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Volume 70, Issue 93,
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
News Successful self-starter gives advice By Adriana Barilla-Batarse
As part of the 2005 Distinguished Speaker Series, David Saperstein, one of Forbes' 400 richest people in America in 2002, will speak to UH students, faculty and staff Feb. 28 about his experience starting a successful business. Saperstein made his money by founding Metro Networks in 1978. Metro Networks became the country's largest traffic-service provider. He sold Metro Networks to broadcast provider Westwood One in 1999 for $1.25 billion in stock. "He is an average person who came up with an idea and executed it," said Shena Cherian, program manager for the Bauer College of Business' Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Saperstein also received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Today he is the chairman of the Houston mayor's Office on Mobility. Saperstein will share his experience in the world of entrepreneurship with students. Cherian said students can see that becoming as successful as Saperstein can be hard work, and students can do it. She said she wants students to realize Saperstein is an average person -- just like them. The event, sponsored by the CEI, will include information on the program, Saperstein's talk and time for a Q-and-A session. "Last year the event was a success," Cherian said. "This year we decided to shoot for the stars." The event will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in the University Center's Houston Room with registration beginning at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in attending must reserve a seat
by Friday at (713) 743-4752 or cei@uh.edu.
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