Conversation, Connections and Cocktails

Join us, UrbanPhilly.com Professional Network (UPPN) and Innovation Philadelphia, on November 8, 2007 for Conversation, Connections and Cocktails III titled “Secrets of my Success.” This event will be held at the Luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Philadelphia and will feature EPHREN TAYLOR, a 24 year old Millionaire and one of the youngest CEOs of a Publicly Traded Company.  We will also be featuring a panel of local African-American Millionaires who have achieved extraordinary success in business and entrepreneurship; Renee Amoore from The Amoore Group, Michael Pearson from Union Packaging; and Joel Harden from HCFD Corporation.  

Ephren Talyor will be debuting and signing his new book “Creating Success from the Inside Out: Develop the Focus and Strategy to Uncover the Life You Want.”

Also, be sure to bring business cards to network with other professionals while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and open bar from 6-7pm.

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About Speakers:

Ephren W. Taylor II is the youngest African-American CEO of a publicly-traded company ever-- City Capital Corporation.  Described as ‘walking black history’ by radio personality, Tom Joyner, Taylor started his first business venture at age 12 when he began making videogames.  By age 17, he had built a multimillion dollar technology company. Mr. Taylor, 24 years old, is a true "wealth engineer" and is rapidly emerging for generation X and Y what Warren Buffet is for baby boomers; the premier financial expert of a generation.

Reneé Amoore is making her presence felt within Greater Philadelphia and throughout the world.  As founder and president of the The Amoore Group, Inc., a conglomerate consisting of four thriving entities, Amoore has earned a reputation as a knowledgeable and hard-working entrepreneur, healthcare advocate, and political advisor.  Amoore is often in demand to appear on television and radio, sharing her insight on politics, the economy, the state of healthcare, and women’s issues. 

Michael Pearson is President and CEO of Union Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of paperboard packaging for the food, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries.  The company supplies such notable clients as McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King, among others.  With annual sales surpassing $20 million, Union Packaging is one of the fastest growing minority-owned packaging companies in the United States.

Joel Harden is the CEO of HCFD Corporation. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Headquartered on historic Germantown Avenue, HCFD specializes in the repositioning and aggressive management of undervalued urban assets.  HCFD also owns Fairmount Park Real Estate Corporation, a full service real estate brokerage firm; Diversified Mortgage Services Corporation, a Pennsylvania licensed lender; and several other firms which offer services ancillary to the real estate field.  Under Mr. Harden's  guidance, HCFD has become one of the dominant players in the urban core real estate market.