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MARCH 19: Jay Matheson, Apple, Inc. on Personal Branding in the Digital World
Jay Matheson
Business Development Executive, Apple, Inc.
DATE: Friday, March 19, 2010
LOCATION: Santa Barbara City College (West Campus)
Fe Bland Forum, (BC Building)
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
PRICE: FREE
ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED - CLICK HERE
In a highly competitive workforce, it is more important than ever to define who you are and what sets you apart from the crowd. Learn the secrets of one of the top brands in the world as well as tips and tricks to create your own personal brand and portfolio in a digital world. Jay Matheson is a business development executive at Apple Computer focusing on higher education in southern California. In this position, Jay is charged with creating and delivering events that educate customers on Apple technology and provide solutions for the greater academic community.
APRIL 16: A Conversation with Pamela Lopker, QAD Founder
Pamela Lopker |
DATE: Friday, April 16, 2010
LOCATION: Santa Barbara City College (West Campus)
Fe Bland Forum, (BC Building)
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
TIME: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
PRICE: FREE
ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED - CLICK HERE
Our first installment of the Enlightened Entrepreneurship Series for the new decade features Pamela Lopker. We will have a conversation with Pam about her journey from start-up to success. Reception and networking to follow. We are excited to welcome NAWBO-SB as our first premier sponsor of the Enlightened Entrepreneurship Series.
About Pamela Lopker
Pamela Lopker is Chairman of the Board and President of QAD. Lopker founded the company in 1979 and is responsible for shaping the vision and strategic direction of QAD, as well as directing the company’s global research and development efforts.
Lopker has long been recognized for her entrepreneurialism and leadership in the advancement in manufacturing software. In March 2001, Fortune magazine named Lopker a "Hero of U.S. Manufacturing." She has been profiled four times by Forbes magazine and numbers among Manufacturing Systems’ “Legends of Manufacturing,” as well as START magazine’s manufacturing industry visionaries. She received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Greater Los Angeles area in 1996.
Lopker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).
