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Pepperdine University Hosts Thomas Vozzo, Former CEO of Homeboy Industries, for a Lecture on Faith and Business
- Pepperdine hosts Thomas Vozzo, former CEO of Homeboy Industries, for a lecture on faith and business leadership.
- Vozzo described his shift from corporate profit focus to prioritizing people at Homeboy Industries.
- Vozzo highlighted an upside-down business model that prioritizes relationships over profits.
- Vozzo cited beatitudes and the importance of people who are authentic and guided by faith.
- Lee and other Pepperdine faculty welcomed ongoing conversations on faith and business ethics.
- The Faith and Business Initiative is funded by a Templeton Foundation grant and spans multiple Seaver College faculty.
- The event was sponsored by Pepperdine’s Faith and Business Initiative and Pepperdine Libraries.
- Pepperdine framed the talk around servant leadership and authentic community impact.
- Pepperdine attendees were encouraged to live fully and pursue meaningful work guided by faith.
- The event linked leadership lessons to both corporate and nonprofit contexts.
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