The President and CEO of Cousins Subs, Christine Specht, will speak on "Creating a Legacy of Better: How to Turn a 47-year-old Brand into a Relevant Icon" for the spring 2019 series.

Sponsored by the Batterman School of Business MBA program, the Industry Leaders Seminar brings industry experts to campus to speak on a variety of business leadership topics. Experts share real-world examples and case studies to support their insights.

This presentation features Christine Specht. Christine Specht grew up with Cousins Subs — the sub sandwich chain her dad, Bill Specht, founded two years before she was born. Before taking on the role of Cousins’ human resources manager in 2001, Specht worked as a staff member of the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2008, she became the President and Chief Operating Officer of Cousins Subs and in 2015 assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer following her father's retirement.

Specht earned a bachelor's degree in criminology and law studies from Marquette University. While she worked toward her master's degree in public administration from American University in Washington, D.C., she spent time in the human resources departments of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington. Specht serves on Concordia University’s Wisconsin Board of Regents, is the Chair of Concordia University’s Wisconsin Foundation Board, the Vice Chair of The Management Association (MRA) and is the President on Cousins Subs Make It Better Foundation board. She has also committed nine years of service to both the Lutheran Living Services and Community Memorial Hospital. Specht has received the Cum Deo award from the Lutheran High School Association in 2017 in honor of her Christian service and accomplishments in business. In 2018, Specht was honored as one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Women of Influence and recognized in FastCasual magazine’s “Women in the Lead” series.

REGISTRATION

This event is free and open to the CUW community and public.

LOCATION

All seminars will take place in the Pharmacy Building Lecture Hall (Room 008) on Concordia's Mequon campus, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive.

SCHEDULE

  • 5:15-6 p.m. Networking
  • 6-7 p.m. Lecture
  • 7-7:30 p.m. Q&A