Chicago Booth alumni are cordially invited to the Chicago Booth Alumni Club AGM event which will include guest speaker Thaddeus Lawrence.
Event Details
Dear Chicago Booth Friends,
Join us for the Chicago Booth Alumni Club AGM which includes an interactive session with TED speaker Thaddeus Lawrence.
Make Your Life Your Business
What is the story of your life? Beyond your professional successes and career achievements, what defines who you are? How much energy and attention do you dedicate to that which give you meaning and direction? If you want to be more energised by, and engaged in, your daily pursuits then this is a session you do not want to miss! Come and create a new narrative for yourself and build quality relationships with your alumni. If the quality of your life depends on the quality of your relationships, then the quality of your conversations would form the cornerstone of your life. Come and network on a deeper, human level with one another and take yourself to another level.
About Thaddeus Lawrence
Blending philanthropic pursuit and business enterprise, personal altruism and professional passion, Thaddeus is an executive coach and extreme athlete who has run a total of 1,000 kilometres in the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest deserts on this planet, including the Sahara and Antarctica! When he is not losing his mind and his hair pushing his physical and mental limits, Thaddeus is indoors pushing the envelope of leadership development and personal growth. For over 14 years, his keynote presentations, training programmes and one-to-one coaching have helped individuals and organisations achieve extraordinary results and long-term excellence at the workplace and in their lives.
Program:
18:00 AGM (Agenda 1. Report on club activities, administration & election of exco; 2. AOB)
19:00 Interactive Session with Thaddeus Lawrence (dinner will be served)
20:30 Networking
Volunteering for Chicago Booth Alumni Club:
We welcome alumni interested in volunteering for the club to support the alumni program of activities here in Singapore. This can be done on an event basis and or as part of the executive committee. Please feel free to contact Arun R Kelshiker, '09 (EXP-14) or 90096531 for more information and next steps.
Looking forward to seeing you at the event.
Thanks and all the best,
The Executive Committee
Chicago Booth Alumni, Singapore
Bento box premium set & wine cost SGD35
Speaker Profiles
Thaddeus Lawrence (Speaker)
Thaddeus Lawrence is a speaker, trainer, author and founder of Runaway Success Learning Practice. He is best known for successfully completing a total of 1,000 kilometres in a footrace through the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest deserts on earth. His remarkable feat in the Sahara, Gobi, Atacama and Antarctica has been rated by TIME magazine as one of its Top Ten Endurance Competitions in the world.
He embarked on his adventures in a spirit of self-discovery and experienced first-hand how an indomitable spirit is an essential bedrock to an extraordinary level of physical strength and mental fitness. He has used his endeavours to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable organisations with an emphasis on children and education.
"A spirit of curiosity is, without question, a gift' - Thaddeus Lawrence
Thaddeus documented his soul-inspiring experience in Runaway Success: Life Lessons from Ultra Endurance Racing. He takes readers on a gripping journey through the hazards and rewards of ultra endurance racing and applies lessons learnt from the race world to the real world of daily life.
With his accomplishments, Thaddeus' media appearances were in high demand and after appearing on Channel NewsAsia Primetime Morning to share his insights, Thaddeus presented 938LIVE's Positive Business Minutes segment. He is a regular on the news and talk station's airwaves and has been featured numerous times in newspapers and magazines including The Straits Times, TODAY, The New Paper, Action Asia and Men's Health.
Thaddeus Lawrence sits on the Executive Committee of the Association of Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS). As an inspirational speaker, he moves audiences with his captivating storytelling. Thaddeus embodies the spirit of ordinary people living extraordinary lives and, with a personal mission of inspiring passion and purpose, believes that by being our best selves, no dream is too small or too big to pursue.