Clif HaleyPresident EmeritusMSU College of Law

Lake Superior State University March 11, 2014

Business and Engineering Speaker Series

Our Home in Nyesville Indiana 1933

Baker Farm

Henry Ford Trade School

CAREER PATH• Corner Grocery Store Butcher helper, clean up, cashier• Concrete Wall Laborer, (poured concrete)• Ford Engine & Foundry Div. Statistical Analyst

• Chrysler Labor relations Manager, negotiator/contract administrator

• Ford: Corporate White Collar union organization Lawyer

International EME&A executive assistant a)Corporate governance

b)EEC Regulations c)Operations Dealer Development State side dealer acquisitions: negotiation,

corporate set up, financing & governance, operations Leasing/Rental Establish new leasing and rental division: a)Research/prepare legal docs; arrange financing

b)Hire/train staff c)Negotiate, acquire, set up, operate leasing and

rental companies• Budget Merger and acquisitions, senior operations

executive. [Hat Trick] President CEO & Chairman:

a) Led management in LBO from conglomerate parent b) Managed Budget IPO c) Sold Budget to Ford

• MSU LAW Trustee, President, Chairman, Adjunct Professor, M&A• Altus Capital M&A, & business operations advisor• Historical Light Fund raiser, legal advisor, Director House Society

Year of birth, 1931Great depressionSeparation from family Reader at early age- Zane GreyIndependentAdult associationEarned, achievement rewardsRepeat 1st semester 2nd gradeEconomically poor familyIntellectually rich familyParents roll modelsImportance of honesty, integrity Parochial school disciplineElementary and Law school tutorFirst job at elevenJesuit school universityFederalist Papers- Thomas JeffersonPhilosophy major, AristotleLaw school curriculum, Moot Court Socratic reasoningInternational living, cultureEntrepreneurial inclination University and Law Faculty mentorsResponsibility ingrainedRisk takerExcellence standardFirst airplane flight

STAGE INFLUENCES

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSESDetermined/PersistentIndependentLogicalDirect/Decisive OrganizedObjectiveJust/Fair/HonestLeaderCompetitiveEntrepreneur HumorousEnthusiastic/EnergeticHigh Standards/ExpectationsCommitted

ImpersonalIntimidatingInsensitiveDispassionateIntolerant of Mediocrity Competitive (on steroids)High Standards/ExpectationsCriticalChallenging

Pythagorean Theorem

Engine and Foundry Division

First White Collar Job 1953

1953 Friedan Calculator

2013 Calculator

Week End Crash Course

1955 Dodge 4 Door Sedan

Detroit College of Law 1957

Ford World Headquarters Dearborn, Mi

Founded 1817Founded 1891

1963 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon

Grand Place Brussels Belgium

1973 Ford Thunderbird

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Transamerica

Leveraged Buyout Cartoon 1984

KOLIBER

MSU College of Law

MSU’s Oldest Undergrad 2003

School Bus N244CH

Proud MSU Grads

Greg 1970

Deb 1973

Denise 1975

Daryl 1978

Clif 2003

Brother,

Daughters,

Grandson, Eric, 2005, Law 2013

Granddaughter, Amanda 2011

YOUR JOB SEARCH1) Organize and direct you own search

2) Identify your goals

3) Net Work, Net Work, Net Work

4) Meet and Impress People Who Are Willing To Provide Career Advice

and Help You in Your Search

JOB HUNTING SUGGESTIONS

• Do not rely solely on posted positions (most jobs are not posted)

• Networking is critical– With Faculty, Staff, Classmates– Through Clubs, Organizations, Associations – With business and professional people you know

• You must aggressively market yourself