At 3:30 p.m. on April 22, our Keynote speakers will close out the Conference by captivating us all with their individual stories. We’ll learn about transforming professional sports talent on the ice and field into business world success.
With Brian Propp (former Philadelphia Flyer), Bernie Parent (former Philadelphia Flyer) and Joe Valerio (former Kansas City Chiefs team member) in the house to leave us with motivational words of wisdom, your business can’t help but ‘score big’!
Speaker: Brian Propp, former Philadelphia Flyers’ Left Wing
Brian Propp played 15 years in the NHL with The Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars and Hartford Whalers. He played in five Stanley Cup Finals and Five All Star Games. He is the top left wing scorer in NHL Playoff History. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 1999 and selected as the All-Time Greatest Left Winger in Canadian Junior History in 1999. Read more…
Speaker: Bernie Parent, former Philadelphia Flyers’ Goal Tender
Bernie is best known for being the clutch netminder on the Philadelphia Flyers’ championship teams. He grew up in Montreal in the early 1950s remarkably, Parent didn’t learn to skate until he was 11. By 1965 Parent had moved his way up to the Bruins’ farm system. He played a few games with the Bruins but he was stuck behind Gerry Cheevers and Eddie Johnston. In 1967 Parent was claimed by the Flyers in the Draft and it was there that he started to establish his reputation as a top goalie. In 1971 Parent was traded to Toronto in a very controversial deal. Read more…
Speaker: Joe Valerio, former Kansas City Chiefs’ Tackle
Joe is the Managing Director for the Wells Fargo Insurance Services Philadelphia office. He is responsible for overall growth and leadership as well as implementation of Wells Fargo’s strategic goals and objectives for the Philadelphia area. His main objective is to ensure that all of the Wells Fargo clients’ needs are met that that the clients’ expectations for brokerage services are exceeded. Before joining Wells Fargo, Valerio spent ten years with two of the world’s largest insurance brokerages, where most recently he was in a service leadership and management role in the Northeast region. Read more…
