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Huizenga Business School Hosts 600 Walgreens Employees
Dan Marino
On January 24, the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship hosted more than 600 Walgreens employees—including store managers, pharmacy managers and supervisors, district managers, operation trainers, and loss prevention supervisors—for their Market Meeting.
The meeting was held in the Miniaci Theatre and included a kick-off presentation given by John Riggs, Assistant Professor of Marketing, titled “Getting Beyond Mediocrity—Personal and Collective Accountability.” Professor Riggs motivated the audience by combining theoretical management principles with his personal experiences and humor.
Meeting organizers surprised the audience with special guest appearances by Dan Marino and Joe Rose, former Miami Dolphins players. Marino recognized top Walgreens fundraisers by throwing an autographed football to each.
In addition, Walgreens also highlighted a story about a little boy named Jace Tacher, a 3-year-old who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 2. Last year, Jace’s family formed “Team Jace” and participated in the Walk With Walgreens event, recruiting over 50 friends to join their team and raising more than $5,000. “We owe Walgreens of South Florida a tremendous amount of thanks for all they are doing to raise much needed funds for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). With their help, we know the DRI will find a cure for Jace and the millions of children like him that are affected by diabetes,” said Jace’s parents.
Jace and his parents were recognized on stage by Walgreens VP of Store Operations, Roy Ripak, and were presented with thank you cards in a frame made by children from across the United States.
Walgreens has been a corporate partner with the Huizenga Business School since 2009.
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- Dan Marino
