Announcements:
- Guests included Bill Russell of Coleman, guest of Kathy Myers; Katelyn Stiver, Director of Marketing at Boogie Board, guest of Asad Khan; Heidi Jurgens, guest of Dennis Love; State Representative Gail Pavliga; and two online guests of Bill Childers.
- Carol Crimi is recovering from spinal surgery. Please send her a card: 2906 Windsor Court, Stow, OH 44224
- If you did not receive your copy of 101 Years of Kent Rotary, please contact Tom Hatch.Also, Tom is looking for volunteers to help write the Rotaryminder.
- Will Underwood and Shawn Gordon are co-chairing the District 4-Way Speech Contest. If you are interested in helping, please contact one of them.
- Know anything about stamp collecting? Please contact Jim Myers.
- The Club heard a report from State Representative Gail Pavliga. Small business owners can attend a roundtable at the State House on December 7.
- Interested in “adopting” a snowman in downtown Kent? Contact President Kathy.
- David Myers and Curt Stumpf are heading up our Rotary’s participation in the Story Walk in downtown Kent on Saturday.
Upcoming events:
- Jingle & Rotary Mingle – Casual Christmas Gathering! Friday, December 3 at 6 p.m. at the Overlook. Reservations to Rebekah Wright Kulis at Rebekah@wrightheating.com or call 330-352-5256 by next Tuesday, November 23. Cost for the light dinner buffet is $28. Hope to see all of you there!
Student of the Month: Dennis Love presented Roosevelt senior Takera Worley. She holds a 3.98 GPA and is very involved in school activities, including the swim team, Leadership Planning Committee and Portage County Teen Board. She hopes to become a chef.
Program: Sri Peruvemba is CEO of Marketer International Inc., a marketing services firm specializing in the global high-tech industry. Sri’s Zoom appearance was arranged by Program Chair Asad Khan, as part of his “Immigrant Success Stories” month.
Peruvemba was previously Chief Marketing Officer for E Ink Holdings, where he played a major role in transforming the startup to a $1 plus billion global ePaper company. With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Peruvemba has been an influential advocate in the advancement of electronic hardware technologies. He is an acknowledged expert on sensors, electronic displays, haptics, touch screens, electronic materials and related technologies; and consults, writes and presents on those subjects globally. He is a personal mentor to 35 people and involved in a number of activities, including a cricket club he started in Silicon Valley.
Sri told stories about his academics in India and journey to the U.S., where he took his first job at Pizza Hut to help pay the bills while studying for an MBA. He was frustrated with the slow pace of business in India and thrilled with his quick promotions in America. He shared stories of his “lessons learned” and positive attitude and work ethic with the group, including a breathing exercise and gratitude habit. He says the key to success is to have people who believe in you—and to be a person who believes in others.
The responder was David Sommers.
Respectfully submitted by Mary Beth Harper