Tuesday, September 27.
The Impact of the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Then & Now
1 p.m. in the Jay Wasson Idea Loft at The efactory, 405 N. Jefferson Ave
A Visit with Clifton L. Taulbert • ENTREPRENEUR • BUSINESSMAN • AUTHOR Clifton Taulbert is a business consultant, international speaker and author of 13 books including his best-known “Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored” and “Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities.”
The public has two opportunities to hear his inspiring message on Tuesday, September 27. The Impact of the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Then & Now 1 p.m. in the Jay Wasson Idea Loft at The efactory, 405 N. Jefferson Ave., for entrepreneurs, business-minded and dreamers.
Clifton Taulbert sees the words “gumption” and “entrepreneurial thinking” as a clarion call to individual and corporate action — imagining beyond what we know and see. The Time Magazine-recognized entrepreneur will take us on a journey to show how imagination ignites innovation, starting with his childhood in the Mississippi Delta where his uncle operated an icehouse, to fitness centers around the world where Taulbert’s Stairmaster exercise system maintains prominence.
Sponsored by the Missouri Small Business Development Center at Missouri State University, The efactory and Multicultural Business Association.
Registration starts September 14;
visit: thelibrary.org/business.
Our Destination — An Engaged Community: Unselfishness Our GPS Navigator 6:30 p.m. Library Center auditorium for adults.
Clifton Taulbert grew up on the Mississippi Delta during an era of legal segregation and few opportunities, and went on to be a successful businessman and author, traveling the world from China to Australia, speaking on the power of community to positively transform lives and relationships. He’ll share his Eight Habits of the Heart — nurturing attitude, responsibility, dependability, friendship, sisterhood/brotherhood, high expectations, courage and hope — as a foundation of an engaged community. Sponsored by The Library Foundation.
Taulbert is the president and CEO of the Freemount Corporation, a human capital development company serving clients internationally including Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, federal agencies, professional organizations, community colleges and K–12 leadership. He is also president and CEO of Roots Java Coffee, an African American-owned national coffee brand importing coffee from Africa. To pass his life lessons along, Taulbert also shares his entrepreneurial journey with others as a Thrive15.com mentor.