Author Archives: Peaches Avre

From shy teenager to successful business professional, Khadra Sharif’s journey is nothing short of inspiring.  Khadra currently serves as Target’s Executive Team Leader for the Service & Engagement and Fulfillment departments where she leads with confidence and conviction – qualities she attributes to her experience at BestPrep’s summer camp, Minnesota Business Venture (MBV).  Khadra first attended MBV in 2017 as a Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High School student. In the begining, she was nervous about spending time with other students because it was her first camp experience. She was also afraid to speak English since it wasn’t her native language. Despite those initial fears, MBV became a turning point […]

[Pictured from left to right: Tim Mercil, Caleb Potratz, and Lizzy Nyoike.]  BestPrep’s Minnesota Business Venture (MBV) program is a week-long summer camp that helps high school students explore careers, build leadership skills, and gain real world business experience through hands-on learning.  This year is unlike most. Not only is MBV celebrating its 45th anniversary, but we have three former students as Resident […]

BestPrep’s Minnesota Business Venture (MBV) program is a week-long summer camp that helps high school students explore careers, build leadership skills, and gain real world business experience through hands-on learning.  In the program’s 45-year history, MBV has made an impact on thousands of students, including one of this year’s returning student leaders, Heder Jang! She is a recent […]