Spend an Inspirational Evening with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Michael Gates Gill

Feb. 1, 2012 - PRLog -- New Albany, OH – The Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts (100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany) is pleased to welcome New York Times Best-Selling author, Michael Gates Gill (How Starbucks Saved My Life), on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 8:00PM.

Nearing retirement, Michael Gates Gill lost it all. A Yale-educated ad exec making six figures, Gill was let go from his job, saw his marriage disintegrate, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. At the age of 63, desperate and without health insurance, he found redemption and a new sense of purpose where he least expected: behind the counter of a Starbucks.  

In this talk, Gill shares his tale of personal transformation and the lessons he walked away with: the inherent value of hard work; being open to new possibilities, whatever your age; learning from people who are different from you; the fact that, deep down, differences matter less than what we have in common. Gill's varied work experience -- from being a creative director at a famous ad firm to working for an hourly wage as the only older white male alongside younger African-Americans -- gives him insight into many of today's hot button workplace issues: racism, ageism, classism, boomer concerns, and corporate accountability. He speaks with humility, gratitude, and good humor about his fall from grace, and the new--better--person he has become because of it.

Michael Gates Gill will appear on Friday, February 24 at 8:00PM at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, located at 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. in New Albany. Tickets start at $15 and are on sale now. For tickets or additional information, please visit the McCoy Center website at www.mccoycenter.org or call (614) 245.4701.

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