2023 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
Please note that the Trojan CEO Network usually holds four events per year, two in Los Angeles and two virtually, although temporarily all events are virtual due to the pandemic. During some years we film for the Trojan CEO Network archives and hold significantly more events but usually we have at least four events per year.
2023 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
TCN Forum Group Information Session
Date: January 12, 2023 2 pm - 3 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
Learn about the power of monthly CEO forum groups to help expand your business and success. Thank you to YPO™ for helping us launch our forum groups!
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on January 9th.
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: February 24, 2023 7:30-8:30 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit
Date: March 3, 2023
Location: USC, Town & Gown
Join your fellow Trojan CEO Network members at the always extraordinary ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit.
For information about how to sign up and networking opportunities with TCN members, please email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on February 18th.
Trojan CEO Network Happy Hour: CPR for CEOs
Date: May 16, 2023, 4-6 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Leave your cares behind and come have fun with other Trojan CEOs. The TCN Happy Hour is a great time to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on May 9th.
Annual Summer Hiatus: June - September (except for the Global Supply Chain Conference)
Global Supply Chain Conference
Date: August 10 and August 11, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Join your fellow Trojan CEO Network members at USC’s 11th Annual Global Supply Chain Summit.
For information about how to sign up and networking opportunities with TCN members, please email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on July 29th.
TCN Social Entrepreneurs in Business Panel
Date: Q4 2023
Location: Los Angeles, CA
2022 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: January 24, 2022 7:30-8:30 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
Continuing Education Series: Growing and Scaling your Business During the Pandemic
Date: February 24, 2022 2 pm - 3 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
Learn how to position your business to not just survive but thrive during the pandemic with the help of strategy consultants.
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on February 15th.
Founder Series: Entrepreneurship in Fashion, the True Social and Environmental Costs, and how to run a successful, socially responsible fashion company
Date: May 4, 2022 2 pm - 3 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
Couture fashion designer and artist, serial entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist Violet Amini discusses the true social and environmental costs of the fashion industry and offers recommendations for running a fashion business in a man a
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on April 30th.
Books and Brunch at The Ritz Carlton or Virtual via Zoom (depending on participants’ preferences)
Date: September 24, 2022 2 pm - 3 pm
Location: The Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey OR Virtual via Zoom depending on pandemic conditions
Discuss your favorite book and hear about other Trojan CEO Network members' favorite reads.
Please sign up quickly once the date is posted because spaces are limited and this event always sells out.
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by Sept 15th and let us know your preference about attending in person or virtually.
PAST EVENTS
2021 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: January 26, 2021 7:30-8:30 pm Pacific Time
Location: Teleconference
Academic Review Series: Ms. Jennifer Reynolds on Accounting Basics via Zoom
Date: February 17, 2021 2 pm - 3:50 pm Pacific Time
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Review the basics of accounting from Forensic Accountant and Fellow Trojan Ms. Jennifer Reynolds. This two hour workshop goes over the most important aspects of accounting for entrepreneurs and features key points distilled from a semester of accounting.
To RSVP: email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 7 pm on February 15th.
Speaker Series: Leadership Panel (CANCELLED)
Date: March 17, 2021, 2 pm - 3 pm Pacific Time
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Unfortunately, we will have to cancel this event. We will email everyone if it is rescheduled.
Books and Brunch Virtual via Zoom
Date: May 2021 2 pm - 3 pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Discuss your favorite book and hear about other Trojan CEO Network members' favorite reads.
Please sign up quickly once the date is posted because spaces are limited and this event always sells out.
Summer hiatus
Stars with Superstars (aka Star-Gazing and Networking Annual Telescope Trip) or Virtual Space Trip via Zoom
Date: August 2021 8 pm - 12 am
Location: Mount Wilson Observatory OR Virtual via Zoom depending on pandemic conditions
Our annual stargazing and networking event may be back! If the pandemic circumstances allow, will be resuming our annual outing to the 60” telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory for what many TCN members call their favorite networking event. Join us for the pre-telescope viewing private tour and get to know the famous telescope that was used by Edwin Hubble and Albert Einstein. Star gaze for a few minutes at a time at the planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies that our telescope operator guides you to and for the rest of the time while others take a peek at the heavens, you can spend your evening networking in a uniquely fun event: networking in the dark / dim red astrophotography lights, getting to know other amazing TCN members and their guests, and having some laughs. Guests and families are welcome to attend with some age restrictions (we’ll need to check post-pandemic rules but it used to be 12 and up only). Cost is $150 per TCN member and $200 per person for others. This is a private event and we will have the giant telescope to ourselves for the entire half a night. Mt. Wilson will provide us with our own telescope operator. Usually they allow up to 25 people in the telescope dome but we’re assuming it’ll be limited to 10 people
Spaces are limited and this event always sells out. If we cancel the event for one more year because of pandemic safety concerns, your funds will be refunded back to you and we’ll do something online a little earlier in the evening with people who have worked on NASA and JPL projects. That event will be free. Please feel free to RSVP for either event.
To RSVP for the free virtual event, please email us starting on March 18th with the subject line “RSVP for Virtual Space Trip”. RSVP will be accepted until two days before the event.
To RSVP for the in person observatory and telescope viewing, please email us starting on March 18th with the subject line “RSVP for Annual Telescope Trip” and write down the names of everyone attending, ages if under 18, and whether they are a TCN member or not, and if you prefer to pay via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, through the TCN website (which uses Stripe.com), or by check. We will send you an email with directions. Please note that we cannot hold your RSVP for you and your guests until we receive funds because we need to pay Mt. Wilson months in advance to hold the date for us.
RSVPs for the Annual Telescope Trip will be accepted until August 1st or earlier when it sells out (probably sometime between April and June as it has in previous years). Please note that the 100+ year-old dome is not ADA compliant, that getting to the telescope observing deck requires about 40 stairs.. The Observatory is at 5,700-feet elevation, so anyone with heart problems or breathing difficulties should not attempt the trip.
Fall schedule to be announced in mid-September
Events are typically added 2-3 months before they occur - please check this page regularly.
In-person Trojan CEO Network events are currently suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Please stay safe! In-person Trojan CEO Network events will resume once we feel that the outbreak is no longer a threat to our community. Until then we will still provide virtual Zoom-based events and will announce exclusive discounts for our members starting in September 2021. Fight On!
Invite Only: ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit 2021
Date: Q4 2021
Location: Virtual event
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com to receive the RSVP link, virtual event link, and password.
The ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit is presented by the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, in partnership with the USC Marshall’s Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism People of all genders are welcome to attend this inspiring remote summit. Please mention that you were invited by the Trojan CEO Network on the RSVP link because this inspiring annual event is invite-only.
2020 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: January 31, 2020 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Teleconference
Books and Brunch at The Ritz-Carlton - CANCELLED
Date: March 22, 2020 11:30 am-2:00 pm
Location: The Rtiz Carlton, Marina Del Rey
Discuss your favorite book and hear about other Trojan CEO Network members' favorite reads.
Please sign up quickly because spaces are limited and this event always sells out.
Trojan Startup Showcase - CANCELLED
Date: April 27, 2020 2 pm-3:30 pm
Location: USC
Summer hiatus
Speaker Series: Luc Robitaille, President of the LA Kings
Date: Monday, September 28th, 2020 8 pm - 9:20 pm
Location: Zoom virtual meeting
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com no later than 2 pm on September 28th to receive the Zoom link and password.
Luc Robitaille is currently the President of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. Previously he had played a total of 19 seasons of NHL hockey including 14 seasons with the LA Kings and time with the Detroit Red Wings that included a Stanley Cup win in 2001-2002. In 2017 he was named as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history as part of the NHL honoring its 100 year anniversary. Join us remotely for a memorable evening.
Invite Only: ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit 2020: Bigger & Bolder
Date: Friday, December 4th, 2020 12 pm - 5 pm Pacific Time
Location: Virtual event
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com no later than 11 pm on December 3rd to receive the RSVP link, virtual event link, and password.
The ATHENA Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit is presented by the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, in partnership with the USC Marshall’s Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism People of all genders are welcome to attend this inspiring remote summit. Please mention that you were invited by the Trojan CEO Network on the RSVP link because this inspiring annual event is invite-only. For more information click here: https://preview.tinyurl.com/2020-ATHENA-TCN
2019 Trojan CEO Network Calendar
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: January 31, 2019 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Teleconference
CEO Training Series: Private Digital Marketing Training for TCN Members - sponsored by Google
Date: Monday, March 26, 2019 12-2 pm, lunch is provided
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by March 18th (please specify number of guests so that we can reserve a large enough room)
Google comes to campus! Attend a special free Digital Marketing training workshop sponsored by Google and taught by a top digital marketing specialist.
Guests are welcome to this event. A light lunch will be served. Please let us know if you require a vegetarian or vegan lunch.
Trojan CEO Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2019 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: The Belvedere Restaurant at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by May 3rd
Join fellow CEOs for drinks and appetizers at the beautiful Belvedere Restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Annual Summer Hiatus: June - September
Annual Telescope Trip to the Mt. Wilson 60 inch Telescope
Date: Sunday, September 9th
Location: Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope observatory
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 9 am on May 21st (we need to book early to reserve the date since it's near a new moon date and is in high demand)
Cost: $125 per person for 8 pm - 10 pm or $150 per person for 8 pm - 12 am
RSVP early, spaces are limited and this event will sell out quickly!
Members may also RSVP for three guests each.
Experience the wonders of space! The Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope is an experience you will remember forever. Stargaze and network, remember that we're outside in an open telescope dome so bundle up because it will be cold. Any unused funds generated by this trip will be used to subsidize future telescope trips.
Entrepreneur of the Year event: Sara Blakely Founder and CEO of Spanx
Date: Monday, October 21, 2019, 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: USC, Town & Gown
To RSVP: http://events.usc.edu/esvp and use code eoy2019
Sign up early please, spaces are limited.
Please join us for a conversation with Sara as she shares her experience building Spanx into a worldwide brand for smart, comfortable women’s apparel and shape wear — without taking any outside investment. In support of her mission to empower women, she created the Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation and signed The Giving Pledge committing to donate her wealth to charity.
Athena Women's Entrepreneurship Summit
Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2019, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: http://click.comm.marshall.usc.edu/?qs=a028d35b8c826d0d2c647e10be793be7c13c93d58cf0d1225afdbc6bda5055847aad9ea1afe15fe6a9c7d2a549448cb0213e26a49d21869c and use code athena19
Sign up early please, spaces are limited.
The Lloyd Grief Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and its Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are pleased to present the Athena Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit, a daylong experience convening founders, investors, thought leaders, and students around issues confronting entrepreneurs at all stages.
Athena is a daylong experience convening founders, investors, and thought leaders around issues confronting entrepreneurs at all stages. This year will feature dynamic conversations with founders, purpose-driven businesses, leading California investors, plus fireside chats with Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand, Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo of Q&A, and Gillian Zucker, President of Business Operations for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Athena is by invitation only, so please register at USC Events - RSVP with code “athena19.”
Trojan CEO Network members of all genders are welcome. Please sign up quickly.
Trojan CEO Spotlight* member 2020: Member TBD (it’s a surprise!)
Date: Sometime in November 2020, exact date and location will be Zoom-based
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
Events are typically added 2-3 months before they occur - please check this page regularly. You will be receiving a survey for event and speaker topic suggestions in late November asking what events you would like to see for 2020. Please fill out the survey promptly so we can make the new 2020 calendar shortly thereafter. Thank you and Fight On!
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Please note that the Trojan CEO Network usually holds four events per year, three in Los Angeles and one virtually. This year we are filming for the Trojan CEO Network archives and will be holding significantly more events. Annual events are marked with an *
Trojan CEO Network Board Meeting
Date: January 31, 2018 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Teleconference
CEO Training Series: IBM Watson Brief Overview Training
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:30-6:15 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCN-RSVP2018 before Monday, September 10th at 3 pm. Please sign up early, spaces are limited.
IBM Watson comes to USC! Attend a special overview and training session for IBM Watson Data Analytics. Discover what IBM Watson Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence can do for your business. Limit one guest per TCN member please. It is highly recommended that you bring your Lead Data Scientist or CTO to this event. There is no need to come to the Wednesday Overview if you will be attending the longer Saturday training session. This event is free but parking on campus is not included and costs $12 per car.
CEO Training Series: IBM Watson All-Day Technical Training Workshop
Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018 9 am - 5 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCN-RSVP2018 before Monday, September 10th at 3 pm. Please sign up early, spaces are limited.
IBM Watson comes to USC! Attend a special overview and training session for IBM Watson Data Analytics. Discover what IBM Watson Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence can do for your business. Limit one guest per TCN member please. It is highly recommended that you bring your Lead Data Scientist or CTO to this event. There is no need to come to the Wednesday Overview if you will be attending the longer Saturday training session. This event is free but parking on campus is not included and costs $12 per car.
Remembering Steve Jobs: Thoughts from Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell
Date: Monday, November 19, 2018 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCN-RSVP2018 before Saturday, November 17th 1st at noon. Sign up early, spaces are limited. If your Trojan CEO Network dues have not been paid for the 2018-2019 school year, please go to
Before Steve Jobs started Apple, he was an employee at Atari. Join us for a special event where Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari, will recount stories of a young Steve Jobs as his employee at Atari. Limit two guests per TCN member please. This event is free but parking on campus is not included and costs $12 per car. Please note: each TCN member will need to fill out an RSVP for for each of his or her guests so we can reserve the right size room and so that we can send directions to all attendees on Sunday November 18th. Please include cell phone numbers in case we need last minute emergency contact information. The information will not be sold to other organizations.
December Hiatus
Books and Brunch at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey
Date: January 28, 2020, 11:30 am
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by December 1st
Discuss your favorite book and hear about other Trojan CEO Network members' favorite reads.
Please sign up quickly because spaces are limited and this event always sells out.
Future of Healthcare Panel: Trends in Integrated Medicine
Date: February 22, 2017, 4-5:30 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by Feb 20th
Discover the cutting edge of integrated medicine from top experts including Josh Luke, PhD, author, professor and former hospital CEO, . Guests are welcome. Each audience member will receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Josh Luke's new book, Ex-Acute: A Former Hospital CEO Tells All About What's Wrong with American Healthcare. Panelists include:
Josh Luke, Ph.D., Author, Adjunct Professor at USC Price, and Former Hospital CEO
Ka-Kit Hui, M.D., F.A.C.P., UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine
Margo Apostolos, Ph.D. Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Cedars-Sinai/USC Glorya Kaufman Dance Medicine Center and Associate Professor of Dance at USC Kaufman
Allen Weiss, Ph.D., Co-Director of Mindful USC, Professor at USC Marshall School of Business
Nils de Mol van Otterloo, MSW, Fulbright Scholar, Sound and Music Therapy Expert
Lunch & Learn with Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of Kiva.org
Date: March 23, 2017, 12-2 pm + optional coffee and tea afterwards
Location: USC (exact location TBD)
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by March 17th
The Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab presents a Lunch & Learn Event featuring Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of Kiva.org, a unique micro-financing website allowing anyone to make small loans to entrepreneurs around the world, particularly in developing countries. While this is not an official TCN event, TCN members are invited to attend.
TCN Happy Hour
Date: May 11, 2017 6 pm
Location: The Montage Hotel
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by May 8th
Guests are permitted at this event.
Annual Telescope Trip to the Mt. Wilson 60 inch Telescope
Date: Summer 2017 - Exact Date TBD
Location: Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope observatory
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by June 1st
Cost: $100 per person for 8 pm - 10 pm or $125 per person for 8 pm - 12 am
RSVP early so we can reserve a date as soon as we have the minimum number of participants.
Members may also RSVP for one guest each
Experience the wonders of space! The Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope is an experience you will remember forever. Stargaze and network, remember that we're outside in an open telescope dome so bundle up because it will be cold. Any unused funds generated by this trip will be used to subsidize future telescope trips.
Annual Summer Hiatus: July - September
CEO Speakers Series: The Gaming Industry
Date: November 30th 2 pm at USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by November 28th
Speaker: Dave Sanderson, Partner at Bain & Company and Global Leader of Bain's Media & Entertainment Practice
David G. Sanderson is a partner and director at Bain & Company. He joined the firm in 1989 and founded Bain Los Angeles in 1995. He is the global leader of Bain’s Media & Entertainment Practice practice. He has broad experience across the media and entertainment industry, including content businesses (film, TV, video games) and aggregation/distribution platforms (cable, satellite, Internet, home video, wireless, and print). He has also advised private equity investors focused on the media sector. David has also worked across many technology and telecom segments. He has worked with clients to address issues ranging from corporate and BU strategy and operational improvement to M&A and organizational design.
David currently sits on the Boards of United Way of Greater Los Angeles and Ideaforest. Previously, he served as a member of UCLA’s Johnson Cancer Center Foundation Board and numerous start up boards. He earned an MBA, with honors, from Stanford University, an MS in computer science from Syracuse University, and a BS in applied math and computer science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Annual Winter Hiatus: December
Trojan CEO Spotlight* member 2016: Tom O'Malia
Thomas O'Malia is the former Director of the Greif Center, Co-Founder of the Trojan CEO Network, and before retiring had started six businesses. We are honoring Tom by collecting stories, footage, and photos of his life. If you'd like to submit stories or other content for the TCN archives, please contact us above.
Trojan CEO Event with Lloyd Greif
Date: January 25, 2016 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by January 24th
Guests are permitted at this event.
Hear success tips from one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the M&A space. Lloyd Greif is the Founder, President, and CEO of Greif & Co., a leading investment bank. In 1987, he received the Outstanding Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the USC Entrepreneur Program and he is currently chairman of the Advisory Council of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC, a member of the Board of Leaders of the USC Marshall School of Business, a member of both the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and World Presidents' Organization (WPO), A frequent public speaker, he is an internationally recognized authority in the field of mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.
Leadership Seminar
Date: February 22, 2016, 7:30 - 8:45 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by February 21st
Leadership seminar led by Earl Pinto, Esq., Director of Acquisition Management Services at the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Founder of CLICKED, exclusive curated social networking for leaders in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
Deal Anatomy: Tips for a Successful Exit
Date: February 29, 2016, 7:30-9:15 pm
Location: USC + webinar
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by February 28th
Guests are permitted at this event.
Brette Simon, Outside General Counsel / M&A Advisor shares how to avoid various potential pitfalls and how to maximize value upon the sale of your company.
Brette advises emerging growth and middle market companies on capital raising, strategic alliances, and exit transactions in various industries, including media, health care, software, and branded consumer products (including food and beverage). Brette has been practicing in the field of corporate law since 1994, and was previously a corporate partner at Bryan Cave, Jones Day and Sheppard Mullin. She also practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and O’Melveny & Myers. Brette ranked first in her graduating class and graduated Order of the Coif from UCLA School of Law, where she was editor of the UCLA Law Review. She has spoken at numerous industry conferences as well as to several chapters of the Entrepreneurs Organization and Vistage. Brette has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career, including recognition as one of the top 13 dealmakers in the U.S. for the middle market by "The Deal," and being selected as a winner of the inaugural "40 Under 40" award by The M&A Advisor.
Conversation with the Chief Innovation Officer of Brookstone
Date: April 26, 2016 at 6 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by April 19th
Guests are permitted at this event.
Conversation with Lauren Van Herdeen, Chief Innovation Officer of Brookstone about opening its doors to innovators and startups.. Please click here for more information about Brookstone's new innovation program.
Annual Telescope Trip to the Mt. Wilson 60 inch Telescope
Date: May 6, 2016
Location: Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope observatory
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
Cost: $100 per person for 8 pm - 10 pm or $125 per person for 8 pm - 12 am
RSVP early, this event will sell out quickly!
Members may also RSVP for one guest each
Experience the wonders of space! The Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope is an experience you will remember forever. Stargaze and network, remember that we're outside in an open telescope dome so bundle up because it will be cold. Any unused funds generated by this trip will be used to subsidize future telescope trips.
Annual Summer Hiatus: July - September
Speakers Panel: Virtual Reality in Medicine and Entertainment
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:45 - 8:30 pm (6:45 pm - 7 pm is for networking)
Location: USC, Taper Hall (THH 301)
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by 9 pm on October 12th
Discover how VR is transforming the world from the entertainment industry to anxiety management to neurosurgery. Panelists include Founders from AppliedVR, Studio Transcendent, and Dr. Babak Kateb, Chairman and President of the Brain Mapping Foundation.
PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2015 TCN CALENDAR
Up Close & Personal Trojan CEO Event* with Alex Cappello: The Secrets of Success
February 18, 2015 2- 3 pm in Santa Monica
Hear success tips from one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the M&A space.
To RSVP: please email TrojanCEO@gmail.com before February 15th. Please sign up quickly because seating is extremely limited. Trojan CEO Network members only please, no guests are permitted at this event.
About Alexander Cappello: http://www.cappellocorp.com/index.php?pageID=AlexanderCappello.php
Investing, Big Waves & Risk: An evening with Tom Barrack & Laird Hamilton**
February 25, 2015 7- 9 pm in Bovard Auditorium at USC.
Join one of the world's best investors and one of the world's best surfers for a memorable event. Two guests can be added per RSVP.
To RSVP: please email TrojanCEO@gmail.com before February 20th
About Tom Barrack: Called "one of the world's best investors" by Forbes Magazine, Tom Barrack Jr. is an alumnus and Trustee of the University of Southern California.
Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Barrack,_Jr.
About Laird Hamilton: Laird Hamilton is one of the world's best big-wave surfers and the co-inventor of tow-in surfing.
Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Hamilton
** Please note that this event is organized and sponsored by USC Marshall School of Business and the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurship and is being promoted by Trojan CEO Network.
* These are annual Trojan CEO Network events but the topics will be different
Real Estate Investing: Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying Real Estate
Date: April 23, 2015 4- 5 pm
Location: USC
Listen to real estate attorney Samira Kermani share valuable tips on buying real estate.
One guest can be added per RSVP.
To RSVP: please email TrojanCEO@gmail.com by April 20th.
Breakfast with Jack Welch, the Former CEO of General Electric and his wife Suzy Welch the former Editor of the Harvard Business Review
Date: May 18, 2015 7:45 am - 10:30 am
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
RSVP: http://business.livetalksla.org/2015/02/25/may-18-jack-welch-former-ceo-general-electric/
Guests are welcome. The nominal fee charged is through our partner Live Talks LA.
Afterwards if there's enough interest, TCN members will go across the street to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel for a coffee and discussion. (if you'd like to join us please email us at TrojanCEO@gmail.com with your mobile phone number so we can text and find you at the event.)
Thank you to Trojan CEO Network member Robert Weiner for bringing this event to our attention and helping us set up a new partnership with Live Talks LA. Our content and programming is largely member-driven. If you would like us to consider adding an event or partnership, please let us know.
Breakfast with George Bodenheimer, the Former Executive Chairman of ESPN
Date: May 21, 2015 7:45 am - 10:30 am
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
RSVP: http://business.livetalksla.org/2015/04/07/bodenheimer/
Use code TCN for a special Trojan CEO Network discount.
Guests are welcome. The nominal fee charged is through our partner Live Talks LA.
Afterwards, TCN members will go across the street to the Biltmore Hotel for a coffee and discussion hour. (if you'd like to join us please email us at TrojanCEO@gmail.com by May 20th with your mobile phone number so we can text and find you at the event.)
Breakfast with Mattieu Ricard, author of Altruism, scientist, and Buddhist monk
Date: June 10, 2015 7:45 am - 10:30 am
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
RSVP: http://business.livetalksla.org/2015/01/13/june-10-matthieu-ricard/
Use code TCN for a special Trojan CEO Network discount.
Guests are welcome. The nominal fee charged is through our partner Live Talks LA.
Afterwards, TCN members will go across the street to the Biltmore Hotel for a coffee and discussion hour. (if you'd like to join us please email us at TrojanCEO@gmail.com by June 9th with your mobile phone number so we can text and find you at the event.)
Annual Summer Hiatus: July - September
Trojan CEO Board Meeting
Date: October 19, 2015 3-5 pm
Location: Online
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
Speakers Series: Simplehuman CEO Frank Yang
Date: November 9, 2015 6:30 pm
Location: USC
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
TCN members may bring guests to this event but please sign up early.
Learn from the Founder and CEO of simplehuman a company making elegantly simple high-end consumer household products sold nationally and internationally. Frank Yang immigrated to the U.S. in 1982 and started his company in 2000 with the idea of making a better trashcan. Soon he expanded into award-winning kitchen and bath products. This event will be kept purposely small so that TCN members and USC students can have a exclusive view into the mind of a successful entrepreneur.
Information Session for Trojan CEO Network Forum Groups
Date: December 10, 2015 3:30-4 pm
Location: Online
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
Adapted from forum groups from YPO and EO, Trojan CEO Forum groups are a powerful peer-learning tool that groups CEOs together in order to help each other in confidential monthly meetings. Forum Groups include one monthly meetings with other Trojan CEOs, Presidents, Founders, and Executive Directors. Monthly meetings are typically two hours and meet over teleconference line that will be provided to you.
There is a required commitment of one year for each forum group and monthly meetings cannot be skipped (you'll need to arrange your travel and work schedules around the meetings). Membership in TCN does not guarantee participation in TCN Forum groups however you will be contacted as soon as there is an available group that you would be a good match for.
This teleconference meeting will explain the details of the Trojan CEO Forum group program so you can make a decision about whether or not you would like to participate. If you are interested, you will fill out a survey that will allow us to match you with other CEOs and for CEOs who are matched, their forum groups will start meeting as of January 2016. CEOs have told us that the Trojan CEO Forum is one of the best success tools they have ever experienced so RSVP today!
Annual Telescope Trip to the Mt. Wilson 60 inch Telescope
Date: December 13, 2015
Location: Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope observatory
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com
Cost: $100 per person for 9 pm - 11:30 pm or $125 per person for 9 pm - 1 am
RSVP early, this event will sell out quickly!
Members may also RSVP for one guest each
Experience the wonders of space! The Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope is an experience you will remember forever. Stargaze and network, remember that we're outside in an open telescope dome so bundle up because it will be cold. Any unused funds generated by this trip will be used to subsidize future telescope trips.
To RSVP: Email TrojanCEO@gmail.com