The Thinking Bigger Speaker Series is a quarterly event that features nationally known speakers, best-selling business book authors, top-level business experts and thought leaders to Kansas City to challenge local business leaders to Think Bigger as they develop their businesses and the greater community.

Thinking Bigger Business Media and Johnson County Community College’s Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization present . . .

Growing Your Business in Today's Changing World
with Jeff Hoffman, a member of the founding executive team of the Priceline.com family of companies

Whether you're a startup entrepreneur or the owner of an established business, this insightful presentation by Jeff Hoffman, one of the founding members of Priceline.com, will guide you through the needs and demands of today's tech savvy customer and what it takes to thrive in a highly competitive landscape.

Jeff is an accomplished entrepreneur who has founded and launched numerous startups in the Internet, technology and entertainment industries. After graduating from Yale University, Jeff worked on the U.S. Space Shuttle program and in the aviation industry before going on to launch his first startup, a travel software company called CTI, which was later acquired by American Express. Later Jeff founded Virtual Shopping, an online shopping company later acquired by Sweden’s Wallenberg Group. Jeff is perhaps best known for his role as a member of the founding executive team of the Priceline.com family of companies. He is currently a founder and partner in ColorJar, a venture accelerator that helps entrepreneurs turn great ideas into profitable companies.

Join Jeff for an insightful presentation that will guide you in engineering your business to the next level of success.

Wednesday, April 18

Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.//Doors open at 11 a.m.
Johnson County Community College, Regnier Center, Capitol Federal Conference Room

Hear one of America's most innovative entrepreneurs for only $35 (includes lunch)

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Past Speakers:

November 17, 2010: Bill Conaty, former senior vice president of human resources for General Electric, and co-author with management guru Ram Charan of The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers.

June 23, 2010: Jane Applegate, America’s leading small business management expert and author of four books on small business success, including The Entrepreneur’s Desk Reference and 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business.

March 31, 2010: Douglas Merrill, former Google CIO and author of Getting Organized in the Google Era

September 27, 2009: David Kord Murray, entrepreneur, innovator and author of best-seller Borrowing Brilliance.

May 9, 2009: The series kicked off with Suzy and Jack Welch, as they discussed the principles of Suzy's national best-seller 10-10-10.