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Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Business Administration and Accounting > Business Honors Seminar

John Thigpen '86

General Manager - ILSKO Extrusions, Inc.

February 27, 2013

John Thigpen

"Professor Miller introduced John Thigpen as one of the top three entrepreneurs during Professor Miller's time at Thiel.  While at first I did not see what he meant, I soon came to see what Professor Miller saw."

~ Kayla Ohlin

"Dinner was very nice because I got to sit right next to John and he is an alumni of my fraternity, so we know each other from previous events.  I was able to talk to him during the whole meal about a wide variety of things rather than just the normal small talk."

~ Casey Rose

"I would say that John Thigpen is the best speaker I have ever heard because he has had the ups and downs but he has come out from all of that, has a successful company, and is a boss I would love to work for."

~ Andrew Garrett

"Life lessons learned from John were: 1)Always prioritize your most important things in life, 2)Family comes first, 3)Expect the unexpected in business."

~ Michael Guarascio

"John said, 'The world is big.  Thiel grads are making a difference.'"

~ Melanie Soros

 
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