GLEMBA Speaker Series Part 1:
http://www.ovguide.com/roger-d-linquist-9202a8c04000641f8000000007bc5099
GLEMBA Speaker Series Part 2:
http://www.ovguide.com/roger-d-linquist-9202a8c04000641f8000000007bc5099
Entrepreneurs can go up against marketplace giants — and not only survive but thrive. Bringing innovative ideas to life, though, requires keen insight, compelling ideas and the ability to continuously out-do the competition.
This sage advice comes from Roger Linquist ’66, founder, president, chairman and CEO of wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications. Invited by the Entrepreneurship Club, Linquist spoke to Kellogg students on April 27 in a talk entitled “David and Goliath in Cellular Communications.” He detailed the rise of MetroPCS from its launch in 2002 to its current status as one of the nation’s largest facilities-based mobile operators, with some 8 million subscribers.
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http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/news_articles/2011/roger-linquist.aspx
RICHARDSON— Roger D. Linquist, Chairman, President and CEO of MetroPCS Communications, Inc., was named Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Media, Entertainment and Communications Award winner. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the country’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
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http://focusdailynews.com/metro-pcs-ceo-wins-ernst-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award-p5453-1.htm
Americans love the underdog. Which is why they love Rocky Balboa, the fictional prizefighter who absorbed all the punches his adversaries threw and still came out on top.
Unbeknownst to many people in North Texas, Richardson has its own version of Rocky in Roger Linquist, the president, CEO and chairman of MetroPCS Communications Inc.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2011/09/02/tech-titans-fast-tech-tech-titans.html
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For changing the face of wireless communication, personifying the greatest aspects of a Purdue engineer, and turning humble beginnings and a solid technical background into opportunity and impact.
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https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/People/Awards/Institutional/DEA/DEA_2015/Linquist
