
One of the Most Emotional Interviews I’ve Done – Darci (Richcreek) Caesar
I attended the University of Memphis on the Emerging Leaders Scholarship and one of my special Emerging Leaders friends was Darci (Richcreek) Caesar.
It was a small group of us, and we learned a lot about leadership and grew together as…

One of My Awesome Former Student – Destini Johnson S.O. What! Success Story
One of the greatest honors of my life was when I was asked to create a course for the University of Memphis. After I received the Fogelman College of Business and Economics Outstanding Young Alumna Award. The Dean, Rajiv Grover, learned about…

Persevere to the End
Today as I celebrate my 42nd birthday, I also reflect on my 15th birthday when an incident that happened so fast changed everything about my life.
And made me question if I would be successful.
What I learned in my journey, 26 years after…

10 years later. 5 More Life Lessons from My Story
Ten years ago, I shared my story and life lessons in my first book, Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother. I had no idea then what would happen when I told it. A new chapter in my life started back then. And…

My friend, Bilicia Hill, a S.O. What! Success Story
When I moved to Memphis for college in 1997, I came with two of my best friends and Bilicia Hill was one of them.
Friends since 8th grade, we had a lot in common. But what I loved the most about Bilicia Hill was how positive she was during…

Single Moms: Keep Your Dreams Alive
Single mothers out there, keep your dreams alive because God fulfills them.
By the time I went to graduate school to study for my MBA, I had already achieved a lot in my career and life. Now, I wanted a relationship for myself and a father…

Meet Memphis Alum, Martin Truitt
Although it was a small gesture to him, it was a huge deal to me. Ten years ago when I published my first book, Martin Truitt was the first person to buy one.
And I’ll never forget it.
He’s a supporter so it came naturally to him…

Graduating Against the Odds: How I Made it to My 20 Year College Graduation Anniversary
It's graduation season, and many students are graduating against the odds.
Financial challenges, lack of support, illnesses, competing priorities, too many responsibilities and so many other obstacles keep many people from completing college.
But…

Meet Jeremy Calhoun, a First-Gen S.O. What! Success Story
When I worked in marketing at FedEx, my VP, Len Hostetter invited me to speak on Creativity as part of the University of Memphis’s 4 C’s program to the class he taught as an adjunct professor. As I walked back to my car that evening after…