HYPE: Hernando Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs on Community Growth, Mentorship, Collaboration

Host Derrick welcomes Dr. Danton Dye and Lauren McLendon to explain HYPE (Hernando Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs) and its relationship to the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce. They describe HYPE’s purpose of connecting young professionals and entrepreneurs with mentors, building a cycle of giving back, and strengthening the community. The guests outline HYPE’s origins, current structure, and board roles, and discuss using the “Working Genius” WIDGET framework to place people in the right seats for idea-to-execution work. They recap recent and upcoming outreach through events like Sunset on the Square and the Hernando Fourth of July celebration, highlight Sharpening the Saw programming (personal branding and wealth management sessions), and preview a collaboration with The Real Hernando to feature young professionals’ stories in a podcast interview format. Sponsored in part by Electrical Repair and Installation The Real Hernando is on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Produced by Derrick Michaud and SRP Studios Podcasting