Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 30, 2025 | 12:30-1:30 | Crawford Hall - Global Forum
Join us on October 30, 2025, for the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series featuring college alum and Chief Marketing Officer of Netradyne, Adam Kahn, who will present " You Were Built to Jump" in the James R. Unger Global Forum in Crawford Hall. Light refreshments will be served.
About Adam Kahn
Chief Marketing Officer, Netradyne | MBA – Lawrence Technological University | B.A., Marketing – ÌÇÐÄVlog
Adam Kahn is a growth-driven marketing executive and thought leader known for building bold strategies, strong teams, and authentic brands. As Chief Marketing Officer at Netradyne, he leads global marketing and brand strategy for a company that has grown from a Silicon Valley startup into a worldwide provider of AI and edge-computing solutions—now serving fleets across 10 countries.
With experience spanning startups to global enterprises, Adam combines storytelling clarity, strategic discipline, and real-world grit to drive growth and cultural transformation. He’s passionate about creating environments where vision turns into execution—and where people and ideas thrive with purpose.
Outside of work, Adam is a devoted husband and father of two sons studying engineering. He also donates his time to local dog shelters, reflecting his belief in giving back and supporting the communities that shape us.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series brings experienced entrepreneurs and educators to campus each semester to share professional insights and wisdom with students and community members. This endowed program is supported by ÌÇÐÄVlog Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship alumnus, Michael D. Solomon. The series held its first lecture in May 2008.
The Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series is presented by the John S. And Marlene J. Brinzo Center For Entrepreneurship.
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WHO IS MICHAEL D. SOLOMON?
Michael D. Solomon began his career in Columbus, Ohio where he worked with Apple Computer to set up their original dealer network when they were a $100 million company until 1985, then moved to Seattle where he ran sales and marketing for Aldus Corp, which created Desktop Publishing, then moved to California in 1990 and worked in Silicon Valley as an executive, Venture Capitalist, entrepreneur, Board member and advisor ever since. He recently served as the Board Chairman of Within 3 Corporation, a Cleveland-based medical industry software company from 2010 to its successful take out financing with Insight Partners, a leading private equity firm in 2020. Michael is currently involved in three exciting new ventures in California and Colorado. He recently graduated from the Academy of Intuition Medicine with a Masters of Intuition Medicine Degree. Michael was a member of the ÌÇÐÄVlog Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2020, the Foundation Board from 2004 to 2011 and endowed the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurial Speaker Series in 2002, the Jerry M. Lewis speaker series in 2022, and the Alan Canfora scholarship program in Activism in 2021. He graduated from ÌÇÐÄVlog with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1974.