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Business Tours 115

January 2014

OUR TEAMKenzie Elsbernd- Chief Executive OfficerJustin Alonzo- Chief Information Officer John Drahozal- Chief Purchasing OfficerJohn Gregory- Chief Operating Officer Christopher Paulino- Chief Marketing OfficerJack Rogers- Chief Financial Officer

Tours American Trust Bank- Dubuque, IA Hobby Lobby- Dubuque, IAGreater Dubuque Development Corporation- Dubuque, IA Trek- Waterloo, WI Epic- Verona, WINational Mississippi River Museum - Dubuque, IA John Deere- Dubuque, IA

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

HERES WHAT WE LEARED1: Public and private companies offer vastly different working environments

2: Personal relationships & people skills are essential to building & maintaining a network

3: A liberal arts or horizontal education will give you the skills to succeed in any line of work PRIVATE VS PUBLIC

John Deere- Public

American Trust Bank- PrivateHobby Lobby-Private

JOHN DEERE (DE)Must maximize shareholder profits Required by SEC to publish financials Minimizes labor costs through outsourcing Cannot see short term losses on investments

AMERICAN TRUST BANKNot required to publish financials Personalizes investment planning Expands into emerging markets slowly Outperformed stock market in recessionRetains protections on deposits and trusts. (FDIC, SIPC)

HOBBY LOBBYPrivate business with $2 Billion in sales Not required to publish financials Employees enjoy $14/hour wages Stays true to religious affiliations

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

GREATER DUBUQUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONCEO Rick Dickinson emphasized people skillsProvided valuable insight into hiring processOrganization responsible for bringing thousands of jobs to Dubuque.

LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION

TrekVariety of educational disciplines are neededEncourages collaboration and critical thinkingEmployees work with all departments

EPICMany switch career paths internally Recruits talented people able to learn Private Company Office encourages group collaboration

OUR PRODUCT

GLASS CHARMS BY: Six Guys

CONCEPTION

MANUFACTURING

SALES Here is our website

Here is our CommercialQUESTIONS?