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College of Business Administration Executive Lecture Series welcomes Perry Lowe

A UW-La Crosse College of Business Administration alumnus will share his story about struggles and successes in the business world. Dental industry executive Perry Lowe will speak on “Beating the Odds: Learning from Failures and Successes” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Skogen Auditorium, 1400 Centennial Hall. The presentation, part of the 2017 CBA Executive Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. A reception follows the lecture in Hall of Nations, 1300 Centennial Hall. Lowe grew up with a modest background as the oldest of five children and the first from his blue-collar family to graduate from college. While attending UWL, he worked full time and studied abroad for one year before graduating in marketing and political science in 1991. Throughout his career, he has created value through scaling organizations, strategic planning, leadership and organizational development. In his talk, he will share the tenets of leadership and the professional processes, along with habits to which he credits his own success and that of others. Lowe started his career in the dental industry as a sales person before founding Axis Dental in 1997. Over the next decade plus, Axis became a market leader in North America and was sold to Danaher Corp. in 2009.?Lowe spent the next five years running a $200 million global dental business for Danaher before leaving to work with Private Equity. He is currently CEO and president of Six Month Smiles. Lowe lives in Dallas with his wife and two young children. An avid golfer and a lifelong Green Bay Packer fan, he also enjoys food, wine, travel, reading and fitness. The 2017 UWL College of Business Administration Executive Lecture Series is funded by Citizens State Bank. The series provides students and faculty with opportunities to learn about business management and leadership directly from business leaders. It supports the college’s mission to foster academic excellence, career success, and community engagement through enriching, interactive experiences. This event is coordinated by the UWL Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. For more information about the series, visit www.uwlax.edu/cei or call 608.785.8648. If you go— Who: Dental industry executive Perry Lowe What: “Beating the Odds: Learning from Failures and Successes” When: 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 7 Where: Skogen Auditorium, 1400 Centennial Hall, 308 N. 16th St. Admission: Free