{"154181":{"#nid":"154181","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Presents Welsh Social Enterprise CEO John Bennett","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Bennett is the CEO of the Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition. The Coalition was launched in 2010 with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government and a mission to represent and grow the social enterprise sector in Wales. \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E On October 8, Mr. Bennett will speak at Georgia Tech as part of the IMPACT Speaker Series, a program that brings successful business and nonprofit leaders from a variety of industries to Georgia Tech\u2019s campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for this event on Monday, October 8 at 4:30 pm in the Scheller College of Business, or watch the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2931\/John-Bennett\u0022\u003Efree live webcast\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore about the Speaker\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to his appointment as CEO of the Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition, Mr. Bennett was the managing director of award-winning social firm Pack-IT. Pack-IT\u2019s business focus is the provision of storage, fulfillment, distribution, and mailing services. It also provides meaningful work for disabled people. Mr. Bennett was with Pack-IT for sixteen years and during this time he grew the organization from a \u201cmodest\u201d business to one with a \u00a31m turnover. Read \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ile.gatech.edu\/files\/IMPACT_Fall12\/bio_Bennett.pdf\u0022\u003Efull bio\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBennett is the CEO of the Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition. The Coalition was launched in 2010 with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government and a mission to represent and grow the social enterprise sector in Wales.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"John Bennett will speak at the IMPACT Series, a weekly presentation sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship."}],"uid":"27336","created_gmt":"2012-09-14 11:18:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:57","author":"Dori Pap","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-10-08T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-10-08T18:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-10-08T18:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-10-08 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-10-08 22:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-10-08 22:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/impact.html","title":"IMPACT Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2931\/John-Bennett","title":"Webcast provided by Learn it Live"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"40031","name":"Asperger\u0027s"},{"id":"40051","name":"learning disability solutions"},{"id":"40011","name":"mobile technology"},{"id":"167683","name":"special needs"},{"id":"40041","name":"Wynsum Arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDori Pap\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}