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Clif Haley President Emeritus MSU College of Law

Clif Haley President Emeritus MSU College of Law. Business and Engineering Speaker Series. Lake Superior State University March 11, 2014. CAREER PATH – Training & Development Stage. Corner Grocery Store: Butcher helper, clean up, cashier Concrete Wall: Laborer , (poured concrete)

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Clif Haley President Emeritus MSU College of Law

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  1. Clif HaleyPresident EmeritusMSU College of Law Business and Engineering Speaker Series Lake Superior State University March 11, 2014

  2. CAREER PATH – Training & Development Stage • Corner Grocery Store: Butcher helper, clean up, cashier • Concrete Wall: Laborer, (poured concrete) • Ford Engine & Foundry Division: Statistical Analyst • Chrysler:Labor relations manager, negotiator/contract administrator • Ford: • Corporate: White Collar union organization lawyer • International: EME&A executive assistant • Corporate governance; EEC Regulations; Operations

  3. CAREER PATH – Take-Off Stage • Ford: • Dealer Development: State side dealer acquisitions: negotiation, corporate set up, financing & governance, operations • Leasing/RentalEstablish new leasing and rental division: • Research/prepare legal docs; arrange financing • Hire/train staff • Negotiate, acquire, set up, operate leasing and rental companies

  4. CAREER PATH – Success Stage • Budget Rent-a-Car: • M & A, senior operations executive. • [Hat Trick] President CEO & Chairman: • Led management in LBOfrom conglomerate parent • Managed Budget IPO • Sold Budget to Ford (Exit Strategy)

  5. CAREER PATH –Significance & Continuation Stage • MSU LAW Trustee, President, Chairman, Adjunct Professor, M&A • Altus Capital M&A, & business operations advisor • Historical Light House Society Fund raiser, legal advisor, Director

  6. INFLUENCES ON CAREER PATH • Year of birth, 1931 • Great depression • Separation from family • Reader at early age- Zane Grey • Independent • Adult association • Earned, achievement rewards • Repeat 1st semester 2nd grade • Economically poor family • Intellectually rich family • Parents roll models • Importance of honesty, integrity • Parochial school discipline • Elementary and Law school tutor • First job at eleven • Jesuit school university • Federalist Papers- Thomas Jefferson • Philosophy major, Aristotle • Law school curriculum, Moot Court • Socratic reasoning • International living, culture • Entrepreneurial inclination • University and Law Faculty mentors • Responsibility ingrained • Risk taker • Excellence standard • First airplane flight

  7. WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS • Determined/Persistent • Independent • Logical • Direct/Decisive • Organized • Objective • Just/Fair/Honest • Leader • Competitive • Entrepreneur • Humorous • Enthusiastic/Energetic • High Standards & Expectations • Committed • Impersonal • Intimidating • Insensitive • Dispassionate • Intolerant of Mediocrity • Competitive (on steroids) • High Standards & Expectations • Critical • Challenging

  8. Week End Crash Course on Statistics: Linear Regression Models 1953 Friedan Calculator 2013 Calculator

  9. Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Transamerica

  10. Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Cartoon 1984

  11. Initial Public Offering (IPO)

  12. Sale of Company (Exit Strategy)

  13. KOLIBER

  14. YOUR JOB SEARCH • Organize and direct you own search • Identify your goals • Network, Network, Network • Meet and Impress People Who Are Willing To Provide Career Advice and Help You in Your Search

  15. JOB HUNTING SUGGESTIONS • Do not rely solely on posted positions (most jobs are not posted) • Networking is critical • With Faculty, Staff, Classmates • Through Clubs, Organizations, Associations • With business and professional people you know • You must aggressively market yourself

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