Speaking From Experience Lecture Series

Speaking From Experience, a lecture series sponsored by BYOBiz, has been host to many leading entrepreneurs, including Alan Newman co-founder Magic Hat Brewing Company, the late Andy McKelvey, builder of Monster.com and Win Smith, principal owner of Sugarbush Resort.  Use this link to view the 2009-2010 schedule of Speaking From Experience events.

Upcoming speakers include:

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:00 PM, Alumni Auditorium
Liz Robert, principal owner and CEO of Terry Precision Cycling. Long a major force in the Vermont economic community as the CEO who led VT Teddy Bear through its most dynamic growth period, Liz has recently embarked on a new entrepreneurial adventure. Earlier this year, Liz purchased a majority interest in Terry Precision Cycling, a rising brand specializing in serving the needs of women cyclists. Liz will share her adventures as an entrepreneur, her plans for Terry Precision Cycling and her ideas for spurring economic development in Vermont.

January 26, 2010, 7:00 PM, Alumni Auditorium
Brad Robertson, Publisher, The Burlington Free Press. In addition to running the Free Press, Brad is very involved at the corporate level in the paper's parent Company, Gannett, in defining and developing new enterprises. Brad will focus his remarks on his experience as an "Intrapreneur" (an entrepreneur inside a large company).

Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7:00 PM, Alumni Auditorium
Dawn and Michael Lancaster, Champlain College alums and co-founders of Carved Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of luxury soaps and candles. In addition to telling the fascinating story of how they are built Carved Solutions from scratch, Dawn and Michael will share their insights into how they kept both an entrepreneurial dream and a loving relationship alive in the more than twenty years that have passed since they hatched those dreams as high school sweethearts.