Learn how you too can build a very successful brand!
CITY: Columbia, SC
Venue: Midland Technical College
DATE: March 13, 2025
Time: At 9:00AM
Our purpose for the Global Business Legacy Leaders Tour isto produce, market and promote global events for our clients both nationally and globally. These events provide an opportunity for our clients as founders and business leaders to share their stories of passion, perseverance, failure, the agony of defeat from loss, and the thrill of victory from the wins on their journey to success.
To grow and succeed, founders have to be creative, passionate, optimistic, future-oriented, resourceful, and adventurous. These tours allow for attendees to learn how these founders and business leaders use these attributes to not only successfully get through these current challenges but internalize and embody them as permanent attributes to use at will on the way to success.
Joseph William Foster (Joe Foster) was born in 1935 in Bolton England with the same birthday 18th May, as his grandfather, also Joseph William Foster who had died 18 months earlier. Joe’s grandfather was the founder of J W Foster & Sons (Athletic Shoes) Ltd and the inventor of the Spiked Running Shoe and the Trainer (Sneaker).
As the surviving Founder of Reebok, Joe still welcomes the opportunity to travel and recount those early stories from start-up to taking the company to a $4 billion business, overtaking Adidas & Nike to become the Worlds No. 1 sports brand. Joe has written his book Shoemaker to share his story and help inspire the next generation of budding entrepreneurs.
Vice President of Sales, Brookline Homes, President-Elect 2024 Canopy Realtor Association & Community Advocate
Magda’s leadership journey is marked by historic achievements, notably as the first Latina to be elected President-elect (2024) of the Canopy Realtor Association in over a century. Her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within the real estate sector extends to her role as the 2022 President and current Advisory Board member of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.(Charlotte) Additionally, she champions these values as the immediate Chairwoman of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion for NC Realtors.
Her dedication to professional development and marketing excellence in the homebuilding sector is evident through her vice-chairmanship of the Sales and Marketing Council and her board membership in the Professional Women in Building council, both part of the Homebuilders Association of Greater Charlotte.
Founder & Principal of E-Fix Development Corp and E-Fix Housing Solutions
Christopher Dennis is an accomplished leader driven by the community. A veteran having served his country for 22 years, Christopher is now the Principal of E-Fix Development Corp and E-Fix Housing Solutions. He specializes in the rebuilding of communities through strategic residential and commercial acquisitions. He wanted to be the one to change the narrative around developing marginalized neighborhoods like the one he grew up in. Being in the rooms with people who criticized and discredited his neighborhood inspired him to make a change within those communities.
Today we find Christopher as a commercial developer, real estate investor and community advocate. His purpose is to be an inspiration and teach financial intelligence to his community.
As a serial entrepreneur, Chris has developed a work ethic that he believes will influence the future wealth builders in his community. Induced by his faith and passion for the community, Chris encourages others to Think Big and Dream Big.
Partner, BGW CPA, Co-Host Anything But Typical Podcast & Author, Silence The Imposter
Gary is a connector, “MacGyver,” and confidant for CEOs plus co-host of the Anything but Typical Podcast featuring vulnerable stories of ripple-making entrepreneurs. He’s been president of four successful companies, including Bizjournals.com, a business news portal – growing it from three people to a $100 million company. He’s done two turnarounds and led in two Fortune 100 companies. He leads business coaching and development for a regional CPA firm serving privately held businesses. He does a Murph workout every Monday (Google it!), is a triathlete, drummer, father of two grown sons, “Papa” to four grandkids and married for over 39 years.
He is the Author of “Silence the Imposter.” While Imposter Syndrome has likely been plaguing people for hundreds
(if not thousands) of years, the term was first coined in the 1970s by two female psychologists who attributed this condition primarily to high-achieving women. Since then, it’s become apparent that imposter syndrome isn’t limited to women. Chances are, EVERYONE who has walked this earth has experienced that inner voice whisper, “You’re in over your head. If they only knew ‘X’ about you… You aren’t THAT good – you’ve just been lucky. You’ve got to outwork everyone else — just to keep up. You’re a fraud.” If you’ve ever heard any of those questions (or similar variations on those themes) rattle around in your head, Gary Frey has found SEVEN weapons that effectively silence the imposter.
Our FEATURED Keynote Speaker JOE FOSTER is a Legacy Business Leader whose purpose is to inspire current and aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders globally. We have just experienced some of the most challenging years for entrepreneurs and business leaders between 2020-2024. Many businesses have closed, and many are just holding on. It is estimated that many more will be shutting their doors in 2024-2025. At the same time there are tremendous opportunities to start new businesses and keep the spirit of entrepreneurship alive. Joe’s story is one of resilience, grit and determination, and he is enthusiastic about using it to give hope to current and aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs. JOIN US on this 10+ City Tour!
If you are an entrepreneur, start-up founder, business leader, executive and want to learn how to build and maintain a successful business, this event is for you. If you are interested in learning how to build a brand that can endure fifty years of change and still remain relevant, this event is for you. If you want to learn from three additional successful business leaders about how start a business and overcome the challenges and obstacles that you will come across in your journey, this event is for you. If you want to know how to bounce back from failure and turn it into success, this event is for you!
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Patterson Pope
Welcome
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER – FIRESIDE CHAT JOE FOSTER
Founder Reebok – Multi-Billion Dollar Brand
GROUP PANEL DISCUSSION
Joe Foster
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