“𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲; 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.” In 1966, Bob Fitch captured this article image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson at Penn Center on St. Helena Island, per Benjamin Watson, it was near Frogmore, South…

Reflections on resilience, adaptation, and hope from a business leader’s perspective Every September 11th, I find myself reflecting not just on the tragedy that changed our nation and world in 2001, but on the broader tapestry of challenges and triumphs that this date has witnessed throughout American history. As business leaders, we can draw profound…

I woke up this morning thinking about the scarcity mindset—how it can trap us, shrink our vision, and push us inward or cause us to lash out. When scarcity takes hold, it shapes our decisions, often leading us into competition, fear, and zero-sum thinking. Every choice carries costs and consequences—not just for us, but for…

Remembering Nikki Giovanni, who taught us that desire is the fire that fuels our vision—bold, unapologetic, and boundless. You understood that desire, like modern marketing culture, can be amplified, turning subtle wants into overwhelming needs, leading us to believe that our happiness lies just beyond the next achievement, the next acquisition. And yet, just as…