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Lindsay Cates

Lindsay Cates

The Trust Company of Tennessee

Vice President, Marketing & Strategy

Hometown: Knoxville, TN

What is your vision for Knoxville 10 years from now?

A friendly, cultured and classy southern city with a heart for our history and an appreciation for the neighbors we have acquired over the years.

What is Knoxville's Best Kept Secret?

Colonel's Deli

What would you do to strengthen Knoxville?

Keep more of the bright minds graduating here.

What is your favorite Knoxville memory?

Boomsday!

What is your favorite book or what book is currently on your nightstand?

Beach Music by Pat Conroy

What is the best advice you have received from a mentor, and who was that mentor?

Listen more than you speak. Sharon Pryse

What advice would you give to your 16 year old self?

Communication is hard! Any advancements you can make in your ability to communicate so will serve you tremendously.

Lindsay Cates