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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BSOB Students:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I want to invite you to attend this year’s
<a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/1pNa1kwx5gIy9qHB7Ow3Dmw1YeuIGJw5HLrqOnXx0SJahu_oq_ZxgOCMHh_jhWNpWFQhRDYu2teAJ33iOi2jgcsg9FxEZq9ztMwL7luF36LBX1NDe1pPCtar5hKaEhACZ22Bih2KFkPx5JIM-f5u6A1QkSbblcWWVktBmN0bdF9excpNP-ctXXCGbKb70aCHFRZyUjxLYwgeahNgyjs7BgmprsAjITkyZ-haj9puHEPOlg3hBiHSRNI354k8SjueOzOmLzE8_Fd2jvITjQbkb6Zzn1cnG0UTAqyJzwWSMcxEsYt3GL-ZecL61M0U2PB2x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelionsden.us%2F" target="_blank">
The Lion’s Den</a> event on Oct. 14th 4PM -6PM in the Wright Center auditorium. No ticket purchase or reservation is necessary.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Each year, the Brock School of Business hosts this “<span style="color:black">Shark Tank” style event where 3 international companies present their
business plan to a live audience and a panel of experts who will evaluate each company’s ability to produce financial, social, conservation, and spiritual results, known as the “quadruple bottom-line.” You can go to the website and look at
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.thelionsden.us_archives&d=DwMFAg&c=GTxgfYI6i4KYikqC6GK_Jzn2mYGEh-v4HEPYCyQcJzU&r=8GKaWNKnXt-7ecuD_q-FRB7Q1d8c-c98VWmHqSLJJnU&m=JrLyOW_5IaFREHyQiRDeY-Aptds2c1sKY9Lqemu2N6I&s=xugC3g1jnLr9cminrLAy_8VqImfyv8eGe2mCRONeMzc&e=" target="_blank">the
prior events</a><span style="color:black"> from 2014 to 20</span>20<span style="color:black">. The 2020 event included over 325 attendees from 10 countries, 82 cities and 25 states. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This is a marquis event for students interested in</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:<span style="color:black"> Business as Mission,
International Business, </span><a href="https://www.samford.edu/business/social-entrepreneurship-concentration">Social Entrepreneurship</a>,
<span style="color:black">or ministry. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Topics of Interest: Business as Mission, Social Enterprise, Missions, Socially Responsible Business/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
Impact <span style="color:black">Investing, ESG</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Where: Wright Center Auditorium</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">When: Oct 14<sup>th</sup> 4PM-6PM</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Professional Development Credit</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (BSOB)<span style="color:black">:
</span>YES!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Convo Credit:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">YES!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want m<span style="color:black">ore information</span>? Contact:<span style="color:black">
<a id="OWAAM5A5B83CB238D46A9BD3D71B7B5ADD97E" href="mailto:jblazer@samford.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">@Josh Blazer</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hope to see you there!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Jeremy Thornton, Ph.D.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Dean<br>
Professor of Economics<br>
Dwight Moody Beeson Chair of Business</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.samford.edu/business"><span style="color:black">www.samford.edu/business</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=800+Lakeshore+Drive,+Birmingham,+AL+35229,+US" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">800 Lakeshore
Drive</span><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><br>
</span><span style="color:black">Birmingham, AL 35229</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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