Early Bird Breakfast, May 2016
Join us as we honor the 2016 Small Businesses of the Year and hear from Lara O’Connor Hodgson, a founder of NOW Corp at our May Early Bird Breakfast.
Lara has served as President and CEO of NOW Corp since its inception. She has launched product and service businesses, raised capital, and served in executive management roles with Nourish (a patented consumer product for children), Insomnia Consulting LLC (an infrastructure development company), Dewberry Capital Corporation, DCH (a $400M private equity firm in which she was a founding principal), Dunk (a performance footwear and apparel brand), and iXL, an Internet development company. Lara has extensive experience in brand development, corporate strategy, business development, marketing, and operations, and has worked with companies such as Nike, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot, Keds, and others.
Lara is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2004 and the Leadership Georgia Class of 2005. She was recently honored by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association with the Total Person Alumnus Award and by the Georgia Tech Women in Engineering as the Alumnus of the Year. Lara is a member of the Georgia Tech Young Alumnus Hall of Fame and is an internationally recognized speaker on innovation and creativity.
Please join Poplar Creek for coffee and networking in the McLellan Parlor prior to the breakfast. Breakfast will be provided by C’sons/Mare Sol.
To register online click the Register Now button above. You may also call 706-884-8671 or email letisha@lagrangechamber.com. To guarantee your seat and receive advance registration discount, please submit by May 5.
Date and Time
Tuesday May 10, 2016
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
7-7:30 am: Networking & Coffee in McLellan Parlor
7:30-8:45 am: Breakfast & Program
Location
Del'avant, 141 Main Street, LaGrange
Catering by Mare Sol/C'sons
Fees/Admission
$16/pre-registered Networking Group Member by 5/5/16
$24/member registered after 5/5/16 or at the door
$30/prospective member