{"id":3279,"date":"2018-03-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/library\/2018\/03\/27\/feet-to-the-fire-finding-my-soul-in-success\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:34:40","slug":"feet-to-the-fire-finding-my-soul-in-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/2018\/03\/27\/feet-to-the-fire-finding-my-soul-in-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Feet to the Fire: Finding My Soul in Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Leatherby Libraries is proud to present a book conversation with author Kathy Gardarian on her recent publication, <em>Feet to the Fire: Finding My Soul in Success<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2018\/03\/Feet-to-the-Fire-cover.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2018\/03\/Feet-to-the-Fire-cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"327\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Kathy Gardarian, author of <em>Feet to the Fire: Finding My Soul in Success<\/em>, has nurtured a lifelong passion for spirituality, even as she has climbed the corporate ladder of achievement. Kathy is the Founder and CEO of Qualis International Inc., a multi-million dollar sales and distribution company. She has served as a director on many other boards, both corporate and non-profit, and often as the first female voice, including Van\u2019s Inc., The World Business Academy, The Gorbachev State of the World Forum, Chapman University, and the Woman\u2019s Leadership Board at Harvard\u2019s JFK School. Kathy was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Woman Business Owners. Her business has been acknowledged as one of the top forty woman-owned business in Orange County in Southern California. She lives in Newport Coast, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 6 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Wallace All Faiths Chapel<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">The Fish Interfaith Center<\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Complimentary copies of the book will be presented to each attendee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This event is co-sponsored by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/scst\/research\/centers-of-excellence\/earth-observing\/index.aspx\"> Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling &amp; Observations<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/research\/institutes-and-centers\/leatherby-center\/index.aspx\">Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship &amp; Business Ethics<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/about\/fish-interfaith-center\/index.aspx\">Fish Interfaith Center<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>For more information, please contact Esther Shin at eshin@chapman.edu or 714-532-6027.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Book Conversation with Author Kathy 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