Business and community leaders speak with high school students about the power of relationships and reveal what it means to lead a successful life.
Mark Fogarty is the Editorial Director for the National Mortgage News [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Mark Fogarty: Getting in Touch with your Inner Genius Everyone has an “inner genius,” a uniquely personal skill set that enables them to stand out from the crowd and shine. Mark Fogarty, an editor with New York […]
Amani Channel is the Senior Digital Producer at KEF Media [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Amani Channel: Imagine Your Future Whether you spend your days proposing bills on the floor of the senate or mowing the grass outside of the Capitol, if you give your job your all and do your best, you […]
Ed Hill is the Senior Vice President of Trustee Services for Prommis Solutions, LLC [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Ed Hill: Nobody Owes You Anything Ed Hill, a business executive and vice president at Atlanta based Prommis Solutions, shared insight and advice with a group of seniors at Grady High when he stopped […]
Suneel Mandava is a Managing Director at William Blair and Company [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] Suneel Mandava: Three Mantras for Daily Life [tab:About the Talk] Suneel Mandava: Write Your Own Story Suneel Mandava, Managing Director at prestigious Chicago investment bank William Blair and Company, flew down to Atlanta from the Windy City to address a […]
Jeff Johnson is President/Executive Producer/Creative Executive at Jeff Johnson Enterprises, Inc. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Jeff Johnson: Asking Adults for Career Help As a Talk About your Future contributor, Atlanta personality Jeff Johnson brought his unflappable enthusiasm to the halls of Grady High. Johnson asked the students to think back to the […]
Jae Brown is an Emergency Response Specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Jae Brown: Second Chances Jae Brown, recently honored by GeorgiaTrend Magazine as one of the top 40 Georgians under 40, stopped by Grady High to share an hour of his time with the […]
Genie Sockel is a trained attorney and Workplace Sensitivity Training specialist. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Genie Sockel: Your Akamai Self “R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Find out what it means to me,” Georgetown Law graduate Genie Sockel sang these Aretha Franklin lyrics to the students at Grady High. Sockel stopped by the home of the […]
On new student orientation day at Grady High School in Atlanta, business attorney David Walker and TV Personality Jeff “JJ”Johnson address the new freshman class. They offer words of encouragement and talk about personal responsibility. They spoke on behalf of Grady Talks, Liz Lieberman’s organization that provides students with career advice from business professionals. […]
Denis Brosnan is the owner of YellowPark Garden [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Denis Brosnan talks to a group of high school students about necessary evils in life. He tells about three tools that can help propel you forward in life. Modeling your behavior after others can help you fit in and […]
Basketball Legend Chris Webber talks with freshman students at Atlanta’s Grady High School on how to go through a process of achieving career goals. He tells kids that the thing that’s your hobby today, might be your talent, “Find something that you love to do, find people that you love to work with who will […]