{"id":68394,"date":"2019-04-23T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=68394"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:17:43","slug":"sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events\/","title":{"rendered":"SOU School of Business: Spring 2019 Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4r76bm2-7ee77db16178c224c82b0058236c6bf9\">\n.avia-section.av-4r76bm2-7ee77db16178c224c82b0058236c6bf9{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4r76bm2-7ee77db16178c224c82b0058236c6bf9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container 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el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >CIMeC Panel Discussion Speakers 2019<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-juu3b5gq-59da1866602723ded1593bc3a161dfc2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Learn more about how to build marketing, computer technology, design, and multimedia skills to succeed in Internet marketing and e-commerce at the CIMeC Panel discussion featuring speakers Randy Sparks, Oscar Castro, and Todd Bushman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-705x397.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-450x253.webp 450w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-300x169.jpg\" height=\"169\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Randy-Sparks-SOU-Business-Event.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68396 alignnone sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Randy Sparks SOU Business Event\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Lithia Motors<br \/>\nRandy Sparks | Digital Marketing Supervisor<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Randy Sparks has worked at Lithia Motors, Inc. for nearly a decade and is currently the Digital Marketing Supervisor. In his role, he helps correlate the needs of over 180 stores across 18 states, to vendor and platform solutions, while optimizing the company\u2019s $100 million advertisement budget to help increase car sales and service.<\/p>\n<p>Before Lithia, Randy briefly tried his hand at retirement, after having spent 28 years at the US Postal Service in delivery, employee training, industrial engineering and management. In his spare time, the husband of 39 years, father of five sons and grandfather of two, enjoys RVing and sailing and is a self-proclaimed news junkie and foodie.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-249x300.webp 249w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-584x705.webp 584w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-450x543.webp 450w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event.webp 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-249x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-584x705.jpg 584w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event-450x543.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Oscar-Castro-SOU-Business-Event.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68397 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Oscar Castro SOU Business Event\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Harry &amp; David<br \/>\nOscar Castro | Vice President, eCommerce<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oscar Castro, Vice President, E-Commerce, Harry &amp; David, is responsible for enhancing the digital customer experience and driving e-commerce revenue for Harry &amp; David, part of the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. family. Since joining the company in 2017, Oscar has led efforts to develop digital capabilities, drive cross-channel integration and deliver an enhanced shopping experience to customers. Prior to this role, Oscar led e-commerce initiatives at Big Lots, Sears and Kmart.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-241x300.webp 241w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-566x705.webp 566w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-450x561.webp 450w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event.webp 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-241x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-566x705.jpg 566w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event-450x561.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/Todd-Bushman-SOU-Business-Event.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68398 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Oscar Castro SOU Business Event\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Fire Mountain Gems and Beads<br \/>\nTodd Bushman | Senior Digital Sales Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Todd Bushman has been in digital marketing for over 20 years. With a degree in Graphic Design, Todd started his career as a graphic designer. He moved into focusing on web design and then expanded into email marketing. Over the past fourteen years, Todd has managed a variety of teams including Catalog Production, Web Development and Web and Email Design. He is now the Senior Digital Sales Manager at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads overseeing Email, UX Design and Development, Digital Merchandising and Search Engine Marketing. His passion is delivering compelling marketing messages and experiences that engage the user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"heavy-man\">This event is scheduled for Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Meese Room in Hannon Library, 5:30 pm \u2013 7:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/business\/programs\/certificate-interactive-marketing-e-commerce-cimec\/\">Learn More About the Certificate in Interactive Marketing and eCommerce (CIMeC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sou.edu\/event\/cimec_panel_discussion_2019#.XL9XjZNKhTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About this Event Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-197m56y-66f5a8903a2464fb53bfa21701a3215c av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events\/&#038;t=SOU%20School%20of%20Business%3A%20Spring%202019%20Events' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=SOU%20School%20of%20Business%3A%20Spring%202019%20Events&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=68394' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=SOU%20School%20of%20Business%3A%20Spring%202019%20Events&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=SOU%20School%20of%20Business%3A%20Spring%202019%20Events&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vnpey2-9bebe771b8f30d4885100bc2f6b60340\">\n.flex_column.av-vnpey2-9bebe771b8f30d4885100bc2f6b60340{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vnpey2-9bebe771b8f30d4885100bc2f6b60340 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about how to build marketing, computer technology, design, and multimedia skills to succeed in Internet marketing and e-commerce at the CIMeC Panel discussion featuring speakers Randy Sparks, Oscar Castro, and Todd Bushman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/sou-school-of-business-spring-2019-events\" aria-label=\"SOU School of Business: Spring 2019 Events\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":68400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","post_format-post-format-aside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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