Let’s make Manhattan the best place in Kansas for young professionals to emerge and develop professionally and personally.
Hype connects, engages and develops young professionals to encourage a more vibrant, diverse and desirable Manhattan.
Hype carries out its mission through five pillars. Each pillar serves as a focus area for impact, action, and programming. Each pillar is supported by a team (committee), which develops events and programming within the purview of its respective pillar.
Opening doors for university students through community and employer engagement.
Building professional and social connections through interest-based networking opportunities.
Accelerating your career through ongoing professional and personal development and education.
Highlighting the young in young professionals with engaging social and family-friendly events.
Putting new connections and education to work within the community by giving back.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentor in the Manhattan Professional Mentorship Program.
This program is co-sponsored by HYPE and Spark. HYPE is the young professional branch of the
Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce designed to connect, engage and develop young professionals
in order to encourage a more vibrant, diverse and desirable Manhattan. Spark is a nonprofit
organization that serves as a regional entrepreneurship support organization for entrepreneurs
and emerging business owners. We encourage you to fill out a brief application to help
us understand your areas of interest and availability for mentorship.
It is anticipated that mentees will have access to the mentor pool in April.
If you have questions about the program, please feel free to reach out to
Amber Wilhelm at the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce at amber@manhattan.org.
Hype is made possible by the generous business investors who believe that
our community is made better when our young professionals are engaged.
Hype is made possible by the generous business investors who believe that our community is made better when our young professionals are engaged.
In collaboration with the Young Trustees of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Hype co-hosted a Non-Profit Happy Hour on April 22 at Colbert Hills. The
“Headed off to work!” This phrase has evolved substantially over the last 12-18 months. Who knew a global pandemic would be the drive for change
March 26, 2021, the HYPE Develop pillar provided part 2 of the online financial planning courses: Tackling Debt, featuring Joshua Schump, a certified Dave Ramsey
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