Dear  HBS Alumni;

How do some companies excel even in a challenging economy?    

We have the answer.  In fact we have two.  Come hear the perspectives of two world famous business leaders who have taken their companies from start up to over $1B in sales.   

Learn how they have faced the recent economic challenges and the what other challenges they had to encountered along the way at the

26^th Annual Business Growth Conference in Anaheim on May 6, 2010. 

The Harvard Business School  Association of Orange County and the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Association invite you to attend the conference and connect with these two leaders: 

1.  Tony Hsieh, CEO of e-retailer Zappos.  Tony has been named one of Fortune magazine’s 40 Under 40 and been featured in publications from The New York Times to Inc. magazine.  Known for innovative, customer service best practices Tony took Zappos from $1M in 2000 to $1.2B in 2008 and led the company though its recent acquisition by Amazon.    

2.  Bob McKnight, CEO & President of Quiksilver, Inc.  Bob isn’t just a businessman, he is a SoCal cultural icon having appeared in numerous television commercial and magazine articles.   He has taken his company from start-up to world leader and is known for innovating branding techniques that influence many aspects of American life. 

The Business Growth Conference gives you the opportunity to meet these leaders and over 1,000 of Southern California’s elite business leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs.  Tap into the GOLDEN NETWORKS of the Harvard Business School Alumni and the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni.  

Meet people who MAKE THINGS HAPPEN and take advantage of this chance to connect with more high caliber contacts in one day than you could acquire in 20 years. 

Go to  www.bgc2010.org to register today! 

HBS alumni save $100 off regular admission (before April 30^th); Go to the registration page at www.bgc2010.org , click on the “USC Marshall and HBSAOC Members” tab, and then enter code HBSBGC  to receive your discount.

(The discount is open to ALL HBS alumni, not just HBSAOC members). 

Also, the first 100 people who register online will

a)      be entered into a drawing to win paid tuition for the USC Marshall Executive & Management Education Program of their choice

b)     receive a free pass to their choice of one Harvard Business School Association of Orange County Management Networking Breakfast , during the 2010-2011 season 

Register NOW to be one of the first lucky 100!