McColl School of Business and Ernst & Young Host Entrepreneurial Panel
Local Entrepreneurs Share Personal Experiences, Discuss Road to Success
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte and Ernst & Young have partnered together to bring more than 150 Charlotte area entrepreneurs and business leaders to the McColl School to initiate meaningful dialogue and garner support of entrepreneurship in Charlotte and the surrounding regions.
The program, called “War Stories,” is an annual event hosted by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Circle (ELC), an exclusive group of almost 70 entrepreneurs involved with the McColl School. “War Stories,” taking place on Wednesday, May 9 at 6pm, will feature a panel of three entrepreneurs who will share their stories of struggle and triumph in building their own businesses. Following the panel, the McColl School of Business will host a cocktail reception for all attendees honoring this years' Charlotte area Entrepreneur Of The Year nominees in the Siskey Rotunda of the Sykes Learning Center on the Queens campus.
This year, the ELC has partnered with Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards program, and will welcome the program’s past finalists, award recipients, judges and sponsors to attend this event. The panel, which creates meaningful dialogue around entrepreneurship and discusses perspectives on innovation, creativity and risk-taking, was modeled after Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award master panel discussion at the Spiro Center at Clemson University.
Panelists for this year’s event include Mary Tribble, president of Tribble Creative Group; Michael Vadini, CEO of Titan Technology Partners; John Granzow, managing director of The Granzow Consulting Group of Wachovia Securities; and Michael Pandich, managing director of Connexus. Chris William, senior executive consultant in the Private Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities and executive producer and moderator of the regional PBS television program “Carolina Business Review” will moderate the panel.
Each year Ernst & Young, through the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, seeks to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs around the world. An independent panel of judges will select the finalists and award recipients on May 10, 2007. The judging panel will base their decision on numerous criteria including company growth, leadership, innovation and the story behind the nominee’s success. The McColl School of Business will host the judges for their day-long deliberations this year in the school’s state-of-the-art Sykes Learning Center, For more information on the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program, please contact Amanda Dudley at (704) 331-1925.
The McColl School’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Circle is a membership group limited to Charlotte’s most successful entrepreneurs, and is invitation-only. The $1,000 annual dues primarily support fellowships and scholarship support for McColl School students studying entrepreneurship, or who are currently entrepreneurs. The dues also provide funds for annual programs and events, including quarterly business briefings conducted by Dr. Chuck Bamford, the McColl School’s Chair in Entrepreneurship, an annual dinner at Quail Hollow Club featuring a keynote speaker, and VIP status at various McColl School and Queens events.
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university, with a commitment to both liberal arts and professional studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves approximately 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, The Pauline Lewis Hayworth College and the Presbyterian School of Nursing.
Queens will celebrate its 150th anniversary throughout the 2006-2007 academic year with a variety of Sesquicentennial events planned for alumni, students, parents and the Charlotte community. For more information, please visit www.queens.edu/advancement/150/main.asp.