David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby to speak as part of Brock School of Business' Dean Leadership Series
March 19, 2009
Brock School of Business Contact: Kara Kennedy, Director of External Affairs, 205-726-4070, kkennedy@samford.edu
Key Facts:
- On Tuesday, March 24 at 4 p.m. David Green, Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby will speak to the Brock School of Business in Brock Forum in Dwight Beeson Hall.
The lecture is a part of the Dean Leadership series which showcases extraordinary individuals who model leadership in a variety of unique and challenging ways.
- Green founded Hobby Lobby in 1972 after spending several years after managing and supervising T G & Y Stores
Green recently wrote the book More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America’s Home and Craft Superstore
- Hobby Lobby is represented in 33 states and is one of the fastest growing arts and craft stores in the nation
Green will speak about the keys to his success in business; he will focus on integrating integrity and faith in any organization.
Birmingham, Ala-- Founder and C.E.O. of Hobby Lobby, Mr. David Green will speak Tuesday, March 24, to students, faculty and the general public at Samford University’s Brock School of Business about key components to success. The lecture is a part of the Brock School of Business’ Dean’s Leadership Series and will be held in Brock Forum in Dwight Beeson Hall from 4-5 p.m.
“Mr. Greene is a wonderful resource for our Dean’s Leadership Series because he has not only been successful in the business world, he is an extraordinary individual who practices his faith in everything he does,” said Dean of the Brock School of Business Beck A. Taylor. Green’s once small startup company, Hobby Lobby, is now represented in 33 states and is one of the fastest growing arts and craft stores in the nation. Green’s accomplishments do not end with Hobby Lobby as he spent several years managing and supervising T G & Y retail stores, and most recently wrote the book, More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America’s Home and Craft Superstore. Green attributes the ultimate key to success to be faith in God.
Green will speak to the Brock School of Business about the importance of integrity and faith in business practice. "We do not have to be corrupt to be successful," said Green. The event is free with registration and open to the public students and faculty.
“This lecture will further one of the Brock School of Business’ goals: to integrate Christian perspectives into all areas of business,” said Randy Pittman, vice president of University Relations, Samford University.
About the Brock School of Business at Samford University:
The renaming of the Samford School of Business to the Brock School of Business in December 2007 is the latest in a long history of achievements for business education at Samford, which has offered degrees in business and commerce since 1922. In 1965, the School of Business was established to offer both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business. Alabama’s first part-time master of business administration degree program was established at Samford, and the first MBA degrees were awarded in 1967. The master of accountancy degree was approved in 1995. The business school was fully accredited by AACSB International in 1999, a recognition earned by less than 10 percent of business schools worldwide.
