Entrepreneurial Speaker Series
In the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, successful entrepreneurs talk about the paths they took on their way to starting, running, and growing their businesses, including lessons learned about things they wished they had known when they were starting out. At other times we invite thought leaders in entrepreneurship from academia or industry to share their insights with the audience. Videos of these talks are available in most cases by clicking on the title of the talk.
2012-13 Speakers
Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy
Andrew Robinson, Owner & Director of Operations, SpecialtyScripts Pharmacy
April 11, 2013
Lawyer As Entrepreneur
Joseph Kershenbaum, Executive Vice President & CFO of Salute Homecare LLC
Jayson Falcone of the Law Offices of Jayson J. Falcone
March 5, 2013
Entrepreneurship in Creative Communications
Tina Stevens, Principal & Creative Director, Stevens 470
Robert C. Andrews Jr., President & CEO, Digital Media Ventures (DMV) Entertainment Group
Janine Fondon, President & CEO, UnityFirst.com
Jan. 29, 2013
Computer Scientist as Entrepreneur
Jackie Fallon ’82, Owner, FIT Solutions
November 8, 2012
Brewer as Entrepreneur
Gary Bogoff, Cofounder, Berkshire Brewing Company
October 16, 2012
Engineer as Entrepreneur
Stanley Kowalski III '92, Chairman of the Board FloDesign, Inc.;
Founder, FloDesign Wind Turbine, FloDesign Water Turbine, FloDesign Sonics, SK3 Realty
September 18, 2012
2011-12 Speakers
Everything I Know About Business I Learned From the Grateful Dead
Barry Barnes, Professor of Management, Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
April 5, 2012
Undocumented Entrepreneurs: Business Structure and Immigration Compliance
David P. Weber, Assistant Professor of Law, Creighton University School of Law
January 24, 2012
Educating Entrepreneurs Through Immersion in the Ecosystem
Marc Meyer - Professor of Business, Northeastern University College of Business
November 17, 2011
Anatomy of a Meltdown: The Continuing Small Business Impact
Michael Malloy - Professor of Management, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
September 29, 2011
2010-11 Speakers
Over-confident and Unambitious Entrepreneur
Karl Okamoto - Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Business and Entrepreneurship Law Concentration, Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University
April 13, 2011
Educating Entrepreneurs Through Immersion in the Ecosystem
Peter Russo - Director, Entrepreneurship Programs, Boston University School of Management Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
February 22, 2011 (photos)
What's In Your Dash?
Harold Epps G’84, President and CEO, PRWT Services, Inc.
November 9, 2010 (photos)
The African American Entrepreneur Then and Now
W. Sherman Rogers, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law
September 23, 2010
Debt as Venture Capital
Darian Ibrahim, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School
September 22, 2010
2009-10 Speakers
Leading a Business in Anxious Times
Katharine G. Baker, Principal, Family Therapy and Consulting Associates
April 15, 2010 (photos)
Striking Out on Their Own: Self-employed and Financial Distress
Robert Lawless, Professor of Law and the Galowich-Huzienga Faculty Scholar, University of Illinois College of Law
January 26, 2010
Effectively Leveraging New Media For Profitable Business Development
David Bullock, President & Managing Director of White Bullock Group and coauthor of Barack 2.0
November 5, 2009 (photos)
2008-09 Speakers
Reflections on a Life in Banking -- The Long Road Behind and the Long Road Ahead
Dorothy Bridges, Vice President, American Bankers Association & President & CEO, City First Bank, Washington DC
April 14, 2009
Race and Entrepreneurial Success
Robert Fairlie, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz
November 25, 2008
Promoting Economic Justice Through Community-centered Lawyering
Laurie Hauber, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
November 6, 2008 (audio -mp3)
2007-08 Speakers
Financial Services for the Poor: Evidence from the Detroit Area Study
Michael Barr, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School
April 8, 2008
Innovation & Diversity: Lessons from The Real Pepsi Challenge
Stephanie Capparell, journalist, author, and filmmaker
January 29, 2008
Student Entrepreneurship
Fran Harris, former WNBA player, business consultant, and inspirational speaker
November 13, 2007
Race and Entrepreneurship
Robert Suggs, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law
October 25, 2007
2006-07 Speakers
Speaker Series:
Steven Hobbs, Tom Bevill Chairholder of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law
March 7, 2007
D. Gordon Smith, Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School
January 25, 2007
Humera Fasihuddin, President, CEO, & Cofounder of Edical May
October 25, 2006
Nadine Thompson, Cofounder, Warm Spirit
September 12, 2006
Success Stories Series:
John and Stephen Davis, businessmen, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists
April 10, 2007
Fletcher Wiley, President and COO of PRWT Holdings and "Of Counsel" for Bingham McCutchen LLP
February 27, 2007
John Reed L'42/H'01, CEO Mestek, Inc.
September 21, 2006
2005-2006 Speakers:
Building Business from a Base of Strength
Laura Gordon, CPA, founder and owner of Gordon & Associates
April 25, 2006
Minority Oppression and the Limited Liability Company: Learning (or Not) From Close Corporation History
Douglas Moll, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons Law Center Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center
March 7, 2006
Achieving the Double Bottom Line: A Framework for Corporations Seeking to Deliver Profits and Public Services
Lisa Fairfax, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Law School
February 9, 2006
Building Enterprise to Empower Community
Bill Strickland, President & CEO of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, Inc.
January 25, 2006
Upcoming Events
Extreme Makeover: Baystate Accessibility and Remodelers
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 noon, Law School Common
