Business Week - October 7-10, 2019

Business Week cover - Lighting the FutureCerritos College and the Department of Business Administration are pleased to announce  Business Week - "Lighting Your Future", October 7-10, 2019. This is a four-day campus event to promote business learning and student success. The Business Week offers a variety of lectures, guest speakers, information sessions, and workshops.

For more information, please download the following documents:

  • Business Week Program
  • Student Pitch Competition Information (Coming Spring 2020)
  • Student Pitch Competition Flyer (Coming Spring 2020)

Schedule:

OCTOBER 7

9 am - 9:30 am | BE Building
BA Department Open House
9:30 am - 10:45 am | LC 155
Amazon Recruitment Information Session
Speakers: Ari Mirhosseini, Talent Supply Chain Engagement Team Leader,
LAX Node, Amazon
11 am - 12:15 pm | LC 155
Starting a New Business: Passion or Insanity
John Howard Wayne Slavitt
Panel Discussion: John Howard, Chick-fil-A, and Wayne Slavitt, Mobül Store
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm | LC 155
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Everyone Can Code
Speaker: Apple Executive and Professor Wendy Wright

October 8

9:30 am - 10:45 am | LC 155
How to Ace Your First Professional Interview
Renae Maurer
Speakers: Renae Maurer, Human Resources Consultant and Former Black &
Decker Talent Acquisition Manager, and Professor Marcela Daltro
11 am - 12:15 pm | LC 155
The Effect of E-Commerce on B2B vs. B2C Businesses
Jon T. Tanklage
Speaker: Jon T. Tanklage, President, Marukan Vinegar Inc.(USA)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | LC 155
Career Advising and Professional Development
Stephanie Love
Speaker: Stephanie Love, Senior Manager of Organizational
Development, TrueCar
2 pm - 3 pm | LC 155
Life Without Limits
Speaker: Dr. Robert Mark Carpenter

October 9

9 am - 9:30 am | BE Building
Business Administration Department Open House
9:30 am - 10:45 am | LC 155
Bridge the Gap between Education, Employment, and Beyond
Jarlath O’Carroll
Speaker: Jarlath O’Carroll, CEO & Founder, Jobspeaker
11 am - 12:15 pm | LC 155
The Law of Attractions
George Jacob
Speaker: George Jacob, President and CEO of Bay.Org
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | LC 155
Entrepreneurship and Startup Businesses in the Healthcare Industry
Fernando Vasquez
Speaker: Fernando Vasquez, Founder, Primawaste

October 10

8:30 am - 9:15 am | LC 155
Gender and Work
Speakers: Professors Pauline Acosta and Marcela Daltro
9:30 am - 10:45 am | LC 155
What Can We Learn from Other Countries
Kevin Garvanne
Speaker: Kelvin Garvanne, Professor John Haas, and Dr. Jianli Hu
11 am - 12:15 pm | LC 155
From Passion to Profit: Business Lessons from the Godfather of Hip-Hop
Alonzo Williams
Speaker: Alonzo Williams, Producer
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm | LC 155
Are You Financially Healthy?
Rick Flores
Speaker: Rick Flores, Community Development Officer, SCE Federal Credit Union