PULLMAN Tod Leiweke, CEO of Seattle Seahawks, will be the guest speaker at the next WSU’s College of Business Power Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel & Towers.
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Leiweke, entering his sixth season with the Seahawks, will discuss “The Power of Sports, Building Brands, and Building Community.”
Leiweke’s has worked in the professional sports industry for 26 years. In addition, to his role as the Seahawks CEO, he is president of First and Goal Inc., the organization that manages Qwest Field and Event Center for the state of Washington.
The Power Breakfast Series, now in its fifth year, continues to inform, inspire and engage WSU alumni and regional business leaders on topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. This installment is part of the annual WSU Cougar Pride in Seattle celebration, designed to showcase the university’s world-class achievements and spread Cougar Pride throughout the Puget Sound region.
Previous speakers for the Power Breakfast series include inaugural speaker Kerry Killinger, CEO of Washington Mutual; Blake Nordstrom, president, Nordstrom, Inc.; Scott Carson, executive vice president, The Boeing Company and president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Richard M. Kovacevich, chairman, Wells Fargo & Company; Robert J. Herbold, executive VP and COO (retired), Microsoft Corporation, and managing director, Herbold Group, LLC; Harold Gilkey, chairman and CEO, Sterling Financial Corporation; Sally Jewell,president and CEO of REI; Bill Ayer, chairman, president, and CEO of Alaska Air Group; Colleen B. Brown, president and CEO of Fisher Communications, Inc.; and Jeff Pinneo, president and CEO of Horizon Air.
For registration or event information, contact CB Events Manager Traci Tyacke at 509-335-1386, cb.events@wsu.edu, or visit https://cbpowerbreakfast.wsu.edu.
