The Meadows Center for Entrepreneurial Studies promotes and encourages entrepreneurial thought, business and activities locally, regionally and nationally.
The purpose of the Forum on Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series is to offer the larger San Antonio community and students of St. Mary’s University a forum to hear from some of the most talented individuals in industry and government. Funds generated from the series support student scholarships and encourage entrepreneurial activities in San Antonio and the region.
The Forum on Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series attracts two to three hundred attendees to its bi-monthly breakfast meetings.
Past Speakers
Great leaders who have served as speakers include:
- Lynda Ellis, owner, president and CEO of Capital Concierge
- James Garvin, Ph.D., CEO, president and director of CytoBioScience, Inc.
- Dennis Noll, CEO of San Antonio Area Foundation
- Bryant Ambelang, president and CEO of NatureSweet Brands LTD
- Mike Howard, chairman and CEO of Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC
- Shannon Schuyler, principal, chief purpose officer and corporate responsibility leader of PwC, and president of PwC Charitable Foundation
- Robert Kaplan, president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Adam L. Hamilton, P.E., president of Southwest Research Institute
- Stuart Parker (M.B.A. ’95), CEO of USAA
- Daymond John, founder and CEO of FUBU apparel, author, and marketing and branding judge for ABC’s Shark Tank
- Paula Gold-Williams (B.B.A. ’84), CEO of CPS Energy
- Tom Kartsotis, founder of Fossil and Shinola
- Bill Greehey, chairman of NuStar Energy, L.P.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Kellie Fischer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Next Forum Breakfast
Guest Speakers
Kellie Fischer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Kellie Fischer was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Texas Rangers in March 2005. She oversees all financial matters and purchasing for the Texas Rangers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Fischer joined the Rangers in 1999 and has served in many roles for the Rangers’ former parent company, Southwest Sports Group, and the Dallas Stars.
Prior to joining the Rangers, Fischer spent four years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the audit division of the Dallas office. She earned her B.A. in accounting from Baylor University in 1995 and is a Texas CPA. Fischer is a member of The Dallas Assembly, International Women’s Forum and is an alumna of Leadership Dallas.
Fischer’s commitment to the community extends beyond the doors of the Texas Rangers. She serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Fischer also serves on the Finance Committee for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
She was named the 2010 Chief Financial Officer of the Year for private mid-size companies by the Dallas Business Journal, the 2012 Chief Financial Officer Game Changer of the Year by the Fort Worth Business Press, the recipient of the 2013 Herbert H. Reynolds Outstanding Young Alumni Award of the Baylor University Alumni Association, and one of the Dallas 500 Business Leaders by D Magazine in 2015.
Fischer and her husband, Scott, reside in Dallas.
Event will be held at the Pearl Stable. Registration begins at 7 a.m., followed by the program from 8-9 a.m.
Sponsorship Opportunities
To renew your sponsorship, become a new Forum on Entrepreneurship Sponsor, or for additional information about attending, contact forumbreakfast@stmarytx.edu or 210-436-3124.
Forum Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Platinum Level
- Amegy Bank
- Aventine Hill Partners / Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoloski Agather LLP
- KPMG LLP
- RSM US LLP
- San Antonio Express-News
- St. Mary’s University MBA Programs
- St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business
- Texas Capital Bank
Gold Level
- American Bank
- BKD, LLP
- Chase
- CPS Energy
- Frost Bank
- HOLT CAT
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- NuStar Energy LP
- The Greehey Family Foundation
- Wells Fargo
Silver Level
- ATKG, LLP
- Bank SNB
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Comerica Bank
- Covenant
- Ernst & Young, LLP
- Food Safety Net Services
- Hernandez Financial Strategies, LLC
- Lockton Companies
- Silver Eagle Distributors
- St. Mary’s University Alumni Association
- The Bank of San Antonio
- USAA
- Valero Energy Foundation
- Wave Healthcare
Venue Sponsor
Past Events
Feb. 2, 2017 Forum Breakfast featuring Shannon Schuyler, principal, chief purpose officer and corporate responsibility leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
April 7, 2016 Forum Breakfast featuring Stuart Parker (M.B.A. ’95), CEO of USAA
Board of Directors
Officers
Chairman
Chris C. Edelen, St. Mary’s University and Sterling Home Technologies
President
Paul Hensley, Holt CAT
Vice President-Speakers
Hector Hernandez, Hernandez Financial Strategies L.L.C.
Vice President-Sponsors
Beth Hair, Aventine Hill Partners
Treasurer
Julia Hamon, Wells Fargo
Secretary
Pamela A. Luna, CAP-OM, St. Mary’s University
Members
John Bruce, BKD, LLP – CPAs & Advisors
Rhonda Calvert, Comerica Bank
Jon D. Crumley, PwC
Tres Doran, KPMG LLP
Tom Madison, Ph.D., St. Mary’s University
Gary McDaniel, Norton Rose Fulbright
David G. Pope, Texas Capital Bank
Tanuja Singh, D.B.A., St. Mary’s University