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58% of employers say recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce.

From Intelligent: "Nearly 4 in 10 employers avoid hiring recent college grads in favor of older workers"

You're a special teacher who cares. Give your students the edge!


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Educators in Ohio and Northwest Arkansas (Benton, Washington Counties)! There may be funds available so you can receive up to 30 FREE copies each of SMILE: Sell More with Amazing Customer Service on the YIPPEE Exchange. We are honored that our award-winning career and soft skills supplemental book has been selected by YIPPEE. 


No charge to you if funding is available. Special thanks to the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, Young Entrepreneur Institute and the Walton Family Foundation.

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A Lack of Social and Career Skills is a Barrier to Success
Read Smile & Succeed for Teens in 60-MINUTES or LESS! 
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You want the best for your teen. Transform your teen TODAY with Smile & Succeed for Teens.

Buy Smile & Succeed for Teens social and career skills book

GIVE YOUR STUDENTS THE EDGE

If you want your teen to stand out and succeed in the workplace, or you're an educator seeking structure for Social and Emotional Learning, Smile & Succeed for Teens is a quick, easy-to-read, actionable guidebook by award-winning author Kirt Manecke.



Here's What You Get With the Smile & Succeed for Teens Book and Online Course

  • Quick and easy. Perfect for short attention spans
  • Insight into skills and strategies that lead to measurable outcomes
  • An age-appropriate text that captures the attention of teens
  • Tips to help young readers reflect on their social and emotional growth
  • A tool to support career advising and transition planning
  • Themes that promote a growth mindset and resilience
  • A framework that supports all five social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies:
  • Social awareness, self-awareness, self-advocacy, decision-making, relationship skills, self-management
  • Specific skills and objectives to aid in the construction of functional goals for IEPs (individualized educational program)
  • Engagement ideas that will improve school culture and cultivate more autonomous teens

Social Skills are the TOP Factor in Getting a Job, According to Harvard University


Helping teens (or pre-teens or college age students) learn and providing them with a greater potential to thrive in their careers and beyond. Above all, you don’t have to teach them by yourself.


Incorporate Smile & Succeed for Teens into your school or classroom


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SMILE & SUCCEED FOR TEENS: MUST-KNOW PEOPLE SKILLS FOR TODAY’S WIRED WORLD

Winner: Teachers’ Choice Award, Mom’s Choice Gold Award. Social skills for teens and young adults made quick and easy. Career skills for teen success. Includes customer service, sales, volunteering and fundraising skills. Just $14.95

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SMILE: SELL MORE WITH AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Let Smile be Your Trainer! Winner of 8 awards. Improve customer service and sales in just 60-minutes. Just $15.99

11-20 Books: 20% discount: $12.79 each, plus 2 FREE books.
21-49 Books: 35% discount: $10.39 each.
50-200 Books: 50% discount: $7.99 each.
201-1,000 Books: 62% discount: $5.99 each.

*FREE SHIPPING WHEN YOU PURCHASE 11 OR MORE BOOKS (to one location in lower 48 states In USA, non-returnable).

What Teachers Are Saying...

"As an educator and former school administrator, I would love to see Smile & Succeed for Teens as a required book of study for every teen in the United States and beyond. This book is as real as it gets to prepare teens for life and career. This book is a powerhouse for teens!”

- DEE ANN STRICKLETT

Nominated for Ohio Teacher of the Year, Former Principal and District Curriculum Director, Educational and Leadership Consultant, and School Improvement Specialist, Adams County, OH

"After our 8th-grade graduation, the principal came up to me and admitted that she had never seen a group of students who knew how to shake hands so properly and look her in the eye. I smiled to myself and knew that this book had worked!”

- ALICIA QUINTANA

6-8th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Flat Rock, MI

“Our staff love the books in our Young Adult programs. Thanks again!”

- DR. JENNIFER SCOTT-BURTON

Executive Director , Special Education, Washtenaw ISD, MI

“Your book is all the rage in our ISD! It’s a GREAT book for teens! Teachers are telling me that they’ve never seen anything like it and that it has all the great information that we assume teens know but they don’t. Teachers love that it is short and to the point.”

- TAMMY HANSFORD

ME, Teacher Consultant, Washtenaw ISD, MI

“We just started with the book and the students are already remembering to smile more and give more eye contact!!!!"

- KEVIN HUSS

MBA, Instructor, Great Oaks Project SEARCH, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio

“What a wonderful read! It is ideal for teens yet tweens and adults can read it and benefit immensely from it too! Easy, practical lessons and tips are sure to catapult your teen into successful work and life relationships! Worth every penny! Buy two & give one to your niece or nephew too!"

- JOEL KATTE

School Principal, Father of Two Teenagers, Lexington, KY

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Smile & Succeed for Teens has an Online Course


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MEET THE AUTHOR


Kirt Manecke

Kirt understands what you want most for the teens in your life is for them to succeed. As an Amazon best-selling and award-winning author, and a sales, customer service and fundraising expert, Kirt knows what it takes to get there.


Kirt spent nine months meeting with teenagers to discuss the social skills and career skills they were missing. His books have won 11 awards, including the coveted Teachers’ Choice Award, and Mom’s Choice Gold Award. 

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His practical tips and techniques will put your teen on a path toward success.

What people are saying?

Temple Grandin

Smile and Succeed for Teens is a FANTASTIC resource to help teens be successful at work.

- TEMPLE GRANDIN

One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Leading Autism Advocate.
Author, Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain

Carol Christen

Writing a book for teens, one they will actually read and use, isn’t easy, although Mr. Manecke makes it appear effortless. 

- CAROL CHRISTEN

Author, What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens

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