{"408701":{"#nid":"408701","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Talk: Leslie Zinn, Arden\u0027s Garden","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the daughter of Arden, Leslie grew up drinking all sorts of nutritional concoctions which instilled a deep-seated passion for health and nutrition at a young age.\u0026nbsp; Leslie graduated from Georgia Tech with a BA in Management in 1991 and became one of the founding partners of Arden\u2019s Garden in 1995.\u0026nbsp; She became CEO in 1999 with a mission to make healthy, affordable options convenient to the public.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Leslie is passionate about children\u2019s health and prides herself on offering nutritious and appealing choices for kids.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarried with four children, Leslie is most proud that she gave birth to super healthy kids at the tender ages of 35, 40, 42, and 46.\u0026nbsp; Leslie knows firsthand that drinking fresh juice keeps your body young and vibrant.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeslie is still Arden\u2019s favorite \u201cguinea pig\u201d which leads to new product development and exciting new avenues for Arden\u2019s Garden.\u0026nbsp; She continues to lead and cultivate the company, distinguishing Arden\u2019s Garden as the premier juice company in the Southeast.\u0026nbsp; Arden\u2019s Garden currently has 100 employees and just opened its 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E retail store in the Atlanta area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZinn will speak at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/IMPACT.html\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s IMPACT Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cGetting Juiced:  Confessions of a Vegaholic\u201d"}],"uid":"27336","created_gmt":"2015-05-29 15:11:51","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:19:16","author":"Dori Pap","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-09-09T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-09-09T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-09-09T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-09-09 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-09-09 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-09-09 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"408661":{"id":"408661","type":"image","title":"Leslie Zinn Fall 2015","body":null,"created":"1449254188","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:28","changed":"1475895134","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:14","alt":"Leslie Zinn Fall 2015","file":{"fid":"202197","name":"leslie-ardens_garden.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/leslie-ardens_garden_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/leslie-ardens_garden_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":64125,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/leslie-ardens_garden_0.jpg?itok=0MROw-OP"}}},"media_ids":["408661"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html","title":"ILE Home"},{"url":"http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/impact\/index.html","title":"IMPACT Home"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDori Pap:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}