{"id":107884,"date":"2026-04-07T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=107884"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:25:12","slug":"join-us-tonight-to-hear-from-jim-donald-one-of-the-top-25-ceos-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2026\/04\/07\/join-us-tonight-to-hear-from-jim-donald-one-of-the-top-25-ceos-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us tonight to hear from Jim Donald, one of the &#8216;Top 25 CEOs in the World&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us tonight (<strong>Wednesday<\/strong>)\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>7 p.m.<\/strong> in Canyon Commons to hear from Jim Donald, former CEO of Starbucks, who will share his insights on leading through change.<\/p>\n<p>Donald will move beyond business theory to discuss the human element in a conversation he calls, \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You in Business School: Real-World Leadership for the Future.\u201d This free event offers a masterclass in the human element of industry.<\/p>\n<p>Donald will provide the \u201cmissing link\u201d between classroom theory and the grit of \u201cfront-line\u201d leadership \u2013 lessons he learned directly from legendary figures like Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. 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