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Google’s Lauren Whit: WBL Spring Luncheon. Hear Google Wellness Program Manager Lauren Whit, PhD speak at the Women Business Leaders (WBL) Spring Luncheon April 4, 2019 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Whitt leads the prevention and wellbeing efforts at Google and is based at the Googleplex in Boulder, CO. Her team is responsible for launching initiatives designed to create the happiest and healthiest employees in the world. Dr. Whitt is also recognized as an innovator for her results-oriented wellness programs and previous work at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and Alabama Power Company. She was also an adjunct professor at UAB and assistant professor at UA. Lauren is the founding principal and lead consultant for Legacy Wellness Consulting where she focuses on the development and expansion of corporate wellness programs. She is also the founder of Health Reboot, a start-up focused on developing consumer products to make healthy living convenient and attainable.
As an NCAA soccer athlete, Whitt completed her doctoral degree at Clemson University with an emphasis on life skill development. She received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Human and Organizational Development and Human Development Counseling from Vanderbilt University. As an intercollegiate athlete at Vanderbilt and Clemson, Whitt was an all-conference competitor who won a Pan American gold medal competing with the United States U-21 National Soccer Team. She remains involved in the world of soccer by training goalkeepers and coaching, as well as co-owning and managing a USL Amateur Women’s League team in South Carolina. Individual tickets to the luncheon are $25 or a table of 8 is $200. Sign up at wblspringluncheon2019.eveentbrite.com
Rick & Bubba Show’s Rick Burgess: YBL Spring Lunch. Hear Rick & Bubba Show’s Rick Burgess speak at the Young Business Leaders (YBL) Spring Lunch at The Club, Tuesday May 14, 2019. Rick is the Co-Host of the nationally syndicated Rick & Bubba Show (www.rickandbubba.com), which reaches 1.2 million listeners weekly. He has co-authored multiple New York TimesBestselling Books covering politics, marriage, business, comedy and what it looks like to be a follower of Christ in secular entertainment. He has appeared on the Fox News programs Hannity’s America, Your World with Neil Cavuto and Fox and Friends. Rick has spoken at youth events, men’s events and marriage conferences across the country, and teaches youth and men’s Bible studies on a weekly basis. Rick is married to the former Sherri Bodine. They have 5 children: Brandi, Blake, Brooks, Brody and Bronner. Rick’s wife Sherri has also authored the book, Bronner: A Journey to Understand about what she and Rick learned about God through the earthly death of their youngest son. Rick’s eulogy for his youngest son became the number 1 most viewed video in the world on YouTube the week of the service. The YBL Spring lunch at The Club will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Tickets are $25 each or $200 for a table of 8. Make reservations on Eventbrite at the following link: https://rickburgessybl.eventbrite.com.
The mission of Young Business Leaders (YBL) and Women Business Leaders (WBL) is to transform the marketplace by winning men and women to Christ, building them in their faith and sending them out locally, nationally and internationally for God’s glory. For more information about either organization call 205-776-5450 or visit www.ybl.org and www.ybl.org/wbl †
