Leadership Evolution: Education, Military Experience, and the New Path to Sustainable Success

Leadership Evolution: Education, Military Experience, and the New Path to Sustainable Success Here’s What the Data Reveals: 🎓 1900–2000: Leadership Anchored in College & Military Experience College Degrees: Approximately 95% of S&P 500 CEOs held at least an undergraduate degree by the early 2000s. Military Experience: Roughly 12% had some form of military background, with […]

Ode to Mr. Edward: The Last Salute

Ode to Mr. Edward: Love That Outlives the Living There’s a hush that settles over a street when a love that real goes quiet. Everybody in our neighborhood knew Mr. Edward’s yard. He shaped it with his own hands—like it was a love letter written in roses and sun, every day, for decades. He’d be […]

When Energy Walks in the Room

When Energy Walks in the Room Ever sit in a room, laughter rolling like thunder, but feel a chill cut through the warmth? That’s the kind of night I’m talking about. My friend—he’s the kind of man who can light up the darkest corner with just a crooked grin and a well-aimed joke. Quick-witted, blessed […]

The Rise of the Product-Maker CEO—and the Fall of Leadership That Lasts

The Rise of the Product-Maker CEO—and the Fall of Leadership That Lasts I remember staring at the ceiling—mind racing, heart heavy. The silence was loud. Failures lined up like old war wounds… missed chances, half-wins, the kind of regret that knows your name. I wasn’t new to pressure—but this? This was different. This was burnout […]

The Rooms They Never Let Us In: Why Your Fight Ain’t at the Front Door

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I Was Drafted, Unprepared, and Still Called to Lead