Lisa Moore
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S.O. What! Success Stories: Lisa Moore

It’s funny when you meet someone who looks so different from you and who has a completely different background from you, but you end up being so much alike. And even discovering more similarities with life transitions. Lisa Moore, founder…
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S.O. What! Success Stories: Cherisse Scott

Don’t you just love someone who is a fighter for others? And for justice. That’s my girl, Cherisse Scott. We met nearly 15 years ago as part of a collaborative to reduce teen pregnancy called Memphis Teen Vision (MemTV). I have admired,…
Kenneth Burnett
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Physically and Mentally Fit: Kenneth Burnett’s S.O. What! Success Story

When I held the 2nd Annual Love Yourself Event, I started to include speakers on wellness and fitness. That’s when I met Kenneth Burnett, who has been supporting the S.O. What! Foundation and the Love Yourself Event ever since. However,…
Bertha Rogers Looney in my grandmother's dress
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Embracing Legacy and Resilience: How to Honor Legacy and Foster Resilience Through Symbolic Actions

I'm not sure how I came to the realization of the importance of embracing legacy and resilience, but I have learned to love the power in journies of those who have come before me. Especially, because I am a black woman, I appreciate…
Shelia Chatman
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Empowering Minds with Resilience: Shelia Chatman S.O. What! Success Story

Have you ever experienced someone else making you see that you have something amazing. Something that can impact thousands of lives in so many ways. I met Shelia Chatman when she asked to meet with me after discovering my first book, Life…
Ricky Floyd
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From Poverty to Pastor to Prosperity: Ricky Floyd S.O. What! Success Story

So many blessings came from my experience at my first career job which was with the Memphis Grizzlies.  There was a group of us hired as temporary sales reps whose job was to get as many season ticket and group sales for the team as possible…
Mahal Burr
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Overcoming Odds: Mahal Burr’s S.O. What! Success Story

You never know what the next person has gone through, overcome, or still dealing with.  Last year I had the incredible opportunity to host the Women of Achievement awards. As a 2012 Heroism honoree, I had been introduced to a beautiful sisterhood…
Antonio Taylor
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Antonio Taylor Resilient Journey from Fatherhood to VP | S.O. What! Success Story

Be the Bag! Don’t chase it! Whew! Powerful words to live by from a man who eats excuses and uses them to make him stronger to help others. Recently, I had the opportunity to give a company-wide keynote and then a leadership training…
Tina Bailey
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Revealing Unbreakable Resilience: Tina Bailey S.O. What! Success Story

It’s weird (to me at least) how not too much makes me cry anymore. I think I’m grateful, and maybe it’s a skill to help me get through my challenges.  And more importantly, I think it’s a skill that allows me to listen to sometimes…