Speaker: Gregg Taushaus, CEO, CTO, Tushaus Computer Services
Greg Tushaus gives word of advice based on his success as an entrepreneur. He emphasizes the importance of being a lifelong learner as well as the importance of taking risks. Mr. Tushaus shares his personal highs and lows but also notes that every story is different and unique.
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Speaker: George Dalton, Novo1 Inc.
George Dalton talks about the importance of failure in his success. He goes into detail about the ups and downs of his life, the lessons he learned, and how everything happens for a reason. His inspirational rise from middle management to the CEO of a multi-million dollar company is also enhanced by Mr. Dalton’s use of humor and his friendly demeanor.
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Speaker: Lincoln Fowler, the co-founder of Altera Coffee
Summary Lincon Fowler, the co-founder of Altera Coffe, talks about the evolution of his business from the basement to a recent strategic partnership with MARS. He talks about the importance of treating your customers, employees, and partners with respect. He goes into detail explaining the development of the Altera brand and creating a corporate structure that corresponds with an ethical mission.
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Speaker: Jason Duffy, Founder & CEO, Community Storage & Properties, Ltd and COMSTOR Outdoor, Ltd., Columbus, Ohio
In a very humor filled and entertaining speech, Jason duffy talks about his entrepreneurial career that started at age 6 while selling candy bars. He gives a wide range of advice based on his personal success and failure as well as a list of useful online resources. One of his themes is focusing on ones assets and building a team around ones weaknesses
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Speaker: Jim Lindenberg, Milwaukee Wave
Jim Lindenberg talks about his life and the events that led to the sale of World Class Wire and Cable after fourteen years as its CEO. He focuses on overcoming obstacles and always staying positive, no matter the circumstance. He finished his inspiration talk by talking about strategies for success and his role within his newest project, The Milwaukee Wave.
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Speaker: Tim Keene, Director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, Marquette University
The Harley-Davidson Museum was an outstanding venue for this well attended second consortium meeting. A cornerstone presentation was the specially produced videotape overview of Entrepreneurship at Marquette by Tim Keane, Director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship. Equally compelling were presentations on UW-Madison Entrepreneurship, by Charles Hoslet, Managing Director, Office of Corporate Relations and the UW Arts Enterprise Initiative, by Stephanie Jutt, Professor of Flute.
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Speaker: Anne Zizzo, Zizzo Group Advertising + Public Relations
Summary Anne speaks about the difficulties and rewards of her entrepreneurial career. She gives the advice to never give and and stick to your values. By sticking to her own values, she was able to start and grow her own company, even though it meant giving up her “dream Job”.
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Speaker: Tom Szaky, founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle, Inc
Tom Szaky, the youthful founder and Chief Executive Officer of TerraCycle, Inc. TerraCycle, tells his story of leaving Princeton as a freshman to found TerraCycle. His story is one of tremendous perseverance and commitment. You will hear first hand how Tom overcame significant obstacles and developed an ingenious collaborative marketing effort to grow TerraCycle to over $20 million in sales. TerraCycle has been named the producer of most eco-friendly products in America and has won over 100 environmental and social awards.
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Speaker: Tom Shannon, Former CEO of Prodessee
Paying attention to three words – What They Want – can mean the difference between a successful and a failed venture in Tom Shannon’s Shannonview.
Having "WTW", as Shannon calls it, was the key to the success of Prodesse Inc., a Waukesha biotech company that he helped grow. “What they wanted is something throughout my business career that has really made sense to keep an eye on,” he said.
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Speaker: John Torinus, CEO of Serigraph and the Co-founder of BizStarts
John Torinus, President of Bizstarts Milwaukee, discusses BSM’s role in the economic downtown. He touches on what BSM will do to support entrepreneurs and create jobs such as mentoring and other forms of entrepreneurial support.
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