Learn how to "work the halls", a skill that Rick has used to accomplish organizational change from SigEp to the boardroom. Brian asks Rick what skills he learned from his SigEp experience have propelled him into his successful career and Rick shares lessons that any leader can use in their lives.
Rick Bennet is an alumnus of our Central Missouri Chapter and is Chief Executive Officer of CCA Global Partners. A veteran of the retail industry for over 40 years, Rick has overseen the company, which is a cooperative of thousands of independent retailers, since 2008. Over his career, he was CEO of retailers Famous Barr in St. Louis, and Kaufmann’s in Pittsburgh, and vice-chair of May Department Store, which operated 450 stores with $14 billion in revenue. Brother Bennet was Grand President of SigEp from 2015-2017, overseeing the full adoption of the Balanced Man Program and strengthening our partnerships with higher education.
With an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, Brother Bennet has also served as an adjunct professor at the university, where he developed a social entrepreneurship curriculum. He’s vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Glacier National Park Conservancy and serves on the board of several retailers, including Ace Hardware, Charming Shoppes and Drugstore.com. A regional director for the Fraternity after graduation, he received the SigEp Citation for his professional success in 2001. We are honored to have Brother Bennet on the show with us to share his perspective and wealth of experience.