10 Global Brand Leaders Who Visited the School of Business in 2014

Trader Joe’s, PeopleMatter, Bank of America, NBC’s the Today Show. These are some of the many local, national and international brands that have been represented at the College of Charleston’s School of Business in 2013 and 2014. CEOs, presidents, global directors, chairmen and editors visited the School to address students and provide insights into the many options available to them upon graduation.

 Check out the top 10 speakers at the School of Business so far this year.

1. Anita Zucker: Chair and CEO of the Intertech Group, Inc.

Anita Zucker, who serves on the School of Business’ Board of Governors, spoke to students on August 22, 2014. Zucker, who has long played a critical role at the College, kicked off the new Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice course that is open to all College students. She talked about corporate culture at the InterTech Group and how entrepreneurial spirit is valued in the company.

2. Dan Bane: CEO of Trader Joe’s Corporation.

Dan Bane, who began working at Trader Joe’s in 1998 and has served as CEO since 2001, spoke to School of Business students on October 23, 2014.

3. Pete Selleck: Chair and CEO of Michelin North America.

Pete Selleck became the CEO of Michelin North America in 2011. He shared knowledge from his years of experience with the company on October 18, 2013. Michelin is developing its campus recruitment and internship program at the College, and on October 28, 2013 corporate recruiters met with supply chain, logistics, finance, and other School of Business students.

4. Nate DaPore: President and CEO of PeopleMatter.

PeopleMatter, the human recourses company that recently relocated its headquarters to Charleston’s King Street, has quickly become a leading tech company in the Southeast. PeopleMatter President Nate DaPore will address students on November 21, 2014.

 5. Jean Chatzky: Financial editor of NBC’s the Today Show.

Jean Chatzky visited campus on September 27, 2014 to discuss “Making Money Make Sense” with students. Specifically, she spoke about the importance of proactively managing money, why debt is dangerous and how to avoid financial pitfalls.

6. Gary DiCamillo: Retired president and CEO of Polaroid; Board of Directors member of Whirlpool Corporation.

Gary DiCamillo’s rich experience as a business leader makes him an invaluable asset to the School of Business, for which he serves on the Board of Governors. He spoke presented an extensive Harvard case study on Polaroid to the College’s MBA students.

7. Shawn Jenkins: President and CEO of BenefitFocus.com, Inc.

Touted as the fastest-growing technology company in South Carolina, BenefitFocus automates the management of healthcare benefits for a wide variety of organizations. Shawn Jenkins, another Board of Governors member, spoke to the School of Business in 2014.

8. Will Marre: Cofounder and former president of the Covey Leadership Center.

Will Marre spoke on April 9, 2014 to students of the management and entrepreneurship program. Marre’s partner Stephen R. Covey wrote the New York Times bestseller 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Marre currently focuses on building corporate social opportunity to create a future of sustainable abundance.

9. Dave “Buddy” Morgan: Founder and CEO of Litton Entertainment.

Litton Entertainment has offices in New York, California, Washington, D.C. and even Charleston, S.C. Dave “Buddy” Morgan directs the Emmy Award-winning company, and has taught “The Business of Television” class as a marketing elective to business students for the past four years.

10. Joe Scarlett: Retired chair and CEO of Tractor Supply Company; Founder of the Scarlett Leadership Institute.

Joe Scarlett addressed the School of Business on April 1, 2014. He spoke about the role of leadership and ethics in business practices as part of the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process.

The School of Business was honored to host many more business leaders in 2014, including LeAnn Maxwell, co-founder and CEO of Vixen Enterprises; John Cerasuolo, president and CEO of ADS Security; Jim Newsome, president and CEO of South Carolina Press Association; Robert Martinez, vice president of business development at Norfolk Southern; Steve Swanson, founder and retired co-head of ATD, aCitiGroup Subsidiary; Justin McLain, Chair and CEO of Endeavor and Managing Partner of Duart Mull; and Dan Schneider, CEO of SIB Development and Consulting.