Thomas Nelson CEO speaks at next Nashville Business Breakfast on Dec. 9
Janel Shoun |
Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson, the world's largest Christian publishing company, will be the speaker at Lipscomb University’s next Nashville Business Breakfast, a networking event highlighting a business leader with local economic impact, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, in Allen Arena.
Cost of the breakfast is $30 in advance and $40 at the door. Registration is available at http://leadership.lipscomb.edu or by calling 615.966.6609.
The Nashville Business Breakfast is a quarterly series featuring local business leaders presented by Lipscomb University and the Nashville Business Journal. It is sponsored by Resources Global Professionals.
Recent speakers include Carlos Tavares, chairman, Management Committee-Americas, Nissan North America Inc.; Kix Brooks, former chairman of the Country Music Association; Wayne Smith, CEO of Community Health Systems; Scott McWilliams, CEO of OHL Logistics; Uzi Yemin, president, CEO and director of Delek U.S. Holdings; and Cordia Harrington, CEO and president of the Tennessee Bun Company.
Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt, who is the chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), began his publishing career with a six-year stint at Word Publishing, beginning while still a student at Baylor University. In addition to serving as vice president of marketing at Thomas Nelson in the mid-1980s, Hyatt started his own publishing company, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, with partner Robert Wolgemuth in 1986.
A successful literary agent from 1992 until early 1998, Hyatt has written four books, one of which landed on the New York Times bestseller list where it stayed for seven months.
Hyatt joined Thomas Nelson for a second time in 1998. Since that time he has worked in a variety of roles in both divisional and corporate management. He was promoted to president in February 2004 and CEO in August 2005.