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FSCJ to Host Workforce Entrepreneurship Trade Talks Event

Apr 10, 2023, 14:43 PM by Kelly Thurlow

WHAT: Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) will host “The Symposium for Workforce Entrepreneurship,” as part of its new Trade Talks series. The event will feature discussions with successful entrepreneurs in the electrical, HVAC/R and welding fields.

Guest speakers include:

  • Mike Brennen
    Senior Vice President, Miller Electric Company
  • Lek Gjoka
    Owner, COOL R US, Inc.
    2022-23 NFACCA President
  • DeIla Ray
    2020 Empowering Women in Industry Tradeswoman of the Year
    Co-Founder of Alpha Duo, LLC.

There will also be a live welding demonstration in FSCJ's Welding Lab, B-104.

This free event is open to students and the community. Lunch and copies of the book "Who Owns the Icehouse? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur," by Clifton Taulbert and Gary Schoeniger will be provided for student attendees.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

WHERE: Florida State College at Jacksonville-Downtown Campus
               Building A, Room 1068
               101 West State Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

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