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On Friday, Oct. 27, The University of Tampa will welcome Craig Dubitsky, founder and CEO of “naturally friendly oral care” brand hello products, as part of the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center in the Sykes College of Business’ MainStreet Speaker Series. The event begins with lunch at 12:30 p.m., with the program running from 1:10–2:05 p.m. at the Tampa Hilton Downtown, 211 N. Tampa St.

This MainStreet Speaker event is being held in conjunction with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Conference, which will bring nearly 1,000 attendees from around the world to Tampa.

Dubitsky’s career has been dedicated to transforming commodities into desirables and turning consumer insights into disruptive, emotionally charged brands. He has successfully engaged with a wide array of companies dedicated to breaking category molds via design and consumer-centric thinking. He previously served as a founding board member of green-cleaning brand Method Products and then as co-founder of lip and skincare maker Eos Products.

Through hello products LLC, Dubitsky and his team seek to disrupt and elevate the staid $40 billion global oral care category. Under Dubitsky’s charter and creative vision, hello® brings together thoughtful, come-hither design and highly natural formulations that embody the brand’s naturally friendly™ mantra. Dubitsky conceived the brand and took it from concept to commercialization in only six months. Hello currently has distribution in approximately 20,000-plus top U.S. retail stores and leading e-commerce sites, and has become the No. 2 natural oral care brand across food, drug and mass channels in the U.S. in record time.

Dubitsky’s career and legacy is fueled by his mission to make the things we regularly use better and more beautiful, and in doing so, ultimately create bright spots in our day.

Individual tickets are $50 and a corporate sponsorship table of 10 is $500 (five seats go to students).

Register by Monday, Oct. 23, at https://2017mainstreet.eventbrite.com. For more information, email ecenter@ut.edu or call (813) 257-3227.