SPEAKING TOPICS:
  • Business
  • Inspirational
  • Success

   TOPIC TITLES:

  • Community Capitalism
  • How a Simple Can of Mandarin Oranges Saved My Life
  • The Secrets of the Corner Office
 
   PAST CLIENTS: Fast Company Magazine, ComPac, Talent Plus, Michigan Economic Development Institute of Management, Site Decision Influencers



    COMMENTS: Ron Kitchens is the Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Michigan First and the General Partner of the Southwest Michigan Life Science Venture Fund. Ron has successfully navigated the world of business and community development for over 25 years, working with such national leaders as Scholastic, Koch Industries, GE Capital, Citi Group and Wal-Mart. He has been extensively featured in over 100 national and international media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CBS News, NBC News, Foreign Direct Investment, Forbes, Fortune, Financial Times and National Public Radio. Ron's columns appear monthly in Business Review and Mbiz. He can be seen weekly in West Michigan as the host of Business First, Sunday mornings at 9:05 am during CBD Sunday Morning on NEWSCHANNEL3. Ron's readers and viewers number over 300,000 monthly.
   Southwest Michigan First
   241 E. Michigan Avenue
   Kalamazoo, MI 49007
   PHONE: (269) 553-9588

   Home Page: www.ronkitchens.com
   E-MAIL: rkitchens@swmfirst.com