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Debra Kennedy shares how her successful private-sector career with broad responsibilities in finance, marketing and general management brought her to leading a newly-created Executive Education center at Bentley University. Her background helps her to understand business goals her clients have and design programs to meet them. She is very proud to admit that large number of her clients come back for more programs or refer their colleagues to work with her team. This is the biggest compliment to the team members and a testament of their dedication and customer focus.
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Lovdy will discuss her background at the school which began with a series of events that she will share with the audience. She will also describe her role within the LBJ School and how her department supports the professional development needs of state employees and their team’s ability to manage large conferences for the school and the university as a whole. She also will share her thoughts on professional development in this industry, staying current with changes in Executive Education, and how she connects with others in Executive Education. She will also reflect on how her department has consistently attended the CMED Conference for over 30 years.
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We will hear from Ross on several discussion points: his background in business, his teaching for the school, and eventually his role in Executive Education as a Director. He will also discuss the core business he is responsible for in the areas of operations, entrepreneurship, and innovation. His views on working in the custom arena and the link to open-enrollment. He describes the best case scenario for how to create a revenue stream in custom and engaging alumni. He will also describe his view on professional development for him and the centre that he is responsible for and the challenges going forward.
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Today we are speaking with Kristin Zecca, one of the Directors of Executive Education at the Sloan School of Business at MIT. Kristin will tell us about her career journey beginning with educational technology, earning her MBA from Simmons College of Management, positions in sales and creation of leadership programs to her current role in Executive Education at MIT. She will describe her role in open-enrollment working with some very high profile international programs that include coaching and entrepreneurship along with her many connections with companies around the world. She will also share what her current goals are and how she is working on creating new programs and what she sees as the future of Executive Education.
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In this episode Bill describes his career path that took him from a student of Executive MBA program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to its director including responsibility for non-degree offerings. Bill shares importance of storytelling in effective teaching of professionals and how his long business career helps him to make his stories relevant to his students and his programs more effective. His smooth transition from a private sector to university environment surprised his colleagues but it was not accidental. Bill also talks about his new programs and future plans.
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Christina will discuss her background at the university which began as a student and an intern, then becoming a full-time program manager while earning her MBA from the University and eventually her current role as the manager of Executive Education. She will describe her journey, their team’s ability to create new programs, breathe life into mature programs, and talk about how their business is structured. She also will share her thoughts on professional development in this industry, staying current with changes in Executive Education, and how she connects with others in Executive Education.
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