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Marcelo Claure, Sprint

Marcelo Claure is the chief executive officer of Sprint Corporation.

He became Sprint President and CEO on August 11, 2014, and has served on the Sprint board of directors since January 2014. As President and CEO, Marcelo’s first priority will be to continue the build out of Sprint’s network by leveraging its strong spectrum holdings as well as ensuring that Sprint always maintains truly competitive offers in the marketplace.

Prior to coming to Sprint, Marcelo was Chairman, President & CEO of Brightstar, a company he founded in 1997 and grew from a small Miami-based distributor into a global business with more than $10 billion in gross revenue in 2013 and a local presence in approximately 50 countries on six continents.

The World Economic Forum named Marcelo a Young Global Leader, recognizing him as a “bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial individual committing both time and talent to make the world a better place.”
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6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking
Hosted By Adam Arredondo, Kansas City Chapter Director

Adam has founded several startups and is an active co-leader of the Kansas City Startup Village in the first neighborhood in the world to get Google Fiber. Currently, Adam is Director of Entrepreneurship & Co-founder of CEED, an organization focused on activating entrepreneurs. He was appointed to the Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet. As a result of all these efforts, he has developed strong connections in the local civic and startups communities.
Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @kcdondo
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Joseph Bisogno started out running a lemonade stand when he was 6, bought an ice cream truck at 18 and later purchased a gas station. In 1989, Bisogno started Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas ®. after nearly 10 years of experience with the McDonald's Corp. The first Mr. Goodcents ® franchised location opened just 2 years later, and there are now more than 80 franchised restaurants nationwide.
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