YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Jan. 19 12 People interview moved online
Event Date: Jan. 19
Location: Facebook.com/SBJnet
Time: 8 a.m.
With the health of our community and staff as our top priority, Springfield Business Journal has moved Jan. 19's 12 People discussion with John Lopez online. The interview will take place virtually at Facebook.com/SBJNet. Tune in at 8 a.m. Jan. 19 to view the video via Facebook livestream.
If you had already purchased a ticket to the December 12 People, Diana Weber will contact you directly on how to participate remotely. Diana can be reached at dweber@sbj.net or 417-838-0267.
12 People You Need to Know introduces up-and-coming professionals, businesspeople who have relocated and are building their southwest Missouri resumes, instrumental yet behind-the-scenes personnel and notable names with whom readers would like to get up close and personal. Hear their stories during a monthly breakfast. Each of the 12 are profiled in a special section, published in SBJ's year-end double issue, and are interviewed live by SBJ Editor Eric Olson at a monthly breakfast event. This year's guests are listed below.
Dates for 2021: Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 21
If you need to purchase a ticket for a different date, please call Diana Weber at (417) 831-3238. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.
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