▪ Keynote Speaker ▪
Maxine Clark
Founder, Chief Executive Bear and Chairman
Build-A-Bear Workshop®
Where Best Friends Are Made®
Maxine Clark is one of the true innovators in the retail industry. Her ability to spot emerging retail and merchandising trends and her insight into the desires of the American consumer have generated growth for retail leaders, and earned her top honors in her industry. Build-A-Bear Workshop was named to the 2010 and 2009 FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For® list. Maxine serves on the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis, a member of the Teach For America National Board and the local St. Louis regional board, the National Board of Donorschoose.org and the KETC Channel 9 – PBS Board of Directors. She and her husband Bob Fox are founding donors of KIPP Inspire Academy and Maxine is on the charter school advisory Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Committee of 200 and is a former member of the Board of Directors of The J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Tickets ~ $120 per person~$200 per couple
Event includes an evening of hors d’oeuvres, formal dinner and open bar.
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