Conference replay.Audiocassettes of the sessions are available If you didn't make it to Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. , the new venue for the Black Enterprise/Bank of America Entrepreneurs Conference, you missed out on a great networking opportunity. But you can still benefit from the sessions. With more than 15 sessions featuring a lineup of small business experts and corporate executives, you, too, can be a part of the Conference action. Our town hall meeting brought together a panel of high-profile entrepreneurs, politicians, and scholars to discuss the issue of business and race. They included: Robert L. Johnson Robert L. Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is an American businessman and the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and was its chairman and chief executive officer. , founder, chairman, and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BET Holdings II Inc.; Clarence Avant Clarence Avant is a music executive who is widely renowned for his sincere dedication to pioneering opportunities within the recording industry. During his 40 year career, Avant has represented the likes of blues artist Little Willie John, rock and roll pioneer Tom Wilson, and jazz , chairman of Interior Music/Avant Garde Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. ; Suzanne dePasse, CEO of dePasse Entertainment; Willie E. Gary Willie E. Gary (born on July 12, 1947), once a migrant worker, is an attorney, motivational speaker and cable television executive. Gary has earned his reputation and nickname as "The Giant Killer" by winning suits against some of America's most well known corporate giants, such as , senior partner of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson & Sperando; Rep. Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing the Fifteenth Congressional District of New York (map) Rangel's district, the smallest in the (D-NY), and Earl G. Graves Sr., publisher and CEO of BLACK ENTERPRISE. Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a Jesse Climenko professor of law at Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. , was the moderator. Here is a brief recap of other sessions: * "Profiting in the New Economy" featuring David Steward, chairman and CEO of World Wide Technology Inc. Steward, who was featured in the June 2001 issue of BE, has grown his technology company to an $800 million enterprise. * "Employed by Design" is a session that explores opportunities in the fashion industry. Designers Dion Lattimore, owner of Dion Scott, and Maurice Malone, CEO of Maurice Malone Designs, provide insight on how to establish a clothing label. Both suggest that before jumping into the entrepreneurial pool, aspiring designers should get experience working for an established label. * "Against All Odds" explores the determination and perseverance that leads to entrepreneurial success. This session features three successful entrepreneurs who tell how they overcame obstacles to share their secrets for achieving success. The three entrepreneurs are Effie Booker, CEO of Cabana Car Wash, and Albert and Odetta Murray, owners of the New Hillside Inn. All are featured in the BE book, Against All Odds: Ten Entrepreneurs Who Followed Their Hearts and Found Success by Wendy Harris (John Wiley & Sons Inc., $24.95) Harris served as moderator for the session. To order the audiocasettes, call 888-827-3487 or go to www.blackenterprise.com. The cassettes are $12 for each session. |
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