{"154361":{"#nid":"154361","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Presents Manufacturing Entrepreneur Mitch Free","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMitch Free is the Chairman and CEO of MFG.com, an online marketplace serving the manufacturing industry.\u0026nbsp; On October 31, Mr. Free will speak at Georgia Tech as part of the IMPACT Speaker Series, a program that brings successful business and nonprofit leaders from a variety of industries to Georgia Tech\u2019s campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for this event at 4:30 pm in the Scheller College of Business, or watch the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2933\/Mitch-Free\u0022\u003Efree live webcast\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore about the Speaker\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1999, Mitch Free had the idea for MFG.com. Through its system of matching buyers of made-to-order industrial goods with suppliers around the globe who have the correct equipment, expertise, and capacity, MFG.com adds value to the manufacturing process. Read \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ile.gatech.edu\/files\/Mitch_Free_bio.pdf\u0022\u003Efull bio\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFree is the Chairman and CEO of MFG.com, an online marketplace serving the manufacturing industry. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mitch Free will speak at the IMPACT Series, a weekly presentation sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship."}],"uid":"27336","created_gmt":"2012-09-14 15:05:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:57","author":"Dori Pap","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-10-31T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-10-31T18:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-10-31T18:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-10-31 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-10-31 22:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-10-31 22:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/impact.html","title":"IMPACT Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2933\/Mitch-Free","title":"Webcast provided by Learn it Live"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"40031","name":"Asperger\u0027s"},{"id":"40051","name":"learning disability solutions"},{"id":"40011","name":"mobile technology"},{"id":"167683","name":"special needs"},{"id":"40041","name":"Wynsum Arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDori Pap\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}