Hood Hargett Breakfast Club

2011 Speakers

• Merril Hoge
  Analyst, ESPNs NFL Tonight, Former NFL Star and Cancer Survivor
  January 14, 2011
• J. Bradley (Brad) Wilson
  President and CEO
  BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
  February 11, 2011
• “Common Ground”
  Bob Beckel & Cal Thomas of USA Today’s Common Ground Column
  March 11, 2011
• Erik Qualman
  Author of Socialnomics and Social Media and Technology Expert
  April, 8 2011
• Wes Moore
  Youth Advocate and Author of The Other Wes Moore
  May 13, 2011
• Jerry Richardson
  Owner, Carolina Panthers
  September 9, 2011
• Tobin Smith
  FOX Business Analyst and Co-host of FNC’s “Bulls and Bears”
  October 8, 2011
• Matt Eversmann
  Hero of Black Hawk Down and The Battle of Mogadishu
  November 11, 2011

2010 Speakers

• Trey Wingo
  Host of ESPN’s NFL Live
  1/15/2010
• Steve Hildebrand
  Deputy Campaign Manager for Barack Obama
  2/12/2010
• Tierney Cahill
  Teacher, Motivational Speaker, & Former Congressional Candidate
  3/12/2010
• Daniel Shapiro
  Founder & Director, Harvard International Negotiation Initiative
  4/9/2010
• Jim Nantz
  Emmy Award Winning Voice of CBS Sports
  04/30/2010
• Hugh McColl
  Chairman, The McColl Group, LLC
  9/10/2010
• Chip R. Bell
  Founder, The Chip Bell Group, A Customer Loyalty Expert & Best Selling Author
  10/8/2010
• Frank Abagnale
  World’s Foremost Authority on Fraud and Identity Theft, Author of Best-Selling Book & Subject of Movie, “Catch Me If You Can”
  11/12/2010

2009 Speakers

• Mike Tirico
  Play-By-Play Commentator for Monday Night Football
  01/09/2009
• Stuart Varney
  Business and Financial Journalist for FOX News
  02/13/2009
• John Moore
  Marketing Mastermind from Starbucks and Whole Foods
  03/13/2009
• Bobby Martin
  Motivational Speaker
  04/03/2009
• Dr. Ben Carson
  World-renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon
  09/11/2009
• Soledad O’Brien
  CNN Special Correspondent
  10/09/2009
• General Hugh Shelton
  Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  11/13/2009

2008 Speakers

• Kirk Herbstreit
  ESPN Sports Analyst and Former Star Quarterback
  01/11/2008
• Ari Fleischer
  Former Whitehouse Press Secretary
  02/07/2008
• Pat Croce
  Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker
  03/14/2008
• Chief Richard Picciotto
  Highest-Ranking Firefighter to Survive WTC Collapse
  04/18/2008
• Lee Woodruff
  Public Relations Executive & Freelance Writer
  09/12/2008
• Doug Lipp
  Former Head of Training at Walt Disney University
  10/10/2008
• Dick Hoyt
  Team Hoyt- Motivational Speaker
  11/14/2008

2007 Speakers

• Mike Singletary
  Pro Football Hall of Famer, Assistant Head Coach, San Francisco Forty-Niners
  01/12/2007
• James Carville
  Media Personality and Political Icon
  02/09/2007
• Ron Insana
  CNBC Senior Analyst and Financial Expert
  03/09/2007
• Liz Murray
  Homeless to Harvard- A Remarkable Journey
  04/13/2007
• Rich Karlgaard
  Publisher, Forbes
  09/14/2007
• Michael Powell
  Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (2001-2005)
  10/12/2007
• Lloyd Trotter
  Vice Chairman, GE; President & CEO, GE Industrial
  11/9/2007

2006 Speakers

• Horst Schulze
  Founding President and Former COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
  01/13/2006
• Dr. William Freund
  Chief Economist Emeritus, The New York Stock Exchange
  02/10/2006
• Joe Theismann
  ESPN NFL Analyst and Washington Redskins Star Quarterback
  03/10/2006
• Tucker Carlson
  Host CNBC,The Situation with Tucker Carlson
  04/07/2006
• Kyle Maynard
  ESPN 2004 ESPY Award Winner, Success without Excuses
  05/12/2006
• Geoffrey Colvin
  Senior Editor at Large, FORTUNE Magazine
  09/15/2006
• Howard Putnam
  Former CEO of Southwest Airlines
  10/13/2006
• William Shipman
  Expert, Social Security and Retirement
  11/10/2006