![]() ![]() “The road to success often seems to run parallel to the road to failure,” said Katie McConnell, Sac State alumna and director of recruitment and development for Gallina LLP, after her finger landed on the word “parallel.”Īfter blindly pointing to “language,” Street Soccer Sacramento director and communication studies graduate Lisa Wrightsman proclaimed: “Success is being able to play a sport that speaks the language of the whole world!” followed by a rousing ovation. SBJ publisher David Lichtman tasked each member of the 2015 40 Under 40 class with randomly selecting a word from a massive, antiquated dictionary and using it in a personal definition of success. Dean Pierre Balthazard of Sacramento State’s College of Business Administration – a gold sponsor of the event each year – helped read off the winners. The mood was light and lively as each honoree was announced and took the stage to raucous cheers and plaudits from the crowd. Towering fermentation chambers, brew kettles, and pallets of barley and hops ringed the transformed warehouse as a veritable “who’s who” of capital region business leaders turned out to toast the winners. From entrepreneurs to innovators, philanthropists to public servants, this year’s 40 Under 40 class emphasized Sacramento State’s presence in industries across the capital region. The publication’s ceremony for influential young professionals, hosted at Rubicon Brewing Company in West Sacramento, felt at times like a celebration exclusively of Sacramento State affiliates, who made up more than a third of the total winners.Įvery year, the Sacramento Business Journal selects the deserving 40 from a field of hundreds of nominees from the capital region. 18, at the 2015 “40 Under 40” awards, which each year recognize 40 select individuals under 40 years old. The Sacramento Business Journal honored a record 12 Sacramento State alumni and two staff members on Wednesday, Nov. Hornets took home a whole lot of hardware at this year's celebration of the capital region’s rising young stars. ![]() and Gloria Petruzzelli, psychologist, Student Health and Counseling Services Brown, Ed.D, director of student engagement, Associated Students Inc. Not pictured: Sacramento State staff winners Davin E. Katie McConnell, director of recruitment and development, Gallina LLP.Josh Rosa, senior account executive, Redwood Pacific Public Affairs.James Shelby II, senior finance manager, Intel Corp. ![]()
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