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June 17,
2008
Teri Rogers, president and CEO of
Take Two (T2), will share her
entrepreneurial insights and the issues of
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2008
Entrepreneur Speakers Program Schedule
Click on the
links to read the entrepreneurs' stories you missed.
Feb. 19
Leroy Shatto, Founder, Shatto Milk
How energy cost increases affect business
March 18 Sue Mosby,
President and Thinking Partner, Infinium
Entrepreneurship and the not-for-profit
April 15
Young Sexton, President/CEO, Wingate Travel, Inc.
How the economy affects the travel industry
May 20
Leo William Bill Zahner III, President and CEO, A.
Zahner Co.
How credit crunch affects business
June 17
Teri Rogers, President and CEO, Take Two (T2)
Issues of marketing your business
July 15
Richard Ward, CEO, Providence Business Group, Inc.
What an angel investor is looking for
Sept. 16
Vivian Jennings, Founder, Rainy Day Books, Inc.
How the Internet has affected the book industry
Oct. 21
Lirel Holt, CEO, U, Inc.
Traits of a serial entrepreneur
Nov. 11
Ellen Darling & Hugh Zimmer, Zimmer Real Estate Services,
L.C.| ONCOR International
Family businesses
All sessions are held
from 5:307 p.m.
at the law offices of Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus
PC
700 W. 47th
Street, Suite 1000, Kansas City, Missouri
Registration received up
to three working days before the event is at the discounted
rate of $20. Reservations paid for on the day of the
event and on-site registrations are $25. Parking is
free. Students with a valid university or
college ID are welcome to attend free, although reservations are
still requested.
Download 2008 flyer.
To register,
e-mail
entrepreneurship@umkc.edu or call
816-235-6200.
Season Tickets
Individual Season Ticket
$130 Save
$95
Corporate5 Season Ticket
$500 Save $625
(Corporate5 Season Ticket is good for five employees each
month.)
Corporate10 Season Ticket
$1,000 Save $1,250
(Corporate10 Season Ticket is good for ten employees each
month.)
The Entrepreneur Speakers Program, held nine times
throughout the year, showcases the region's most innovative
business leaders as they discuss ideas and
opportunities for the future generations of
entrepreneurs. The series highlights
experiences, lessons learned and unique issues and
challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the creation of a new
enterprise.
Read the stories behind previous presenters:
2007 Entrepreneur Speakers
Program Stories
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Annie Hurlbut Zander, CEO of
Peruvian Connection
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Bob Regnier, chairman and CEO of
Blue Valley Ban Corp
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Adam Bold,
founder and chief investment officer of The
Mutual Fund Store
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Gail
Worth, owner of Gail's Harley-Davidson
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Joe Roetheli,
founder of S&M NuTech
(Greenies)
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Ronald Harland, president of Evolv Solutions
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Cliff Illig,
vice
chairman, Cerner Board of Directors
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Neal Sharma,
principal of Digital Evolution Group
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Barnet Helzberg, founder, Helzberg Diamonds
2006 Entrepreneur Speakers
Program Stories
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Danny O'Neill, bean baron, Roasterie Coffee
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James Ferrell,
Ferrellgas
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Philip Place, former
president and CEO,
Places Discount Stores
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Bob Bernstein,
Chairman and President,
Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc.
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Henry Bloch, H &
R Block
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Jeff Reene,
Leadership for Growth
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Scott Coons,
president and CEO, Perceptive Software, Inc.
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Greg Walton,
founder and chairman, Walton Construction
About the sponsor:
Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan
Suelthaus PC, a regional law firm with a
business-focused national practice. The firm is
experienced in providing services to start-up and
later-stage technology, life and bio-science
organizations, including; intellectual assets,
license agreements, contracts, regulatory
compliance, mergers and acquisitions, patents,
trademarks and copyright enforcement and
bioinformatics agreements.
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