Issue 13, March 26th
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Emily Lisska as our guest speaker. Emily is the executive director at the Jacksonville Historical Society and she shared some interesting facts about Jacksonville and our club, specifically. St. Elmo “Chick” Acosta and John T. Alsop Jr. made significant contributions to our city, and according to historical […]
Issue 12, March 19th
We received some great workforce talent insight from last week’s guest speaker, Dolly Penland. Dolly is an award-winning journalist and hiring specialist. She shared some in-depth industry statistics as well as general strategies for attracting and maintaining the right employee in today’s workforce. Dolly expounded on other aspects of workforce talent, such as nurturing the […]
Issue 11, March 12th
Last week our speaker was Ambassador Nancy Soderberg. Very interesting talk about what she is predicting for the future of the United States and other countries. One thing Ms. Soderberg predicts is an early showdown with Russia. Ms. Soderberg was at the victory party for Hillary Clinton, but we all know how that turned out. […]
Issue 10, March 5th
Wow! Last week’s speaker, Captain Bob Buehn, USN (Ret), had everyone on the edge of their seats! He was the Commanding Officer at Guantanamo Bay from 2000-2003. Before the tragic events of 9/11, Guantanamo Bay was just a regular military base in Cuba. If there was a “Mayberry” in the Caribbean, this would be it. […]
