October 3, 2018
9:00AM
Call to Seat
9:05-9:10AM
Opening Remarks from Gerry Dick
9:10-9:20AM
Shelley Klingerman & John Wechsler – “Welcome to Fail Fest: Wabash Valley!”
9:20-9:45AM
Kickoff Speaker: Lonnie Bedwell – “Harnessing the Power of Vision”
9:45-10:05AM
General Houser – “The Day Failure Was Not An Option”
10:05-10:25AM
Ellie Symes – “Bringing Your Bee Game”
10:25-10:45AM
Stephanie Corliss – “Bumpy Roads”
10:45-11:05AM
John Qualls – “How I Turned My Biggest Life Lesson Into a Tattoo”
11:05-11:15AM
Q&A with General Houser, Ellie, Stephanie & John
11:15-12:00PM
Keynote Speaker: Brian Vanden Broucke – “Are Nine Lives Really Enough?”
12:00-1:00PM
Lunch
1:00-1:20PM
Suzie Jaworowski – “Perseverance & The Presidency: How a Failed Bid for State Office Lead to the Presidential Campaign”
1:20-1:40PM
Garrett Mintz – “From Drug Dealer to CEO”
1:40-2:00PM
Brad Niemeier – “Culture Fail”
2:00-2:10PM
Q&A with Suzie, Garrett & Brad
2:10-2:30PM
Danielle McDowell – “It’s All About the Exit.”
2:30-2:50PM
Ross David – “Forgetting How Far You’ve Come”
2:50-3:00PM
Q&A with Danielle & Ross
3:00PM
Closing Remarks
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