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November 2009

Articles tagged ‘Donald Zale’

Building a brand with dancing elves

By Chrystal Houston • April 15th, 2009 • Category: Centers, Executive Speakers

When you think of buying office supplies, what comes to mind? Bob Thacker hopes it’s dancing elves, giant rubber band balls, and a penny tray the size of a swimming pool. Thacker, the senior vice president of marketing and advertising at OfficeMax, says that when it comes to building a brand, if you don’t have big bucks, you’d better have big ideas.



Mays alumni honor Teach for America founder

By Chrystal Houston • September 17th, 2008 • Category: Executive Speakers

Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America, was honored with the 2008 Kupfer Distinguished Executive Award on September 17. Since 1990, Kopp has sought to bring equal education to low-income school districts across the nation by managing a teaching corps.