Session Two
Mark Hellendrung & Diane Hessan
What do you do when you're looking for a new business venture, you're nostalgic, and you love baseball and good old fashioned beer? The answer was simple for Hellendrung: re-launch Narragansett Beer. Hellendrung, former president of Nantucket Nectars and head of sales for a Vermont brewery, decided to seek a new opportunity when Nantucket Nectars moved to New York. Thinking of ways to capitalize on his beverage distribution expertise and his passion for beer, he remembered Narragansett and the strong attachment he and many New Englanders had for the brew.
As President and Chief Executive Officer of Communispace, Diane Hessan helps global organizations build, manage, and facilitate private, online communities making continuous customer conversations possible. She joined Communispace in its infancy after a serving as CEO of Real World Consulting. Diane has received various awards and citations most recently as one of 10 “Women to Watch†in Boston, and as one of 20 Visionaries in the Human Resource arena.
What do you do when you're looking for a new business venture, you're nostalgic, and you love baseball and good old fashioned beer? The answer was simple for Hellendrung: re-launch Narragansett Beer. Hellendrung, former president of Nantucket Nectars and head of sales for a Vermont brewery, decided to seek a new opportunity when Nantucket Nectars moved to New York. Thinking of ways to capitalize on his beverage distribution expertise and his passion for beer, he remembered Narragansett and the strong attachment he and many New Englanders had for the brew.
As President and Chief Executive Officer of Communispace, Diane Hessan helps global organizations build, manage, and facilitate private, online communities making continuous customer conversations possible. She joined Communispace in its infancy after a serving as CEO of Real World Consulting. Diane has received various awards and citations most recently as one of 10 “Women to Watch†in Boston, and as one of 20 Visionaries in the Human Resource arena.
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