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Summary Sentence: Entrepreneurship: Take your shot!l
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WinsettEveryone these days talks about being an entrepreneur. They want to start the next Uber or develop the next hot app. Dreams are important - but what are the practical ways an ambitious dreamer can turn their ideas into reality? Jon Winsett will explore some core tenets ranging from Alexander Hamilton to Atlanta business in 2016. And why now may be the best time in history to take your shot!
Jon Winsett attended Georgia Tech in the late 1980’s where he graduated from the school of Management (now the School of Business) in 1989 on Dean’s List. He initially intended to pursue a career in Finance but ultimately turned down an offer with Merrill Lynch to instead take an opportunity selling IBM hardware to European customers. In the mid-90’s, he moved from computer hardware to enterprise software where he joined a startup Seagull Software. Learning the ropes in an entrepreneurial environment, he tackled many roles for many years from Senior VP of Sales to opening and operating the UK branch office for Seagull.
After Seagull went public, Jon left and founded NPI Financial, where he has grown the company from 2 people to over 50 team members with over 450 customers such as GE, Morgan Stanley, Boeing and Sony. NPI has become the Kelley Blue Book for enterprise technology serving the Fortune 500 and protecting Corporate America from overspending with vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. NPI has won numerous awards including Best Places to Work in Atlanta for two years running. Jon shares his perspective on spend management as a frequent contributor to major news outlets such as CNN, Fox and CNBC.
On the personal front, Jon is an avid helicopter pilot and an active participant in Atlanta’s philanthropic community. He keeps his entrepreneurial instincts sharp by real estate investing and being a part-time restauranteur.
Winsett will speak at Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
About the Impact Speaker Series:
Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership". The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. The lecture series is sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship and the Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association.
The series is free and open to the public, reservations are not required.
