Our Program of Events
Below is the official Hawthorne Business Expo Program of Events!
Use this Program to plan out your day.
We look forward to welcoming you to the upcoming Business Expo!
Time
Event
10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Pledge of Allegiance
10:10 - 11:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: "Lean Business Planning"
- Presented by Tim Berry, Palo Alto/Bplans
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Entertainment
- Lorinda Hawkins Smith Comedian, Actor, Speaker
- Donald Perry Singer
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Panel 1: Community and Government Resources Assisting Businesses Survive Covid-19
Moderator:
- Deborah Shepard Special Projects Career Pathways Coordinator, South Bay Workforce Investment Board
Panelists:
- Barbara Levine Senior Business Assistance Director, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
- Chris Cagle South Bay Workforce Invesment Board
- Damon Skinner Merrill Lynch
- Erick B. Lee City Manager, City of Hawthorne
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Panel 2: How my Business Reinvented Itself After Covid-19
Moderator:
- Lawrence Johnson Program Lead Advisor, Small Business Development Center at El Camino College
Panelists:
- Mykel Reto
Owner, The Lab - Chris Dougherty
Campus General Manager, Courtyard Townplace Suites, LAX-Hawthorne - Beverly Reece
Owner, Ms B's M & M Soul Food - Joel Versch
Owner, Farmer's Insurance Co. - Brad Storms
Co-owner C&S Sales
