we are hype.

Let’s make Manhattan the best place in Kansas for young professionals to emerge and develop professionally and personally.

What's hype?

Hype connects, engages and develops young professionals to encourage a more vibrant, diverse and desirable Manhattan.

Pillars of Hype

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.

Engage

Opening doors for university students through community and employer engagement.

Connect

Building professional and social connections through interest-based networking opportunities.

Develop

Accelerating your career through ongoing professional and personal development and education.

Play

Highlighting the young in young professionals with engaging social and family-friendly events.

#LoveMHK

Putting new connections and education to work within the community by giving back.

Manhattan Professional Mentor Application

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.  

Mentees will be matched with mentors on a first-come, first-served basis, contingent on availability.
Matches are being made on an ongoing basis. Mentor contact information
will not be given to mentees until mentors confirm the match.

Our Investors

Hype is made possible by the generous business investors who believe that
our community is made better when our young professionals are engaged.

Our Investors

Hype is made possible by the generous business investors who believe that our community is made better when our young professionals are engaged.

Recent News

#LoveMHK
#LoveMHK Team

April Non-Profit Happy Hour

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

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Tackling Dept
Develop
Develop Team

TACKLING DEBT

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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