Growing in Faith while Growing as an Executive

March 12, 2025
7:30 pm EST
111 The Knoll Rd or via Zoom
Dessert will be provided!

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The business world is a jungle! Are careers in the business world inevitably in tension with a pursuit of ethical integrity? How does one maintain personal faith convictions when surrounded by the pressure of these cut-throat cultures? On a winding path from Ohio to Cornell, to Yale, to on-the-ground construction management to Procter & Gamble, Jeff Metzner has hard-won sage advice every novice in this industry–or any vocation–needs to hear.

Jeffrey Metzner; Vice President, Marketing, Media & Communications: P&G Walmart Global Customer Team

Jeff is responsible for Marketing, Media and Communications on P&G’s Walmart US business. Prior to this role, Jeff held numerous roles across the company, most recently as the OTC Health Care Walmart team leader. Other assignments have included leading the North America Vicks brand and expanding Always Infinity into Europe and China. In his time at P&G, Jeff has held assignments in OTC Health Care, Oral Care, Beauty, Feminine Care, Pharmaceuticals and Pet Care.

Prior to P&G, Jeff built homes as a project manager for a large homebuilder in the Northeastern US. Jeff is passionate about values-based leadership and investing in those around him to build their own personal and business leadership skills. Jeff has taught Communication Effectiveness both inside and outside P&G and enjoys guest lecturing on effective brand building as well as personal purpose and values. Jeff has guest lectured at University of Arkansas since 2019 and guest lectured at Cornell University from 2019 to 2024. Jeff is on the University of Arkansas Retail Advisory Board.

Jeff is a native of Ohio and enjoys spending time with his family outdoors. Jeff and his wife Katy have six children and live in Northwest Arkansas.