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The Leadership Speaker Series is dedicated to bringing outstanding leaders from the private, government and nonprofit sectors to campus to discuss business topics and corporate strategies with students, faculty, alumni and members of the community. Leaders candidly share their experiences, discuss challenges that have impacted their leadership development and provide advice to aspiring leaders.

Fall 2024 

Lauren Thomas Compton

Speaker: Lauren Thomas Compton
CEO of Thomas Financial

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 
Time: 4:30—5:30 p.m.
Location: Plant Hall, Fletcher Lounge

Mary Pat King

Speaker: Mary Pat King
CEO of Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Topic: "I Will Try"

Dirk Montgomery

Speaker: Dirk Montgomery
Chief Financial Officer and Supply Chain Leader, Fiesta Restaurant Group
Topic: "Know Thy Team and Know Thyself"

Bob Johnston

Speaker: Bob Johnston
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Front Burner
Topic: "Knowing Who You Are: The Role Culture Plays in Unifying the Organization"

Andrew Wright

Speaker: Andrew Wright

Founder and CEO, Franklin Street
Topic: "Navigating Through Uncertainty"

Jane Castor
Joseph Lopano
Roger Germann
Gene Lunger
Steve Allen
Thomas Pepin
Nancy Rebenold
Weston Smith
James Burkhart
Rick Thomas
Tony DiBenedetto
John Barrett
Mark House
Nick Friedman
Major General Michael Jones
Pamela Tope
Louise Leger
Matt Sliverman
Steve Griggs