Villa Rica Leadership Luncheon
Villa Rica Leadership Luncheon featuring Bill Curry, Coach, Leader & Communicator
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
11:30 am - 1 pm The Venue Cost: Open to the public: $22.00 Main Street Discount Card Holder | $27.00 Non-Main Street Discount Card
The Villa Rica Leadership Luncheon Series brings together executives, entrepreneurs, educational leaders and innovators from throughout the region to discuss trends, challenges and opportunities facing their respective fields. Open to the public, the Leadership Luncheon Series is held bi-monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at The Venue in Downtown Villa Rica, Georgia.
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Guest Speaker: Bill Curry
Biography:
Bill Curry has spent his entire adult life as a leader and communicator. His NFL career included two Super Bowl titles and a stint as the President of the NFL.
Players Association. Bill served as head football coach for Georgia Tech (’80-’86), the University of Alabama (’87-’89), and the University of Kentucky (’90-’96). In 1989, Bill was recognized as the nation’s top coach with the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award.
From 1997 to 2008, Bill came into millions of homes each football Saturday as an analyst for ESPN. In September 2006, the American Football Coaches Association announced Bill as the recipient of the 2007 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award in honor of his outstanding service toward the advancement of the best interests of football.
In June 2008, Bill was selected to be the inaugural head coach of Georgia State University’s new football program. Bill’s book – “Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle” – was released in August 2008 by ESPN books and was praised by author Pat Conroy as “the best book about the NFL” that he ever read. (An updated tenth anniversary edition was just released in December 2018.)
Bill is married to the former Carolyn Newton of Atlanta, a graduate of Agnes Scott College who earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Georgia State. Bill and Carolyn have two children and seven grandchildren.
11:30am - Networking
12:00pm - Lunch begins
12:15pm - Welcome, Speaker
12:50pm - Wrap-up, Networking
For More Information: Villa Rica Office of Economic Development – 678-840-1441.Date and Time
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Location
150 Stone Street
Villa Rica, GA 30180Fees/Admission
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