We asked some of the brightest folks from within the community to reflect back on their days in school and to share with us a story of when they learned a particularly important or impactful lesson. We’ve shared highlights below. 

Branden Cobb

One of the most important lessons I learned in school came early in my Doctor of Business Administration program at the University of Florida. Over the past three years, I have been in the DBA program developing the research that ultimately became my dissertation. The work focused on how the sequence of advertising modalities can influence the way people process and respond to a message. Read More>>

Cherry Gong

One of the most important lessons I learned in college was how to balance multiple demanding parts of my life without letting any one of them fall apart. I was a full time student, working shifts at a Korean BBQ restaurant, involved in leadership roles on campus, and also modeling between Athens and Atlanta for shoots and jobs. Read More>>

Luke Guest

The most important lesson I learned in school was that talent has limits, but discipline and resilience do not. I learned this at sixteen when I left home to attend a residential high school for academically gifted students in Mississippi. Until then, I had always been one of the strongest students in my classes. Read More>>

Ronnie Sanders

My love for music began long before I ever stepped onto a stage or into a classroom. When I was in fourth grade at Arnold Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas, my class took a field trip downtown to hear the San Antonio Symphony perform. Read More>>