FALL ENTREPRENEUR LUNCH & LEARN GUESTS ANNOUNCED AT FSU PANAMA CITY

Florida State University Panama City has announced the lineup of its fall semester Entrepreneurship Lunch & Learn events led by instructor Brian Baber.

The series will begin on Sept. 10 with Edward San Juan, the president and co-owner of E.F. San Juan, a 120-employee, custom millwork and cabinetry manufacturer located in Bay County. The series continues with Kim Godwin, former president of ABC News, on Oct. 15; Bill Cramer and his sons Will and Chris, of Bill Cramer Chevrolet GMC in Panama City, on Nov. 12; and Jeff O’Hara on Dec. 3.

“Edward has lived in Bay County since 1976 and has worked with the company full-time since 1987, when he graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration,” Baber said of his opening guest.

A member of Vistage, the world’s largest coaching organization, San Juan serves on the foundation for Holy Nativity Episcopal School in Panama City. He and his wife, Mary Kathryn, who works as an accountant for E.F. San Juan Inc., have three adult children, two of whom work in the family business and a third who attends FSU Panama City.

Baber, MBA, is the Entrepreneur in Residence at FSU PC’s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, specializing in real estate and construction. He leads each Lunch & Learn session in a relaxed conversational style. The discussions are also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as part of Baber’s “FSU Panama City Entrepreneurship Lunch and Learn Podcast.” For more details, email bbaber@pc.fsu.edu.

Each Lunch & Learn session will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Holley Academic Center’s St. Joe Community Foundation Lecture Hall, 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City. There is no cost for admission, and a light lunch is provided. The public is invited.