Ben Mulling is currently the CEO of TENTE Casters, Inc., a multinational manufacturer of mobility solutions for the institutional, industrial, and medical markets. In 2008, he was promoted from the company’s Controller to CFO at age 28. As CEO, Mulling leads the company in all strategic and operational aspects in North America, including leading the strategic acquisition and integration of multiple new business units, driving localized production strategies with building and equipment capital expansions, product innovation and R&D planning, the development of strategic sales and marketing plans, among many other things. He is fully responsible for the strategic planning process for his organization, including the development, communication, and implementation of such plans across their North American operations. Mulling also serves on various international project teams for TENTE globally and currently serves on the IMA Global Board and is a former Chair.
Mulling received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Northern Kentucky University, and he has graduate degrees from Liberty University and Harvard University.
Crystal L. Kendrick, President of The Voice of Your Customer, has more than 25 years of global and domestic marketing experience specifically targeting hard-to-reach, underserved, international and niche populations. She holds a BBA in Marketing from Temple University and an MBA in Business Administration from Northern Kentucky University.
The Voice of Your Customer is a marketing firm that assists clients to penetrate niche markets using assessments, focus groups, media campaigns, mystery observations, and survey research. Under her leadership, The Voice of Your Customer was named the NMSDC National Supplier of the Year and the Cincinnati PRSA Small Agency of the Year. For her professional and philanthropic achievements, she has been named Cincinnati Business Courier Forty Under 40, Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of the Year, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Woman of Distinction and the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Career Woman of Achievement.
Kendrick received her undergraduate degree in marketing from Temple University, and her Master of Business Administration from Northern Kentucky University.
Thank you for joining us at our annual HAILE College of Business Alumni Award Reception! It is only fitting that honoring our outstanding alumni is the signature opening event for our annual Business Week. Over the next few days, our students will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from over 200 successful business leaders, many of whom are also alumni of NKU.
Tonight, we will honor three special alumni who have made a notable difference in their companies, their communities and in the lives of others. We are very proud to introduce you to Benjamin, Crystal, and Yasmine and tell you their stories.
Go Norse!
Hassan R. HassabElnaby, Dean