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Business Tours 115 January 2014

Business Tours 115 January 2014 . OUR TEAM. Kenzie Elsbernd- Chief Executive Officer Justin Alonzo- Chief Information Officer John Drahozal- Chief Purchasing Officer John Gregory- Chief Operating Officer Christopher Paulino- Chief Marketing Officer Jack Rogers- Chief Financial Officer .

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Business Tours 115 January 2014

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  1. Business Tours 115 January 2014

  2. OUR TEAM • Kenzie Elsbernd- Chief Executive Officer • Justin Alonzo- Chief Information Officer • John Drahozal- Chief Purchasing Officer • John Gregory- Chief Operating Officer • Christopher Paulino- Chief Marketing Officer • Jack Rogers- Chief Financial Officer

  3. Tours • American Trust Bank- Dubuque, IA • Hobby Lobby- Dubuque, IA • Greater Dubuque Development Corporation- Dubuque, IA • Trek- Waterloo, WI • Epic- Verona, WI • National Mississippi River Museum - Dubuque, IA • John Deere- Dubuque, IA

  4. WHAT DID WE LEARN?

  5. HERE’S WHAT WE LEARED • 1: Public and private companies offer vastly different working environments • 2: Personal relationships & people skills are essential to building & maintaining a network • 3: A liberal arts or horizontal education will give you the skills to succeed in any line of work

  6. PRIVATE VS PUBLIC American Trust Bank- Private John Deere- Public Hobby Lobby-Private

  7. JOHN DEERE (DE) • Must maximize shareholder profits • Required by SEC to publish financials • Minimizes labor costs through outsourcing • Cannot see short term losses on investments

  8. AMERICAN TRUST BANK • Not required to publish financials • Personalizes investment planning • Expands into emerging markets slowly • Outperformed stock market in recession • Retains protections on deposits and trusts. (FDIC, SIPC)

  9. HOBBY LOBBY • Private business with $2 Billion in sales • Not required to publish financials • Employees enjoy $14/hour wages • Stays true to religious affiliations

  10. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

  11. GREATER DUBUQUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION • CEO Rick Dickinson emphasized people skills • Provided valuable insight into hiring process • Organization responsible for bringing thousands of jobs to Dubuque.

  12. LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION

  13. Trek • Variety of educational disciplines are needed • Encourages collaboration and critical thinking • Employees work with all departments

  14. EPIC • Many switch career paths internally • Recruits talented people able to learn • Private Company • Office encourages group collaboration

  15. OUR PRODUCT

  16. GLASS CHARMS BY: Six Guys

  17. CONCEPTION

  18. MANUFACTURING

  19. SALES Here is our website Here is our Commercial

  20. QUESTIONS?

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