AeA “Leading for Success” webinar: Series 1


From Entrepreneurship to Spaceship
Taking Your Company from Start-Up to Sale
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Join the NJ-PA Council for the first in a series of AeA "Leading for Success" webinars, exclusively for CEOs. Listen to stories, gain insights, and get your questions answered from CEOs of entrepreneurial, mid-sized, and large corporation who have successfully navigated business growth and performance challenges. In addition to our first program (below), other topics in the series include "Growing through Mergers and Acquisitions," and "Reinvigorating Your Company Into an Industry Powerhouse."

Our first program features an interview with Gregory H. Olsen, Ph.D., currently President of GHO Ventures, an "angel" investment firm (see biography).

But in 1984 Greg founded EPITAXX, a fiber-optic detector manufacturer together with Vladimir Ban. It was sold in 1990 for $12 million. He then founded Sensors Unlimited, a near-infrared camera manufacturer in 1992 with Marshall Cohen. Sensors was sold to Finisar Corp. for $600 million in 2000, repurchased by the management team in 2002 for $6 million, then sold again to Goodrich, Corp. in 2005 for $60 million.

Gregory H. Olsen, Ph.D. of GHO Ventures

In 2005, after an illustrious career as a research scientist and entrepreneur, Greg became the third private citizen to orbit the earth in the International Space Station (ISS) . Greg will share his lessons learned on what it takes to launch and sell a company and realize your dreams.

Business performance expert Pamela S. Harper, President of Business Advancement Inc., will conduct the interview (see biography).

Date:  Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time:  3:00pm- 4:00pm EST
           2:00pm-3:00pm CST
           1:00pm-2:00pm MST
           Noon-1:00pm PST
 

Attend and learn:

• Leadership lessons learned from Greg’s business experiences and space travel

• Why traditional business plans don’t work– and what does work to grow entrepreneurial companies
• The one essential characteristic of a successful entrepreneur
• How to foster a high performance culture under rapidly changing conditions
• Keys to selling your business
• How to make your dreams become reality

Plus:

• View exclusive video footage Greg took as the third private citizen to orbit the earth on the International Space Station (ISS). 

Who should attend:
Current and prospective entrepreneurs who want to increase their success and CEOs of mid-sized and large companies who want to gain insights on the entrepreneurial mindset and learn about space travel.

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