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Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Timothy Toll, an ODU alumnus with over 25 years of leadership, supply chain, and sales experience in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Jay O’Toole, Associate Professor of Management. Gain insights into leadership challenges, decision-making strategies, and the lessons learned from leading in a dynamic business environment. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this discussion will provide valuable takeaways to inspire your own leadership journey.

Date and Time: Mar 26, 2025, 12:00 noon

Registration Link: https://odu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CD8Lc2bwTaCjSbVdQHcYaw#/registration

Key Takeaways:
• Leadership lessons from real-world experiences
• Navigating challenges and making tough decisions
• Advice for aspiring and emerging leaders
• The future of leadership in a changing world

Speakers

Jay O'Toole, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management·Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University

Professor O'Toole earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a Bachelor of Science from Miami University. He studies improvisation, entrepreneurship, and innovation. His research focuses on how teams and organizations can quickly coordinate collective actions by leveraging knowledge-based resources. His industry experience comes primarily from his work as an entrepreneur and consultant. He started his first business, a web design consultancy, while an undergraduate before working for Deloitte Consulting and later joining a startup CRM company. Jay is a former member of Teach For America, through which he taught high school mathematics in Greenville, MS. Shortly after that, he started his second business, a nonprofit devoted to closing the opportunity gap in the United States. He began a career in education consulting through his work with the Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE). During his time working with the IRRE, Jay delivered professional development workshops on how to increase classroom teaching and learning efficacy, and he also helped develop technological systems and tools to gather, analyze, and report data used to guide school and district leadership decisions on how best to deploy resources to improve learning outcomes.

Tim Toll

Former CEO·Iovate Health Sciences

Timothy Toll ‘83 is the recently retired CEO of Iovate Health Sciences, a leading nutritional supplement company. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the consumer goods and health industries, he has held leadership roles at Irwin Naturals, Pharmavite, Campbell Soup Company, Kraft Heinz, and Procter & Gamble. He earned his BA in Business Administration from Old Dominion University in 1983 and has completed executive programs at Cornell and Northwestern. He played professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs after representing ODU in baseball. He has remained engaged with his alma mater through advisory and development board roles.

 

Kiran Karande, Ph.D.

Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing

Strome College of Business

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA 23529-0220

Tel: (757) 683-5397

 

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