OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM

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Enhanced visibility and reputation of Knoxville among the most influential leaders at the world's largest companies. In my role as a professor of practice at Haslam College of Business, I have the opportunity to showcase the sharpest and most successful people in Knoxville's business and community to nationwide CEOs, founders, and innovators through my trusted relationships in media and corporate worlds over four decades. One recent example captured during the new UT Haslam podcast, "Office Hours: Business Edition," my guest JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon promises to visit Knoxville and teach classes at Haslam!

Cherokee Boulevard in Sequoyah Hills

Returning to my hometown of Knoxville, I would bring insights (good and bad) gleaned from living the last four decades in New York City, Washington DC and San Francisco, as a journalist, corporate executive, philanthropist and mom.

Spending time on Cherokee Boulevard -- running on the center gravel median, hanging out with friends and boyfriends, attending Webb School cheerleading practice, delighting in the dogwoods and Tennessee River.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

"You don't get if you don't ask." My mom, Helen Langley, emphasized the importance of communication and initiative in achieving my goals, in both my personal and professional life.

Curiosity never graduates! Though you often drive people crazy with endless questions, your innate curiosity will fuel your journalistic and corporate careers. Even better, it's your path to lifelong learning.