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EVENTS

  • Kick Back Jacks

    February 9th / 5:30 to 8:00PM

    Join synerG for an informal social event at Kick Back Jacks! Drinks are on you, connections are on us! 

  • Steve Reinemund

    March 20th / 6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Join synerG on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the O. Henry Hotel for Making Connections Around the Table with Wake Forest Business School Dean, Steve Reinemund. Steve Reinemund is the Dean of Business at Wake Forest University, and Professor of Leadership and Strategy. Steve retired as Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo, Inc. in May, 2007 and as Chief Executive Officer in October, 2006. He is a 23-year PepsiCo veteran who led the corporation as Chairman and Chief Executive from 2001 to 2006. During that period, PepsiCo's revenues increased by more than $9 billion, net income increased by 70%, earnings per share increased by 80%, its annual dividend doubled and the company's market capitalization surpassed $100 billion. In addition to the growth of the company, Steve's legacy includes a commitment to health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and values-based leadership.

    Steve is currently a member of the board of directors of American Express, ExxonMobile, Walmart and Marriott. From 2005 to 2007, Steve was chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council. He served on the National Advisory Board of the Salvation Army from 1990 to 1999, and he was chairman of this board from 1996 to 1999. Steve also served on the board of The National Council of La Raza from 1992 to 2001 and was chairman of its Corporate Board of Advisors from 1992 to 1996.

    Tickets are $25 and include a three course meal, a drink and many connections!

  • YP Sports Spring Fling

    May 12th / 10:00 AM

    Annual YP Sports event held on the second Saturday of May; 10am-until

    Bur-Mil Park

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SYNERG STORIES

Jet Setting

Jet Setting Photo

Transportation has been at the core of Greensboro’s economy since the early 19th century when Greensboro rose to prominence because of its access to railroads. Continuing that legacy, Greensboro has transitioned into leader in aviation services in the Southeast attracting a high energy 21st century workforce.  Steve Kash is one of the young professionals who was drawn to Greensboro for a career in aviation. 

Steve is an Engineering Manager for B/E Aerospace’s Main Cabin product line -- they design the aircraft seats for tourist, business, and first class and perform crash testing to meet FAA requirements.  (He claims they design for comfort but also admits it’s becoming even more important now to design for weight. The lighter the aircraft seat, the less fuel required.) Steve was born in Fayetteville, NC, but as part of an Air Force family, he’s lived in Arkansas, California, Maryland, Ohio and Honduras (where by age 8 he was more fluent in Spanish than in English!).  He became a mechanical engineer at Purdue University and earned an MBA at Xavier University.

One of the perks of working at B/E Aerospace is the travel.  Steve visits Boeing located in Seattle, as well as Airbus located in both Hamburg, Germany and Toulouse, France. In addition, his company has a major manufacturing site in Kilkeel, Ireland near the Mourne Mountains. And on top of it all, sometimes he visits his customer’s locations.  He was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier this year visiting Air Asia, and he’s holding out for a trip to visit QANTAS in Australia--or one of the Island carriers in some tropical paradise.

With all the international travel, Steve likes to keep his roots in Greensboro. Steve is a big tennis fan, and loves that Greensboro has courts everywhere and tons of leagues to join. Also, the Davis Cup is held in Winston-Salem at one of the largest tennis facilities in the US.  Steve says Greensboro has its own feel and he’s starting to see a lot of people out and about who he knows. He says Greensboro has definitely grown on him, and after traveling from place to place, Greensboro definitely feels like home.

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