
From Fired to Fired Up: Meet Jaime Ross, Award-Winning Real Estate Broker Associate
Do you remember the last time you started a new job?
After I earned my MBA, I accepted a job as a marketing manager with ServiceMaster. I was so nervous and unsure of myself and, honestly, questioning if I made the right decision to leave…

My Grandma is 101 and So Much Fun
Have you ever needed to pinch yourself because thought you might be dreaming? Be sure you read to the bottom to see the biggest reason I just did.We're halfway through International Women's History Month, and I have to say, "Man, I feel like…

Mayor Julian McTizic: S.O. What! Success Story
How often do you meet people who impress you? Not just with their accomplishments but equally with their humility and kindness. A few years ago I met the Mayor (Julian McTizic) of my original hometown, Bolivar, TN, at a restaurant.
Soon…

This Black History Month, Make Your Own Mark
Imagine the impact on the world if more people worked to leave a legacy.
When I started my career and became the first marketing manager for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, I had no idea I was making history. However, when I initiated the effort…

Melissa Graham: S.O. What! Success Story
One thing I always tell my students is to talk to people. And something that almost always happens is you’ll find a lot that you have in common. Melissa Graham and I started talking because both of us have a passion for student success.…

New Leadership Feels SO Good
You never know where your dreams can take you. In 2011, I started my speaking business, S.O. What! LLC, and the next year I founded the S.O What! Foundation. I had no idea how hard it would be to lead and grow both organizations simultaneously.…

How to Act with Appreciation and Excel in Leadership and Life
Yesterday as I drove back to my house, I asked my granddaughter what was she was thankful for. She said the expected, "my family, my friends, my home...". I encouraged to be more specific and gave her the example, "I'm thankful for my car that…

Ms. University of Memphis and Me
Do you attend your college or high school homecoming events and games?
As a student at the University of Memphis, I enjoyed the basketball games but have never been a big football fan. So the first Homecoming I attended was when I was a finalist…

Gloria Saulsberry: S.O. What! Success Story
One of the hardest things, in my opinion, to do is to be a parent.
Then add being a teen parent. How about a single parent? How about to four…boys?
Whew.
When I became a mentor at the Adolescent Parenting Program, I met Gloria Saulsberry,…