Upcoming Speakers
If you are interested in attending a Speaking from Experience event, please contact Maren Welch, Director of Admissions & Financial Assistance, at mwelch@golisanoinstitute.org.
Wednesday, January 15th
Susan Ippoliti Kavanagh
Sr. Director, Client Experience
KLDiscovery
President
TechRochester
Wednesday, January 22nd
Chris Hagstrom
CEO
Kayenta Ltd
Wednesday, February 5th
Erin Tolefree
President & CEO
Baldwin Richardson Foods
Wednesday, March 19th
Lauren Dixon
Founder & Current Board Chair
Dixon Schwabl + Company
Mike Schwabl
Founder & Vice Chair
Dixon Schwabl + Company
"Seeking out a good mentor early on will pay dividends in the long run."
Steve McDonnell
CEO, Wilmac Technologies
Previous Speakers
Marty Birmingham
CEO
Five Star Bank
Tom Bonadio
General Partner of Impact Capital, Chairman of Board of Directors
The Bonadio Group
Kip Palmer
CEO
Palmer Foods
Marisa Geitner
President & CEO
Heritage Christian Services
John Gibson
President & CEO
Paychex
Paul Guglielmo
Founder
Guglielmo's Sauce
Steve McDonnell
CEO
Wilmac Technologies
Quincy Allen
CMO
IBM
Current Board Member
Office Depot & Lumen Technologies
Jim Continenza
Executive Chairman & CEO
Eastman Kodak
Dr. Rupert Hayles Jr.
President
Roberts Wesleyan University
Naomi Whittel
Founder & CEO and New York Times Best Selling Author
Naomi Whittel Brands
Jim Boeheim
Former Men’s Head Basketball Coach and current Special Assistant to the Athletic Director
Syracuse University
Abby Reinhard
President & CEO
GP Flooring Solutions
Tony Tortorella
Principal
Cliffordale Capital, LLC
Andrew Goldner
Venture Capitalist & Founder/CEO
GrowthX
Thomas Morgan
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, & Chief Operating Officer
Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.
John Williams & Eric Stein
Founders
Viridi
Sharon Napier
Executive Chair & Founder
Partners + Napier
Gayle Jagel
Founder & CEO
Young Entrepreneurs Academy, YEA!
Tim Shriver
Chairman of the Special Olympics, Educator, Scholar and Best-Selling Author
Special Olympics