get their first jobs. The response was overwhelming. It was so exciting to hear each person’s stories and to watch the look on their faces as their own memories started to flow back about something they had not thought about for a very long time. I enjoyed these conversations so much that I wanted to share them with you.
BRADEN DIMICK
TK Business Magazine | Managing Partner
CHRIS MARTIN
COO/Partner | Logan Business Machines
DAWNA MCCABE
President/CEO | Century Business Technologies
DARIN LOEWEN
Dentist | Gage Dental
DAVID SOLLARS
Dean/Professor | Washburn University | School of Business
SHERI KENDALL
Secretary/Treasurer | Kendall Construction, Inc.
MATT APPELHANZ
President | Appelhanz Roofing, Inc.
RICK KENDALL
President | Kendall Construction, Inc.
RON SMELTZER
President/CEO | Envista
ALAN COBB
President/CEO | Kansas Chamber
KRISTINA DIETRICK
President | HR Partners
MIKE CONLIN
Pharmacy Owner | Jayhawk Pharmacy and Patient Supply
KURT KUTA
President/CEO | Corefirst Bank & Trust
TOM ENSTROM
Owner/President | Eagle Auto Wash & Detailing Salon
EUGENE WILLIAMS
Executive Director/General Manager | KTWU-TV
MARTHA BARLETT PILAND
President + CEO | MB Piland Advertising + Marketing
BROOKS PETTIT
President | Vaerus Aviation, Inc.
KURT GUTH
Officer | American Tax Service, Inc.
JEREMY GRABER
Lawyer/Partner-in-Charge — Topeka Office | Foulston Siefkin LLP
CLINT PATTY
Managing Partner | Clayton Wealth Partners
DR. KEVIN DISHMAN
Chief Medical Officer | Stormont Vail Health
