When I decided that I wanted to go to Frosh Camp before starting college at the University of Memphis. I had no idea how that decision would impact my entire life. One of the incredible people I met and got to call my brother because we were in the same family (cabin) was Shad Berry. […]
We live in a very uncertain world where it can be difficult to regain control of your life sometimes. While many of us don’t like admitting it, there are a lot of things outside our control – much more than there are within our control. Every now and then, we all feel like things […]
It’s amazing when you look back over your life and think about the people you’ve met on your journey. And how they inspire you today. A freshman like me, Stephanie Jackson became my line sister and soror in 1998. She became a young mom like me soon after that. Also, like me, she was looked […]
When I randomly met Netisha Burnett at a mutual friend’s house, I never would have imagined a few years later that she would play such a major role in my life. After bringing me in to speak when she worked for Girls, Inc., she became my right hand helping me to finally get the S.O. […]
If you know me, then you know I appreciate free. But I think you’ll appreciate these expensive lessons I learned on a recent trip with a brand new experience. My first in-person speaking engagement (since COVID) March 8, 2020, I flew home from San Diego, California after an awesome speaking engagement for student leaders at […]
As an undergraduate soror of mine, Ciara Arrington approached me when I was speaking on campus about my new book. After the program, she asked me about marketing jobs and if I had any advice. I told her to get experience, and I offered to let her work with me to start. As my first […]
If never judge a book by its cover was a person, it would be Judge Robert “Butch” Childers. I met Butch when I joined the University of Memphis National Alumni Association Board of Directors five years ago. He became the board president the year before I assumed the role as president. And I was amazed […]
Have you ever met someone and immediately thought, “He (or she) is going to do something pretty amazing one day.”? Well, as a college student, I met Frank Scott who was also a college student. But his poise and professionalism were different than even all of the other driven. And involved student leaders I chose […]
Have you ever met someone and immediately felt like you’ve known them for years? When I started on this journey of sharing my story over a decade ago, a friend suggested that I meet Olliette Murry-Drobot. We met for lunch, and we both probably shared way more than we ended to tell about ourselves. What […]
