Pursuit Financial Excellence Event

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KATIE BOFSHEVER

Design Partner, GV

As VP of Digital Media at GV, Katie Bofshever crafts innovative and creative solutions for the digital space, specializing in minority consumers.

2:00pm

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Lightning Talks on Business Goals

Learn to understand and tackle problems from many different points of view. Discussions should highlight business goals, success metrics, technical capabilities and potential challenges, and relevant user research.

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Clean and Simple

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Pursuit Financial Excellence Event

A three-day celebration focusing on economic achievements in sports and entertainment.

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12:00PM

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2:45PM

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Celebrating Financial Excellence

Join us for financial panels, exhibits, exciting keynotes, youth savings competitions, and business networking. Meet leaders who serve as ambassadors of financial education and inspired to share their best financial practices with others.

Come check us out at the event (and experience all of our interactive exhibits while you are there). Good times will be had by all.

“Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving.”

Warren Buffet

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Event Chairs

Arne Duncan

Managing Partner, Emerson Collective

Christien D. Oliver

National Program Manager, The Sports Analytics Club Program (SACP)

Evan Hochberg

President, Crown Family Philanthropies

Romone F. Penny

Founder & CEO, Pursuit Sports Group

Agenda

9:00am

Understand

Lightning Talks on Business Goals

Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development. Learn about the rapid rise of mobile browsing (and what that means to us) in our interactive globe installation. And hear from Faizaam Ghauri , Founder of The Minimal NYC, about how to get caught up -- and then get ahead.

10:25am

Define

Jessica Annas Defines the User Journey

We’re capturing more data than ever before. And we’re doing it more precisely. But we’re still not using data to its full potential. Used well, numbers can teach us about each other, inspire our creativity and help us take risks and innovate in our work.

12:00pm

Diverge

Ashton Ajayi Discusses Diverge Methods

Ashton Ajayi of Pixel Palace will explain how marketers can use our insights and knowledge about the customer to influence and improve the bigger business strategy.

1:15pm

Decide

Chris Logan Reviews Decide Methods

Everyone’s focusing on it, but it’s not a focused word. What does it mean exactly? Why does it matter? And how do we do it right? Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development.

Event Speakers

John w. Rogers, Jr.

Chairman, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Ariel Investments

Speaking on:

Executive leadership

Ashley battle

Former WNBA Player, NBA operations associate

WNBA & NBA

Speaking on:

Financial planning for professional athletes

Jerome "JYD" Williams

Former NBA Player, Business Owner

NBA Retired Players Association

Speaking on:

Financial education for professional athletes & mentoring youth

Nina Mitchell

Principal, Senior Wealth Advisor, and Co-President, Colony Sports & Entertainment

The Colony Group

Speaking on:

Wealth management for athletes

Awvee Storey

Former NBA Player, WNBA Coach & Entrepreneur

Connecticut Sun, Storey Time

Speaking on:

Philanthropy (for athletes)

Craig s. Jones, JD, MBA, CPWA

Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Region & Co-President, Colony Sports &
Entertainment

The Colony Group

Speaking on:

Business and financial management for athletes

Mimi Bosika, MBA

Former Professional Table Tennis Athlete, Investor & Co-Founder

Delos Therapy & Delos Robotics

Speaking on:

Entrepreneurship, business advisory

Daron Roberts

Founding Director, Former NFL Coach & Transition Coach

Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation at the University of Texas

Speaking on:

Career transitioning, financial leadership for professional & student-athletes

Michael alter

President, Principal Owner

The Alter Group, Chicago Sky (WNBA)

Speaking on:

Executive leadership & business development

Nakia sanford

Financial Advisor, Former WNBA Player, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Primerica

Speaking on:

Career transitioning for professional athletes & the importance of financial education

Eric Owens, MS

Former Professional Table Tennis Athlete, Co-Founder

Delos Therapy & Delos Robotics

Speaking on:

Transitioning from player to business owner

pops mensah-bonsu

Former NBA Player, General Manager

The Capital City GoGo (NBA G-League)

Speaking on:

Transitioning from player to front office (executive)

Sany

Attorney, Athlete, Influencer & Lifestyle blogger

Sany Delight

Special Guest Host:

For The Pursuit Games, on Sat., Feb. 15

Steven berry

Chief Advancement Officer

After School Matters

Speaking on:

Philanthropy

Maximiliano Bartoli

President, Co-Founder

Fireball Extreme Challenge (FXC)

Speaking on:

Leadership through sports

Day 1

Soho House chicago

113 N Green St, #125, Chicago, IL 60607

The "Pay Yourself First" Luncheon

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Day 2

Jones College Prep

700 SOUTH STATE, CHICAGO, IL 60605

The Pursuit Games

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Day 3

The Dawson

730 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

The Pursuit Executive Brunch

11:45 pm - 2:45 pm

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