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William Pickard Coming to Toledo for Black History Month
In celebration of Black
History Month, Manhattans Pub & Cheer and the Northwest Ohio
Conservative Coalition are co-sponsoring a dinner featuring
William F. Pickard, PhD, speaking on “Millionaire Moves –
Black Entrepreneurship” on Monday February 25, 2019 at 6:30
p.m. at Manhattans Pub & Cheer, 1516 Adams Street, Toledo,
OH 43604.
Philanthropist and frequent
lecturer at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
William F. Pickard, Ph.D., is Chairman of Global Automotive
Alliance, Co-Managing Partner, MGM Grand Detroit Casino,
CEO, Bearwood Management Company and co-owner of five
African-American newspapers. In 1982, President Reagan
appointed Pickard to be the first chairman of the African
Development Foundation, and President George H.W. Bush
tapped him to serve on the National Advisory Committee on
Trade Policy Negotiations in 1990. |
William F. Pickard, Ph.D. |
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Tickets for the dinner are
available on Eventbrite for $27 (search under “Pickard
dinner” or use link below) – copies of Dr. Pickard’s book
“Millionaire Moves: Seven Proven Principles of
Entrerpreneurship” can also be purchased through Eventbrite
for $12 when you sign up for the dinner.
A limited number of books
will also be available for purchase at the dinner. Pickard
will be happy to autograph his book!
Pickard will also be
speaking on Tuesday February 26 at the Jones Business and
Leadership Academy 430 Nebraska, Toledo OH at 1 p.m. and at
the University of Toledo Doermann Theatre at 7pm. For
information on these events, please contact Jones Principal
Ward Barnett (419) 671-5400 or Jennifer Pizio, Director of
Office of Inclusion at UT, (419) 530-5566.
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