ACG in Austin on Wed. 5/15/19: Michael Rodriguez, CFO at Magnolia

Event Details

When:

May 15, 2019 11:30 AM - 1 PM CDT

Where:

Location Name

Fleming’s Steakhouse in downtown Austin

Location Address

320 East 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
United States

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Overview

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Michael Rodriguez, Chief Financial Officer at Magnolia

If there’s one Texas company that illustrates the phenomenon of rapid, seemingly unstoppable growth, it’s Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia “empire.” From real estate to décor to dining, Magnolia has revitalized Waco, Texas, in a big way over the last several years, and we are thrilled to bring the iconic brand’s CFO, Michael Rodriguez, to our upcoming ACG Central Texas lunch.

Michael will share the story of Magnolia’s growth and development over the years—and it’s a story he calls “a white-knuckle roller coaster ride where, at many points, you let go of the handrail and throw your arms in the air in relinquishment and joy.” In his presentation, Michael, whose financial and operational leadership experience prior to joining the Magnolia team spans a variety of industries, will outline the lessons learned throughout the Magnolia journey, and attendees will learn how to apply these lessons to empower their own business growth.

This lunch is sold out. If you would like to attend, please email acgcentraltexas@acg.org and you will be placed on the wait-list. We will alert you if we receive any cancellations.

*NOTE: This event will be held at Fleming’s Steakhouse in downtown Austin (320 E 2nd St. Austin, TX 78704).
Parking: We recommend the Convention Center garage at 201 E 2nd St. (entrances on Brazos & San Jacinto).

Your registration for this event acts as an audio/video release and includes your permission for ACG Central Texas to use your image and comments captured on audio, video or photographic formats while attending the event for marketing and promotional purposes. For further information please contact: Sara Singer - ACG Central Texas Chapter Executive @ acgcentraltexas@acg.org or 512-970-0417. ACG Central Texas reserves the right to fill open seats with walk-in registrants at the respective event venues once the networking period has passed and the official event programming has begun. In rare instances this could mean that registered attendees arriving late will not have a seat readily available upon their arrival. In these instances ACG Central Texas will work to accommodate the attendee, and if not able to do so to the attendee's satisfaction, ACG Central Texas will refund their registration fee.

Cancellation Policy – Cancellations received in writing to acgcentraltexas@acg.org by 5PM, May 14th will receive a full refund. There are no refunds for cancellations received after 5PM on May 14th. If you are an ACG Member unable to attend, you can transfer your registration to another person for this same event. If the person attending in your place is not an ACG Member, they will need to pay an additional fee to bring them up to the non-member rate to attend.

Speakers

Michael Rodriguez

Magnolia

CFO

Michael Rodriguez is a cross-functional executive leader in fast-growth, complex and high-energy environments, with a strong financial and operational acumen in both public and private companies.

Michael serves as Chief Financial Officer for Magnolia, a Waco, TX-based brand with varied business interests in the retail, real estate, restaurant, and media industries. During the previous 15 years, he served in executive roles in life sciences, medical technology and diagnostics companies, including as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior, he led the financial functions of several technology-enabled service delivery businesses in human capital management, online entertainment ticketing and access management, and healthcare information technology. In these capacities, he’s been privileged to lead teams across virtually every disciplinary function, conducted multiple mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital (equity and debt), and helped create organizations centered on servant leadership principles. He began his career in public accounting as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co.

He received an MBA from Stanford University, a BS in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and is an adjunct professor in the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. In 2008, the Orange County (CA) Business Journal recognized him as a finalist for “Public Company CFO of the Year.”

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

Austin/San Antonio