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FUTURE 50
Jennah Denney of Today’s Power
By Angela Forsyth/52
INSIDE: Education | Women’s Athletics | Southland
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ON THE COVER
Jennah Denney is the EV Charging Infrastructure program manager at Today’s Power and included in this year’s installment of Future 50. Photo by David Yerby. Page 52
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BUMPER STICKER WISDOM
Ihad the honor of being behind a bumper sticker the other day which read, “I respect your opinion, I just don’t want to hear it.” After feeling slightly annoyed that the driver accelerated from zero to sixty as soon as the light turned green, the words on the sticker got me thinking. “Respect” is a word that, like so many others these days, gets thrown around a lot. But again, like with so many other words that are overused to the point of losing all meaning, I think few people stop to consider what it actually means.
Maybe it’s a subjective term and means something different to each individual, a respect is in the eye of the beholder situation, which would explain Aretha
Franklin’s plea. Alright, Aretha — to fully understand respect, I’ve got to “find out what it means to me.” Now things started to feel more like a riddle. We know that it’s something that everyone wants. From the very beginning,
If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I’m always looking on the bright side of things. There’s a lot going on in the world — there always is — and sometimes good news gets eclipsed by crime, politics and a global pandemic. But where there’s adversity, there is perseverance. This month’s issue of AMP checks in with leaders in higher education across the state to see how some of Arkansas’ top colleges and universities are handling the enrollment roller coaster driven by the pandemic, as well as how they’re using the setback as an opportunity to grow. Speaking of growth, Kenneth
Heard updates us on the Southland
Casino Racing expansion project, which is coming along beautifully in northeast Arkansas. That means more opportunities for staycations right here in our beautiful state. We will also reveal our third-annual Future 50 class — a list
we are taught to respect our parents, our teachers, then later in life, our partners and our bosses. We’re taught to respect our elders, authority figures, and everyone in between. We also know that respecting someone does not require you to agree with them, or love them, or even to like them. So what does it require? It was then that I realized the common denominator, the one thing that respect demands, in all of its ironic glory. Listening. That’s it. When someone asks for your respect, they’re really asking you to listen. So I challenge you — especially you, if you’re reading this, Mr. Bumper Sticker Guy Speeding Down Maumelle Boulevard — the next time you come across the word “respect,” replace it — for just a moment — with “listen,” and maybe we can all get on the same page of this great, big book of life.
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THE SILVER LINING
of those Arkansas leaders our readers think are poised for, or are already, accomplishing big things in their industries — which includes some upstanding gentlemen and some fiercely smart ladies. And just in time for the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Simmons Bank has partnered with women’s collegiate athletics programs throughout Arkansas to be a presenting sponsor of women’s athletics at each of the universities. You also won’t want to miss Katie Z’s award-winning series on “the digs” of Arkansas institutions as she explores The Old State House in Little Rock, which unsurprisingly, has an epic story to tell. We appreciate you reading our business pub, as always. Hopefully our coverage
Heather Baker of some of the state’s brightest minds and future leaders is that silver lining you’re looking for. Share your story ideas with me at HBaker@ ARMoneyandPolitics.com.
