The National Association of Women Business Owners – Memphis will have local businessman Jon Thompson as the guest speaker for the August 9, 2011 meeting. He will speak on the topic Passion, Persistence and Patience. This meeting will be held at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119.
The networking session is from 11 – 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon presentation is from 11:30p.m. to 12:45 p.m. The cost for NAWBO members, non-members, and late registration is $20, $25 and $28, respectively. Those wishing to attend can register by going to registration link: http://nawbomemphis0809.eventbrite.com.
Thompson is looking for Amelia Earhart’s plane and is very passionate about it. At the same time, he is an inspiration for each of us to follow our dream, no matter how hard it gets. He follows a path of wisdom and research, never giving up. His presentation motivates you to go after things that you want, no matter what and shares that things are not always the way they appear! He teaches having a big vision and then following through with all the details to realize the big vision.
Jon is a local Memphis businessman, civic leader and adventurer. A graduate of West Point, Jon served in Vietnam with distinction. He founded and sold a global construction company, was director of the City of Memphis Wonders Exhibitions, and is a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. He is widely regarded as a leading expert in historical exhibitions and his exhibition of The Titanic is considered on of the most successful ever. As if Jon wasn’t busy enough, Jon is also President of Lupine Holdings, a holding company involved in undersea recoveries that is based in London, England. Not surprisingly (he has a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering), Jon has a tremendous interest in aviation and has spent a great deal of time over the last several years on expeditions in the south Pacific in search of Amelia Earhart’s aircraft
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Memphis Chapter, is one of 80 chapters in the U.S. with the non-profit mission to propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of power. For more information about the August 9th meeting contact NAWBO Memphis President Natasha Bowen at 901-647-3922 or Gwen Christensen at 901-488-0250.