More than 175 entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals, and community supporters attended an event Tuesday evening at The Arches hosted by Crown Hopkins Young Entrepreneurs (CHYE) to mark the organization's work over more than fourteen years. The gathering, titled CHYE Founder Circle 2026: The Mentorship Effect, celebrated Founder Circle members whose support has provided mentorship, education, networking, and business guidance to hundreds of entrepreneurs in the community.
The evening's keynote was delivered by Henry Stimler, Executive Managing Director at Newmark, who spoke on "The Power of Believing." Stimler drew from his business experience to discuss how resilience, trust, and perseverance through challenges shaped his career and created opportunities.
Attendees then participated in CHYE's inaugural Executive Speed Mentoring Experience, meeting one-on-one with business leaders including Chaim Piekarski, Yossi Simpson, Avraham Lokshin, Danny Branover, and Brian Marks. The event concluded with a networking reception featuring food and beverages.
"Founder Circle is about much more than supporting an organization," Said Rabbi Yehoshua Werde, Founder and Director of CHYE. "It is about building a culture where successful entrepreneurs invest in the next generation by sharing their experience, opening doors, and helping others succeed. Seeing 175 members of our community come together to celebrate that vision was both inspiring and a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish when entrepreneurs help entrepreneurs."
CHYE has provided entrepreneurs with mentorship, career guidance, educational programming, and networking for more than fourteen years. The organization focuses on strengthening both businesses and community through investment in people.