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SUMMARY:Thursday Thought Leaders with Emory Economist Tom Smith
DESCRIPTION:Tom Smith\, Emory Economist\n\n\n\nJoin us for breakfast with Professor Tom Smith from Emory University's Goizueta Business School as he explores 2025 economic and labor market trends affecting small businesses and the broader economy.  The impact of changes brought by the new presidential administration will also be discussed\, including executive orders and policy shifts that could influence businesses and the marketplace in the months ahead.\n\n\n\n\n\n Presenting Sponsor \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT TOM SMITH\n\nTom Smith is considered a specialist in the areas of labor economics\, pricing\, film finance\, sports economics and finance\, and the economics of the entertainment and health care industries. Described as a jack of all trades and master of them all\, he's one of Goizueta Business School's most sought-after experts. \n\n\n\nTom brings his research on micro- and macro-economics into the classroom\; considered timely and insightful\, his perspective has been published by local outlets and international publications alike\, including Time. \n\n\n\nHe regularly appears as a financial expert on television and radio -- CNN\, NPR\, and The Huffington Post to name a few -- and is frequently quoted in the press regarding trends in unemployment\, inflation\, trade\, and economics-driven topics. An energetic and enthusiastic professor\, Tom eschews narrow definitions of leadership. \n\n\n\nThrough forging genuine connections with participants\, Tom helps them expand their thinking and develop a more holistic approach to business that\, in turn\, enhances their approach to leadership and results in greater success. Smith holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;">Tom Smith\, Emory Economist</span><br />\n<img alt="" height="360" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1636/Image/First_Friday/2025/TOMSMITH.jpg" style="width: 360px\; height: 360px\;" width="360" /></p>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><i style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Join us for breakfast with Professor Tom Smith from Emory University&rsquo\;s Goizueta Business School as he explores 2025 economic and labor market trends affecting small businesses and the broader economy. &nbsp\;The impact of changes brought by the new presidential administration will also be discussed\, including executive orders and policy shifts that could influence businesses and the marketplace in the months ahead.</span></i><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: &quot\;Google Sans&quot\;\, Roboto\, RobotoDraft\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 22px\; font-variant-ligatures: no-contextual\;">&nbsp\;Presenting Sponsor&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<a href="https://www.specialolympicsga.org/"><img alt="" height="122" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1636/Image/First_Friday/2025/SpecialOlympics.JPG" style="width: 450px\; height: 122px\;" width="450" /></a></div>\n\n<div><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>ABOUT TOM SMITH</strong><br />\nTom Smith is considered a specialist in the areas of labor economics\, pricing\, film finance\, sports economics and finance\, and the economics of the entertainment and health care industries. Described as a jack of all trades and master of them all\, he&#39\;s one of Goizueta Business School&#39\;s most sought-after experts.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nTom brings his research on micro- and macro-economics into the classroom\; considered timely and insightful\, his perspective has been published by local outlets and international publications alike\, including Time.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nHe regularly appears as a financial expert on television and radio -- CNN\, NPR\, and The Huffington Post to name a few -- and is frequently quoted in the press regarding trends in unemployment\, inflation\, trade\, and economics-driven topics. An energetic and enthusiastic professor\, Tom eschews narrow definitions of leadership.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nThrough forging genuine connections with participants\, Tom helps them expand their thinking and develop a more holistic approach to business that\, in turn\, enhances their approach to leadership and results in greater success. Smith holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.</span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
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