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.

RP Big Wes

A important & Impactful lesson, I learned in school is too respect & love everyone and nothing is more important than relationships. Your network > your network. It wasn’t a lesson, i learned directly from a lecture but from years of observation and meeting/talking to people from many different walks of life. Read more>>

Kristin Agee

I think one of the most important lessons I learned during my time in music school was just how diverse a profession it is. Everyone carves out their own path in this career, there is no right or wrong way to do it. There are also all sorts of income levels. A musician’s income is not always equivalent to their talent level or musical abilities. Read more>>

Kimberly Lawson

you made them feel. And never show up anywhere without having done the work. These two principles rule my business life. I am not sure exactly when I learned the first life lesson, but I can hands down remember when I learned the second life lesson that governs me. My freshman year at Albany State University I took Psych 101 from Dr. William A. Reed. Dr. Reed initially seemed eccentric to me. He taught with an energy I was not accustomed to. However I was fairly confident that I could get by in the class and maintain a B average. Read more>>