Wade Schalles, Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be the Master of Ceremonies.

John Licata, GWWBN President has announced that Wade Schalles has agreed to MC the event hosted at American University’s Katzen Arts Center. Licata stated, Wade adds so much to the event. A wrestling legend himself who lives in Maryland has been very involved in the formation of our group and serves as a Founding Board Member. Schalles stated, “I am very excited to be part of this event and group of professionals. The Katzen Arts Center is an ideal site to promote our mission and help support the school’s wrestling program. I can’t think of a better place for the areas business community to come together for an evening of building relationships. Then for our membership to be able to meet, hear and have their pictures taken with Speaker Hastert and Coach Gable…..well its just going to be a great event.”

Wade Schalles, a 2 X NCAA Champion who holds multiple records in the sport including the Guinness World Records for most amateur wins and pins and the creator of some of the most notorious moves-including the Spladle and Cement Mixer.

Dennis Hastert was the 59th Speaker of the House and the longest- serving Republican Speaker in history. Also, a former collegiate wrestler, high school government teacher and Illinois State Championship wrestling coach.

Dan Gable is famous for having lost one match his entire high school and college career- his last, and winning the 1972 Olympic Gold Medal in Munich while not giving up a single point. As head coach at the University of Iowa he won fifteen NCAA team championships.

GWWBN is a not for profit group that has been formed by its founding board to mobilize the business wrestling community for personal, social and business purposes in a proactive fashion to support and prosper. Founders Board Members consist of;

John Licata, JK Moving Services; Keith Burgess, The Meltzer Group; Darran Anthony, First Home Mortgage; Eric Brugel, Grey Owl Capital Management; Kevin Colabucci, Mercedes-Benz of Silver Spring; Derek Donahue, Business Solutions HZI, Inc; Michael Lerner, Meridan Homes; Alan Meltzer, The Meltzer Group; Wade Schalles, Eagle Hawk Academy; and Dan Wotring, Integrated Logistics/ Platinum Circle Technologies.

Meltzer Benefit Group is the primary event sponsor along with Mercedes-Benz of Silver Spring, The National Wrestling Coaches Association and JK Movers.

For more information and to pre-register go to www.gwwbn.org