R. Duane Ireland

Bruce Barringer, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Management at University of Central Florida, works closely with UCF’s innovative technology incubator. His research interests include feasibility analysis, firm growth, and entrepreneurship. With R. Duane Ireland, he co-authored Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures. Edward D. Hess, J.D., LL.M., is Professor and Batten Executive in Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business. He founded and led the Center for Entrepreneurship and Corporate Growth and The Values Based Leadership Institute at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University. His books include The Successful Family Business, The Search For Organic Growth, and The Road To Organic Growth. Charles F. Goetz, MBA, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Emory’s Goizueta Business School, has built nine businesses in six industries. He serves on the boards of several entrepreneurial ventures and not-for-profits. R. Duane Ireland, Ph.D., chairs the Department of Management at Mays Business School, Texas A&M. A Fellow of the Academy of Management, his research interests include strategic alliances, organizational resource management, and entrepreneurship. Wes Moss, host of “The Wes Moss Show,” is an actively practicing Certified Financial Planner in Atlanta. He and his partners manage nearly a quarter billion dollars in investments. His books include Starting From Scratch: Secrets from 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneurial Leap.