La Société Deux Magots (LSDM) Speaker Summaries 2014

LSDM Speakers

# of Speakers: 81

January 2014

Fred E. Whaley. Senior Vice President, Investments, Managing Director, North Shore Wealth Managemennt of Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 07 January 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
In the end... it’s all about people and having leadership want to "make it a better place."

Patty Jenkins, white jacket facing camera, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 08 January 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
In many ways, the real Hollywood is similar to the military. Discipline is critical. There is little room for questioning authority in the film making process.

Jeff Lyash, tan sweater, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots on 10 January 2014 at Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
The Obama administration has been awful for the energy markets.

Brigadier General Paul D. Slack, USMC (Ret.) was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 14 January 2014. Wasatch Bagel.
Obama's "small footprint in the middle east" policy, as first announced in the Cairo speech, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of international relations. US/West is not hated for "what we do (as implied in the Cairo speech)." We are hated for "who we are."

Steve Bowman, Manager/Geological Engineering/Landslides, Geologic Hazards Program, Utah Geological Survey, was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 24 January 2014. Wasatch Bagel.
The Wasatch Fault extends over 200 miles from Malad, ID in the north to near Yuba Lake, in Juab County, UT to the south. A quake of a magnitude of 6 on the Richter Scale occurs somewhere along the Wasatch fault every 300 years. A quake of 6 Richter magnitude will occur in the Salt Lake City area along the Wasatch fault every 1300 years. The last 6 magnitude quake in the Salt Lake City area occurred 1300 years ago.

Steven Glassman (in green) addresses La Societe Deux Magots, at Wasatch Bagel, 28 January 2014. Topic: Bitcoin
I believe the entire financial system will be changed as a result of the introduction of electronic currencies, such as Bitcoin.

Luz Robles, State Senator (D) for Utah's 1st District was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 30 January 2014 at Wasatch Bagel.
There are approximately 100K undocumented immigrants in the state of Utah.

Major General (USAF) Jocelyn M. Seng speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 31 January 2014. 7:00 AM. Wasatch Bagel.
In the end, its all about who you touch... who you inspire. All those composite parts I helped develop for aircraft have since been replaced by better parts, developed by my successors. Any lasting impact that I might have will be whose life was I able to change for the better.

February 2014

Ralph Gates, 89, one of the last surviving people who worked on the Manhattan Project, addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 04 February 2014.
"Why are we here," we asked. "You'll find out," a sergeant said.

Drew Breakspear, Head of the Office of Financial Regulation for the State of Florida (Commissioner) was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 07 February 2014. Wasatch Bagel. 7:00 AM. Park City, UT.
61% of [FL] condo buyers are paying cash.

Dennis Lockhart, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 08 February 2013. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Overall, I'm optimistic. 2014 should be a year different in character to 2013.

Roger Lipton was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 09 February 2014. 7:00 AM.
Each recession has taken longer to recover than did the previous recession.

Travis Bray speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 18 Feb 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
“I believed I was living a truncated life... so, I never took a new day for granted.”

Peter J. Martin speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 19 February 2014.
In 'mission critical' space, no one will use the cloud.

Terry Holt speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 25 February 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT
You want to send "reformers" to Washington? The permanent government will roll you in a heart beat.

AF Col. (Ret) Jack Kelly (GITMO) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 26 February 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
On 9-11 there was no provision in any military, NORAD, statute for anyone to order the downing of a commercial airliner... that includes the president of the United States.

Patti Johnson addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 27 February 2014.
Target is a "female company!" A majority of officers at Target are female. Almost half of Target's board of directors is female. The primary demographic of Target's guests (shoppers/customers) are female... majority moms. Internally, when we speak about our guests, we use the feminine pronoun.

March 2014

Dallas Thompson (Foot). Fish brought Foot to La Societe Deux Magots breakfast 02 March 2014. Wasatch Bagel.
.... via social media, consumers can control a brand.

Gil Luria, financial services analyst for Wedbush Securities, speaking from San Francisco through this speaker located at Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT, updates La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) members on Bitcoin. 04 March 2014
Bitcoin, or more broadly crypto currencies, have a good chance as success as a new form of payment system where transaction fees to the user are significantly less than alternative forms of payment... Fed ACH, Paypal, Visa/Mastercard etc.

Cherilyn Eager speaks to La Societe Deux Magots, 05 March 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill Quoted by Cherilyn Eager to describe the resolve of those supporting the legal reaffirmation of Amendment Three, which stipulates that marriage in Utah is between a man and a woman.

Mike Goar, Vice President (Vail Corporation) and General Manager, Canyons Ski Resort, speaks to La Societe Deux Magot (LSDM), 18 March 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, Utah.
I am a proponent of connecting the resorts. Aerial transportation (lifts, gondolas etc.) is the right way to do it.

Jonas Cedergren (center 1st image), addresses La Societe Deux Magots, 25 March 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Collateral Debt Obligations set the whole thing on fire.

Tom Kelly, Vice President Communications of the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT, on 26 March 2014.
The Sochi Olympics were as well organized as any Olympics we've attended.

April 2014

Wylder Smith speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 02 April 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We don't need bills restricting us. We need bills protecting us.

Clayton Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business school, here appearing at a function hosted by Zions Bank, at Zions Bank headquarters, Main and South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT. 04 April 2014.
Technology continues to get better and better... but electric versus conventional cars are a long way off from where transistors and tubes were in the 1960's.

Kathy Smith, fitness guru whose business has grossed over $500 million over her career, and who has sold over 20 million fitness videos, speaks to the La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT, 16 April 2014.
What you do with your body affects your mental well being.

Dana Williams, mayor of Park City, UT from 2002 to 2013... 12 years... 3 four year terms.... speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 23 April 2014.
We're a world class ski area... but, we are also a diverse, funky, community.

Ed Lowsma (center, vest) after speaking to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 24 April 2014. Pictured with (left to right) Kristen Brown, Tom Oliver, Ed, and Lisa Kirchenheiter.
I consider myself a visionary and a leader, not an educational activist, who will never forget that education is not a line item on the school board’s agenda.

Doug Payne, candidate for Park City School Board, District Five, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 29 April 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
You get good education from good teachers.

Dan Schweikert speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 30 April 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
It all starts with the environment you grow up in. I was adept with machinery... spatial relationships was intuitive for me.

May 2014

Adam Kelly speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 02 May 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
".... no, just bring a body bag."

Julie Eihausen, candidate for Park City School Board, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 13 May 2014, Wasatch Bagel
We should do more to streamline the [PCSD] expense base before we ask the tax payers for more money.

Keith L. Duffy, M.D., Assistant Professor, Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Mohs Surgery, University of Utah, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 14 May 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Outdoor hobbies/occupations are abundant in our skin cancer patients.

Cowboy Fred (Fred Engle) was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) Wasatch Bagel, 15 May 2014. LSDM ROMEOs were regaled with cowboy poetry and cowboy jokes by this fabled character of the American West.
I used to own a truck like that!

J. J. Ehlers, candidate for Park City School Board (District 4, north of I-80... Jeremy Ranch - running unopposed) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 20 May 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
"Old is not always bad."

Andy Beerman, Park City Councilman, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 21 May 2014.
PCMR/Vail property dispute. The town has no formal position. Its a private matter.

Wesley F. Smith was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 27 May 2014. Wasatch Bagel.
I want to teach programmers how to teach themselves.

Kym Meehan speaking to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 29 May 2014, Wasatch Bagel.
My Dad raised me to believe I could do anything I set my mind to.

June 2014

Blake Christian speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 02 June 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
With the imminent possibility of repeal of Prop 13, now is not the time to buy a house in CA.

Julie Nirula, candidate for Park City School Board, District 5, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 04 June 2014. Wasatch Bagel.
We need to first ask, "are we doing what's right for the kids?"

Betsy Brierer speaks to La Societe Deux Magots, 09 June 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
In Argentina, reaching consensus and social equality were emphasized.

Bob Wheaton, General Manager Deer Valley Resort, speaks to ROMEOS at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 10 June 2014. Wasatch Bagel Park City, UT.
True.

July 2014

Harlan J. Cadinha addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 16 July 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We are bullish on US equities.

Robert (Mike) Vaughn, co-CEO of Visual Awareness Technologies and Consulting, Inc. (VATC), speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 17 July 2014... Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Eastern Europe along with North and West Africa are proving to be a high demand area for special operations needs.

Doug Owens, candidate for US Congress (D) District 4, Utah, addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 18 July 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We think this is a winnable race. Polls show me gaining. I think people have had a gut full of the TParty

Jack Thomas, Mayor, Park City, UT, addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 22 July 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT
[the] successful ski-resort "paradigm" is now "under threat." The industry that brought us here can now disrupt us.

Jim Murchie, founder, CEO and portfolio manager at Energy Income Partners (EIP), Westport, CT was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 23 July 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
It’s easier to upgrade the existing refineries than build new ones.

Glenn Wright, candidate (D) for Utah House seat District 54, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 25 July 2014.
I've been a Democrat all my life. My Dad was a union guy.

Michael Reynolds, cellist, Muir Quartet, addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 29 July 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We practiced hard. 8 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 years.

August 2014

Travis Haley speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 06 August 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Having a special job doesn't make you special.

Bruce Hinton, retired CEO of MCA-Nashville, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 07 August 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. During Hinton's reign at MCA artists such as Reba McIntyre and George Strait became mega stars.
The Berlin Philharmonic came to Bloomington. I was part of the 100 strong Usher Corps. This was a big deal for me.

Judge Robert K. Hilder, candidate for Summit County Attorney, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 08 August 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Litigation in Park City is difficult... hard fought. There is too much money, and too much acrimony.

Wade Carpenter (CC), Chief of Police, Park City, UT. and Phil Kirk (PK), Captain, Park City Police Department speak to La Societe Deux Magots, (LSDM), 11 August 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Since Sandy Hook there have been 73 events of firearm discharge on school grounds across the US.

Ellen Hubbard, Manager Major Gift Planning, Heritage Foundation speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 29 August 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
"Heritage Foundation is a Washington D.C. based think tank established to advance the need for a strong defense, traditional values, individual freedom, limited government and free enterprise."

September 2014

Pat Sanger speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 10 Sep 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Mission: Art Kids uses the arts with group dynamics to provide sense of community and teaches life skills in a safe diverse social environment.

Kraig Powell. File image. Kraig was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots 12 September 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Kraig sits on three very important committees. The first, which helps Summit and Wasatch School districts avoid equalization that sends local taxpayer dollars to other school districts around the state. That is the Education Committee. He also sits on the Public Education Appropriations Committee. He sits on Government Operations and Retirement subcommittees.

Dave Brickey, Summit County Attorney speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 16 September 2014. Dave Brickey previously spoke to LSDM on 23 February 2012, where he spoke jointly with Cristina Sally of Summit County Children's Justice Center SCCJC. Dave is running for reelection as Summit County Attorney.
The county attorney and the sheriff are constitutionally created jobs and both should be nonpartisan appointments. You should vote for Justin Martinez (a democrat) for Sheriff.

October 2014

Jake Garn, former three term US Senator from Utah, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 22 October 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Left to me... I would have the president run for one six-year term only. I would limit Senators to three terms. I would change the term of a congressional representative from two years to four years.

Amy Yost, candidate for Summit County Treasurer (R) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) at Wasatch Bagel, 23 October 2014.
I think we can offer better service to the county taxpayer. For example, we could make our tax notices more intelligible and user friendly.

Dr. Ben Brooke was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 24 October 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Blood vessels will narrow in half the people in this room... it’s a leading cause of death.

Donna McAleer, candidate (D) for US Congress. Utah, District One, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 27 October 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I want to strengthen access to quality education, ensure public lands are available to all our citizens, and see that Utah's terrible air quality is improved.

Charles Stormont, candidate (D) for Utah Attorney General, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 28 October 2014, Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
My office colleagues are frustrated. One day, they said to me, "you should run!"

November 2014

Kim Woodbury, Area Manager, Public Relations, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 03 November 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
The Church doesn't tell legislators how to vote. It stands to reason that elected legislators will be impacted by their personal beliefs. It happens with Catholics in Massachusetts, Baptists in the South... and so, one would expect that LDS legislators in Utah might also be influenced by their personal beliefs.

Larry Warren, General Manager of KPCW, was speaker at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 14 November 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. Larry was joined by Bob Richere, KPCW Chairman Board of Directors, and KPCW board member, Roger Goldman.
When I took over KPCW we were losing $16,000 a month and I realized I had to let a newsperson go and I dreaded it since I had never fired anyone, but thank God, that person quit just in time.

Paul Zane Pilzer speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 25 November 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I believe in God. No God would build a world with "limited" wealth.

John A. Hefferon speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 26 November 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
One of the assistants said, 'Coach has gone home. That new guy, Michael Jordan, is playing so hard that coach, thinking someone was going to get hurt, canceled practice.'

December 2014

Tina Quayle speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 03 December 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We'd like to go back to the original sister city concept.

Ryan Tibbitts speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 04 December 2014 at Wasatch Bagel, Park City Utah.
“In the game between the Mormons and the Methodists, the Catholics won!”

David Hedderly-Smith speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 15 December 2014. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
A lot of people don't know what they're doing. You either make a lot or lose it all."

Jason Portnoy, Principal, Subtraction Capital, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) Wasatch Bagel, 16 December 2014.
One of the biggest factors in a startup's success is the ability to change and adapt rapidly.

Howard Phillips speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 19 December 2014, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
By 1982 Nintendo USA became the single largest shipper on the west coast. We got to the point where we were shipping 120 forty foot containers of Nintendo arcade game consoles a day.