Harry Curtin Founder and CEO, BestIT How did the recession affect the IT industry? I think it really hurt IT. It really did, especially with larger corporations, I saw. It…
CEO Series: Sharon Harper Sharon Harper President and CEO, Plaza Companies Assess the current state of commercial real estate development in the Valley. The commercial office sector is being impacted…
Donald A. Smith, Jr. President and CEO, SCF Arizona Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My first job was my newspaper route delivering the…
Robert F. Moran President and Chief Executive Officer, PetSmart How does the pet retail industry differ from the human retail industry? First of all — passion. I’ve been in retail…
Brian Mueller Chief Executive Officer and Director, Grand Canyon University Assess the current state of private universities. I think if you look at the top tier, the Ivy League schools,…
Curt Waisath President and CEO, Gold Canyon How did Gold Canyon get started? We started Gold Canyon because my wife wanted to stay home with our kids. And I’m a…
Barry Broome President and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. I loaded trucks for Mountain Top pies on…
Brad Casper CEO, Henkel Consumer Goods (The Dial Corporation) Consumers have been cutting back sharply on their purchases as a result of the recession. How has that affected Henkel Consumer…
Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned. My first job came in high school, when I worked in advertising dispatch for our local daily newspaper. I found…
Pam Conboy Regional President, Wells Fargo Arizona Regional Banking Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned. My first job was while I was in high school. I…
Steve Cowman Appointed CEO and Board Member, Stirling Energy Systems (SES) How has the recession affected the alternative energy industry? It’s had a major impact on the solar industry and…
Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University How is W.P. Carey’s curriculum changing due to the economic crisis? The curriculum in any business…
