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Chad Clinehens, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Zweig Group.

Richard Earl, automotive consultant and historian.

motive consultant, historian, and professional speaker. Earl gave his presentation, “The Harley Earl Story: Building the largest industrial corporation in the world through design leadership.” Earl enjoyed the experience of speaking to a roomful of ar- chitects and engineers. “Overall, I simply had a wonderful experience before, dur- ing, and after the ZG conference during the black tie awards event,” Earl says. “Certainly, it helped me a great deal since architects and engineers are at the forefront of the GM/Har- ley Earl leadership story. This allowed me to share ‘some- thing-in-common’ with all the attendees, so it was easy to engage and freely talk. All feedback I received was extremely positive.” Even for an automotive historian, the networking was top- tier. “Positively interacting with a wide variety of kind hearted, garden-variety people, like myself, is always a good experi- ence,” Earl says. “I was able to build some good new relation- ships.” Another keynote speaker was John Quale, professor and di- rector of architecture at the University of New Mexico. He spoke on the topic of “Making Design Education More Valu- able.” While Quale is a seasoned speaker, the Hot Firm gath- ering represented something new. “It was a slightly different audience than I usually speak to – far more interdisciplinary than who I normally have a chance to communicate with in the industry,” Quale says. “Normal- ly, I speak to professors and students of architecture, or uni- versity faculty members from various disciplines. I appreci- ated the opportunity to speak with engineers, contractors, and other professionals.” Quale also participated in a breakout session, “Recent Trends in Design Education and New Graduates.” “In the breakout session, we had a very productive conversa- tion about millennials and how they are impacting the work

Ted Rubin, social marketing strategist and acting CMO at Brand Innovators.

Fred Prozzillo, director of preservation, Taliesin West.

John Quale, professor and director of architecture, University of New Mexico.

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