PDP Speaker History

Kevin Pennington
Partner, PWC spoke on Business Skills: Next 5-10 Years on April 20, 2022.
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Jason Andrew
Chief Revenue Officer spoke on The Road to the C-Suite on April 6, 2022.

Jamie Gorey
Director of Strategic Accounts, Johnson & Johnson spoke on how Diversity Delivers on March 16, 2022.
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Sam Azide, Johana Favela, and David McGee
Panel discussed Creating Success After Baylor on March 2, 2022.

Lars Naslund
V.P Global Commercial -3M Safety and Industrial Business Group spoke on Navigating International Waters on February 16, 2022.
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Joshua Eapen, Andrea Henderson, Bailey Shoemaker, and Findlay Yepo
Panel discussed Successful Internships on November 3, 2021.

Bojana Bowermon
Leader, Velocity Sales- Americas - UiPath spoke on Human Achievement in the Age of Automation on October 20, 2021.
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Lauren Hernandez
Talent Acquisition Manager, Patterson Companies, Inc. spoke on How to Market Your College Experience on October 6, 2021.

Glenn Gaines and Tammy Fulop
Director, Energy & Sustainability Services and V.P. Sales, Energy Solutions - Schneider Electric spoke on Influential Leadership on September 15, 2021.Watch this talk here: link to YouTube video

Matt Kisber
Chair, Silicon Ranch Corporation spoke on Building Your Personal Brand on September 1, 2021.

Greg Tesimale
University Recruiting Lead - CISCO spoke on Creating Winning Business Teams on March 17, 2021.
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Amelia Hardy
VP Diversity & Inclusion - Best Buy spoke on Diversity and Inclusion in Business Today on March 3, 2021.
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Nathan McCray
Sales Manager - Spectrum spoke on From Dull to Dynamic: Effective Communication in the Business World on February 17, 2021.
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Christen Medulla
Co-Founder - Tastebuddy spoke on The Power of Selfless Serving on February 2,2021.
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Sean Maxwell
Chief Commercial Officer - Absolute Software spoke on Career Pathing: Positioning Yourself for Long-Term Success on October 7, 2020.
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Debarati Sen
Vice President - 3M spoke on Conducting Business across Cultures on October 7, 2020.
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Jessica Rush
Chief Talent Officer - Paradox spoke on How to Get Hired on September 2, 2020.
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Clint Edens
Regional President - Patterson Dental spoke on Career Selling on September 2, 2020.
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Clint Edens
Regional President - Patterson Dental spoke on Lessons from Crisis on September 2, 2020.
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Mario Zandstra
President & CEO, Family Legacy
A Divine Business Calling: Who? When? Where? How?

Adam Cannard
Manager - Talent Acquisition, Fisher Investments
Interviewing Success

Robert Howard
Big Tech Recruiter
It Gets Better, I Promise: From sales to recruiting in Big Tech and navigating the first 7 years of your career

Brian Galicia
Global Sales Leader for Sales Automation & LinkedIn, Microsoft
LinkedIn Workshop

Deb Sawyer
Managing Director, ZRG Partners
Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Staci Woods
Director - Solution Engineering Strategic Messaging and Execution, Oracle
Faith in a Fortune 100 Company

Curtis Schroeder
Principal Advisor - Sales Strategy & Organizational Development, Oracle
Faith in a Fortune 100 Company

Joanne Moretti
Founder & CEO, JCurve Digital
Positioning Yourself

Mike Schultz
President, RAIN Group
What Sales Winners Do Differently

Sam Azide
Outside Sales Representative, IBM
How Learning Continues After College

Meagan Rowell
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PolyOne
How Learning Continues After College

Jemia Young
Diversity Talent Program Manager, TEKsystems
Show up Different: How to Knock Your Interview Out of the Park

Lynn Higgs
CEO, Fortis Solutions Group
Positioning Yourself

Brian Williams
Founder & CEO, Perspectivity International
The Power of Effective Communication

Grant Cardone
Best Selling Author, Sales Trainer & Marketing Influencer
Building a 10X Career

Jim Alcina
AVP of Sales, Pegasystems
Interviewing Success

David Bellas
Head of Sales - Australia & New Zealand, LinkedIn
Positioning Yourself on LinkedIn

Shawn Dorrough
Author, Speaker and Certified Career and Business Coach - The Wealth Shift Project; Senior Manager - GuideStone Financial
Five Rules to Creating a Successful Business Career

Curtis Mohr
CEO, The Pinske Edge
Balancing Progress, Professionalism & Levity at Work

Ty Williams
Manager of Inside Sales, Palo Alto Networks
Interviewing Success

Eric Waller
Managing Partner, Moab Medical Development
Positioning Yourself

Dennis Allen
Private Equity/Turnaround Situation Expert
Flying High as a High Performer

Warren Burt
Territory Account Manager, AppDynamics
Navigating New Beginnings

Alex Dixon
Deal Execution Lead, Accenture
Navigating New Beginnings

Kimberly Dixon
Account Executive, Qualtrics
Navigating New Beginnings

Morgan Greenwood
Enterprise Acquisition Inside Account Manager, VMware
Navigating New Beginnings

Scott Cloutier
Senior District Sales Manager, Federated Insurance
Interviewing Success

Jeffrey Jones
Marketing Representative, Federated Insurance
Interviewing Success

Kathleen Hartman
Sales Trainer, Rackspace
Positioning Yourself

Mack Rhoades
Vice President and Director of Athletics, Baylor University
Rebuilding and Reshaping Culture

Mike Rodriguez
Speaker, Author and Leadership Expert, Mike Rodriguez-International
Are You Ready to Become More?

Justin Powell
Sales Operations Leader, Owens Corning
Interviewing Success

Mickey Hess
National Sales Manager, 3M
Positioning Yourself

Diana Curti
Partner Services Coordinator, IMG College
Marketing Baylor Athletics

Clark McCormack
Account Executive, IMG College
Marketing Baylor Athletics

Amanda Mesler
General Manager, Microsoft
Running, Leading, Making an Impact

Natalie Cass
Corporate Recruiter, Qualtrics
Interviewing Success

Taylor Safford
Site Lead – Dallas Office, Qualtrics
Interviewing Success

Dave Gordon
Chief Marketing Officer, Gallagher Bassett Services
Positioning Yourself

• Jim Fifield
  Retired Music Industry, Apparel and Consumer Goods Executive
  First Wednesday - April
• HSB Communications & Marketing
  Becca Broaddus, Brittany Foreman, Lindy Fuller, CJ Jackson
  Marketing the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business & Innovation
• Richard McLemore
  Canada BDC Regional Manager, Oracle
  Branding Workshop
• Chris Newberry
  Vice President of Sales, Global Atlantic Financial Group
  30 Years in 30 Minutes
• Kartik Pashupati
  Research Manager, Research Now
  CASRO Market Research Panel
• Paul Kirch
  CEO, Actus Sales Intelligence
  CASRO Market Research Panel
• Phil Jackson
  Director, Healthcare & Insurance Verticals, Decision Analyst, Inc.
  CASRO Market Research Panel
• Hayley Dawson-Owens
  Vice President, Client Service, Decision Analyst, Inc.
  CASRO Market Research Panel
• John Colias
  Senior Vice President and Advanced Analytics Consultant, Decision Analyst, Inc.
  CASRO Market Research Panel
• Ian McCaw
  Director of Athletics, Baylor University
  Leadership & Time Management
• Jay Mitchell
  President & Founder, Mereo, LLC
  Career Secrets: The Baylor Edition
• Emily Warren
  CEO, Homecare Interact
  Start Now: The Importance of Social Media in Your Career

• Kerry Olin
  General Manager, Microsoft
  First Wednesday - April
• David Engfer
  Manager, Pariveda Solutions
  First Wednesday - March
• John Barry
  Chief Marketing Officer, Baylor University
  Branding Workshop
• Adam Bryant
  Corner Office columnist, The New York Times
  First Wednesday - February
• John Rainey
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines
  First Wednesday - November
• Shirley Hunter
  VP Global Operations, Teradata
  First Wednesday - October
• Sharon Chacon
  Executive Team Lead - HR, Target
  Branding Workshop
• Keith Link
  Senior Account Manager of Sales, Occidental Chemical Corporation
  First Wednesday - September

• Kristine Mansour
  Corporate Sales Manager, Houston Rockets
  "Tip-Off" Your Career - April
• Debra A. Dinnocenzo
  President, VirtualWorks!
  First Wednesday - April
• Sam Turtletaub
  Key Accts/Sales Development Leader, Century Interactive
  First Wednesday - March
• Micah Copeland
  Executive Team Leader, Target
  Branding Workshop - February
• Becca Hoopingarner
  Field Campus Recruiter, Target
  Branding Workshop - February
• Mark Jones
  Chairman and CEO, TWG Insurance
  First Wednesday - February
• Warren Burt
  Inside Account Executive, VMware
  First Wednesday - November
• Will May
  Enterprise Account Manager, AppDynamics
  First Wednesday - November
• Stefani Thornton
  Regional Sales Director, Reynolds and Reynolds
  First Wednesday - October
• Ashley Slaughter
  Store Team Lead, Target
  Branding Workshop - Fall
• Deborah McGregor
  CEO, Care Net Pregnancy Center
  First Wednesday - September

• Chuck Anderson
  President, Occidental Chemical Corporation
  First Wednesday - September
• Melanie Courtright
  VP Research Services, Research Now
  First Wednesday - April
• Hayley Dawson-Owens
  VP Client Service, Decision Analyst
  First Wednesday - April
• Rynetta Garner
  Senior Recruiter, Target
  Branding Workshop - Fall
• Bill Goren
  Head of Business Operations, Austin Toros
  Senior Send-Off
• Amy Kruckemeyer
  VP Human Resources, Decision Analyst
  First Wednesday - April
• Mark Latham
  Owner, TruDenta
  First Wednesday - October
• Ken Merbler
  President, Ken Merbler & Associates
  First Wednesday - February
• Tanner Mezel
  Principal, DSG Consulting
  First Wednesday - March
• Paul Nelson
  Sales Executive, IBM
  First Wednesday - November
• Chris Olsen
  Recruiting Manager, Research Now
  First Wednesday - April
• Brandon Parrott
  CEO, Kids Sports Network
  First Wednesday - January
• Kartik Pashupati
  Research Manager, Research Now
  First Wednesday - April
• Laurie Watson
  Store Team Lead, Target
  Branding Workshop - Spring

• Truman Blocker
  Partner, Spectrum Financial Group
  First Wednesday - September
• Brittany Blum
  Business Development Manager, VitecOnline
  First Wednesday - January
• Matt Bowman
  Regional Manager, Paycom
  Branding Workshop - Fall
• Stuart Clark
  Senior VP Sales & Marketing, McLane Company
  First Wednesday - November
• Rhett Dawson
  International Sales Director, Success Motivation International, Inc.
  First Wednesday - October
• Matt Hess
  Education Director, World Hunger Relief
  First Wednesday - February
• Tiffany McGowen
  Director of Recruiting, Paycom
  Branding Workshop - Fall
• Deborah McGregor
  CEO, Care Net Pregnancy Center
  First Wednesday - February
• Kevin Miller
  Salesperson, Tom James
  Senior Send-Off - Spring
• Claire Moncla
  Communications, Waco Foundation
  First Wednesday - February
• Ben Randolph
  Account Director and Principal, Agency Entourage
  First Wednesday - April
• Mike Raymond
  Senior Advisor, Curves International
  First Wednesday - March
• Tom Sicola
  VP Marketing, McLane Company
  First Wednesday - November
• Kathryn Thompson
  Corporate College Recruiter, Paycom
  Branding Workshop - Spring
• Kathy Wise
  Assistant Director, Mission Waco
  First Wednesday - February

• Ashley Allison
  Executive Director, Waco Foundation
  First Wednesday - January
• Sara Dunne
  Co-Publisher, Nside Publications
  First Wednesday - March
• Ron Gajewski
  President, Beyond ROI, Inc.
  Senior Send-Off - Fall & Spring
• Michael Jenkins
  President and Managing Director, Dallas Summer Musicals
  First Wednesday - October
• Jim McKinley
  Founding Partner, 360Partners
  First Wednesday - September
• Richard Sandomir
  Sports & Business Reporter, The New York Times
  First Wednesday - April
• Bryan Tilson
  Advertising Executive, Wieden+Kennedy
  First Wednesday - November
• Matt Zolfo
  Equipment Sales Consultant, Henry Schein Dental
  First Wednesday - March