Grand Views 2025

9/24/25 3:00 PM - 9/24/25 04:30 PM
Location: Speed Lyceum, Henning Student Center

This annual event is a platform to elevate ideas and celebrate voices that inspire. Each speaker will present a 7-minute talk aligned with one of our refreshed university values, introduced as part of Grand View's strategic planning initiative:

  • Excellence
  • Inclusive Community
  • Adaptability
  • Faith
  • Global Curiosity
  • Agility
  • Positivity

This year's speakers:

  • Jacob Butz ’27 - Mascot Performer
  • Rick Eftink, M.S. ’20 - Director of Graduate Admissions, Grand View University
  • Erlin Kakkanad, Ph.D. - Author & Speaker; Director Operations Excellence at Principal Financial Group; Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
  • Amy Landrigan, MA, MCPC - Executive Director, The Beacon
  • Ernest Phillips ’03 - Owner Master Coach, Relationship Wealth Enterprises
  • Dr. Malinda Shultice - Iowa State University
  • Alec Zama - Professor of Business, Grand View University