What Drives the Car Enthusiast? The Psychology Behind a Lifelong Passion
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved cars. Not just the look or the speed—but the whole package: the engineering, the history, the way a car feels when you’re behind the wheel. To some people, a car is just a tool to get from point A to point B. But for enthusiasts like […]
Cross Country Discipline: Lessons That Translate to Business Success
When people talk about sports and business, they usually think of flashy team sports—football, basketball, maybe baseball. But for me, the sport that made the biggest impact on my life and career wasn’t about crowds, bright lights, or last-second plays. It was cross country. Quiet, focused, and brutally honest—cross country taught me the kind of […]
From the Track to the Office: What Competitive Sports Teach Us About Leadership
Before I ever managed a team or sat in a boardroom, I was running cross country and diving into swimming pools at the crack of dawn. Growing up in Pittsburgh, I wasn’t thinking about leadership in a corporate sense. I just wanted to beat my best time, win races, and make my coaches proud. But […]
How Alumni Boards Shape the Future of Higher Education
When I first walked onto the campus of La Roche University, I was just a kid with a backpack, big dreams, and no real sense of where life would take me. Like many students, I focused on my classes, made lifelong friends, competed in sports, and worked hard to earn my degree. I didn’t imagine […]