Faculty
There are over 300 consultants/practitioners available to deliver and consult, led by:
Mr. Harry Vardis, Co-Director of the Center for Business Innovation and Creativity at the Coles College of Business. Harry is a trainer, facilitator and consultant in the field of Innovation and Creativity and is the creator of the PISCESSM process for corporate innovation. He is the author of numerous articles and a recently published book by the title “Potatoes? Not Yet! 33 ways to grow and harvest your best ideas”
As founder of The Creative Focus Institute, client companies served include BellSouth, Scientific Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund, BBDO Atlanta, Mohawk Industries and a host of other corporations.
Dr. Gary Selden, Co-Director of the Center for Business Innovation and Creativity and an Associate Professor of Marketing and Professional Sales at the Coles College of Business. He has over 20 years of marketing, sales and training experience.
Gary has worked for and consulted with fortune 200 companies including Syntex Pharmaceuticals, Shaw Industries, Post Properties, Dupont, Allied Chemical, Mohawk Industries, Worldspan, BellSouth, and Kroger. He has also worked with hundreds of small and emerging enterprises while working as Associate State Director of The University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center.
