Our Events
9/24/22, 11 A.M.-12 P.M. Looking Ahead with Laura Cooper
Laura Fitzgerald Cooper is a writer, teacher, and the mother of three young adult sons. A native Virginian, she graduated from Hollins College (now University) and Yale Law School. She practiced law in Washington, D.C. and New York City before joining the law faculty at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. During her decade as a professor there, she taught subjects in American constitutional law, including Federal Courts and the Separation of Powers. She retired from teaching when her children were young, and since then she has written essays, articles, and book reviews that have appeared in the Washington Post and other publications. She was named a Fellow for fiction writing at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She lives in Nashville with her husband, John Cooper, and their three dogs.
12/12/21, 1 P.M.- 2 P.M. JEC X Nashville Predators
Sean Henry will join the Junior Economic Club of Nashville on Sunday, December 12th, 2021 at 1:00 pm (CST) to discuss his role as CEO of the Nashville Predators. Sean Henry is entering his 12th season in SMASHVILLE and could not be more excited to launch what is planned to be an 82-game regular season and a full concert touring slate! Henry was born a Nashvillian, although it took him 42 years to get here. Before leading his favorite staff in SMASHVILLE, he served for 11 years as the Executive Vice President and COO of the Tampa Bay Lightning, two years as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Unity Motion, and 14 years with Volume Services Inc., where he worked with the Detroit Pistons, St. Louis Rams and the Washington Redskins. Though much of his time is spent moving the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena towards its ONEgoal alongside tireless and passionate SMASHVILLE employees, Henry is grateful for each day that he, along with his wife, have the opportunity to serve on the boards of the Nashville Predators Foundation, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Nashville Downtown Partnership, Nashville Sports Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Advisory Board and STARS while also staying involved in his children’s schools, sports teams, marching band, and clubs.
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9/19/21, 3 P.M.- 4 P.M. Building Your Financial Future
Ever wonder how to build your financial future? As Co-Founder of Diversified Trust, Mr. Spitz has been instrumental in the ongoing development of the firm's investment platform. He previously served as Treasurer and Vice Chancellor for Investments of Vanderbilt University where he presided over a ten-fold increase in endowment assets, during which time its investment performance placed in the top quartile of large endowments. He authored Get Rich Slowly: Building your Financial Future through Common Sense and is a frequent speaker at financial conferences. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration degree through the University of Chicago, where he was a Leon Carroll Marshall Scholar.
6/23/21, 4 P.M.- 5 P.M. Economic Development of Nashville
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, the Junior Economic Club of Nashville is excited to announce that Lyndi Berrones, the Lori Odom, the Vice President of International Business for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and Northern Middle Tennessee Regional Director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, will be in conversation discussing the economic growth of Nashville from the perspective of the city and the state.
4/3/21, 3 P.M.- 4 P.M. Spring Open House
Join the JEC Nashville Board and members to learn more about the mission, initiatives, and opportunities available to JEC Nashville members. The event will be held virtually and open to current JEC Nashville members as well as interested high school students in the Nashville area.
2/27/21, 1 P.M.- 4P.M. Entrepreneurship Workshop
Alden Richards joined the Junior Economic Club of Nashville on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 for an Entrepreneurship Workshop. Mr. Richards currently serves as a visiting lecturer and instructor in entrepreneurship for Brown University’s Business, Entrepreneurship and Organization(BEO) concentration as well as the university’s graduate Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME). Additionally, he teaches an intensive course in entrepreneurship within the Brown Summer Program and, in this role, has instructed hundreds of high school students from more than 30 countries. Mr. Richards is also a lecturer in the history of the Space-Age and Space/Satellite Commerce at Yale University and has been a special advisor to the Entrepreneurship Institute at Yale. Throughout his career, Mr. Richards has lectured and mentored students at many universities, including Yale, Brown, the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, the University of Chicago, Princeton, Harvard and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
1/23/20, 1 P.M.-2 P.M. Marketing in the Digital World
Robert Henderson joined the Junior Economic Club of Nashville on Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 at 1:00 pm (CST) to speak about the rapidly evolving world of marketing and his role. Robert Henderson is the co-founder of JumpCrew, a Nashville based tech-startup with a focus on integrating technology into sales. As many aspects of business have become reliant on technology and in-person communication is becoming less and less prevalent, Mr. Henderson’s company is helping transition the world of marketing to the digital sphere. JumpCrew also takes a unique approach to employee relations, winning the Tennessean Top Workplace in 2018 and 2019.
11/21/20, 3 P.M. - 4 P.M. JEC Nashville X Nashville SC
Will Alexander joined the Junior Economic Club of Nashville on Saturday, November 21st, 2020 to discuss Sports Finance and Economics and his role as Nashville SC's Chief Revenue Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Alexander is the individual in charge of Nashville SC's revenue stream, and Mr. Alexander holds ultimate accountability in aligning all revenue-generating departments and building strategic partnerships. In this special fireside chat, Mr. Alexander covered everything from the basic structure and economic model of Major League Soccer to his responsibilities as CRO for a Major League Soccer team. Mr. Alexander was also crucial in recruiting the MLS to expand in Nashville, and he has also founded an educational startup, served as the managing director for investment firm Hall Capital, and was the chief of staff for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
10/3/20, 4 P.M. - 5 P.M.: Consumer Response to COVID-19
Professor Kelly Goldsmith joined the Junior Economic Club of Nashville on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 to discuss consumer response to COVID-19, based on her research examining consumers’ psychological and behavioral responses to scarcity and uncertainty. Professor Goldsmith is a behavioral scientist. Her work has appeared in several top marketing and psychology journals and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including the BBC, Time Magazine, the New York Times, US Today, and many more. She is a tenured professor and award-winning teacher at Vanderbilt University. To learn more about Professor Goldsmith, visit her website: profgoldsmith.com. She is @profgoldsmith on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
This Open House event welcomed current JEC members as well as potential members who are interested in the organization.