Jun
18
Less than 50% of M&A business deals meet their original objectives; less than 50% of marriages finish the way that God intended. Tom Steipp will share from scriptures and a lifetime of personal experience God’s principles for improving your odds of being successful in business, and more importantly, in marriage.
We live in Silicon Valley, business can be demanding, marriage can be frustrating. Many young Christians think that if they simply go to church regularly and follow the mores of American culture, they will have a God-glorifying career, marriage and family. The belief that we can have it all drives many careers and marriages to the ragged edge – and beyond. We cannot put our lives and behaviors on auto-pilot, losing sight of the Bible’s teachings, and expect to find real success in either arena.
God designed marriage for our benefit and enjoyment. Tom and his wife, Deb, have been married for 35 years; he readily acknowledges the challenges of trying to balance career, marriage, family, and ministry. He will share some of his bigger mistakes along with his greatest joys in navigating those turbulent waters. Along the way he has become convinced that the best principles for business and marriage come straight out of Bible.
Join us as Tom, accompanied by the love of his life, shares some of the Biblical principles that have molded his own life.
Tom’s Bio
Tom Steipp is the President and CEO of Symmetricom, Inc.
Tom joined Symmetricom, Inc. in March 1998, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Telecom Solutions, a Division of Symmetricom, Inc. Since December 1998, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Symmetricom, Inc.
From 1996 to 1998, Tom was Vice President and General Manager of Broadband Data Networks at Scientific-Atlanta, where he led the development and deployment of one of the industry’s first Cable Modem solutions. Prior to that he spent seventeen years at Hewlett-Packard, where he held a number of Marketing and General Management positions in their Disk Storage, Networking and Federal Government Divisions.
Tom spent eight years in the United States Air Force as an Instructor Pilot in T-38 aircraft and an Electrical Engineer.
Tom has 2 children and 3 grandchildren, and resides in Los Gatos, California, with his wife, Debra. He attends church at Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos. He has served on the Boards of Living on the Edge; Walk Thru the Bible, and Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center.
Tom holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA from Purdue University.
Apr
3
It’s all about: Me… Us… You.
Living and working in the Silicon Valley comes with many distractions. Tom Gutshall will share with us some of his experiences and insights as to how God continually guides us on His path through business and ministry.
Profile
Mr. Gutshall is Co-Founder and Chairman of Cepheid and former President and COO of CV Therapeutics. He is a senior executive with over forty years of multi-national experience in specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. His P&L responsibilities span three decades with professional expertise in manufacturing operations, restructuring, productivity improvement, acquisitions & divestitures and integration.
Mr. Gutshall serves on the board of MAP International, Pacific Medical Research Foundation, and CityTeam Ministries. In addition, he is active with Silicon Valley Prayer Breakfast, and is a member of Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos.
Oct
18
Can You Hear Him?
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God works in wonderful ways. Dr. Scifres will share the ways God has communicated with him and guided him to achieve business success.
Dr. Donald Scifres, with God’s help, has achieved a number of professional accomplishments. These include founding a company, taking it public, growing it into one of the top 25 NASDAQ companies by market capitalization, and selling it in 2000 for $41 billion. This was the largest technology company merger ever announced up to that point in time. Along the way, Dr. Scifres also found time to author or co-author over 300 technical publications and over 100 patents.
Dr. Scifres is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has been honored with a number of awards for technical innovation.
Oct
12
Faith in the Halls of Power
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Michael Lindsay, Professor of Sociology at Rice University shares about his research and book “Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.”
Abstract:
Evangelicals, once at the periphery of American life, now wield power in the White House and on Wall Street, at Harvard and in Hollywood. How have they reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time? And what does this mean for evangelicals—and for America?
Drawing on personal interviews with an astonishing array of prominent Americans—including two former Presidents, dozens of political and government leaders, more than 100 top business executives, plus Hollywood moguls, intellectuals, athletes, and other powerful figures—D. Michael Lindsay shows first-hand how they are bringing their vision of moral leadership into the public square.
Profile:
D. Michael Lindsay is assistant professor of sociology at Rice University where he is also the faculty associate of Leadership Rice and assistant director of the Center on Race, Religion and Urban Life at Rice University. Dr. Lindsay earned his Ph.D. in sociology at Princeton University, where he was named a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in 2002 and the Harold W. Dodds Fellow in 2004. He also received the 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award—the university’s highest award for graduate student teaching—from Princeton’s Graduate School and the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni.
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