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Fall 2007 Speakers

• Joseph Schmidt, founder Joseph Schmidt Chocolates
• Jeff Fluhr, founder and CEO of StubHub          
• Maria Peevy, founder and President of SimplyShe, Inc.
• Jeff Mendelson, president, New Leaf Paper

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Spring 2007 Speaker Series

• Alyssa Rapp of Bottlenotes.com
• Chris Mittelstaedt, CEO, Fruitguys
• Matthew F. Holmes, CEO, Retail West Inc.
• Mike Faith, CEO, Headsets.com

 

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Joseph Schmidt

Joseph Schmidt was born in 1939 to Viennese parents in Jerusalem. His early life in the food business led to an apprenticeship with the Zimline passenger ship line. There he trained with European chefs and developed his taste for the confectionary side of culinary adventures.