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August 13, 2018: Chris Hanks, KSU Entrepreneur Center

Christopher Hanks is the founder and executive director of the KSU Entrepreneurship Center. Prior to this, Hanks was the founder and director of the entrepreneurship program at the University of Georgia. He has owned multiple businesses, including music, e-commerce, publishing and export ventures. Hanks leads the International Entrepreneurship Institute and is certified in business valuation, and providing expert expert witness testimony.

Before teaching at UGA, Hanks taught entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and assisted in leading the Russell Center for Entrepreneurship.

Posted by Bill White
August 14, 2018

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This Year’s Posts:

• Jun 25: June 24, 2019: Marietta Metro Installs New Officers for 2019-2020
• Jun 18: June 17, 2019: Bill Bruton, Marietta City Manager - Marietta Update
• Jun 11: June 10, 2019 - No Meeting
• Jun 6: Check Out the Awards from District Conference
• Jun 6: 31st Annual Golf Tournament Raises Money for Marietta Community
• Jun 5: The Key is Having Fun!
• Jun 5: Stone Mountain Creates Birthday Greetings for Community
• Jun 5: Join Us for the Vibrant Club Workshop on August 24
• Jun 5: Swan Song
• Jun 5: Countdown to RYLA 2019!
• Jun 5: Does Your Club Have a Membership Chair?
• Jun 5: Learning from New Experiences, Different Points of View
• Jun 5: Congratulations to GRSP Student Ivy!
• Jun 5: Clubs Honor Veterans During Memorial Day Week
• Jun 4: June 3, 2019: Sally Patt Club Service and Service Projects
• May 28: No Meeting Memorial Day
• May 14: May 13, 2019: Golf Tournament Planning Meeting
• May 7: May 6, 2019: Kirk Driskell - Vision Warriors
• May 6: Carry the Fun and Energy of District Conference Through the Rest of This Rotary Year (and Beyond) 1
• May 6: Recognizing Rotary People of Action
• May 6: Celebrating Class of 2018-19 and District Conference Awards as We Get Ready for New Students
• May 6: Alpharetta Offers Financial Workshops to Help Fund Tanzania Service Project
• May 6: Cobb Rotary Clubs Share Fellowship
• May 6: “Have Fun and They Will Come” to a Family of Rotary Braves Game
• May 6: PDG Claudia Mertl Honored as Pillar of Community
• May 6: Roswell Announces Barbara M. and Donald L. Thomas Peace Award
• May 6: District 6900 Recognized for Top Rotary Youth Exchange Program in North America 1
• May 6: Rotary and Kiwanis Sponsor Community Sunrise Services at Kennesaw Mountain
• May 6: Celebrating the Power of YOUR Rotary Foundation 2
• May 6: A Look at the Initiatives Before This Year's Council
• Apr 30: April 29, 2019: Joey Ward - Southern Belle and Georgia Boy
• Apr 23: April 22, 2019: Angel Flight Where Hope Soars
• Apr 16: April 15, 2019: Claire Citbor Junior Champion Dog Handler
• Apr 9: April 8, 2019: Tim Crockett - Rowing Across the Atlantic
• Apr 5: Dear Mom & Dad, Send Money
• Apr 5: Completing an Internship in Jordan
• Apr 5: Americus Hosts Annual Sheffield Event on May 18
• Apr 5: Join Us at a Local "Rotary Means Business" Meeting
• Apr 5: Milton Rotary Club Sponsors Rise Against Hunger Event
• Apr 5: Marietta Reads and Sponsors New Rotary Club
• Apr 5: Join Lake Spivey/Clayton County for a Kentucky Derby Gala
• Apr 5: Join North Cobb for Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival
• Apr 5: We Aren't That Different; We're Family!
• Apr 5: Introducing a Host Family Calendar; Celebrating Pelham and SanDestin
• Apr 5: Roswell Rotary Inspires Those Who Serve and Donates Over $204,000 to Charity
• Apr 5: Give Yourself the Gift of Rotary
• Mar 26: March 25, 2019: Susan Norris Rescuring Hope
• Mar 19: March 18, 2019: Laura Syzmanski Altzheimers Treatment Options
• Mar 12: March 11, 2019: Local Artist Jack Le Grange - Becoming a U.S. Citizen
• Mar 6: Get Ready for a Party in Sandestin - April 25-28, 2019
• Mar 6: North Cobb Shows Heart with Valentine's Day Grants
• Mar 6: Thomasville Honors Black History Month 1
• Mar 6: New Be the Voice Campaign Kicks Off in Thomasville 1
• Mar 6: Join in the Kentucky Derby Fun
• Mar 6: The Million Dollar Race
• Mar 6: Happy Birthday Rotary International!
• Mar 6: Students Love the RYLA Experience - Register Now!
• Mar 6: GRSP, Building Global Friendships
• Mar 6: Host Families, Strategic Planning ... the Heart of GRSP's Future
• Mar 6: District 6900 Gives RI President Barry Rassin a Warm Welcome!
• Mar 6: Celebrating Rotary as We Continue Our Race
• Mar 6: Join D6900 Rotarians in Columbus, GA on March 30, 8 am to 2 pm 2
• Mar 5: March 4, 2019: Chenille Jones - "Stroke Information"
• Mar 3: Join North Cobb for a BBQ Competition at the Lake!
• Feb 26: February 25, 2019: Tom Cramer The Brain Trust
• Feb 19: No Meeting February 18 - President's Day Holiday
• Feb 12: February 11, 2019: Sally Platt Community Needs Assessment
• Feb 5: February 4, 2019: Assoicate Pastor Brian Smith First United Methodist
• Feb 3: First Annual Alpharetta Polar Bear Plunge Nets $30,000
• Feb 3: Student Weekends, Strategic Planning and 2019-20 Student Selection
• Feb 3: Down the Straight Away ... Check Your Mirrors and Your Indicator Lights!
• Feb 3: The Annual Fund and Grants
• Feb 3: Fun, Fellowship and So Many Resort Amenities!
• Feb 3: We Love RYLA!
• Feb 3: Join Rotarians for Fellowship and Business Promotion
• Feb 3: Several Opportunities to Meet RI President Barry Rassin in Roswell
• Feb 3: Alpharetta Rotary Invites Rotarians to Join Tanzania Service and Safari Trip
• Feb 3: Roswell Rotary Continues to Serve Our Vets
• Feb 3: North Fulton Clubs Team Up to Aid Furloughed Government Workers
• Feb 3: Rotary Changes Lives of Mobility-Impaired Ugandans
• Feb 3: Join the Cars for CART Contest
• Feb 3: Experiences, Skills, Relationships and New Mindset - My GRSP Year 20 Years Ago
• Jan 29: January 29, 2019: Must Ministries
• Jan 22: January 21, 2019: No Meeting Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday
• Jan 15: January 14, 2019: Shari Martin - Cobb Community Foundation
• Jan 8: Cobb ADA Jason Marbutt Elder Abuse Issues
• Jan 7: All About New Relationships ... and Family
• Jan 7: District Awards: Celebrating the Work We Do
• Jan 7: Roswell Rotary Entrepreneur Workshops Support End Polio Now
• Jan 7: Celebrate Mardi Gras with Rotary Club of Johns Creek
• Jan 7: Special Memories, Planning for Next Year ... and More
• Jan 7: Get Ready for a Pit Crew Lounge (House of Friendship) That Says FUN!
• Jan 7: D6900 Clubs Award Eight Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarships
• Jan 7: Working Together to Do Good in Bangladesh
• Jan 7: Be Inspired As RI President Barry Rassin Visits Roswell; Joins Interact Conference
• Jan 7: Half Way to the Finish Line!
• Jan 7: Enjoy Business-to-Business Networking Through Rotary
• Jan 7: Taking Stock as We Reach the Mid-Way Point in Our Rotary Race to Inspire
• Jan 7: Let's Talk RYLA 2019!
• Jan 7: How’s Your Public Image?
• Jan 7: 12th Annual “Holidays Around the World” Party
• Jan 2: North Fulton Rotarians Create Women in Rotary Socials
• Jan 2: No Meeting December 24, 2018 or on December 31, 2018
• Dec 18: December 17, 2018: White Elephant Gift Exchange
• Dec 11: December 10, 2018: Rick Berg - Cycling Across American
• Dec 6: Rotary Club Helps Kick Off Salvation Army Kettle Drive
• Dec 6: It's Time to Register, Win Prizes, Plan for Fun at the Beach!
• Dec 6: Helping Shape Rotary's Future
• Dec 6: Mary Ligon Selected
• Dec 6: Celebrating the Gifts of Rotary
• Dec 6: Top Learnings from My GRSP Year
• Dec 6: Celebrating Holidays and Planning for the New Year!
• Dec 6: SOUNS Makes a Difference in Georgia, Puerto Rico and Around the Globe
• Dec 6: Vinings Student Enjoys Rotary and Football Experiences
• Dec 6: Rotary Means Business
• Dec 6: Join Us in Thomasville on January 19
• Dec 6: RYLA is Right Around the Corner!
• Dec 6: Are You on Track for 2018-19?
• Dec 6: North Cobb Grant Supports Ending Human Trafficking
• Dec 6: As Their Year Gets Underway ...
• Dec 6: Thank You District 6900
• Dec 4: December 3, 2018: Ogie Shaw, Fitness Motivation
• Nov 27: November 26, 2018: Past District Governor Bob Hagen
• Nov 20: November 19, 2018: There is no Meeting today due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
• Nov 13: November 12, 2018: "Judge Reuben Green, Verteran's Day"
• Nov 7: Join in Rotary's Newest Fellowship
• Nov 7: Johns Creek Helps Refurbish Woman's Shelter
• Nov 7: Thankful for How TRF Helps Us Make a Difference
• Nov 7: E-Rotary Club of Emory Clifton Hosts Polio Symposium in Atlanta 1
• Nov 7: District Rotaractor Selected to Attend RI International Assembly
• Nov 6: Team Mechanics is Your Foundation to Winning!
• Nov 6: Stone Mountain Distributes Dictionaries
• Nov 6: “CLOMP CLOMP, WIGGLE WIGGLE, SHAKE SHAKE” ... The Sounds of Marietta Reads!
• Nov 6: We'll Have Fun and You Should Come! Registration Now Open!
• Nov 6: Peachtree City Directory Has a Legacy of Service
• Nov 6: LaGrange Supporting Polio Eradication
• Nov 6: Make a New Year's Resolution to Join Us For RLI
• Nov 6: Roswell Helping to Build a Future in Construction
• Nov 6: Are You Ready for the Kentucky Derby? Mark Your Calendars ...
• Nov 6: Life After GRSP - Making a Difference in Uganda
• Nov 6: Scholarships, Holidays and More
• Nov 6: Exploring Life Above the Club Level
• Nov 6: Join Us in Hamburg, Germany in 2019
• Nov 6: Take an Opportunity to Comment on Possible Worldwide Rotary Rule Changes
• Nov 6: November 5, 2018 District Governor Court Dowis
• Oct 30: October 29, 2018 Offsite Meeting and Tour at the Governors Gun Club Kennesaw
• Oct 23: October 22, 2018: Michael Hitt - World War One Camp in Marietta
• Oct 22: India National Immunization Day
• Oct 16: October 15, 2018: Mariam Diaby Carithers Scholarship Recipient
• Oct 9: No Meeting October 8, 2018 - Columbus Day
• Oct 4: Proving the Theory "Have Fun and They Will Come"
• Oct 4: Dunwoody Rotarians Seek Partners to Support International Alzheimer’s Project
• Oct 4: Revisiting Our 2016/17 Tree Planting
• Oct 4: Henry County Collects Electronics and Medical Equipment for FODAC
• Oct 4: Save the Date - Derby Party in 2019!
• Oct 4: Dragon Boat Races Raise Money for Local Charities
• Oct 4: Deadline Fast Approaching for October Session
• Oct 4: Test Story
• Oct 4: GRSP Helped Me Grow as an Adult
• Oct 4: Holidays, Oslo and Strategic Planning ... Defining the GRSP Experience
• Oct 4: In Full Thesis Mode ...
• Oct 4: Invest an Hour in Reading with a Child
• Oct 4: Add RYLA to Your 2019 Plans
• Oct 3: Promoting Rotary's Public Image
• Oct 3: Have Fun and They Will Come
• Oct 3: GSU Rotaract Sponsors Race to Support the Homeless - November 10
• Oct 3: Great Start to the Race!
• Oct 3: Help Carrollton Support Local Community with a Chance for You to Win Too!
• Oct 2: Marion Curry - Uganda Water Project
• Sep 25: No Meeting September 24, 2018 - Cobb Schools Fall break
• Sep 18: No Meeting September 24, 2018 - Cobb Schools Fall break
• Sep 18: September 17, 2018: Janet Croon - Civil War Diary - "The War Outside My Window"
• Sep 11: September 10, 2018: Kathy Rakestraw Greyhound Rescue
• Sep 10: Join North Fulton for 15th Annual Concert in Park
• Sep 8: Henry County Supports FODAC
• Sep 8: Have Fun and They Will Come!
• Sep 8: Making a Difference in Life
• Sep 8: Friends and Unique Classes Make Year Special
• Sep 8: D6900 Student Reflects on Oslo Scholarship
• Sep 8: D6900 Student Reflects on Oslo Scholarship
• Sep 8: New Class Gathers and Rotarian Involvement Recognized
• Sep 8: Treat Yourself to More Rotary Information
• Sep 8: Rotary.org and The Rotary Foundation 2
• Sep 8: The Rotary Club of Peachtree City & Rotary Community Corps Team Up to Serve
• Sep 8: Join Opioid Awareness Session - September 25
• Sep 8: And the Answer Is ... Rotary Service Projects
• Sep 8: Support Griffin's Fundraising Effort - Drawing September 13
• Sep 8: Applications for 2019/20 School Year Due November 1
• Sep 8: Goodbye to PDG Bob Grant
• Sep 8: Not all Super Heroes wear Capes 1
• Aug 28: August 27, 2018: Buck Buchanan - First and Thirty
• Aug 21: Membership Meeting
• Aug 14: August 13, 2018: Chris Hanks, KSU Entrepreneur Center
• Aug 9: Enjoy a Spin Around Your Rotary Race Track
• Aug 7: Marietta Supports Future Success of Local High School Students
• Aug 7: District 6900 Clubs Support Quality Medical Care in Haiti
• Aug 7: Polio Symposium - September 29
• Aug 7: At RI Headquarters ...
• Aug 7: Continued Work in Beirut Sparks New Insights
• Aug 7: District 6900 Rotarians Help Launch Humanitarian Careers
• Aug 7: August 6, 2018: Ross Cavitt Retired Investigative Reporter
• Aug 7: Join Fellow Rotarians at September Polio Symposium
• Aug 6: Alpharetta Stuffs Back Packs
• Aug 6: Roswell Rotary Takes Opioid Crisis Head On!
• Aug 6: Roswell Rotary Tees Up Some Fun
• Aug 6: Vinings Cumberland Welcomes Rotary Youth Exchange
• Aug 6: Celebrating Back to School
• Aug 6: Making Jonesboro a Greener and More Sustainable Area
• Aug 6: It Just Takes a Conversation to Change Your Future
• Aug 6: Our New GRSP Students Are Here ... and There's More!
• Aug 6: Making a Difference; Building Membership
• Aug 6: Fast Start!
• Aug 5: Join Us in Dunwoody for a Family of Rotary Event
• Jul 31: July 30, 2018: "Andy Tatnall, Habitat for Humanity"
• Jul 24: July 23, 2018: Connie Sutherland Gone with the Wind Museum
• Jul 17: July 16, 2018: Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce
• Jul 10: July 9, 2018: Officer Jake Rakestraw, Marietta Police Department: Georgia's New Hands Free Driving Law
• Jul 7: Ray McKemie Honored for Foundation Work
• Jul 7: D6900 Rotarians Enjoy Their Time in Toronto
• Jul 7: Emory Clifton Kicks Off the New Rotary Year
• Jul 7: Four Cobb Clubs Partner to Sponsor Rotaract at Kennesaw State
• Jul 7: D6900 Global Scholar Interns in Beirut
• Jul 7: Sharing Memories, Investing in the Future
• Jul 7: Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Be Inspired
• Jul 7: Be The Inspiration 1
• Jul 7: Dunwoody Supports Shelter for Domestic Violence Victims
• Jul 7: Annual Report for Friends of Ann Johnson and Adopt a Cottage Program Roosevelt Warm Springs
• Jul 7: Inspiring Our Youth: Having Fun, Building Friendships and Serving the Community
• Jul 7: Decatur Rotary Foundation Community Grants Recipients
• Jul 5: Happy Rotary New Year!