Altruistic Leadership Presents Take-A-Lesson with Victor Arias, Senior Client Partner-Korn/Ferry

Online, September 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Victor Arias, Jr. will share with the listening audience of Altruistic Leadership his career journey, successes, trials, triumphs, and tripping points on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9am Pacific. During this 45-minute segment, we will discuss the importance of owning your career.

Callers are welcome to join the conversation during the show by calling (917) 889-3394. The LIVE, Internet talk-radio show will stream from the host page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/altruisticleadership. An archive will be available at the same link immediately following the show or listeners can subscribe to the archives via the RSS feed located on the host page.

Take-A-Lesson is becoming the place to be on Wednesdays, 9 Pacific / Noon Eastern, to connect with successful leaders in the marketplace. Go to http://www.altruisticleadership.com /Take-A-Lesson podcast to view upcoming speakers and checkout workshops designed specifically for the diverse leader.

About Our Guest

Victor Arias, Jr is a Senior Client Partner at Korn/Ferry International and focuses on executive search assignments in the higher education, real estate, consumer/hospitality and Board Services areas. Mr. Arias has 15 years of experience conducting senior executive and board search assignments for large and medium sized companies and organizations nationally.

Prior to joining Korn/Ferry International, Mr. Arias held partner roles at top executive search firms where he also served as Co-Managing Partner of the Global Diversity Practices in the Americas.

Prior to his executive search career, Mr. Arias spent 15 years in the corporate and commercial real estate business, working as Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Las Colinas development in Dallas and also as a Vice President of La Salle Partners in Chicago.

Mr. Arias also specializes in the functional areas such as marketing, finance, human resources and general management. He has executed numerous successful senior-level searches for companies ranging from medium-sized startups to major global firms, while leveraging his knowledge of the Latin American market and expertise in diversity.

Mr. Arias currently serves as a Director of Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits (since 2001), which is based in Atlanta and traded on NASDAQ. He is a former director of the New America Alliance and former member of the Frito-Lay Hispanic Advisory Board.

He is a Trustee emeritus on the Stanford University board of trustees and a member of the Stanford GSB Advisory Council and the UTEP Development Committee. Additionally, Mr. Arias is on the University of Notre Dame Institute of Latino Studies Advisory Council.

Mr. Arias was a Co-founder of National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) and served as its National President. He is also a past White House Fellows Commissioner.

Mr. Arias earned his Bachelor's degree from University of Texas at El Paso (where he was named Distinguished Alum in 2009) and an MBA from Stanford University.

Please join us in welcoming Victor Arias, Jr. to Take-A-Lesson!