Justin Thomas – 2 Time PGA Champion
Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Justin Thomas is a two-time PGA Championship golfer and former world number-one-ranked player. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. He has won two major golf championships, winning the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022. In May 2018, Thomas became the…
Atrium Health – THE PEARL PANEL
Coming – Wednesday, March 11, 2026 THE PEARL PANEL – Moderated by Charlotte Regional Business Alliance COO Tracy Dobson will be a unique Hood Hargett Breakfast Club event. Hosted by Atrium Health in their NEW PEARL. The Pearl is Charlotte’s answer to a health-focused innovation campus. Instead of separating hospitals, medical schools, researchers, and biotech…
Chris “Boomer” Berman – ESPN Sports Anchor
Coming – Thursday, January 15, 2026 In October 1979, just one month after ESPN launched, the network hired a then-24-year-old sports anchor named Chris Berman. Over the next four decades, Berman would become one of the most recognizable and respected voices in sports broadcasting, synonymous with ESPN’s energy, insight, and iconic NFL coverage. A six-time…
2026 Speaker Lineup
2026 will be another year of Amazing Breakfast Club Speakers January 15 – Chris Berman – ESPN Sports Anchor March 11 – Atrium Healthcare – @ The New Pearl Center May 6 – PGA Golfer September 11 – Anne Mahlum, Founder Solidcore, a boutique fitness company October TBD – Jesse Itzler – Entrepreneur, Author, and…
Alden Mills – Former Navy Seal, Inc 500 CEO, Best-Selling Author
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…
Denny Hamlin – Champion Driver and Team Owner
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…
Bryson DeChambeau – Professional Golfer
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…
Jennifer Hyman is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Rent the Runway
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…
Economics of our Region
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,…
With flowers, food and donations, Charlotte community grapples with officers’ deaths
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 – Former Navy Seal Team 6 & Delta Force
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 –…
Election Preview with SE Cupp and John Harwood
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…