Buckhead Business Association Thursday breakfast series returns Jan. 8

The Buckhead Business Association’s weekly breakfast series returns during the first full week of January.

Kevin Brown, president & CEO of Piedmont Healthcare, will address BBA members on Jan. 8 at the City Club of Buckhead during the group’s first breakfast meeting of 2015. Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves will address the business organization the following week, on Jan. 15.

“The BBA’s weekly breakfast series is a great opportunity to hear directly from the community’s newsmakers,” BBA Executive Director Smita Solanki said. “We have a strong lineup of speakers on tap in 2015, and we’re excited to start the new year with a pair of speakers who have their finger on the pulse of business in Buckhead and the city.”

Also in January, the BBA will host its Annual Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, an event widely attended by business and civic leaders. During the luncheon, the organization will hand out a number of awards, including the Buckhead Business of the Year Award, and Spanx CEO Jan Singer will deliver the keynote address.

The BBA hosts its breakfast series at 7:30 a.m. on most Thursdays of every month, except for holidays, at the City Club of Buckhead. For more information, visit www.buckheadbusiness.org.

PHOTO CAPTION: Left, on Dec. 4, Jeff Humphreys, director of Terry College of Business’ Selig Center for Economic Growth, told the BBA Georgia’s economy will grow faster than the country as a whole for the second consecutive year. Right, on Dec. 18, Alicia Philipp, president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, urged BBA members to find their passion and donate their resources to help a community organization however they can.