One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we’ve asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries.

Alicia Couri

The idea that coaching, consulting and training is a one and done occurrence and you can fix all issues you’re having with 1 training session. When consulting with a client for the first time they would often ask for a seminar or team building exercise, then list off a host of issues and challenges they are facing as an organization that is happening in multiple departments, across multiple levels and think 1 team building workshop is going to solve all their problems. Read more>>

Victoria Wyman

In Corporate America its starts off all about what school you graduated from and your degree level. The issue with that is that business is constantly changing and the people who have some of the answers are the newest generation. By the time a person graduates from a prestigious school and in debt up to their ears in student loans. Business has changed a multitude of times, and what you previously learned in school , no longer applies. The rules have changed and you now have to learn all over again before the system changes again. Read more>>

Jeff Taggart

Corporate America is very impersonal and plastic and we are the uncommon company! Let me take you back to a time when a dollar worked for was a dollar earned! The Southern Empress is synonymous with entrepreneurial vision, Integrity and hard working people with a tenacity and a pioneering spirit striving to always be the best! The people that work everyday to make our riverboat cruises spectacular for our customers and for the people that live, breathe, consume and experience our brand. Read more>>