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From Just Surviving to Helping Others Survive: Wanda Taylor S.O. What! Success Story
Starting a business is not easy. I learned this when I started both an LLC and a 501(c)(3) organization. But in the learning process, I’ve met some incredible people. At a workshop on bookkeeping for nonprofits, I was amazed by the lady who…
The Real Life Willy Wonka – Phillip Ashley Rix S.O. What! Success Story
When I began my journey as an entrepreneur, I met this big, “chocolate” guy (Phillip Ashley Rix) covered in tattoos.
Someone told me he was the chocolate man, and I soon learned that he was much more. Going from an ordinary college…
From Custom Suits to College Hoodies: Len Hostetter S.O. What! Success Story
Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be able to call my boss’s boss’s boss my true friend. He (Len Hostetter) was my VP at FedEx with a manager and a director in between us.
But after I published my memoir, Len Hostetter…
Hannah Marcom S.O. What! Success Story
How well do you remember high school? What about the people in high school including the ones that weren’t necessarily your friends?
Well, I knew, and remember Hanna Marcom probably because she was on the basketball team, and she was “different”.…
Serial Entrepreneur LeShane Greenhill S.O. What! Success Story
When you leave home after high school on whatever path you choose, you have no idea who you’ll meet along that path. LeShane Greenhill was a fellow business major so I saw him in the business building often at the University of Memphis, and…
From Trauma to Triumph: Charlie Caswell S.O. What! Success Story
Although we met nearly 20 years ago, it has been in the last few years that I have grown to know and truly respect the work of Charlie Caswell.
With a strong passion for his community, Charlie has used his life and all he’s learned and…
Kendra Morman S.O. What! Success Story
One of the organizations that I joined as a student at the University of Memphis was the Student Activities Council. I joined as a freshman, and as a sophomore, I was a committee chairperson- the Novelties and Varieties committee.
And Kendra…
The Testimony of an Audience Member: Ebone Allen S.O. What! Success Story
As I stood before a packed gymnasium with every student in that high school in 2013. I spoke to the largest audience I had ever spoken to before.
I nervously shared my story and hoped that I reached them, at least one of them. Ang gladly,…
Jenny Turner Koltnow S.O. What! Success Story
I enjoy reflecting on other people’s journeys (what I know of it) almost as much as I enjoy thinking about my own. When I was a student at the University of Memphis, I met this young advisor (Jenny Turner Koltnow) for one of the organizations…