From HSU to Adidas to Entrepreneurship: The journey along the way and what the future holds for jobs in an ever changing AI world

April 15, 2026

Please join us on Thursday, April 23rd for a speaker presentation by HSU Alumnus, Matt Welton.  

Matt received his undergraduate degree in Forestry and his MBA in 2003. While at HSU, Matt played Rugby and was a member of the Forestry Club. Today, Matt is a recruiting and HR expert with a career spanning over 20 years in executive leadership roles. Matt has held executive roles in companies ranging from 100 to 65,000 employees, including 14+ years in senior leadership at Adidas. He currently is a co-founder and partner at Scalrr, an executive recruiting firm in the Bay Area.

The lecture takes place in the Startup Humboldt Building (876 7th Street in Arcata) from 11:15 to 12:30 on Thursday, April 23rd.

Everyone is encouraged to attend and your business professor may allow you to attend in lieu of your lecture if you are in class at that time.  Please check with your insdtructor to confirm this is possible.

Hope to see you there,

Kevin Colando

School of Business

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