Entrepreneurs Revealed: Secrets to Their Success
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Santa Clara Hilton
6:00 p.m. - Networking Reception
6:45 p.m. - Featured Panel
If you recently started a new venture and are trying to grow it into a successful business, are toying with the idea of launching out on your own, or are trying to take your established enterprise to the next level, this networking seminar is for you. Join us to hear first-hand from executives who have succeeded in building their businesses into thriving enterprises.
Leveraging their industry expertise in venture capital, healthcare and technology, our accomplished panel of experts will share experiences ranging from starting new enterprises to the successful practice of intrapreneurship where they apply their "start up" style of management to established firms.
Panelists:
Gloria Austin, CEO, Brown & Toland Medical Group [full bio]
- 25+ years of experience in health care management.
- Leads an independent practice association (IPA) of more than 1,500 physicians serving more than 200,000 patients.
- Former senior vice president for FHP, Inc., with oversight of more than 60 medical facilities.
Rod Boone, Operating Partner, DW Healthcare Partners [full bio]
- 20+ years experience growing, building and operating healthcare companies.
- Invests in private, primarily mid- to late-stage platform U.S. healthcare companies.
- Former president and CEO of Royce Medical Holdings, a private equity owned orthopedics manufacturer sold to Ossur in 2005 for $216M in a cash transaction.
Beverly Huss, President and CEO, Vibrynt Inc. [full bio]
- 20+ years of experience in medical device research and development.
- Experienced operating executive and public company director.
- Led the formation of a business unit at Guidant Corporation that quadrupled worldwide revenues in four years.
Pete Rodriguez, President and CEO, Exar Corporation [full bio]
- 24+ years of engineering, sales, marketing and executive management experience in the semiconductor industry.
- Appointed president and CEO of Exar Corporation in April 2008.
- Previous role as chief marketing officer of Virage Logic Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, with top clients including Agilent, Conexant, IBM, LSI Corporation, and UMC.
Location:
Santa Clara Hilton
4949 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Registration and Fees:
Please register in advance as space is limited. Arrive early to meet fellow entrepreneurs at the Graziadio Alumni Network reception.
Registration fee: $25 per person
About Level Six PartnersFounded by Pepperdine MBA graduates Jeff Wofford and Brett Forrest, Level Six Partners is a full service staffing, executive search and consulting company dedicated to delivering highly-specialized resources to infuse innovation into today's business challenges. Mr. Wofford recently published a book for would be entrepreneurs titled The Business Plan is Dead. More information about Level Six is available at http://www.l6partners.com/.
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For questions regarding this event, please contact:
Office of Alumni and Career Services
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University
(310) 568-5639
gsbmalum@pepperdine.edu
