"The Governor's job is a CEO job." -Philip Sarnecki

"Failures, if we appraoch them correctly, are our greatest teachers." -Philip Sarnecki

Philip learned his work ethic as a young person. When you don't grow up with a lot, and you do grow up with love, you are taught the valuable lesson of how to work.

Phillip Sarnecki has led throughout his life. A resilient work ethic is the strong foundation from which all human beings can launch.

He's running for governor as an outsider. What that means is, he hasn't spent his career making promises to other people with money that comes from Kansas taxpayers. An entrepreneur, a CEO is uniquely capable of running a 25+ billion dollar budget because they have become successful through accountability.

Those in government do not have accountability because they are spending someone else's money.

Philip is running for Governor to give more opportunity to Kansans.

Changing became less scary than staying the same. - Ben Hutton

Ascending to leadership as the second generation of a successful family-founded company is no small feat. Very few thriving, closely held family businesses survive the transition to the next generation—let alone continue on a strong growth trajectory. Ben Hutton did exactly that. He stepped into the role of CEO at Hutton Construction.

To the outside world, it looked like a picture-perfect success story. Internally, Ben was quietly suffering. One night at 3 a.m., he sent his father a raw, honest email laying out all the challenges and internal turmoil he was facing. That single message changed the trajectory of the company.

Ben refused to simply follow the status quo. Instead, he authentically articulated what needed to change so he could lead in a way that played to his unique strengths and abilities. It was difficult. There was doubt. There was friction. But that honesty and courage set the stage for the transformational journey that turned Hutton Construction into The Hutton Companies—the organization Ben proudly leads today.

This is his account of how they became the Hutton companies.

Why not work so hard to see where this takes you? -Noel Torres

Noel has championship pedigree. His trophy case is full of the belts, medals and championships to prove it.

What makes him a champion at life is how he approaches it every day— with discipline.

He has a squad of young athletes that are excelling at the highest level of wrestling on a national stage. The only way you can achieve that is to apply that discipline every day. The focus is exceptional.

It's one thing to individually succeed, it is another standard to coach and train others to do it and to win at it.