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SUMMARY:2026 DEC Chair’s Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Stewart				\n				\n				\n				\n									CEO Gardner White 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n	\n		\n			\n		\n				\n					\n				BIO\n			\n						\n			Rachel Stewart\nCEOGardner White \n\nRachel Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer of Gardner White\, the fourth-generation leader of the 112-year-old\, family-owned and -operated furniture company; Stewart has been at the helm as president since 2017. \nAs one of the only female leaders in the furniture industry\, Stewart’s dynamic approach to business and community has established her as a respected and admired leader\, innovator\, and trailblazer. With a strategic vision and an unrelenting drive for success\, Stewart has been instrumental in Gardner White’s continued expansion in southeast Michigan\, which now includes 13 retail locations throughout Metro Detroit\, Ann Arbor\, and Saginaw and a team of over 1\,000 employees and growing. \nStewart currently serves on the board of directors for Business Leaders for Michigan\, The Parade Company\, Math Corps\, Detroit Economic Club\, and American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation. \nBefore Gardner White\, Stewart was at the U.S. Department of Energy\, working for Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Dr. Steven Chu to drive down the installed price of solar energy to be competitive with other forms of electricity. \nStewart earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science. \n			\n		\n	\n\n		\n\n\n\n			\n			\n						\n\n												\n											\n											VIEW BIO\n		\n					\n		\n		\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n					About				\n				\n				\n				\n					EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Strike While It’s Hot! It’s important to have a well-considered business strategy\, but sometimes the world happens around you. Part of leadership is knowing when to stick to your plan\, and when to duck and weave. After the program\, attendees will tour Gardner-White’s distribution operations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MEETING GALLERY				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					VENUE				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n	\n	Gardner White\n	\n	\n\n4445 N Atlantic Blvd\n	\n		\n		Auburn Hills\,\n\n\n	48326\n\n	United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n		\n	\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					DETAILS				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n			Thursday\, February 06\, 2025\n\n		\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n		\n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:00 pm
URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-dec-chairs-dinner/
LOCATION:Elevate at One Campus Martius\, 1 Campus Martius Floor 16\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Signature Event
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SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE | 2026 Young Leader Conference
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Stewart				\n				\n				\n				\n									CEO Gardner White 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n	\n		\n			\n		\n				\n					\n				BIO\n			\n						\n			Rachel Stewart\nCEOGardner White \n\nRachel Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer of Gardner White\, the fourth-generation leader of the 112-year-old\, family-owned and -operated furniture company; Stewart has been at the helm as president since 2017. \nAs one of the only female leaders in the furniture industry\, Stewart’s dynamic approach to business and community has established her as a respected and admired leader\, innovator\, and trailblazer. With a strategic vision and an unrelenting drive for success\, Stewart has been instrumental in Gardner White’s continued expansion in southeast Michigan\, which now includes 13 retail locations throughout Metro Detroit\, Ann Arbor\, and Saginaw and a team of over 1\,000 employees and growing. \nStewart currently serves on the board of directors for Business Leaders for Michigan\, The Parade Company\, Math Corps\, Detroit Economic Club\, and American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation. \nBefore Gardner White\, Stewart was at the U.S. Department of Energy\, working for Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Dr. Steven Chu to drive down the installed price of solar energy to be competitive with other forms of electricity. \nStewart earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science. \n			\n		\n	\n\n		\n\n\n\n			\n			\n						\n\n												\n											\n											VIEW BIO\n		\n					\n		\n		\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n					About				\n				\n				\n				\n					EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Strike While It’s Hot! It’s important to have a well-considered business strategy\, but sometimes the world happens around you. Part of leadership is knowing when to stick to your plan\, and when to duck and weave. After the program\, attendees will tour Gardner-White’s distribution operations. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MEETING GALLERY				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					VENUE				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n	\n	Gardner White\n	\n	\n\n4445 N Atlantic Blvd\n	\n		\n		Auburn Hills\,\n\n\n	48326\n\n	United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n		\n	\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					DETAILS				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n			Thursday\, February 06\, 2025\n\n		\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n		\n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:00 pm
URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-young-leader-conference/
LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Signature Event,Young Leader
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