Entrepreneurial Luncheon Speaker Series

The Xavier entrepreneurial center began the entrepreneurial lecture series in 2000, with the goal of providing increased exposure to successful entrepreneurs as a networking opportunity to Xavier students and the regional community. A sampling of speakers in the series is below:

2000-2001- Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Jon Bostick, Founder and CEO of LÛCRUM Incorporated
Joan Feldon, President and CEO of The Answer Group
“Buddy” LaRosa, Founder and CEO of LaRosa’s Incorporated
Dan Rolfes, Founder and CEO Holiday Homes
Craig Wynett, General Manager, Corporate New Ventures Procter & Gamble Worldwide

2001-2002- Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Todd Wichmann and Rich Owens, founders of Redox Brands
David Pomeroy, Pomeroy Computers
Victoria Buyniski Gluckman, Founder, President and CEO of United Medical Resources, Inc.
Terry Jacobs is the founder and CEO of Regent Communications
Ellen Frankenberg, Ph.D. is a family business psychologist

2002–2003- Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Bob Ready, President and CEO of LSI Industries
Chip Nielsen, Chairman/President/CEO of The Aspen Group
Marty Grunder, Founder and President of Grunder Landscaping Co.
Jeffrey Osterfeld, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors Penn Station

2003-2004 – Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Dave Conway, Construction Software Technologies Inc./iSqft
John Bello, Sobe Corporation
Mel Gravely, Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking
Tony & Mary Miller, Jancoa Janitorial Services

2004-2005 – Sponsored by the Williams College of Business
Paul Cashen, CEO of EnteraTech
Ryan Legg, TQL Total Quality Logistics
Susan Harrington, Idealine