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Martha Stewart, Jonathan Mildenhall and Dan Cockerell will be the featured speakers during the 2019-20 OSU Spears School of Business speaker series.

Martha Stewart headlines OSU speaker series in Tulsa and Oklahoma City

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Martha Stewart, Jonathan Mildenhall and Dan Cockerell will be the featured speakers during the 2019-20 OSU Spears School of Business speaker series. The Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City and Tulsa Business Forums bring national business leaders and ideas to Oklahomans, and are sponsored annually by Spears Business and corporate sponsors.

“These speaker series provide a great opportunity to hear and learn from the best of the best in the world,” said Ken Eastman, dean of Spears Business. “This unique series offers Oklahomans a place to gain knowledge from national business leaders who have extraordinary experiences and invaluable expertise and wisdom.”

The 2019-20 speaker series schedule:

  • Jonathan Mildenhall, former chief marketing officer for Airbnb, will deliver a presentation on “A Purposeful Brand: The Power Behind Airbnb.”
    Oct. 31, 2019, Tulsa Business Forums, 8-9:30 a.m. at the Tulsa Downtown DoubleTree Hotel (breakfast & presentation).
    Oct. 31, 2019, Executive Management Briefings, noon-1:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (lunch & presentation).

  • Dan Cockerell, former vice president, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, will speak on “The Magic Behind Disney: Secrets to Success.”
    Feb. 25, 2020, Executive Management Briefings, noon-1:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (lunch and presentation).
    Feb. 26, 2020, Tulsa Business Forums, noon-1:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Downtown DoubleTree Hotel (lunch and presentation).

  • Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and creator of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine, will share her thoughts in “A Conversation with Martha Stewart.”
    April 1, 2020, Tulsa Business Forums, 9:30-11 a.m. at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
    April 1, 2020, Executive Management Briefings, 4-5:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Series sponsorship opportunities are available including a premier sponsorship for $10,000 and supporting sponsorship at $5,000. Sponsor benefits include special events with the speakers and marketing and leadership development opportunities. Table sponsorships are available for $3,000.

For more information about the Tulsa Business Forums, please contact Krysta Gilbert at 405-744-5208 or email krysta.l.gilbert@okstate.edu, and for the Executive Management Briefings, please contact Kelle Scott at 405-744-5208 or email kelle.scott@okstate.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Tush|Director, Marketing and Communications | 405-744-2703 | terry.tush@okstate.edu)

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