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Barnett Helzberg, HEMP

Barnett Helzberg, Jr. is the Former Chairman of the Board at Helzberg Diamonds, a family owned business started in 1915.  At the helm since 1962, expanded the company from its then 15 units into the third largest jewelry retailer consisting of 145 units in 23 states by the time it was sold in 1995 to Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett).

He then founded the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program, a mentoring program by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, which is sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Barnett is also the creator of the I Am Loved! theme and now developing a licensing program for the trademark that will provide funding for public TV.  Teaching “Achieving Management Excellence” course to MBA students at Rockhurst College.

A Kansas City area native, Barnett is a graduate of Pembroke Hill School and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Agenda
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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