Happy New Year to our MGF friends.
Since we are now officially into 2024 and just 18 days away from our first speaker breakfast, please register today!!
Use the links below to register for the events. Our year end event on April 12th has yet to be finalized, so hold the date and look for that announcement in the forthcoming weeks. All events this season will be held at Grey Oaks Country Club at 2400 Grey Oaks Drive, Naples.
- January 19th Breakfast — Joel Manby
- February 16th Breakfast — David Zanotti
- March 15th Breakfast — Walter Rakowic
- April 12th Breakfast or Banquet — To Be Announced
All breakfasts are for men only and will be from 8:00 – 9:00 AM, with doors open at 7:30 AM. Breakfasts will be $40 per person, payable in advance by credit card with your reservations. If your plans change you can ask for a refund up to 7 days before the event which will be credited to your credit card.
We look forward to being with old and new MGF friends at beautiful Grey Oaks Country Club for our 21st year.
Blessings & regards,
The MGF Leadership Team
January 19th—Joel Manby
Joel is the former CEO of SeaWorld and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE), the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the United States operating 26 locations including Dollywood, Stone Mountain Park and Silver Dollar City. He and his company were featured in the seventh episode of the first season of CBS’s Undercover Boss. Joel also wrote Love Works about HFE’s unique business culture, with all proceeds going toward the Share It Forward Foundation, the company’s charitable organization which aids employees in need. Joel is now a keynote speaker and advisor to CEOs and boards in transforming their organization’s business performance and culture.
February 16th— David Zanotti
David serves as President & CEO of the American Policy Roundtable and The Public Square Media Network, which he created in 1989. Since then, The Public Square has become one of the longest running daily feature programs in America. Co-hosted with Wayne Shepherd, the program is heard on over 200 stations coast to coast in both the daily and weekend editions and via the Internet. In October 2007, The Public Square hosted the national radio special, “The God Delusion Debate” featuring Oxford Professors John Lennox and Richard Dawkins. In 2008, David and Wayne co-hosted the historic national radio broadcast of The Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency (with John McCain and Barack Obama), moderated by Rick Warren.
March 15th—Walter Rakowich
Walt is an author, speaker and former CEO of Prologis, the world’s largest owner of industrial distribution facilities with more than $150 billion in assets. With more than 35 years in the business world, he arrived at a philosophy that the best leaders are those who de-emphasize themselves and focus their efforts on serving others. He traces his values to his roots in Pittsburgh, where he was raised by working-class parents who were children of first-generation immigrants. His book, Transfluence, shares dozens of stories about leading with transformative influence in today’s climates of change. In addition to writing and speaking, Walt serves on the board of directors of several public companies, including Host Hotels & Resorts, Iron Mountain and Ventas.