BUSINESS WEEK 2013 | THE ENTREPRENEUR
Business Week has long been a highlight for the UT Arlington College of Business, a full week set aside each year to connect our students with significant issues and opportunities in the marketplace.
UT Arlington’s Business Week 2013, scheduled March 18-22, will feature leaders, innovators and professionals from a wide spectrum of enterprises and industries. For students, Business Week is an opportunity to meld theory with application. Executive speakers will present during regularly scheduled undergraduate and graduate classes at the College of Business. Students not enrolled in these classes may also attend those with scheduled speakers during Business Week.
For Business Week 2013, the UT Arlington College of Business will showcase the Entrepreneur. The week-long event will gather executives who are founders, owners, investors and, above all, risk-takers in business.
Entrepreneurship is an increasingly important topic of focus at the College of Business. Certainly, the foundational business competencies we teach–accounting, management, marketing, and finance, to name a few–are critical for entrepreneurs.
More and more, our faculty are creating specialized educational experiences focusing on the unique challenges of starting a business. For example, Dr. Susanna Khavul’s popular entrepreneurship classes encourage students to apply their business skills more creatively. “Many students want to own businesses, but others aren’t so sure,” says the assistant professor of strategic management, entrepreneurship, and innovation. “Students work on feasibility studies for new ventures. But this is not desk research or a flight of the imagination. They seek out potential customers, understand their needs, and figure out how to serve them. Students love it because the aim is to build a robust, more vibrant business that can stand up to scrutiny beyond the campus.”
To learn more about this year’s speakers, download the Business Week 2013 Guide.
The 2013 Business Week Guest Speakers Schedule
Check back regularly for updates and additional guest speakers.Times and locations are subject to change.
Guest speakers will present during regular undergraduate and graduate classes. Unless otherwise indicated in the schedule, students not enrolled in these classes may attend the guest speaker presentations, but space is limited.
MONDAY, MARCH 18
Learn more about our Executive Speakers in the Business Week 2013 Guide| 6:00 p.m. | Craig E. Happel Deputy to Vice President Business Ventures Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Location: UTA Fort Worth Center MANA 5312 (Quick) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | DAVID ROBERTS ***CANCELLED*** The Clear Fork Group Location: Business Building Room 245E INSY 5347 (Raja) & MANA 5336 (Lavelle) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | GARY WALKER President Skywalker Property Partners Location: Business Building Room 245W ECON 3302 (Liggett) |
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
Learn more about our Executive Speakers in the Business Week 2013 Guide| 8:30 a.m. | JIM YOUNG Executive Coach and Consultant The Margate Group Location: Business Building Room 251 BCOM 3360 (Hopkins) |
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| 9:30 a.m. | JEREMY BRANDT Founder & CEO - Fast Home Offer, 1-800-CashOffer, & WeBuyHouses.com Founder & President - Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Fort Worth Location: Business Building Room 153 FINA 3313 (Isbell) |
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| 9:30 a.m. | GREG GARDNER Managing Partner The Grease Monkey Burger Shop and Social Club Location: Business Building Room 243 MARK 3321 (Syrdal) |
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| 11:00 a.m. | DOUG RENFRO President Renfro Foods Location: Business Building Room 142 ECON 2306 (Wehr) |
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| 12:30 p.m. | LARRY D. KEMP Vice President, Operations Kemp & Sons General Services, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 245E MARK 3321 (Briggs) |
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| 12:30 p.m. | TIM MATHEUS Corporate Officer Profile Equities, LLC. Location: Business Building Room 245W FINA 3313 (Adams) |
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| 2:00 p.m. | DOUG RENFRO President Renfro Foods Location: Business Building Room 142 ECON 2306 (Wehr) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | KIM BOOKER President Sadler Training Location: Business Building Room 147 BCOM 5375 (Lacefield) & BLAW 4310 (Miller) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | RON FAZIO President Integrated Forensic Laboratories, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 151 MANA 5336 (McGee, J) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | JEFF HOLLER Owner and Founder The Capital Chart Room, LTD. Location: Business Building Room 142 FINA 4315 (Altomare) & FINA 5351 (Sabherwal) |
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
Learn more about our Executive Speakers in the Business Week 2013 Guide| 3:00 p.m. | RALPH B. SHELTON II Owner and President Shelton Enterprises Inc. Location: Business Building Room 245E FINA 3313 (Aroul) |
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| 4:00 p.m. | NAFEES ALAM Vice President DRG Concepts Location: Business Building Room 251 MARK 3324 (Yang) |
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| 5:30 p.m. | GRANT ELLIOTT HARRELL Chief Executive Officer Greenfield Location: Business Building Room 241 MANA 4322 (Long) |
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| 5:30 p.m. | CATHY J. WEEKS District Manager Farmers Insurance Group Location: Business Building Room 152 MANA 3319 (Pandey) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | GRANT ELLIOTT HARRELL Chief Executive Officer Greenfield Location: Business Building Room 152 MANA 4322 (Long) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | ROBERT S. JOHNSON II President The Pinnacle Corporation Location: Business Building Room 245W INSY 3304 and 5335 (Wang) & INSY 4325 (Nerur) |
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| 7:00 p.m. | THE EXECUTIVE DINNER WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER JOHN C. GOFF Location: E.H. Hereford University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom This is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets. |
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
Learn more about our Executive Speakers in the Business Week 2013 Guide| 9:30 a.m. | BONNIE M. HARVEY & MICHAEL C. HOULIHAN Barefoot Wine Founders and authors of The Barefoot Spirit Location: Business Building Room 245 BCOM 3360 (Hopkins), ECON 2305 (Himarios) & ECON 2306 (Moshashari) |
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| 9:30 a.m. | ASHLEY MURPHREE C.E.O. and Founder Carpe Diem Private Preschool Location: Business Building Room 142 MANA 2302 (George), FINA 3315 (Gormus) & MANA 3318 (Wilensky) |
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| 9:30 a.m. | JAMES SELLERS Founder and President Sellmark Corporation Location: Business Building Room 149 MANA 4322 (Nordtvedt) |
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| 11:00 a.m. | MARK DOYLE Software Architect, Collabroscape LLC President, Scruddle, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 141 INSY 3303 (Sears) |
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| 11:00 a.m. | JAMES SELLERS Founder and President Sellmark Corporation Location: Business Building Room 149 MANA 4322 (Nordtvedt) |
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| 11:00 a.m. | ALBERT “LEE” THURBURN President NetOffer, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 243 MANA 3325 (Crisp) |
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| 2:00 p.m. | NANCY SCHAEFER, RN, BSN, CCM Executive Vice President MIKE DELITTA, PH.D., PA-C President & CEO Axiom Medical Consulting, LLC. Location: Business Building Room 245E ECON 3306 (Price) & MANA 3318 (Yuan) |
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| 3:30 p.m. | ERIC BROWN President Plus Factor, LLC. Location: Business Building Room 252 FINA 4324 (Sabherwal) |
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| 3:30 p.m. | JERRY W. THOMAS President and C.E.O. Decision Analyst Location: Business Building Room 251 MARK 3324 (Freling) |
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| 5:30 p.m. | GREG BARRON C.E.O. The Barron Companies Location: Business Building Room 147 BCOM 3360 (Lacefield) & FINA 3313 (Diltz) |
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| 5:30 p.m. | JERRY W. THOMAS President and C.E.O. Decision Analyst Location: Business Building Room 139 MARK 4322 (Janakiram) |
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| 6:00 p.m. | JAMES L. GANDY President Frisco Economic Development Corporation MAHER MASO Mayor City of Frisco Location: NTEC at Frisco MANA 5339 (Khavul) Limited seating for faculty and students not enrolled in this course. |
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| 7:00 p.m. | BONNIE M. HARVEY & MICHAEL C. HOULIHAN Barefoot Wine Founders and authors of The Barefoot Spirit Location: Business Building Room 245 |
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Learn more about our Executive Speakers in the Business Week 2013 Guide| 9:00 a.m. | SCOTT EVANS Founder, President and C.E.O. Chipotle Business Group, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 147 BLAW 3311 (Miller) |
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| 10:00 a.m. | SCOTT EVANS Founder, President and C.E.O. Chipotle Business Group, Inc. Location: Business Building Room 147 BLAW 3312 (Miller) |
