Guess what my 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 was backstage before 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞?

Not light jazz.
Not soothing ocean waves.
Not faith-based hymns.
Not classical.

𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞-𝐔𝐩 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥
When I first became President, I read 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 proposal that went out the door. From the $2K letter quote to the $25M opportunity - every. single. one.
about career and life shifting?

Anyone else living with 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 24/7?

I spend my days deep in compliance - monitoring, improving processes, and building smarter systems. And over time, that way of thinking starts to shape how I see everything around me.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 
Growing up with early trauma and not always having a stable place to live - a lot of %@&$ happened.

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
He had no idea what was happening.
Eyes wide. Legs stiff. Just letting the escalator stairs carry him into the great unknown.

Yes, the photo is blurry. When your staff are jokesters who know you’re prone to clownin’ on a panel, that’s what happens.

Our newest Managing Director spotted a colleague using a Rocket book and was instantly smitten.

I surprised him with one the very next day, and he sent me this photo not long after. Yes, complete with a handwritten thank-you note!
that says: You matter here.

What does a flight, a fortune teller, and a lesson have in common?

As we were descending into Charlotte, a quiet man seated next to me unexpectedly shared, “𝙈𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝.”