MURFREESBORO — Industry
leaders and an MTSU faculty member brought their wit, wisdom and knowledge to
the table during the annual Omicron Delta Kappa True Blue Leadership Day.
The daylong event, held Friday (April 15) in the Paul W.
Martin Sr. Honors Building, brings noted professionals from a variety of
professions to share their leadership experiences with MTSU students and
faculty.
The ODK True Blue
Leadership Day highlights the core values of the "True Blue Pledge"
by educating participants about multiple aspects of leadership.
Guest speakers included:
• Tara MacDougall, CEO of the Discovery Center at Murfree
Spring.
• Ryan Hirsch, operations manager of the National
Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Center for the Public Trust.
• D.J. Smith, marketing director with Just Love Coffee, and
Kevin Baugherle, director of sales for Gigi’s Cupcakes.
• Dr. Jeremy Sather, assistant professor of Japanese in the
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
• Bob King, founder and CEO of Cavalry Logistics LLC.
Senior Nausheen
Qureshi, who will graduate in May with a degree in nutrition and food science,
said she felt MacDougall “gave a very detailed, strategic way to reach the
leadership plan we all strive to achieve.”
“I liked how she
gave practical tips of what to do with networking, examples of organizations to
join and an idea of what’s happening in the community,” Qureshi added.
Sophomore
biochemistry major Akmal Ishmetov and junior business management major Jordan
Welborn were part of the group listening to Smith and Baugherle, whose
companies are co-branding.
Ishmetov, who is
from Moscow, Russia, learned a great deal — “how to do everything, have a goal,
pursue it, don’t stop and learn how to take failure and move on,” he said.
Welborn, who is
from Murfreesboro, requested and received business cards from both men.
“I’m just
exploring a lot of different of options and making as many connections as I
can,” she said. “I really enjoyed their stories, background and what they do
with adoption.”
Just Love Coffee
founder Rob Webb and his wife, Emily, adopted two daughters from Ethiopia. He
felt led to support other adoptive families, which led to Just Love Coffee
Roasters. To date, more than $500,000 has been provided to adoptive families,
mission-minded groups and nonprofits trying to make a positive impact on the
world.
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