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Matt Reeve is the Campus Programs Manager for Furman’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute in Greenville, SC. In 2020, Reeve… ◦ helped Furman’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship organize the largest pitch competition ever held in the state of South Carolina (525+ attendees) ◦ pioneer a live virtual Business & Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for 40+ students from 10 universities ◦ was named “Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center” by the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers. ▻ Originally from Augusta, GA, Matt enjoys watching golf with his nephews Josh and Levi and imitating chefs he sees on the Food Network. ▻ See Matt Reeve TedxFurmanU’s 2021 emcee!

Tiffany O’Donnell is a 25-year TV news veteran and an Emmy-award winning journalist. Tiffany is… ◦ known for her accessible style and ability to connect ◦ a dynamic speaker and thought leader ◦ dedicating her “2nd career” to helping others reach the unreachable. ▻ Tiffany O’Donnell now leads one of the country’s premier leadership development organizations, Women Lead Change. ▻ Tiffany’s talk will discuss data that shows many women, in particular, share a common barrier. In her talk, she highlights the barriers and tips and tricks to blow past them.

Daniel Reece is a lecturer in the International Business and Global Economics department at DIS Copenhagen, with a focus on Social Entrepreneurship, Transformative Business Strategy, Sustainable Finance, and  Financial Ethics. Reece has… ◦ nineteen years managing cross border investment structures ◦ experience in cross border legal & tax advice ◦ been based primarily in Scandinavia and Europe in sectors such as real estate, tech, and leisure ▻ Along with being a professor, Reece is a fanatical about music, nature lover, craft beer enthusiast, and amateur yogi 🧘🏼‍♂️. ▻ His talk will focus on Social Entrepreneurship and why it is important for the business world of the future.

Olivia McGuirt is a senior Elementary Education major from Greenville, SC Throughout her time at Furman Olivia has… ◦ taken a course called math methods with Dr. Casey Hawthrone ◦ participated in research with Dr. Hawthrone and 3 other peers, studying how students think ◦ and participated in an independent study where she practiced some of these new methods in 1st and 4th grade at a local elementary school ▻ When not working on schoolwork, she loves watching movies, documentaries and drinking coffee. Her favorite activity is taking a good nap, never underestimate the power of a good nap. ▻ In her talk Olivia hopes to explain the recent changes in the mathematics curriculum and how the changes have impacted students.

Professor Margaret Oakes has been at Furman since 1996, teaching Early Modern literature and Humanities courses. Professor Oakes has… ◦ a specialization in 16th and 17th century British literature ◦ an article with the journal Clue on Sara Paretsky’s detective fiction novel Hardball. ◦ published on George Herbert, Francis Bacon, Dorothy Sayers, and J.K. Rowling ◦ a book under contract with McFarland Publishing on gender representation in contemporary Shakespearean performance ▻ Professor Margaret Oakes has been the recipient of many awards and honors: Faculty Member of the Year, the Princeton Review “300 best professors in the United States” (2012), and the Jerry G. Gaff Award for Faculty Excellence in General and Liberal Education presented by the Association of General and Liberal Studies (2015). ▻ In her talk, she will focus on genderism in Shakespeare.

Thom Shea is a retired Navy SEAL who has served with the U.S. Navy for 23 years with distinguished valor. Thom has… ◦ served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009 ◦ written a bestselling book “Unbreakable: A Navy Seal’s Way of Life” ◦ released the book titled “Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos” ◦ founded Unbreakable Leadership ◦ and trained thousands of people around the world to overcome chaos by applying the rule of Three Simple Things to their lives and businesses. ▻ Thom earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor and his second Combat Action Medal. He was later hand-selected to serve as Officer In Charge of the famed SEAL Sniper course. ▻ In his talk, Thom will share the leadership lessons he learned during his service and how combat has shaped his story. @unbreakableleadership

Sinclair Gibson is a senior Health Sciences major at Furman University. Sinclair has... ◦ interned at Emory hospital in Atlanta for two years ◦ and works as a peer mentor for the Pathways program, offering a peer perspective on the college experience to first year students. ▻ She is currently the 2020-2021 Evaluation Intern at Prisma Health in the Medical Legal Partnership division which works to connect families with affordable legal resources to help solve the health harming needs. ▻“I will discuss how chronic disease and illness is disproportionately impacting minorities in the United States, and what can be done to improve the health outcomes of those impacted.” @clair.isabella

Elise Dudley is a Senior Sustainability Major from Charlotte, NC with a focus on food justice issues. During her time at Furman, she has... ◦ worked, lived, and volunteered on numerous farms ◦ devoted time to projects addressing poverty and food insecurity ◦ and completed coursework in Denmark on sustainable food production and consumption. ▻ Her talk will focus on home gardening and a vision for the future of local food production. ▻“Food is at the center of countless pressing issues, but it also has the power to be a solution.” @elisedudley

The TEDx team enjoyed hosting our own putt putt hole at Omicron Delta Kapp's event! Come out to Watkins from 5:30-7:30 to support the Greenville Area Parkinson Society.

Thank you for joining us as we ventured into #UnchartedTerritory and for the memories we made together. #TEDxFurmanU

Dr. Scott Henderson Promotional Video

Ticket sales begin tomorrow from 11:30AM - 1:15PM in front of the Dining Hall! Watch Dr. Henderson speak on his TEDxFurmanU experience from last year's conference and why you should make plans to attend us on February 11th in Younts Conference Center! #TEDxFurmanU #TEDx #YeahTHATGreenville