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Frank Argenbright: Growing Businesses Organically and Sustaining 20% Revenue Growth for 30 Years
by Terry College of Business 62 views
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Frank Argenbright, Founder and CEO, SecurAmerica
Topic: Growing Businesses Organically and Sustaining 20% Revenue Growth for 30 Years
Terry Third Thursday - August 2013
In 1979 Frank A. Argenbright Jr. invested $500 to start Argenbright Security Inc. He grew the failing business into a multinational $1.3 billion company that provides a wide range of outsourced business solutions to Fortune 500 companies before selling it. Now, as CEO and founder of SecurAmerica, Argenbright oversees one of the fastest-growing security companies in the nation.
Raised in Madison, FL, Argenbright earned a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Florida State University. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves, rising to the rank of captain. In 1991, he graduated from the Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School.
Argenbright was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 1989 and 1990, and an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner in 1997. He currently serves on numerous civic boards and lends his expertise to many industry organizations, including the Children's Hormone Foundation and the Young President's Organization. He has been married for 33 years and has two children. -
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Virginia Hepner: Intersection of Arts & Business: Why Does it Matter?
by Terry College of Business 114 views
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Virginia Hepner, President & CEO, The Woodruff Arts Center
Topic: Intersection of Arts & Business: Why Does it Matter?
Terry Third Thursday - July 2013
Virginia A. Hepner became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodruff Arts Center on July 1, 2012. A former corporate banker with Wachovia, she had a 25-year career with the firm including leadership roles as executive vice president and head of US Corporate Finance, and manager of the Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Trading Group. Subsequently she has served in interim director positions for a variety of non-profit organizations including The Atlanta Ballet, Brand Atlanta, Inc., and Young Audiences at the Woodruff Arts Center. She has been a business consultant and is a partner in a private real estate investment entity. Virginia is a Director of State Bank & Trust Company and State Bank Financial Corporation.
Virginia has been active in community service for many years, and currently serves on the boards of The Paideia School and Endowment Boards, and the Penn Institute for Urban Research. Formerly on the board of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, she continues to serve on the Investment Committee. She is a member of the Service Advisory Board for Mayor Kasim Reed, The Emory University Board of Visitors, and the International Women's Forum. Hepner has been honored to receive the City of Atlanta Phoenix Award, Image Film Festival Community Award, Lexus Leader of the Arts, Atlanta YWCA Woman of Achievement, Business to Business Leader Award, and the Outstanding Partner Award from The Home Depot.
Virginia has a BS in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attended the JL Kellogg School of Northwestern University for an MBA. She held NASD Securities licenses Series 7, 24 and 63. She is as graduate of Leadership Atlanta, the Georgia Regional Leadership Institute, and the MAACC Arts Leadership Program. Virginia, her husband and their two children reside in Atlanta in Dekalb County. -
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David Peterson: "Musings of a Management Consultant"
by Terry College of Business 126 views
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David Peterson, Founder and former CEO, The North Highland Company
Topic: "Musings of a Management Consultant"
Terry Third Thursday - June 2013
June 20, 2013
Dave is one of the founders and a former CEO of The North Highland Company. Prior to stepping down as Company CEO in 2005, he led North Highland for 13 years during a period of rapid growth and US office expansion. Dave has nearly 40 years of business experience primarily in supply chain strategy and operations. He previously held management positions with Ernst & Young, Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Arthur Andersen & Co.
He serves on a number of boards of directors including the public company Delta Apparel (DLA). He currently chairs the Board of Trustees for non-profit Literacy Action, Inc., and is active on other education and arts and culture boards.
Dave holds a B.S. in Economics and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Florida. He is a frequent speaker on improving customer service across industry value chains. -
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Jones Hooks: "Jekyll Island -- an Enterprising Model for State Property Operations"
by Terry College of Business 144 views
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Jones Hooks, Executive Director, Jekyll Island Authority
Topic: "Jekyll Island -- an Enterprising Model for State Property Operations"
Terry Third Thursday - April 2013
C. Jones Hooks has more than 30 years of experience in managing multifaceted organizations. His background includes working extensively in the public and private sectors, on local, state, national and international levels.
Since June 2008, Hooks has served as Executive Director of the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA). The Authority is responsible for the stewardship of Jekyll Island, a barrier island off Georgia's coast. The JIA is also responsible for providing services, programs and amenities that maximize benefits to island visitors and residents. -
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Michael Adams: "Lesson's from the Top of the (Academic) Hill"
by Terry College of Business 102 views
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Michael Adams, President, University of Georgia
Topic: "Lesson's from the Top of the (Academic) Hill: Higher Education Leadership in Challenging Times"
Terry Third Thursday - May 2013
Dr. Michael F. Adams was named the 21st president of the University of Georgia on June 11, 1997. He immediately focused on securing UGA's future as one of America's premier public research universities. Under Dr. Adams' leadership, student quality has risen steadily and the University of Georgia has been recognized as one of the nation's top 20 public research universities for eight out of the past 10 years by U.S. News & World Report.
Now in his 16th year as President of the University of Georgia, Dr. Michael F. Adams is one of America's longest serving and best known university presidents. A widely respected figure in higher education, he has been elected by his peers to lead a number of national organizations including the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the American Council on Education and the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Executive Committee. -
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Pat Pittard: "People: The Final Frontier"
by Terry College of Business 142 views
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Pat Pittard, Founder, PatrickPittard Advisors
Former Chair & CEO, Heidrick and Struggles
Topic: "People: The Final Frontier"
Terry Third Thursday - March 2013
Patrick S. "Pat" Pittard is the principal of PatrickPittard Advisors, a "C" level human capital firm. He is the retired CEO and Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., (HSII) the world's premier provider of executive-level search and leadership consulting services.
Pat specializes in senior level searches such as CEO and Corporate Directors; he has placed more than 200 executives in leadership positions.
March 21, 2013 -
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Alex Gregory: "YKK: Zippers and More... Adapting Through Innovation"
by Terry College of Business 652 views
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Alex Gregory, President and CEO, YKK Corporation
Topic: "YKK: Zippers and More... Adapting Through Innovation"
Terry Third Thursday - February 2013
Alex Gregory began his career with YKK America Group in 1973 when he joined YKK Industries—now YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. (YKK USA)—as one of its first American employees. At the Company's then-new Macon manufacturing operation, he held positions of increasing responsibilities—first as manager of the weaving department, then as assistant vice president of manufacturing, and later as vice president and senior vice president of manufacturing. -
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A.D. Frazier: "State Government's Role in Economic Development — The Elephant in the Room"
by Terry College of Business 226 views
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A.D. Frazier, President, Georgia Oak Partners
Topic: "State Government's Role in Economic Development — The Elephant in the Room"
Terry Third Thursday - January 17, 2013
A.D. Frazier
Mr. Frazier serves as the President of Georgia Oak Partners, spearheading the firm's external communications as well as leading organizational diligence on prospective investments. Mr. Frazier has spent his entire 35-year professional career as an executive manager in the for-profit, not-for-profit and government sectors of the U.S. economy. His career has included extensive involvement with corporate and consumer lending, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, strategic planning, corporate governance, human resource management, and marketing.
Mr. Frazier's executive leadership roles have included serving as the Chief Operating Officer and second in command of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG), President and Chief Executive Officer of INVESCO, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Danka Business Systems, Chairman of the Board of Gold Kist, Inc., President and Chief Operating Officer of Caremark Rx, Inc, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Stock Exchange. -
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Mike Wien: "What is your Specific Edge? Leveraging Your Competitive Advantage"
by Terry College of Business 215 views
Mike Wien
Founder, Specific Edge Institute, LLC
Topic: "What is your Specific Edge? The Secrets to Leveraging Your Competitive Advantage in Today's Environment"
November 15, 2012
Mike Wien is enjoying an encore career as is a professional speaker after spending over 30 years in marketing leadership roles with Frito-Lay, Pepsi, CitiBank, Omni Hotels and Deloitte. He combines his rich marketing experiences with recent lessons learned as a world ranked Ironman triahtlete to deliver programs that are filled with content about marketing and business development while being both motivational and entertaining.
Mike started his career in marketing at Frito-Lay after earning a bachelors degree from Colorado State University and an MBA for the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. He was promoted to director of brand management for the Pepsi-Cola bottling group and left to become director of marketing and sales for Omni Hotels Worldwide. He moved to CitiBank as group director of marketing and product development before joining Deloitte as the managing director of Industry Marketing for the US firm. -
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Margaret DeFrancisco — The Lottery: Big Business, Big Fun!
by Terry College of Business 211 views
Margaret DeFrancisco, President/CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation
Terry Third Thursday - May 17, 2012
Margaret Requa DeFrancisco was selected in December 2003 as the President/CEO of the Georgia Lottery Corporation following ten years in public service in state and county government in New York which included heading the New York Lottery, the largest in North America. Since coming to Georgia, her focus has been on growing the sales of a very successful lottery, whose profits have supported the HOPE Scholarship and Pre-Kindergarten programs, directly impacting over 2.5 million students in Georgia. -
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Michael Eskew, Former Chairman & CEO of UPS
by Terry College of Business 418 views
Topic: "Things I've Learned, Relearned, and am Still Learning"
Terry Third Thursday - April 19, 2012
Michael L. Eskew is the former chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service from 2002--2007. Mike remains on the board of UPS, and he is also a director of Eli Lilly and Company, 3M Corporation, IBM Corporation and chairs the board of trustees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Mike began his UPS career in 1972 as an industrial engineering manager in Indiana. He was named corporate vice president for industrial engineering in 1994, group vice president for engineering in 1996, executive vice president in 1999, and vice chairman in 2000.
A native of Vincennes, Indiana, Mike graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering.
Mike and his wife, Molly, live in the Brookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta and split time between Atlanta and Chicago. Mike is an avid reader and golfer and father of four grown children -
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Sherwood Dodge - Private Equity: Bringing Good Things to Life
by Terry College of Business 356 views
Sherwood Dodge, President & CEO, GE Equity
Terry Third Thursday - March 15, 2012
Sherwood Dodge is the business leader of GE Capital Americas, Equity. GE Equity has been an active mid market minority investor for 15 years and leverages GE's deal flow, industry expertise, operating talent and global reach. Dodge also heads the team that is responsible for acquiring and divesting businesses and portfolios for GE Capital Americas. -
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Paul Schempp - "The Three Keys of Expertise"
by Terry College of Business 518 views
Paul Schempp, President, Performance Matters, Inc.
Terry Third Thursday - February 16, 2012
Paul G. Schempp is an expert on expertise. Named the 2004 Distinguished Scholar by the International Center for Performance Excellence at West Virginia University, he has dedicated his professional life to understanding what it takes to be an expert performer. As a research professor and the Director of the Sport Instruction Research Laboratory at the University of Georgia, he has spent over a decade conducting award winning research into the characteristics and development of expertise.
Schempp has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of research, teaching and professional development. Individuals and organizations in business, education and sport have elevated their expertise and achieved exceptional performance by working with Schempp. -
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James Rubright - "Differentiated Strategy, Differentiated Results"
by Terry College of Business 1,211 views
James Rubright
Chairman and CEO, RockTenn
Topic: "Differentiated Strategy, Differentiated Results"
October 20, 2011
James A. Rubright is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RockTenn (NYSE:RKT), one of North America's leading manufacturers of paperboard, containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging. After the first ten years of Rubright's leadership, RockTenn underwent a transformation that made it the most profitable company in the industry measured by return on sales. In 2011, RockTenn acquired Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, the second largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging in North America. The acquisition tripled RockTenn's size to approximately $10 billion in revenues and 26,000 employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Argentina. Before joining RockTenn as CEO in 1999, he served as Executive Vice President of Sonat, Inc., a diversified energy company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. At Sonat, Rubright was the head of Sonat's interstate natural gas pipeline and energy marketing businesses. Prior to 1994, he was a partner in the law firm of King & Spalding. -
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Doug Griffin - "Helping feed a growing world population"
by Terry College of Business 266 views
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Doug Griffin, Vice President - Global Marketing and Brand Management, AGCO
Terry Third Thursday - September 15, 2011
Doug Griffin has been with AGCO Corporation for nine years and presently serves as Vice President, Global Marketing and Brand Management. Doug is responsible for developing global branding strategies and marketing initiatives for AGCO four global brands. In Doug's career at AGCO, he has also served as Vice President Marketing, North America, and Director of Sales and Marketing, North America, Challenger Division. Doug began his professional career working for several years with Caterpillar Inc in various sales and marketing assignments. -
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Boland Jones - "Lessons in Entrepreneurial Leadership"
by Terry College of Business 1,891 views
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Boland Jones, Founder, Chairman and CEO, PGi
Terry Third Thursday - August 18, 2011
In the mid 1980s, Boland Jones started his first company, American Network Exchange (AMNEX), which provided the first alternatives to the AT&T operator service. Jones foresaw the promising future of business communications applications and founded Premiere Global Services (PGi) in 1991. After 28 years in business, PGi now serves 90% of the Fortune 500. With customers around the globe in nearly every industry, PGi has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of America's 200 Best Small Companies and received the Growth Excellence of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan in 2008. PGi has been included in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing Solutions and was recognized in 2009 by the Product Development & Management Association as an Outstanding Corporate Innovator of the Year. -
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Dink NeSmith - "Let's make Georgia a dominant global brand"
by Terry College of Business 183 views
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Dink NeSmith, President, Community Newspapers, Inc.
Terry Third Thursday - July 21, 2011
In 1958, Dink NeSmith was 10 years old and already active in the newspaper business. When the 3 o'clock bell rang at Orange Street Elementary School, he would jump on his bike and race seven blocks to the back door of The Jesup Sentinel. There he would buy a stack of the weekly newspapers for a nickel each. Pedaling as fast as he could, he rushed to meet the shift change at the Sea Island Shirt Factory. As the ladies left work, he turned his nickels into dimes before the ink dried on the latest edition of the local news. -
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Greg McGarity - "Facing the Same Challenges, We're All in the Game to Win"
by Terry College of Business 303 views
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Greg McGarity, Director of Athletics, The University of Georgia
Terry Third Thursday - June 16, 2011
Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida.
At UF, he most recently served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was involved in the planning and supervision of several construction projects, including the expansion of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the William Heavener Football Complex. -
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Bill Douglas - "Sometimes Smaller is Better: Coca-Cola Enterprises in 2011"
by Terry College of Business 539 views
Skip to speaker: 3:47
Bill Douglas, Executive Vice President and CFO, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Topic: "Sometimes Smaller is Better: Coca-Cola Enterprises in 2011"
May 19, 2011 - Terry Third Thursday
A 25-year veteran of the Coca-Cola system with extensive international experience, Bill Douglas joined Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in July 2004 when he was appointed vice president, controller and principal accounting officer. Douglas was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer in May of 2005 and executive vice president and chief financial officer in May of 2008. Bill and his team were integral in the successful sale of CCE's North American business to The Coca-Cola Company and the purchase of TCCC's Norwegian and Swedish bottling operations in October 2010. -
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Gary Stokan - "Atlanta: College Football Capital of the World"
by Terry College of Business 417 views
Skip to speaker: 7:38
Speaker introduction: 5:23
Gary Stokan
President and CEO, Chick-fil-A Bowl
President and CEO, Atlanta Hall Management, Inc.
Topic: "Atlanta: College Football Capital of the World"
April 21, 2011 - Terry Third Thursday
Gary P. Stokan is President and CEO of the Chick‑fil‑A Bowl and serves in the same capacity for Atlanta Hall Management, Inc. -- the organization created to build and manage the new College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He is past president of the Atlanta Sports Council where he served for 12 years, concurrently with his role with the Chick‑fil‑A Bowl. -
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John Crowley - "Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope & Joy"
by Terry College of Business 1,169 views
Skip to speaker: 11:20
Speaker introduction: 5:30
John Crowley, President and CEO, Amicus
Topic: "Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope & Joy"
February 17, 2011 - Terry Third Thursday
John Crowley's career as a biotech entrepreneur stems from the 1998 diagnosis of two of his children with Pompe disease — a fatal neuromuscular disorder. In 2006, Geeta Anand of The Wall Street Journal chronicled Crowley's story in The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million — and Bucked the Medical Establishment — in a Quest to Save His Children. The book inspired the 2010 motion picture "Extraordinary Measures," starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. In 1999, Crowley became the founding president of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, which was developing a novel treatment for Pompe disease. Today, he is president and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics Inc. -
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Dikembe Mutombo - "Make a Life, Make a Living, Make a Difference"
by Terry College of Business 5,870 views
Skip to speaker: 4:24
Dikembe Mutombo, Professional basketball player (retired), Houston Rockets
Topic: "Make a Life, Make a Living, Make a Difference"
January 20, 2011 - Terry Third Thursday
Born in the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo is the seventh of ten children born to Samuel and the late Biamba Marie Mutombo. He arrived in the United States in 1987 on an academic scholarship to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Mutombo is a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and ranks 1st in NBA rebounds per game. -
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Steve Green - "The Georgia Ports Authority - Preparing for Tomorrow's Demands Today"
by Terry College of Business 344 views
Skip to speaker: 7:12
Speaker introduction: 4:59
Steve Green, BBA 1971
Chairman, Georgia Ports Authority
Topic: "The Georgia Ports Authority - Preparing for Tomorrow's Demands Today"
Terry Third Thursday
November 18, 2010
Steve Green is a native of Savannah, Ga., where he attended Benedictine Military School and graduated from the University of Georgia. He began his professional career in his family's distribution business, Green Distributors, the exclusive franchisee for Frito-Lay products in Southeast Georgia. He was president of the company for 10 years, in which time its size tripled. In 1980, it was purchased by Frito-Lay, Inc. Following the sale, he joined Frito-Lay as vice president in charge of trade development for the Southeastern United States. In 1982, he left the private sector and moved to Washington, D.C., to become Special Assistant to Congressman Lindsay Thomas. -
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"Know and Grow - How Getting to Know Your Current Customers Can Transform Your Business"
by Terry College of Business 306 views
Mike Anderson, Vice President, dunnhumby USA LLC
Steve Goodroe, Retired Vice President, Global Customer Marketing, Procter & Gamble
Terry Third Thursday
October 21, 2010 -
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Gina Coleman Drosos - "Leveraging Change to Accelerate Growth"
by Terry College of Business 372 views
Gina Coleman Drosos, BBA 1985
President, Global Personal Beauty
Procter & Gamble
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September 16, 2010 -
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Kenneth Stewart - "Where We've Been, Where We're Going"
by Terry College of Business 176 views
Kenneth C. Stewart, Former Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Terry Third Thursday
August 19, 2010 -
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Mark Rosenberg - "Real Collaboration: The Secrets"
by Terry College of Business 658 views
Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO, The Task Force for Global Health
Terry Third Thursday
July 15, 2010 -
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James Shepherd - "Restoring Hope, Rebuilding Lives"
by Terry College of Business 472 views
James Shepherd, Chairman and Co-Founder, Shepherd Center, Inc.
Terry Third Thursday
June 17, 2010 -
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Michael F. Adams - "UGA Budget Briefing"
by Terry College of Business 191 views
Michael F. Adams, President, University of Georgia
Terry Third Thursday
May 20, 2010 -
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Mark Fox - "Building Georgia Basketball"
by Terry College of Business 2,028 views
Mark Fox, Head Coach, Georgia Men's Basketball
Terry Third Thursday
April 15, 2010
Topic: "Building Georgia Basketball" -
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Joel Babbit - "Putting on Blinders: Why Successful Entrepreneurs Ignore Reason"
by Terry College of Business 898 views
Joel Babbit
CEO and Co-Founder
Mother Nature Network
Topic: "Putting on Blinders: There are always a million reasons not to start a new business and why successful entrepreneurs ignore all of them" -
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Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. - "Managing Through Tough Times"
by Terry College of Business 932 views
Kessel D. Stelling, Jr., BBA 1978
President and CEO, Bank of North Georgia
Regional CEO, Atlanta Market, Synovus -
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Leo Wells - "Why I Love This Recession"
by Terry College of Business 956 views
Leo Wells, BBA 1967
Founder and President, Wells Real Estate Funds -
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Howard McLure - "Maximizing the Value of your Company's Drug Spending"
by Terry College of Business 328 views
Howard McLure, BBA 1979
President, CVS Caremark Pharmacy Services
Topic: "Maximizing the Value of your Company's Drug Spending"
November 19, 2009 -
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Tim Chapman - "An Entrepreneur's Spirit: Don't Always Listen to What 'They' Say"
by Terry College of Business 768 views
Tim Chapman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stadion Money Management
Topic: "An Entrepreneur's Spirit: Don't Always Listen to What 'They' Say"
October 15, 2009 -
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David Ratcliffe - "Powering America's Future"
by Terry College of Business 161 views
David Ratcliffe
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Southern Company
Topic: "Powering America's Future"
September 17, 2009 -
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R. Timothy Stack - "Taking Our National Temperature: Politics and Healthcare in 2009"
by Terry College of Business 715 views
R. Timothy Stack
President and CEO, Piedmont Healthcare
Topic: "Taking Our National Temperature: Politics and Healthcare in 2009"
August 20, 2009 -
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Eric Zeier - "Lessons from the Field"
by Terry College of Business 997 views
Eric Zeier
Former UGA All-American Quarterback
Color Analyst on the Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network
Topic: "Lessons from the Field"
July 16, 2009 -
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Robin Loudermilk, Jr. - "The Family Business as a Community Partner"
by Terry College of Business 666 views
Robin Loudermilk, Jr.
President and CEO, Aaron Rents, Inc.
Topic: "The Family Business as a Community Partner"
June 18, 2009 -
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Bonney Shuman - "Work/Life Balance. . . or is it Work/Life Juggle?"
by Terry College of Business 380 views
Bonney Shuman, BBA 1980
CEO, Stratix Corporation
Topic: "Work/Life Balance. . . or is it Work/Life Juggle?"
May 21, 2009 -
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Jeff Genthner - "The Economy's Impact on Sports Television"
by Terry College of Business 761 views
Jeff Genthner
Senior Vice President, General Manager, FOX Sports South and SportSouth
Topic: "The Economy's Impact on Sports Television"
April 16, 2009 -
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Lisa M. Borders - "Progress and Possibilities in Atlanta"
by Terry College of Business 303 views
Lisa M. Borders
President, Atlanta City Council
Topic: "Progress and Possibilities in Atlanta"
November 16, 2006 -
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Bertis Downs - "What's a musician to do? An old"
by Terry College of Business 1,186 views
Bertis Downs, JD 1981
General Counsel, R.E.M.
Professor of Adjunct Law, University of Georgia
Topic: "What's a musician to do? An old warhorse's guide to navigating turbulent times in the music industry"
October 19, 2006 -
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J. Thomas Glenn - "Ace: Designing a 'helpful' business model"
by Terry College of Business 290 views
J. Thomas Glenn
Chairman of the Board, Ace Hardware Corporation
Topic: "Ace: Designing a 'helpful' business model"
September 21, 2006 -
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Allison Karl O'Kelly - "The Changing American Workforce and the Mom Corps Solution"
by Terry College of Business 387 views
Allison Karl O'Kelly
CEO, Mom Corps
Topic: "The Changing American Workforce and the Mom Corps Solution"
August 17, 2006 -
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Clean Air Campaign Panel - "Productivity, Money, Smog: The Real"
by Terry College of Business 106 views
Clean Air Campaign Panel
with moderator Ellen Macht, Executive Director, Clean Air Campaign
Topic: "Productivity, Money, Smog: The Real Cost of Congestion"
July 20, 2006 -
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A.J. Robinson - "It's All About Downtown"
by Terry College of Business 439 views
A.J. Robinson
President, Central Atlanta Progress
Topic: "It's All About Downtown"
June 15, 2006 -
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Horace Newscomb - "And a Peabody Award"
by Terry College of Business 140 views
Horace Newscomb
Director, Peabody Awards
Professor of Telecommunications, University of Georgia
Topic: "And a Peabody Award goes to...' An insider's look at the most prestigious prize in electronic media"
May 18, 2006 -
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David P. Stockert - "The State of Real Estate"
by Terry College of Business 286 views
David P. Stockert
President and CEO, Post Properties, Inc.
Topic: "The State of Real Estate"
April 20, 2006 -
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Walter W. Driver, Jr. - "Leading the USGA"
by Terry College of Business 497 views
Walter W. Driver, Jr.
President, United States Golf Association
Retired Chairman, King and Spalding
Topic: "Leading the USGA"
March 16, 2006 -
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Thomas W. Crawford - "Building Successful Business Environments"
by Terry College of Business 489 views
Thomas W. Crawford
President and CEO, Crawford and Company
Topic: "Building Successful Business Environments"
February 16, 2006 -
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Thomas Bell - "The Growth of Atlanta"
by Terry College of Business 321 views
Thomas Bell
President and CEO, Cousins Properties, Inc.
Topic: "The Growth of Atlanta"
January 19, 2006 -
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Jim Lientz - "Our Changing State Government: Results for Georgia's Citizens"
by Terry College of Business 136 views
Jim Lientz
COO, State of Georgia
Topic: "Our Changing State Government: Results for Georgia's Citizens"
November 15, 2007 -
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Robert T. Sumichrast - "Building Terry: Reputation, Rankings and What's Really Relevant"
by Terry College of Business 237 views
Robert T. Sumichrast
Dean, Terry College of Business
Topic: "Building Terry: Reputation, Rankings and What's Really Relevant"
October 18, 2007 -
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Dennis Felton - "Today's Challenges Facing Major College Basketball"
by Terry College of Business 374 views
Dennis Felton
Head Coach, UGA Men's Basketball
Topic: "Today's Challenges Facing Major College Basketball"
September 20, 2007 -
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Maxine Clark - "Building a Company with Heart"
by Terry College of Business 1,698 views
Maxine Clark, ABJ 1971
Founder, Chief Executive Bear and Chairman, Build-a-Bear Workshop Touch
Topic: "Building a Company with Heart"
August 16, 2007 -
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Susan McWhorter Driscoll - "The Power of the Human Touch"
by Terry College of Business 363 views
Susan McWhorter Driscoll
Co-Founder, Ignition
Topic: "The Power of the Human Touch"
July 19, 2007 -
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Pete Sinisgalli - "The Challenges of Managing a Global Supply Chain"
by Terry College of Business 548 views
Pete Sinisgalli
President and CEO, Manhattan Associates
Topic: "The Challenges of Managing a Global Supply Chain"
June 21, 2007 -
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Stephen LaMastra - "The Evolution of an Atlanta Portfolio Company"
by Terry College of Business 278 views
Stephen LaMastra
President and COO, Raving Brands
Topic: "The Evolution of an Atlanta Portfolio Company"
May 17, 2007 -
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Taylor Glover - "Turner Enterprises: Where We Are Now and How We Got There"
by Terry College of Business 1,126 views
Taylor Glover
President and CEO, Turner Enterprises, Inc.
Topic: "Turner Enterprises: Where We Are Now and How We Got There"
April 19, 2007 -
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Andrew Ward - "Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters"
by Terry College of Business 409 views
Andrew Ward
Assistant Professor, Terry College of Business, Department of Management
Topic: "Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters"
March 15, 2007 -
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Richard Anthony - "The Synovus Strategic Story"
by Terry College of Business 1,622 views
Richard Anthony
Chairman and CEO, Synovus
Topic: "The Synovus Strategic Story"
February 15, 2007 -
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Martin L. Flanagan - "The Growth of Atlanta"
by Terry College of Business 347 views
Martin L. Flanagan
President and CEO, AMVESCAP
Topic: "The Growth of Atlanta"
January 18, 2007 -
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Tom Smith - "We Light up Your Life"
by Terry College of Business 129 views
Tom Smith
CEO, Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Topic: "We Light up Your Life"
November 20, 2008 -
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Jim Nalley - "Nearly 90 Years in the Auto Business: From Dodge Bros. to Lexus"
by Terry College of Business 382 views
Jim Nalley, BBA 1964
Chairman, Nalley Automotive Group
Topic: "Nearly 90 Years in the Auto Business: From Dodge Bros. to Lexus"
October 16, 2008 -
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Louise Allen - "A Fourth-Generation Family Business and an Atlanta Legacy"
by Terry College of Business 307 views
Louise Allen
President, Ivan Allen Workspace
Topic: "A Fourth-Generation Family Business and an Atlanta Legacy"
September 18, 2008 -
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Sonny Seiler - "Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots"
by Terry College of Business 1,532 views
Sonny Seiler, BBA 1956, JD 1957
Owner of UGA's bulldog mascot line
Topic: "Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots"
August 21, 2008 -
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Kenneth G. Jackson - "Managing Successfully Through an Economic Downturn"
by Terry College of Business 3,118 views
Kenneth G. Jackson, BBA 1979, MAcc 1980
CFO, Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Topic: "Managing Successfully Through an Economic Downturn"
July 17, 2008 -
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Chris Welton - "The Beijing Olympic Games — A Convergence of Sport, Business and Politics"
by Terry College of Business 500 views
Chris Welton, BBA 1981, JD 1985
CEO, Helios Partners Inc.
Topic: "The Beijing Olympic Games — A Convergence of Sport, Business and Politics"
June 19, 2008 -
70
Kate Atwood - "Empower Yourself by Empowering Others"
by Terry College of Business 325 views
Kate Atwood
Founder, Kate's Club
Topic: "Empower Yourself by Empowering Others"
May 15, 2008 -
71
Damon Evans - "It's Great To Be a Georgia Bulldog!"
by Terry College of Business 7,409 views
Damon Evans, BBA 1992, MEd 1994
Director of Athletics, The University of Georgia
Topic: "It's Great To Be a Georgia Bulldog!"
April 17, 2008 -
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Julio Ramirez - "Global Operations"
by Terry College of Business 656 views
Julio Ramirez, MBA 1977
Executive Vice President of Global Operations, Burger King
Topic: "Global Operations"
March 20, 2008 -
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Doug Benn - "When the Deal is Done Post Merger"
by Terry College of Business 500 views
Doug Benn, BBA 1976, MAcc 1982
Executive Vice President of Finance and CFO, Rare Hospitality
Topic: "When the Deal is Done Post Merger Integration: Do's and Don'ts"
February 21, 2008 -
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James B. Langford - "Jekyll Island - Putting A New Shine on Georgia's Jewel"
by Terry College of Business 211 views
James B. Langford
Project Executive, Linger Longer Communities
Topic: "Jekyll Island - Putting A New Shine on Georgia's Jewel"
January 18, 2008 -
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Randy Jackson - "Get to Know Kia Motors, 'the Fastest Growing Automobile Company in the World"
by Terry College of Business 594 views
Randy Jackson
Director for HR and Administration, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.
Topic: "Get to Know Kia Motors, 'the Fastest Growing Automobile Company in the World"
January 15, 2009 -
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Jerry S. Wilson - "Managing Brand YOU"
by Terry College of Business 1,733 views
Jerry S. Wilson
Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company,
President, The Global McDonald's Division
Topic: "Managing Brand YOU"
February 19, 2009 -
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Doug Curling - "'Yes, Senator' and Other Phrases You Don't Learn in Business School"
by Terry College of Business 1,310 views
Doug Curling
Former President, COO, Director, ChoicePoint, Inc.
Topic: "'Yes, Senator' and Other Phrases You Don't Learn in Business School"
March 19, 2009 -
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Mark Feidler: "Update on Private Equity in the Southeast"
by Terry College of Business 97 views
Mark Feidler
Partner, MSouth Equity Partners
Topic: "Update on Private Equity in the Southeast"
October 18, 2012
Feidler joined MSouth in 2007 as a Partner and Co-Founder. Prior to MSouth, Feidler amassed 15 years of M&A / transactional experience, coupled with ten years in various roles in executive-level operating positions. Feidler served as President and COO of BellSouth Corporation until its merger with AT&T in December 2006. Previously, from 2000 to 2003, Feidler was the COO of Cingular Wireless, commencing upon the formation of Cingular when BellSouth and AT&T (formerly SBC) merged their domestic wireless operations to form Cingular. From 1991 to 2000, Feidler served as the head of corporate development for BellSouth and as President of various operating subsidiaries. From 1986 to 1990, Feidler worked in the investment banking department of The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. From 1981 to 1986, Feidler was an associate in the corporate law section of King & Spalding. Feidler holds a BA (1978) in Economics from Duke University and a JD (1981) from Vanderbilt Law School. -
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Harold Bevis: "Delta Air Lines"
by Terry College of Business 173 views
Harold Bevis, Vice President, Public Affairs, Delta Air Lines
Terry Third Thursday - September 20, 2012
Harold Bevis is vice president of Public Affairs for Delta Air Lines at its world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
An Atlanta native, Bevis joined the airline in 1965 as an Avionics Technician after serving four years in the United States Air Force. After transferring to the Marketing Division and being elevated to numerous jobs of increased responsibility he was named Vice President-Public Affairs in 1989. -
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Rich McKay: "The Business of Professional Sports — The NFL Advantage"
by Terry College of Business 694 views
Rich McKay, President & CEO, Atlanta Falcons
Terry Third Thursday - August 16, 2012
Rich joined the Falcons in December 2003, and currently serves as the club's President and CEO. He is in charge of all business operations and is leading the club's efforts to build a new stadium as the team heads towards the expiration of its lease term at the Georgia Dome. Rich also works closely with General Manager Thomas Dimitroff on contract negotiations and managing the team's annual salary cap. -
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Carol Tomé, CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
by Terry College of Business 98 views
http://www.terry.uga.edu/events/terry-third-thursday
Carol Tomé, CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
Terry Third Thursday - September 2013
Carol B. Tomé has served as chief financial officer since May 2001 and was named executive vice president of corporate services at The Home Depot in January 2007. Before joining The Home Depot in 1995, she was vice president and treasurer of Riverwood International Corporation. Carol began her career as a commercial lender with United Bank of Denver (now Wells Fargo) and then spent several years as director of banking for the Johns-Manville Corporation.
In addition to her responsibilities at The Home Depot, Carol is also a member of the UPS board of directors and serves as chair of its audit committee. In addition, Carol currently serves as the deputy chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Board of Directors. -
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Dan Cathy, President & COO, Chick-fil-A
by Terry College of Business 119 views
http://www.terry.uga.edu/events/terry-third-thursday
Dan Cathy, President & COO, Chick-fil-A
Terry Third Thursday - October 2013
Since 2001, Dan T. Cathy has served as president and chief operating officer for one of the nation's largest family-owned businesses, Chick-fil-A.
Cathy, whose father started the company, is renowned for leading Chick-fil-A from the front lines. He spends the majority of his time traveling to grand openings of new restaurants and interacting with their operators, employees and customers. He travels out of a belief that working in the field provides a clearer understanding of the wants and needs of Chick-fil-A customers.
