Woody Faulk shares his wisdom from almost two decades leading a classical Christian school as an engaged parent and as chairman of the board. His professional background at Chick-fil-A provides him with proven best practices that classical Christian school leaders would do well to understand. This will be an interactive conversation and interview between Woody and Davies Owens. Davies served for seven years as head of school at Heritage with Woody as the board chair. There will be lots of stories and insights that are transferable to your school!
Woody Faulk
Mr. William F. “Woody” Faulk is Vice President of Innovation & New Ventures for Chick-fil-A, Inc., a $9B restaurant chain with 2400 locations. Helping Chick-fil-A become an even more innovative and competitive restaurant brand, Mr. Faulk leads a highly capable and creative team of innovation experts and intrapreneurs. Collectively the team focuses on innovating both inside and outside of Chick-fil-A by pursing three strategic pillars: Innovation – accelerating meaningful innovation; Internal Ventures – identifying, testing and introducing new revenue streams for Chick-fil-A; and Future Ventures – acquiring, partnering, or developing new growth platforms and businesses which provide viable and scalable diversification options. Innovation & New Ventures serves as an incubator and accelerator for “What is Next” for Chick-fil-A, Inc., increasing the speed of innovation for Chick-fil-A, Inc., and the Chick-fil-A brand, by offering new investment ventures including, but not limited to, future businesses, platforms, and designs for both domestic and future international growth. Mr. Faulk holds an MBA from Harvard, a BBA from the University of Georgia, and attended Richmond College – London.