From Bartender to Billionaire: A Conversation with Mark Cuban August 13, 2008

Mark Cuban is kicking off our entrepreneurship speaker series with a bang. He'll tell his personal story of how he achieved his dreams and the trials and tribulations he faced along the way.

A networking session with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will follow.

About Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Chairman of HDNet, Co-Owner of 2929 Holdings(Landmark Theaters, HDNet Films, Magnolia Pictures, Landmark Theaters) and Co-Owner of IceRocket among others.
One of many of Mark Cuban's claims to fame, is his sale of Broadcast.com to Yahoo! in 1999 for an unheard of $5.9 billion. Most recently, Cuban has been in the spotlight for his self-promotion, including his starring roles on reality TV shows like Dancing with the Stars, and The Benefactor.

Cuban gives back through the work of the Mark Cuban Foundation and the Fallen Patriot Fund, which helps families of U.S. Military Persons killed or injured during the Iraq War.

About the JEO
The JEO is a nonprofit organization that is committed to helping Jewish professionals discover opportunities for entrepreneurial leadership. Our rapidly growing membership base ranges from numerous small business owners, to executives from New York’s fastest growing companies, and the entrepreneurial leaders of the region’s Fortune 500 companies.
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Official Website: http://www.jewishentrepreneurs.org