
Dr. Mario Brown: S.O. What! Success Story
When the blueprint is not given to you, but you still succeed and exceed even your own expectations. That’s the story of my friend, Dr. Mario Brown.
As college students at the predominantly white institution, the University of Memphis.…

Joshua Cobb: S.O. What! Success Story
Can you imagine one moment walking around doing your job and the next moment you don’t even have your legs?
The unthinkable happened to Joshua Cobb only two weeks after he was standing in my living room.
Just as unbelievable as the…

Tim Ware: S.O. What! Success Story
Find your cheerleader.
That was the closing advice given by the former athlete turned education leader, Tim Ware, in our interview.
When we met over a decade ago, Tim Ware had started a school and today he leads another one just for young…

Bud Richey: S.O. What! Success Story
Bowties. Crawfish. And leadership.
They are all things I immediately think of when I think of Bud Richey.
As a student leader over 20 years ago, I met Bud Richey when he came to the University of Memphis to direct the Emerging Leaders…

Annette McNeil: S.O. What! Success Story
It’s never too late to get your degree(s). That’s one of the first thoughts I have when I think of Annette McNeil. Another is how she too was a 15-year-old mom.
A third is our connection to the Fogelman College of Business and Economics…

Dr. Rosie Phillips Davis: S.O. What! Success Story
Dr. Rosie Phillips Davis went from poverty to a Ph.D. and has inspired thousands of people along the way.
As a nineteen-year-old black female college student, I’ll never forget the day I saw Dr. Rosie Phillips Davis (known to me as Dr.…

Cherryl Pigues Crite: S.O. What! Success Story
Homelessness, breast cancer, domestic violence, and more. Cherryl Pigues Crite has been through a lot.
I can see so much in her eyes.
The pain of what she’s been through, and the passion to help women.
Strength, beauty, resilience.…

Darrell Cobbins: S.O. What! Success Story
Cool, calm, and collected.
When I think of Darrell Cobbins those are the words that immediately come to mind.
In addition to professional, inspiring, and just cool.
All of which I had the privilege of experiencing as a fellow University…

Erica Nathan: S.O. What! Success Story
You know that friend with so many gifts and talents that you’re amazed by all they are able to do?
Fittingly, I met Erica Nathan at church through a mutual friend. Also, fittingly, she was stylish and her hair was laid.
As an evangelist,…