CEO EXCHANGE . Episodes . Episode 503

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"As an MBA graduate from Fudan University, one of the most famous business schools in China, I know the value of this series."
– John Hu, China

"The most important thing we can do for our people is to teach them the business...we retrain them and we work with them and we promote them and we give them opportunities to grow and develop. That to me is the key to the success in the service business."

– Bill Marriott,
Marriott International, Inc.

BIGGER BANG FOR THE BUCK:
Bringing Value to Middle America

Featured Guests:
Clarence Otis, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Mr. Otis' Video Clip

Mackey J. McDonald
Chairman & CEO, VF Corporation

Mr. McDonald's Video Clip

Video Clip from the Show

On this episode of CEO EXCHANGE, taped at the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Management Hospitality, get to know two CEOs who have cornered the casual marketplace for food and clothing. At Darden Restaurants, the No. 1 casual dining operator in the country, Clarence Otis Jr. caters to families on a budget at the company's flagship Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains. And VF Corporation's Mackey McDonald is confident that the world's largest apparel maker – with brands like Wrangler, Lee, North Face, Nautica, and Vanity Fair – has found the perfect fit with the lifestyles of consumers around the globe. Two CEOs whose emphasis on the mass market has meant massive rewards for their companies.

Taped in September, 2006 at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando FL.

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