
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…

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…

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.…

Ekundayo Bandele: S.O. What! Success Story
When the artist becomes a businessman a beautiful creation and asset to a city is born. Ekundayo Bandele has always known he was an artist, a creator. Since I’ve lived in Memphis, I have heard his name and admired his work.
Ekundayo Bandele…

25 Life Takeaways from My 25th Anniversary Class Reunion
Last weekend I attended my 25th anniversary class reunion. Even typing 25th anniversary doesn't seem like it could possibly apply to me. It seems like it was just a couple of years ago that we got our green caps and gowns and excitedly walked…

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…