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Top CEO, Bob Chapman, Speaks in Charleston

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Top CEO, Bob Chapman, Speaks in Charleston

August 21,2019

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Alhambra Hall

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Join Our Community Listens- Charleston for a very special guest, CEO & Board Chair, also our nonprofit founder, Mr. Bob Chapman, on Wednesday, August 21st at Alhambra Hall in Mt Pleasant from 5:30-8:30pm. Read more about Bob Chapman below.

There will be networking time with food & drinks from 5:30-6:15pm and Mr Chapman will begin speaking at 6:30pm for about 1 hour with Q&A opportunity. Additional networking will follow with food & drinks, from 7:30-8:30pm.

OCL Alumni AND guests are invited to attend!! Limited seating is available & pre-registration is required.
$20/Alumni, $25/Guests — Ticket price includes beer, wine, NA drinks & appetizers.
REGISTER HERE: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/csce/event/803503/

Bob’s book, ‘Everybody Matters -The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family’ will be available to purchase during the event.

About Bob Chapman:
Recently named the #3 CEO in the world in an Inc. magazine article, Bob Chapman is very intentional about using his platform as a business leader to build a better world.

Chapman is Chairman and CEO of St. Louis, MO-based Barry-Wehmiller, a $2.5B global manufacturing business with 11,000 team members. The company began as a small pasteurizing and bottle washer business in 1885 and, through acquisition and organic growth, has grown into 12 business units (10 in the US) serving primarily the packaging, paper converting, sheeting and corrugating industries. Chapman became the senior executive of this private company in 1975 at age 30 when the 80-year-old business had $20 million in revenue, outdated technology and a very weak financial position. Despite the obstacles, Chapman applied a unique blend of strategy and culture over the next 40 years in leading Barry-Wehmiller through almost 90 successful acquisitions.

Over the past two decades, a series of realizations led him away from traditional management practices to what he now calls Truly Human Leadership–a people-centric approach where his employees feel valued, cared for, and an integral part of the company’s purpose. At Barry-Wehmiller, they have a unique measure of success: by the way they touch the lives of people. Chapman’s experiences and the transformation he championed were the inspiration behind his WSJ bestseller Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, released by Random House/Portfolio in October 2015. The book is co-authored by Raj Sisodia, founder and co-author of Conscious Capitalism.

Chapman regularly writes about the powerful intersection of people-centric leadership and good business strategy on his blog, TrulyHumanLeadership.com, and on LinkedIn, where he is an Editor’s pick. Recently, Harvard Business School released a case study featuring Barry-Wehmiller’s unique approach to business.

Chapman’s list of speaking engagements include Conscious Capitalism events, Fortune Scale Up Summit, TEDxScottAFB, the 2016 US Congressional Retreat, WorldBlu, CEO Global Leaders Forum, International City Managers Association, the AME International Conference, Institute for Healthcare Consumerism Forum, Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence Conference, HERO Forum for Employee Health Management, and numerous others.

Chapman shares his leadership journey and the story of Barry-Wehmiller whenever he can as it is an example of the way businesses and organizations should be: focused on creating value for all stakeholders—team members, customers, communities and shareholders. Not only is it good for business, it leads to meaningful work and fulfillment for team members.

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