BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141008 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Paul DePodesta Speaks at Kent State University at Stark DESCRIPTION:Kent State University at Stark\n\nFeatured Speakers Series\n\npresents\n\nPaul DePodesta\n\nMoneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game\n\n\n\nIn the Oscar-nominated film Moneyball\, Paul DePodesta's unique skill of evaluating and measuring talent was portrayed by actor Jonah Hill. His career in baseball began with the Cleveland Indians\, where he spent three seasons before joining the Oakland Athletics as the assistant general manager. In his first year with the A's\, he and GM Billy Beane led one of the worst teams in the league to its first winning season in seven years. As a business advisor\, DePodesta shares his revolutionary strategy to building a winning baseball team - by overhauling stagnant procedures\, rather than just tweaking them - that has proven to be as successful in the boardroom as it is on the ball field.\n\n\n\nEvent is free and open to the public\, but tickets are required. Tickets available at the Main Hall Information Desk. Limit of four (4) tickets per person.\n\n\n\nMore information: 330-499-9600 or www.stark.kent.edu X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Kent State University at Stark
\nFeatured Speakers Series
\npresents
\nPaul DePodesta
\nMoneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game
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\nIn the Oscar-nominated film Moneyball\, Paul DePodesta'\;s unique skill of evaluating and measuring talent was portrayed by actor Jonah Hill. His career in baseball began with the Cleveland Indians\, where he spent three seasons before joining the Oakland Athletics as the assistant general manager. In his first year with the A'\;s\, he and GM Billy Beane led one of the worst teams in the league to its first winning season in seven years. As a business advisor\, DePodesta shares his revolutionary strategy to building a winning baseball team - by overhauling stagnant procedures\, rather than just tweaking them - that has proven to be as successful in the boardroom as it is on the ball field.
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\nEvent is free and open to the public\, but tickets are required. Tickets \;available at the Main Hall Information Desk. Limit of four (4) tickets per person.
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\nMore information: \; 330-499-9600 or www.stark.kent.edu
\n LOCATION:Timken Great Hall\, University Center\, 6000 Frank Avenue NW\, North Canton UID:e.429.2482 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T094029Z URL:https://directory.northcantonchamber.org/events/details/paul-depodesta-speaks-at-kent-state-university-at-stark-10-07-2014-2482 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR