Here’s how Charlotte businesses are changing and adapting during COVID

Here’s how Charlotte businesses are changing and adapting during COVID August 5, 2020 Charlotte Observer – By Sonia Rao Uptown at the Charlotte City Club, the club members will be riding alone on the elevator up to the 31st floor. At Topgolf, customers will golf at bays partitioned off by plastic dividers, and can still…

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Beloved Business: Amid pandemic turmoil, networking club sees growth

Charlotte Ledger – August 14/2020: The Hood Hargett Breakfast Club hosts eight breakfasts a year, in addition to other events. The group has gone all virtual since the start of the pandemic but continues to feature big-name speakers at meetings, and its membership has increased. When the coronavirus hit North Carolina, many businesses watched their…

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Scott Pelley Award-Winning 60 Minutes Correspondent

SPEAKER – SEPT. 10, 2020 – After covering some of the most compelling and important national stories of the last 20 years, 60 Minutes correspondent and former CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley is one of the most recognizable faces in American journalism today. In its first season, The CBS Evening News…

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Urban Meyer Breakfast Video

If you missed our Breakfast on 10/13 at Truist Baseball Park, you can still enjoy it virtually here. Thanks to the video crew at the stadium we have the entire event capture for you to view and enjoy. More about Coach Meyer: An Ohio boy, born and raised, Urban Meyer began his coaching career following…

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Emmitt Smith Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Businessman and Entrepreneur

SPEAKER – October 14, 2021 – Emmitt Smith is a professional football icon and one of the greatest to ever play the game. In his 15 seasons in the National Football League, Smith amassed many records that still stand today, including the most career rushing yards and the most career rushing touchdowns. Smith’s impressive resume…

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HHBC Events Are Back At Carmel Country Club

Hood Hargett Breakfast Club LIVE Events Are Back! We are very excited to be back at the newly renovated Carmel Country Club for live audience events with World Class Speakers! On Friday, May 7th the Club welcomed Hall Of Fame Golfer Davis Love lll as our speaker during the Wells Fargo Golf Championship weekend. Our…

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Duncan Wardle Challenges his Audience to Claim Their Own Creativity

June 3, 2021 – Duncan Wardle challenged our audience to claim their own creativity to create a culture of innovation never possible before. The former Head of Innovation and Creativity for Disney, Duncan is now one of the world’s most highly regarded innovation speakers and innovation consultants, teaching companies, brands and individuals across the globe…

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Speaker Mark Schulman Rocks the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club

We had so much fun at this past Friday breakfast with Legendary Rock Drummer Mark Schulman – drummer for Pink, Foreigner, Cher, Billy Idol and more.. Mark led our members in a live jam with the help of guitarist Quinton Gibson! Video edit and second Drummer Joe Zammit. Below is a full performance or our…

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Jerry Rice – NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver and 3-Time Super Bowl Champion

Jerry Rice – NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver and 3-Time Super Bowl Champion Speaker January 13, 2023 – Hall of Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice is widely regarded as the best wide receiver to ever play in the National Football League, and arguably the greatest player of all time.…

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Tanya Selvaratnam – Author – Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence

Tanya Selvaratnam – writer, artist, and an Emmy-nominated producer Speaker – March 3, 2023: Tanya Selvaratnam is a writer, artist, and an Emmy-nominated and multiple Webby-winning producer with more than twenty-five years of experience in the arts & social justice. She is the Senior Advisor, Gender Justice Narratives, for the Pop Culture Collaborative and the…

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Cameron Young PGA Golfer

Cameron Young – PGA Golfer Speaker – May 2, 2023: In high school, Young played on the golf team at Fordham Preparatory School in The Bronx. Young would later commit to Wake Forest University. He “Monday Qualified” for the Korn Ferry Tour’s Pinnacle Bank Championship in late July 2020 and tied for 11th, giving him…

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Bret Baier – Chief Political Anchor & Anchor/Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier

Bret Baier – Chief Political Anchor & Anchor/Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier Speaker – Sept 8, 2023: Bret Baier is a prominent journalist in the news and broadcast industry. Known for his objective reporting, Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Chief Political Anchor and Anchor of Special Report with Bret…

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