Business Plus Speaker Series
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Monfort College of Business Entrepreneurial Challenge March 259 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 25 University Center Ballroom, University of Northern Colorado
Luncheon Only: 11:30 - 1 p.m. $20
General Admission: Cost: $45 to attend the workshops, presentations, luncheon and awards.
If you’re a part of the Northern Colorado business community, you won’t want to miss this exciting day filled with workshops, business plan presentations by companies competing for $18,000 in prize money, and a great luncheon presentation. Regional and national experts will facilitate workshops about financing starts-up and Stage Twobusiness growth, successful business models, negotiating, networking, accounting and financing opportunities. Attend the whole day, or just the luncheon, which features a dynamic panel discussion by an A-List line-up of presenters.
For more information about the Entrepreneurial Challenge and workshops, visit www.mcb-echallenge.com.
Sponsored by:
Money, Management, Marketing & Me: The Women In Business Forum
Conference and Lunch: $45
Lunch Only: $20
Sponsor a Student: $10
You won’t want to miss this inaugural Women in Business Forum from the Monfort College of Business and the Business Plus Speaker Series. Hear real world experiences from four blue chip executives, plus enjoy a compelling luncheon presentation. Attend the whole conference, or just join us for lunch! Complete conference information available January 1, 2010.
Recent Speakers
Ron Alsop
Freelance Writer and Consultant
Topic: Trophy Kids Go To Work
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An in-depth discussion about the Millennial Generation as the future workforce. Ron Alsop is a former reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal and the author of eight books, including the new The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace.
Alsop describes Trophy Kids as a complex generation with conflicting characteristics. They want the freedom and flexibility of a virtual office, but they also want rules and responsibilities. While hard working and achievement oriented, this generation doesn’t seem to excel at leadership and independent problem solving.
“The Millennial generation adds complex issues to a multigenerational workforce, and Ron Alsop will shed light on how we can maximize their potential as employees at this luncheon,” said Lynn Karowsky, Director of the Monfort Executive Professor Program at the Monfort College of Business.
Northern Colorado Conference on Sustainability
Michael Potts, Keynote Speaker
President and CEO
Rocky Mountain Institute
Topic: Greening Your Bottom Lines: Transforming Your Business into a Sustainable Enterprise
Visit the Northern Colorado Conference on Sustainability website to view videos and get slides.
Scott Scheirman ’85
Executive Vice President and CFO Western Union Company
Topic: Western Union, An American icon in the 21st century. Moving money around the globe.
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From the roots of the signature Western Union telegram in 1851 to offering financial services in over 365,000 locations around the globe today, Western Union continues the long history of connecting consumers with friends and loved ones. Scott shared key learnings and business strategies that allowed Western Union to expand rapidly to over 200 countries around the globe. In addition Scott shared his views on the current economic climate. Scott is the CFO of Western Union, a Colorado headquartered Fortune 500 company. He is a Greeley native who earned an Accounting degree from the UNC College of Business in 1985. He reflected on how his UNC education and participation on the golf team helped him guide his successful career.
Terry May
CEO and Owner of MESA Products Inc., 2006 Baldrige National Quality Award Winner for Small Business
Topic: Excellence in Execution - Transforming a Small Business
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Terry May formed MESA Products Inc. in 1979 and is its President and owner. MESA manufactures and installs cathodic protection systems (a form of corrosion control) with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma and four regional offices in Houston, Tallahassee, Ft. Worth and Huntington Beach, Calif. In 2006, his company received both the Oklahoma Quality Award and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Terry graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Tex., an accredited NACE Corrosion Specialist and a certified NACE CP Instructor. He and his family live in Tulsa, OK.
Dr. W. Scott FrameEconomist
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Topic: The U.S. Response to the Global Financial Crisis—an Insider’s View
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W. Scott Frame is a financial economist and policy adviser on the financial team in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. His major fields of study are financial institutions, credit markets, real estate and public policy.
Prior to joining the Bank in 2001, Frame was a senior financial economist at the U.S Treasury Department from 1996 to 2000. He also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economic analyst from 1993 to 1995 and as an instructor at the University of Georgia. Dr. Frame was promoted to financial economist and associate policy adviser in 2003 and assumed his current duties in 2007.
Keli McGregor
President
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
Topic: Leadership That Makes a Difference.
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McGregor has been president for six seasons and has been a member of the Rockies organization for 14 years overall. He was responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the club’s business side for six years prior to assuming his role as president. He began working with the Rockies in October 1993 as senior director of operations and was then promoted to senior vice president in 1996 and then executive vice president in 1998.