Jenn Snyder Gibson interviews Dr. Emily Jensen Wheeler, Executive Director for Dress for Success Charlotte. To celebrate Women’s History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, Breakfast Club Beat features women who are impacting Charlotte, NC.
Jenn Snyder Gibson, is the Executive Director of the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club and hosts Breakfast Club Beat. In this episode, Jenn interviews the three highest-ranking female deputy chiefs in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: Jacquelyn Hulsey, Tonya Arrington, and Jackie Bryley. Together, they talk about serving and protecting the Charlotte community, balancing those responsibilities with…
Speaker – November 13, 2025 Alden Mills is on a mission to help 100 million people “Be Unstoppable”. With more than 40 years of experience failing and succeeding in a vast array of different environments from sports, military, and business to nonprofits and community action groups, he learned success is driven by one vital factor…
Speaker – October 16, 2025 Considered one of the all-time greatest late-model drivers in the Virginias and Carolinas, Denny Hamlin is a bona fide superstar in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The 2006 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year became the first rookie to ever qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup and has…
Speaker – Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Bryson DeChambeau is a professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships: the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Open. DeChambeau was a two-time individual winner in the LIV Golf League in 2023 and captain of the…
Speaker March 7, 2025 Jennifer Hyman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway, a company that is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry and changing the way women get dressed through the Closet in the Cloud, the world’s first and largest shared designer closet. Jennifer has led the firm for 15 years…
Charlotte Region Economics – September 18, 2025 The Hood Hargett Breakfast Club will have a very special September Breakfast. Join us for a panel discussion with Charlotte business and economic development leaders as they provide their vision and analysis of the Charlotte Economic Forecast for 2025-26. This event will be moderated by Tacy Dodson, COO,…
Excerpts from the Charlotte Observer The Hood Hargett Breakfast Club is raising $200,000 to help local officers pay deductibles for mental health counseling through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation’s Help for Our Heroes fund. By Tuesday morning, Harris Teeter grocery store based in Matthews and steel producer Nucor in Charlotte had each donated $25,000 to the…
Kevin Holland – 7-Time Bronze Star Recipient Speaker November 7, 2024 – From Seal Team Six to Delta Force, Master Sergeant Kevin Holland is the only publicly known operative to have served in both units over his noteworthy 20-year military career. Humble, engaging, and sincere, Holland’s combat stories, life-changing missions, and purpose-driven lessons mesmerize –…
John Harwood and SE Cupp Speaker October 11, 2024 – John Harwood – Emmy Nominated Political Journalist John Harwood, a Distinguished Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, has covered American politics for more than four decades. He has moderated two presidential debates and interviewed each of the last six presidents, including President…
