Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Lisa Nicole Cloud: Up-Close

Lisa Nicole Cloud: Up-Close

At People You Need to Know, we believe it is important to help document the lives of business people because for the most part, many of their stories go untold....

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A New Hope

A New Hope

It is a good thing to stay tuned-in to what is impacting our community and our world. Unfortunately, an overload of sad news can leave us feeling uninspired, hopeless,...

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KIPP: Taking Kids to College

KIPP: Taking Kids to College

David Jernigan is the Executive Director for KIPP Metro Atlanta, overseeing the network of KIPP schools in Metro Atlanta. Prior to assuming the role of Executive...

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Question Everything

Question Everything

Effective leaders encourage their people to question everything. When we begin to question things, we elevate our thinking. When we elevate our thinking, we also...

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Dr. Leila Denmark: Turning 112

Dr. Leila Denmark: Turning 112

I posted this when Dr. Leila Denmark turned 110. I was excited when I spoke to her daughter on yesterday because Dr. Denmark turned 112. They celebrated the historical...

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Raising Successful Children

Raising Successful Children

Bisa Batten Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Ideal Consultants, which is a service company devoted to providing quality technical assistance and professional development...

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Latina Personal Power Program

Latina Personal Power Program

Aurelia Flores founded PowerfulLatinas.com in 2007 as a company that would gather together Latina women to learn from and share with one another. In particular,...

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Moving Forward by Stepping Back

Moving Forward by Stepping Back

We often get on our little treadmill of life, wrap ourselves up in some of our miniature problems, and forget how big the world really is. Well, as a reminder,...

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