Andrew Quagliata is a Senior Lecturer in Management Communication at Cornell University’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Dr. Quagliata teaches courses in business writing, persuasive communication, entrepreneurial communication, and real estate communication. He engages with industry by speaking and delivering workshops on topics related to interpersonal communication, presentation skills, workplace writing, relationship building, storytelling, and influence. Professor Quagliata holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from the University at Buffalo. Prior to his arrival at Cornell, he held professional positions in finance and higher education.
Event Overview
This panel of experts will ensure you are aware of the standards for reopening and identify steps you should take into consideration when rolling out a reopening plan. They’ll also discuss the best methods for reactivating and engaging both your employees and your customers over the next three, six, and nine months.
What You'll Learn
- How to create a multi-tiered plan for reopening your business over the next three to nine months
- Ways to adhere to business operations regulations affecting your business and how you serve customers
- How to best support your staff by creating leave policies, remote work guidelines, and a company culture to maximize retention of your best employees during an uncertain time
- What the liabilities and risks are for you and your customers
Speakers
Brad is a serial entrepreneur with deep Cornell roots. Brad was most recently the Founding CEO of Mezmeriz, a high-tech company making interactive projectors and reality capture cameras to embed into mobile phones. Mezmeriz is based on patented MEMS technology developed by company co-founder Shahyaan Desai at Cornell. Previously, he was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Cornell University.
Brad was also the co-founder and CEO of SightSpeed, an innovative video and voice communications company. Together with co-founders Aron Rosenberg and Cornell Professor Toby Berger, Brad grew SightSpeed from a university research project into the world’s premier video calling software. SightSpeed was profitably acquired by Logitech for $30MM.
Earlier in his career, Brad worked for eight years in the automotive industry in both the US and Spain at Bowles Fluidics and GKN Automotive. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State, and an MBA from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell.
Brad lives in Ithaca, New York. He is faculty at Ithaca College and at Johnson at Cornell teaching practical entrepreneurship. With the loving support of his wife Kristin, he competes in long-distance triathlons in the “Clydesdale” division, has done a few Ironman triathlons, and has finished a handful of marathons without walking.
With transformation and culture change in her DNA, Judy McKinney Cherry is a seasoned leader and successful entrepreneur recognized for her expertise in economic and community development. Ms. Cherry is currently the Executive Director for SCOPED, the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development, and the CEO/CFO for the Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency. Ms. Cherry’s diverse background includes over 25 years of executive experience across the private sector, public sector, and university settings, including appointments by the Governors of New York and Delaware.
Nellie Brown is a certified industrial hygienist providing virtual and on-site training and technical assistance on a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards, including crisis and violence prevention, ergonomics, occupational stress, and hazard analysis techniques for employers, labor unions, and the public. Ms. Brown is frequently interviewed by the media, including CNN, and was a speaker on workplace violence for a BBC television special. She is the author of numerous occupational health hazard manuals, training programs, and articles; her publications on Cornell University’s DigitalCollections@ILR e-Library have been downloaded over 290,000 times in over 180 countries.
Andrew Quagliata is a Senior Lecturer in Management Communication at Cornell University’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Dr. Quagliata teaches courses in business writing, persuasive communication, entrepreneurial communication, and real estate communication. He engages with industry by speaking and delivering workshops on topics related to interpersonal communication, presentation skills, workplace writing, relationship building, storytelling, and influence. Professor Quagliata holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from the University at Buffalo. Prior to his arrival at Cornell, he held professional positions in finance and higher education.
Brad is a serial entrepreneur with deep Cornell roots. Brad was most recently the Founding CEO of Mezmeriz, a high-tech company making interactive projectors and reality capture cameras to embed into mobile phones. Mezmeriz is based on patented MEMS technology developed by company co-founder Shahyaan Desai at Cornell. Previously, he was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Cornell University.
Brad was also the co-founder and CEO of SightSpeed, an innovative video and voice communications company. Together with co-founders Aron Rosenberg and Cornell Professor Toby Berger, Brad grew SightSpeed from a university research project into the world’s premier video calling software. SightSpeed was profitably acquired by Logitech for $30MM.
Earlier in his career, Brad worked for eight years in the automotive industry in both the US and Spain at Bowles Fluidics and GKN Automotive. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State, and an MBA from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell.
Brad lives in Ithaca, New York. He is faculty at Ithaca College and at Johnson at Cornell teaching practical entrepreneurship. With the loving support of his wife Kristin, he competes in long-distance triathlons in the “Clydesdale” division, has done a few Ironman triathlons, and has finished a handful of marathons without walking.
With transformation and culture change in her DNA, Judy McKinney Cherry is a seasoned leader and successful entrepreneur recognized for her expertise in economic and community development. Ms. Cherry is currently the Executive Director for SCOPED, the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development, and the CEO/CFO for the Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency. Ms. Cherry’s diverse background includes over 25 years of executive experience across the private sector, public sector, and university settings, including appointments by the Governors of New York and Delaware.
Nellie Brown is a certified industrial hygienist providing virtual and on-site training and technical assistance on a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards, including crisis and violence prevention, ergonomics, occupational stress, and hazard analysis techniques for employers, labor unions, and the public. Ms. Brown is frequently interviewed by the media, including CNN, and was a speaker on workplace violence for a BBC television special. She is the author of numerous occupational health hazard manuals, training programs, and articles; her publications on Cornell University’s DigitalCollections@ILR e-Library have been downloaded over 290,000 times in over 180 countries.
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