The Stillwater Area Human Resource Association invites you to:
Eskimo Joe's Founder/CEO discusses his journey and how to Live and Lead a Vision of Greatness.
With: Stan Clark, Founder/CEO of Eskimo Joe's
When: October 27, 2026 at 11:30am
Where: Meridian Technology Center D113
Cost:
$15 - lunch provided-Member Pricing
$25 - lunch provided-Non-Member Pricing
In this presentation, attendees will listen to Stan Clark discuss what it means to build a business around a vision of greatness, and how leaders can bring that vision to life through their everyday actions and decisions. Stan will share the principles behind his approach to building a successful business and developing a culture based on a shared vision of greatness.
Participants will explore how leadership behaviors, organizational values, and intentional business practices have influenced employee engagement, team performance, and long-term organizational success. Stan will discuss how creating and living this Vision of Greatness has contributed to the success of Eskimo Joe's.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key organizational principles that support a shared vision, strengthen culture, and promote employee engagement.
- Apply strategies for translating an organizational vision into clear team expectations, consistent leadership practices, and individual accountability.
- Evaluate opportunities to align leadership decisions, employee development, and daily business practices with organizational values to improve team effectiveness and support long-term business success.
The session will be held in Classroom D113. You will enter via Entrance 2 and park in Parking Lot D. Lunch will be provided. RSVP is required.
Stan Clark, a Tulsa native, graduated from Oklahoma State University in May of 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Clark and childhood friend Steve File, opened Eskimo Joe’s on July 21, 1975. Clark has built a restaurant and a retail brand that has gained national, even international notoriety.
Clark credits all of his companies’ success to the people who create the magic every day for their guests. “Our people truly are our business,” he has said for years. “We should create a good feeling with every interaction with every guest, every day!”
One of the company’s legacies is their support of the Stillwater Community particularly the United Way of Payne County. They’re also major sponsors of Special Olympics of Oklahoma, the Stillwater Public Education Foundation, the Eddie Sutton Foundation and Cowboys vs. Cancer program, and various other OSU departments or programs, including the South Entry Plaza of Boone PIckens Stadium. An Eskimo Joe’s scholarship for teachers was established with the OSU College of Education and a scholarship was also set up within the OSU Center for Health Science and the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Stan is married and the proud father of three.
This program will be delivered in-person with no virtual option.
Cancellations must be requested 72 hours in advance in order to receive a refund. If you are unable to attend, an alternate may be sent in your place.