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Nashvillian of the Year Award To Dr. Ming Wang, Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude); PhD (laser physics) Presented by Kiwanis Club International, Nashville, TN The Kiwanis Club of Nashville is proud to announce Dr. Ming Wang, director of Wang Vision 3D Cataract and LASIK Center, world-renowned laser eye surgeon, author, and philanthropist as the 35th recipient of their coveted Nashvillian of the Year Award for 2015.

Dr. Wang receives the award by exemplifying the qualities of Outstanding Nashvillian of the Year and the Kiwanis International Vision. Dr. Wang worked diligently to make the world a better place, when he established the Wang Foundation, helping patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries, with sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge.

“It is difficult to know anyone who works as hard giving back to the community and changing the lives of children as much as Dr. Ming Wang,” said Kenny Markanich, president, Kiwanis Club of Nashville. “He has helped countless children through the charitable outreach of his foundation, giving free surgeries to repair their vision.”

Dr. Wang actively contributes to the Nashville community as the founding president of the Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce and as an honorary president of the Tennessee American-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The mission of these two chambers is to help educate Tennessee businesses about China, helping Tennessee to increase its export to China. He is also a co-founder of Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group, an organization that provides support to the diverse cultural and ethnic businesses in our community.

For the past 35 years, the 100-year-old civic club has bestowed the annual accolade

upon an individual who has gone beyond the expected scope of their abilities for the betterment and benefit of the Nashville community. The selection committee was spearheaded by George H. Armistead, III, one of the three original architects of the award (along with the late Gillespie Buchannan and the late Ralph Brunson).

Past winners of note include Martha Ingram, Roy Acuff, Jack Massey, Phil Bredesen, Vince Gill, Tim Corbin, Mike Curb, Frank Wycheck, Darrell Waltrip and Mayor Karl Dean. A program saluting Dr. Wang was held at the Patron Club, Friday,

July 29th at 11:30am. Dr. Wang was pre-

sented with a commemorative plaque along a commissioned caricature.

About Kiwanis: Kiwanis Club of Nashville is a local chapter of Kiwanis International.

This global organization of more than 660,000 members is dedicated to serving the children of the world. It annually raises more than US$100 million and dedicates more than 18.5 million volunteer hours to strengthen communities and serve children. Members of every age attend regular meetings, experience fellowship, raise funds for various causes and participate in service projects that help their communities.

Dr. Wang can be reached at: drwang@wangvisioninstitute.com Wang Vision Cataract & Lasik Center 1801 West End Ave, Ste 1150, Nashville, TN 37203 615-321-8881 www.WangCataractLASIK.com

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Debbie Gordon on getting CEOs to trust, communicate and delegate

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CEO of the Year Jaynee Day nears 30-year mark helming Second Harvest

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The eighth edition of our definitive list of Nashville’s movers and shakers

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DEPARTMENTS

09 YOU SHOULD KNOW Kimberly Pace Executive Aura

10 tHE JOURNEY Cumberland Pharmaceuticals CEO adjusts priorities

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12 THE RULES

Walking the line with nonsolicitation agreements

14 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Hannah Pechan directs fast-growing nonprofit

15 falling into place Arcivr ably braced for

‘I COUNT ON …

MY FOLKS TO SELF-MANAGE’ Yamaha Entertainment’s Chris Gero takes hands-off approach

growth after strong 2016

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18 PREPPING YOUNG TALENT First Tennessee launches modern take on staff development program

22 2017 ALL-STAR BOARD

Five local leaders make their mark on the community

24 ANYTHING BUT ROMANTIC

Arts and Business Council pairs board candidates, organizations

40 NAVIGATING CHOPPY WATERS

Steve Flatt steers NHC toward private pay options

43 READING CORNER Author Marjorie Eastman describes ‘perfect discipline’

47 THE BIG QUESTION IN CHARGE

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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BUILDING THEM UP So much of effective leadership is about assembling the right team, motivating its members to adopt a goal and then turning loose all that focused energy.

Oh, and it’s about investing in those people. Be it via formal training programs, strong mentoring relationships or clear communication and delegation, good leaders let their teams know not only that they’re valuable but also how they’re valuable. That’s a theme that bubbled up as we pulled together the many threads that make up this magazine.

That includes our CEO of the Year, Jaynee Day, who has during her tenure groomed several of her senior executives so well that they have gone on to run their own organizations with great success. We hope you enjoy Jaynee’s inspiring story — which is by no means close to ending — as well as the glimpses into the lives and brains of other strong local leaders.

As in our previous Leaders issues, a big anchor of this magazine is our annual In Charge list, which again showcases Nashville’s vitality as well as its ability to cultivate new leaders from all of its corners. It is, quite frankly, a monster to work into the shape you see here and I need to give a huge nod to Managing Editor William Williams for his leadership in corralling so much information and also send a big thank you to the 12 other Post, Scene and NFocus team members who pitched in with ideas, guidance and words. Teamwork won the day.

Thanks for subscribing to the Post and please continue to send us your feedback. We’re honored to be part of your journey to success.

Geert De Lombaerde, Editor gdelombaerde@nashvillepost.com

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ith this issue of the Nashville Post, CapStar Bank salutes visionary leaders across our city. Bold pioneers in business, nonprofits and the arts span the breadth of our community. They make middle Tennessee one of the fastest growing and most vibrant places in the country.

At CapStar, we’re also celebrating the opening of our new corporate headquarters at 1201 Demonbreun Street in The Gulch. Inspired by the Nashville community and by the drive and creativity of our employees, we designed our new downtown branch to be an inviting place for clients and friends who are in the neighborhood.

We think the CapStar difference is reflected in our new downtown branch. High tech but personal, urban yet intimate, it was designed for anyone looking for an authentic relationship with financial experts who genuinely care about their needs and goals.

Yes, we have the technology that makes banking easy. And we also have client-focused specialists who listen, understand and advocate for every customer we serve. It’s an individualized banking experience where you matter. That’s the CapStar difference.

Drop by our new offices for a tour. Let’s talk about how we can help you reach your financial goals.

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YOU SHOULD KNOW Kimberly Pace Executive Aura

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The business world rarely stands still but leaders and managers these days are being asked to operate in an environment being rapidly changed by technology and the growing influence of young workers who often bring with them a different set of values and goals.

More than ever before, says Kimberly Pace, “everything matters” for leaders looking to set the right tone.

“Millennials truly value honesty and transparency and they can sniff out when things are not open,” says Pace, who five years ago launched Executive Aura with Michael Burcham and David Furse. “So everything matters: Getting out of your car in the morning and walking into the office. Your facial expressions and body language. Your social media presence, aspects of your personal life. Especially for millennials, these things matter; they relate your value systems.”

Pace has been a professor of management at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management since 2005. A mainstay at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center early this decade when Burcham was its CEO, she has since grown Executive Aura to seven people and counts Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Lucent Health and Hutton Hotel among its customers.

Pace isn’t into a quick fix. A typical engagement for Executive Aura can last two years or more, allowing Pace and her team to really dig deep into the issues facing clients before developing a customized, patient plan to relieve the pain. Taking the time also makes the entire process feel less urgent and intimidating.

“Sometimes, it can be difficult to see the current reality,” she says. “But organizations and leaders can make changes if their values aren’t threatened. So often, an early step in the process for us is a values audit.”

Five years after setting up Executive Aura, Pace is aiming to grow the firm to 15 employees in the coming years but is intent on preserving its small feel.

“I still feel like we’re a startup even though we were launched in 2012,” she says. “And I still leave sessions with a sense of wonder at being in the head of an executive.”

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THE JOURNEY A.J. Kazimi

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals A.J. Kazimi founded Cumberland Pharmaceuticals in 1999 and has been its chairman and CEO ever since. But as the West End-based company has grown into a global entity with more than $30 million in annual sales, those roles have changed a good bit. Here, Kazimi talks about that evolution and how he has adjusted his priorities to be most effective as a CEO.

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THE JOURNEY

The biggest changes for me over the years involved the transition from a private to a public company — which has resulted in new regulations and expansion of the company’s constituents. On the regulatory side, we’ve historically been subject to Food and Drug Administration and the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services regulations. Now we must also address requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq. All impact how we operate and what we — and I — do.

Regarding our constituents, we’ve always focused on our employees, our partners, our customers and our shareholders. As we’ve grown and emerged as a public company, we’ve added Wall Street to that group as well as the financial media. There’s simply a higher level of attention and scrutiny that comes with being a public company.

With the growth of Cumberland, I’ve delegated some of the things I used to do. At the end of the day, I still need to sign off on all of our SEC filings. That comes with the job. But we have been fortunate to add experienced individuals to address many of the responsibilities that I used to handle when we were a much smaller firm. I now spend about 25 percent of my time working with the financial community and the related SEC work. That number was negligible when the company was small.

However, I’ve found that adjustment to be manageable. A lot of people warned me that going public would be expensive and time-consuming and they were right. In some ways, it has added to my time at work. But we’ve also built the organization needed to manage the added workload.

For instance, with our FDA interactions, I used to sit in on every meeting. Now we have a team that handles that. And I’m OK with that. Building a company is about hiring experts — about the experience and dedication that they have and the assurance that they bring. It makes me think things are being addressed better than I could on my own.

There was a lot for me to give up but I’m more of a generalist and we now have a team of individuals with the needed expertise in their areas of responsibility.

That has let me focus more on corporate and business development. I’ve learned the importance of a CEO being personally involved in transactions, being in the room when we’re working on a partnership. Having the

board of advisors who can provide additional feedback and insight. It’s valuable to be able to brainstorm with them, to bounce ideas off them in a more informal, independent manner.

Running a company that is active globally does require travel and makes our operations more complicated. Life would be simpler if we focused only on the U.S. market. But the breadth of our operations also has brought more structure to our organization and its processes. We now schedule regular corporate and project team meetings to ensure good communication, coordination and planning of our activities. We’re being more proactive rather than addressing issues ad hoc and putting out fires as they break out.

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CEO there helps bring a focus and a real energy to the activity. It can also ensure the needed urgency and resources to the initiative.

That narrower focus for me came in part from talking to some of our board members. We were able to prioritize the objectives of the company and discuss where I should focus my efforts. We identified the need to accelerate our acquisitions efforts. Their feedback helped me better match my activities with the key issues facing the company. We also have a

We’ve had five brands on the market, just launched another and we are developing a pipeline of four more.

Our organization has been stretched at times and we have been selectively adding capable individuals in certain areas where we have been short-staffed. From the beginning, we’ve been careful and efficient in our spending and only added a person or a department when the investment was really justified. We’re fine for the moment but will continue to evaluate the team and make select additions as warranted.

About A.J. KAZIMI

About Cumberland

Age: 58

Founded: 1999

Degrees: Bachelor’s from the University of Notre Dame, MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management

Went public: 2009

Previous jobs: Brown-Forman, Therapeutic Antibodies

International partnerships: More than a dozen covering Canada, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe, Asia and South America

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THE RULES Sherrie Whatton lbmc staffing solutions

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After hunkering down somewhat during and after The Great Recession, U.S. workers are changing more frequently these days. The Bureau of Labor Statistics last fall reported that our median tenure with our current employers is 4.2 years, down from 4.6 in 2014 and only slightly higher than the number in early 2008.

Add to that the boom in technology that has put more company intellectual property in the hands of more employees and company owners and executives should be paying more attention than ever before to protecting their assets and investments in people, says Sherrie Whatton, president and strategic partner-in-charge of LBMC Staffing Solutions. The old days of shaking on a contract, handing out golden watches and keeping things out of court are fading fast, which is why many companies continue to rely on non-compete and nonsolicitation agreements.

“You’re really trying to protect the business’ revenues, clients and relationships,” Whatton says. “Courts will look at the reasonableness of being able to protect those things — especially if people have built those relationships under your brand and on your dime.”

These days, Whatton says she has seen a shift to non-solicitation agreements over harder-to-enforce non-competes and adds that “reasonable” typically means restricting former employees from calling on clients for a period of nine to 12 months and within a 50mile radius. That, she adds, strikes a balance between people’s right to work and the desire to let commerce continue smoothly.

That said, Whatton points out that employers looking to use non-compete and non-solicitation agreements need to keep in mind that there can’t be any flexibility between what different employees are asked to sign.

Deviate from a standard, she says, and you’re opening yourself up to possible discrimination claims.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Hannah Pechan directs young, fast-growing nonprofit

by William Williams

Hannah Pechan and the Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance are on a mission.

And they are not wasting time accomplishing their goals.

Pechan is the director of the nonprofit, created in 2015 and which seeks to unite like-minded entities with the private sector in what is a “public benefit corporation model” of sorts.

To date, the effort has gone well.

The Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance has doubled in membership size since its founding, an increase Pechan says is a “reflection of both Nashville’s growth as a city and the continued growth of the national ‘business for good’ movement.”

In 2016, the organization focused on spreading the idea of social enterprise by hosting or partnering on more than 50 events and reaching 1,500 previously uninitiated individuals, she says.

“Some of the highlights of 2016 included the Good Makers Market and the annual Business for Good, a competition that highlights outstanding social enterprises,” says Pechan.

The evolution of Pechan’s journey to the Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance began while she was conducting research in Rwanda for her undergraduate thesis as an Ohio State University student.

By studying microfinance and entrepreneurship in a developing country, Pechan observed firsthand how business could positively address social challenges.

After graduating from OSU, Pechan moved to Northern Thailand to serve as program director for The Garden of Hope.

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There, she oversaw programs that trained former trafficking victims in culinary arts and entrepreneurship.

Pechan later spent time in the retail sector managing a clothing and cosmetic boutique shop, which spurred her to tackle an M.B.A. degree program in global social and sustainable enterprise at Colorado State University. At CSU, Pechan co-founded Creative Spring Productions, which provided postproduction photo services to wedding photographers while employing at-risk students in the Philippines.

After completing the graduate program, Pechan began consulting for nonprofits. Once she moved to Tennessee, the consulting business grew to include artists and musicians.

Today, Pechan oversees an Entrepreneur Center-based organization that provides its members mentoring and advisory services and conducts each year several events that expose enterprises’ products to the city’s residents.

The Business for Good competition, held last spring at Stratford STEM Magnet High School, was a defining moment for the Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance, which joined fellow finalists REBOOT, Everly, TribEndurance, and Fathom.

Likewise, the Good Makers Market, a bi-annual social purpose marketplace, drew more than 1,200 people to the EC. “Our function is to give people a home for what they’re trying to do,” Pechan says. “I want people to see they don’t have to choose between making money and making a [positive social] impact.”

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falling into place Arcivr ably braced for growth after strong 2016

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In August 2013, Nashville-based entrepreneur Chris Korbey started work on an app.

His motivation? He had tackled a “particularly tedious day” of perusing old family photos. Determined to improve that process, the 15-year veteran of brand development and commercial photography tempted the tech sector with Arcivr (rhymes with archiver), which organizes live photo streams from sporting and music events.

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Though the app quickly gained attention, success was short-lived as users opted for Apple Photos or Google Photos.

“It was immediately evident that Arcivr wasn’t going to succeed in its initial form,” Korbey says, admitting overhauling the app was disconcerting.

Instead of abandoning Arcivr, the team narrowed its focus, using wedding-oriented apps as a model. Four weeks were needed to build Ceremony, a fall 2015-launched mobile app that automatically gathers photos and videos from individual wedding guests.

Encouraged, the team launched Arcivr 2.0 — otherwise known as “the

non-wedding version of Ceremony.” The music industry-focused app hit stores in December 2015 to coordinate with Jason Jenkins’ K-Love Christmas Tour.

About 40,000 fans were introduced to Arcivr almost overnight.

“Instead of emailing hundreds of users for feedback, I was interacting with hundreds of users per night at venues across the country,” Korbey recalls. “The highlight of that tour was an Uber driver in Kansas City recognizing my Arcivr T-shirt. Not only did he know about Arcivr, his family and friends loved and used the app regularly.”

Since then, the company has made “outstanding” strides, Korbey says, adding, “2016 was a great year.” Of note, in August of that year, the company moved to Music Row from 12South — a positive sign of growth, he says.

Arcivr has now become a platform for artists, tours and events to efficiently and effectively build their own app, Korbey says.

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In January, Arcivr was made available for public use.

As of this magazine’s publication, the nation’s three major record labels were expected to have begun using Arcivr, Korbey says.

Likewise, Ceremony continues to grows. Korbey says by mid-year it will be “carved out” from Arcivr and run as its own company.

The update will necessitate Korbey hiring additional employees.

“Our goal is to stay at 10 full-time employees for the two entities [collectively] and supplement with freelancers,” he says.

The number of new couples using Ceremony each day now is three to four times the mark Korbey says he had anticipated seeing as the company entered the spring 2016 wedding season.

“All the things we had hoped that would fall into line by the end of 2016 did,” he says.

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THREE QUESTIONS Debbie Gordon Master Key Executive

Local entrepreneur Debbie Gordon in early 2016 sold her technology and medical equipment recycling company S3 Asset Management to an investor group. Since then, she has fleshed out the Master Key Executive workshop, a curriculum based on work by Larry Linne and aimed at letting founders and CEOs focus their priorities by entrusting responsibilities to a second in command. Here, she details some of the thinking underpinning the program, which she is taking to several other cities this spring.

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You frame this program as getting entrepreneurs to a point where they are spending more of their time on the things they do best. In broad terms, what does that look like?

When people are doing what they do best and performing at their “highest and best use,” they are energized, productive and have the greatest positive impact on their company. Conversely, when people are doing things that are not the best use of their time and energy, there is not only a large opportunity cost to their company, but an indirect impact that can have immeasurable costs.

Employees feed off their leaders’ attitudes and when Entrepreneur CEOs (E-CEOs) are energized and productive, so too are their employees. When they are involved in other things, their negative or neutral energy is sensed by everyone they encounter, which cascades through an organization silently and sets the tone for both the mood of the day as well as the overall culture of the organization. How an E-CEO spends his or her time can be one of the greatest, and sometime invisible, makers or breakers of a highly functioning and productive organization.

You would think that an Entrepreneur CEO has the power to choose how their time is spent, since after all, it is their company. That’s not as simple as it sounds. It’s not that we choose to spend our time being involved in every meeting, plan and decision in the company and we don’t choose to need to know every single detail about how things are going in every project. We weren’t born like that. We didn’t run around the playground making sure everyone was adhering to processes and procedures of kickball, making sure teams were picked perfectly, ensuring people were spelling correctly with chalk on the blacktop.

The reason we do it is out of fear. During the first few years of business, entrepreneurs are not worried about how much money they are going to make. They are worried about not going out of business. They have no choice but to stick their nose in everything because after all, if it fails, they are probably the only one who will never get a job since most entrepreneurs are considered “unemployable.”

So we tell people, “Stop making your mark all over your company.” Similar to what dogs do around the neighborhood, entrepreneurs feel the need to have their hands in everything. Even if the contribution helps improve something a little bit, if those things aren’t the highest and best use of our time, then it actually can have a negative impact on the company. Even though an entrepreneur may see room for improvement everywhere, there is a point where they need to accept “good enough” because it is likely still awesome.

Leaders are often conflicted between doing what they do best and being a great helper and contributor.

Businesses get to a point where leaders need to be selfish with their time, and if they have communicated to others the reason they aren’t participating in certain things, people will understand. Then protecting one’s time will become part of the company culture.

The relationship between the CEO and their second-in-command/COO/right-hand person is the most important relationship in the company. Besides their specific role in the company, that key executive has to always stand with the CEO and be a translator to the rest of the company. This is important because, more often than not, entrepreneurs have a lot of great ideas but the communication and excitement of those ideas can actually confuse employees — and frankly, may scare them. The key executive can learn to communicate the connecting of dots between the current busi-

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One of the supposed benefits of owning a business is that you can be in control. But ironically, as you grow, the business controls you. Successful leaders learn how to spend their time at their highest and best use. So how do they do that and remain comfortable with what is going on in their company? That can be done only if they feel safe.

And who can make them feel safe? Often it is a single person on their executive team, who — with the right tools and permission — can become the solution to making their E-CEO feel “safe.” After all, most things that keep a CEO up at night are things that ultimately make them feel like their company is not “safe.” And if the company isn’t safe, they aren’t safe and their families aren’t safe. And so starts the vicious cycle of getting into too many details of the business to be certain that everything is exactly how the E-CEO feels it should be.

What have you found are the most important habits CEOs and No. 2s going through this process need to master?

Successful leaders learn how to change their habits and start using their time where it is most valuable. The most imperative step is to first identify your personal strengths and then make sure that it is clear to everyone around you what you should and shouldn’t be doing. You will be surprised at how often something that you “had to do” becomes something that someone else “gets to do.”

ness to the future business so that employees understand and get behind potential change and innovation.

Even more important is the alignment on the values on which the organization was built. It is imperative to have meetings where the sole purpose is discussing things that are keeping the CEO up at night. There are many things that CEOs have looming in the back of their minds — ideas, innovations, concerns, unfinished business, threats, opportunities, etc. — that no one else knows about.

It seems like many of these concepts aren’t limited to a CEO and top key executive. How broadly or deeply can an organization adopt them?

In an ideal world, we would all do our best and do it all day long. To begin to get there, we first have to know team members’ highest and best use. There are some simple exercises for doing this to get to a point where people realize that something they don’t like to do happens to be something a teammate loves to do and is good at. If we don’t know the best use of our own time and of our team members, how can we maximize the results?

None of these things are limited to a CEO or executive team, but when employees have a complex or more nebulous ROI versus an ROI of say a front-line factory worker, it is more applicable to go through the process of determining how a person’s time and energy are best spent.

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PREPPING YOUNG TALENT First Tennessee eyes past, then launches modern take on staff development program

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n a world where most employers turn away the majority of job applicants due to lack of experience, First Tennessee Bank is seeking such folks.

In mid-2016, the Memphis-based banking company revived a leadership development program for early-career professionals. The first cohort is a little over halfway through the program, and the bank’s leadership says it has been a success.

Beckey Boyd, First Tennessee’s retail leadership development program coordinator, says the philosophy behind the program is that the unseasoned yet bright and enthusiastic hire can be trained effectively — and to the bank’s liking.

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turn them into leaders in a very short amount of time,” says Boyd, who is based in Memphis.

“Someone who has little knowledge of banking — we don’t have to untrain those bad habits.”

Over the past few years, First Tennessee leaders noticed that some of the company’s most successful employees started in the retail department. The promotion of these employees into leadership positions in other departments left consistent openings in retail. When Tammy LoCascio joined the company in 2013 as a retail leader, she immediately began advocating for the type of management training program that launched her own banking career.

“One of the first things I said when I took this role was that we need to reinstitute this program,” says LoCascio, who also is based in Memphis. “Because of the way we built the program off of filling actual vacancies in our financial centers, it was an easy decision to fund it.”

Like many of its peers, First Tennessee operated a leadership development program until the 1990s, but retail executive Ben Hopper says the version of the program launched this year is fundamentally different because of its emphasis on diversity and new perspectives.

“It’s not as much a resurrection as much as a brand new creation,” he says. “Some of the old program is in the background, but that was so long

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kinds of diversity in the program — from age, race, gender, and then geographical as well. We wanted to support the new thoughts and new ideas that would come in, as well as the fresh energy.”

Hopper, who is based in Nashville, says First Tennessee recognizes the downside of long-tenured branch management.

“We’ve got a number of managers who are on the job for 30 years and more,” he says. “While that’s great — we’ve got folks that our community trusts — we also see the need to bring in those fresh ideas. That’s why we’ve looked at [launching a development program] now.”

Recruiting recent college graduates is especially important to banks amidst the rapid transformation of the banking industry — brought on by the advent of money-transferring mobile applications. Members of the youngest adult generation, which demographers have called “digital natives,” are just beginning to graduate from college. Their seemingly innate level of comfort with technology is a key asset for this cohort in the job market — especially in banking.

Hopper says the age of technology challenges the very structure of the banking industry.

“Branches have a big question mark over them,” he says. “Are branches going to be useful in the near term and in the future? Our belief is very much so.

People still want to talk to people. How does digital play in? Recent college grads have good insight.”

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Boyd says the First Tennessee model emphasizes the need for strong customer service skills to solidify a human connection in those increasingly uncommon in-person bank transactions.

“Branches are changing rapidly,” Boyd says.

“We are bringing in new talent that can think in different ways. Transactions are down overall, so we’re really leaning on making connections with customers. Looking at new technologies and looking at staffing models, there are a couple of different ways [to improve]. What types of people are in the branches? Is it a traditional thinker? Are the branches set up correctly to begin with?”

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term tenure with the company. Boyd says she expects to see 40-50 percent retention from the entire group because the program is intense and suited only for natural leaders who are passionate about retail banking.

LoCascio says she hopes for a completion rate of 70-80 percent. As of November (five months into the program), two participants in the original cohort of 12 had left the program: one to pursue a commercial career and one who Boyd says was “not a good fit.”

Participants in First Tennessee’s program, which is called NEXTLeader, move around their local market monthly throughout the year-long duration of the program. They participate in quarterly intensive training sessions with bank executives in addition to the staff training programs offered to all bank employees. The participants meet weekly with mentors, make lots of presentations and generally seek to gain a holistic perspective on all aspects of banking.

Most of this year’s NEXTLeader participants graduated from college in the spring of 2016 with business or finance degrees. But three of the participants were internal applicants — already working at First Tennessee. Boyd says those in-

ternal applicants “did not take a pay cut and in most instances received a nice raise.” NEXTLeader participants are paid $35,000 to $40,000 depending on experience and market.

Banks with similar programs operate them with differing goals and structures. WinstonSalem, North Carolina-based BB&T offers a sixmonth classroom-style leadership development program that allows participants to choose a focus on business banking or corporate functions.

BB&T Director of Corporate Communications Brian Davis, who is based in Winston-Salem, says nine of BB&T’s 14 executive management team members completed the leadership development program at the beginning of their careers.

Since 1998, Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank has offered development programs in multiple departments for the purposes of recruitment and retention. Erin Baker, PNC’s director of campus recruiting and development programs, says PNC recently realized its leaders were beginning to retire and the bank didn’t have a clear plan for filling those positions.

“The reason we started [these programs] in the first place was demographically, statistically we really needed to bring in early-career talent into

the pipeline,” says Baker, who is based in Pittsburgh. “Our long-term perspective is to retain consistent and diverse talent for the enterprise.

We are hoping to see a long-term career at PNC with leadership positions further down the line.”

Baker says development programs are important to banks because competition for talent in the private sector is growing.

“Our industry was one of the first to use this model, but now they’re cropping up in every industry,” she says. “So the competition for talent is significant. Students see these programs as an amazing offering coming right out of undergrad.”

Illinois native Leahmay Baker, who recently graduated from college with a work background in customer service, says she faced difficulty finding training programs in any industry with an emphasis on leadership development and positive company culture. She spent some time searching in Illinois before turning to Tennessee because of family connections to the state.

“My whole college career I was looking for a training program like this,” says Baker, who is based in Nashville.

A member of NEXTLeader’s first cohort, she plans to stay with First Tennessee indefinitely.

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All Star Board As with previous issues of Leaders, the Post has spent some time accessing the influence of the Nashville area’s most influential and effective corporate advisors. These are the folks who take successful organizations and skilled employees and elevate them to the most impressive levels possible.

This is our fifth All-Star Board and — not surprisingly and as with past years — we had many strong options for inclusion. The 2017 selections highlight the area’s collective management and consulting talent that yields a thriving Middle Tennessee business community.

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Jean Ann Banker Civic leader

Jean Ann Banker ranks among Nashville’s most versatile civic leaders and philanthropists. Known in particular for her work with Vanderbilt, she is respected for her tactical and strategic thinking skills.

Banker serves as a commissioner on the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, as a member of the Frist Center Development Council and as a member of the Nashville Public Library Foundation. In addition, she is a trustee at the Madiera School in McLean, Virginia, and is an honorary trustee at Harpeth Hall School.

The list of Banker’s past roles is impressive. She once served as president of the local chapter of the Junior League, co-chaired the Iroquois Steeplechase, chaired the Swan Ball, served on the leadership council of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and did board work with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee and Renewal House.

Banker is a 1995 graduate of Leadership Nashville.

CeCe McCormickMoore Soles4Souls

CeCe McCormick-Moore likely will always be best known locally for her delicious concoctions as cofounder of Sweet CeCe’s Frozen Yogurt & Treats. She started the business in 2009 and it grew quickly, eventually offering about 25 stores in eight states by 2015.

But the well-rounded and entrepreneurial McCormick-Moore perhaps was never destined to remain with her namesake company and eventually stepped aside to undertake other ventures. In fact, she published a children’s book and founded The Dixie Drip, which is based in Donelson and offers “coffee, sweets, ice cream and eats” via a 1950s-style camper.

Last September, Nashville-based nonprofit Soles4Souls named California-native McCormick-Moore director of corporate engagement. In this role, she works to secure for S4S new corporate partnerships within the apparel industry, while also collaborating with the organization’s existing clients.

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Sharon Roberson was seemingly a perfect fit when YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee announced last year she would lead the nonprofit as its president and CEO, replacing Pat Shea.

Roberson, who previously served two terms on the YWCA Board of Directors, has held board seats with the Nashville Symphony, YMCA, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee and the local chapter of Links, Inc. But the Vanderbilt graduate (she holds undergraduate and law degrees) doesn’t just bring a passion for nonprofits to those boards.

She also offers legal acumen.

Prior to joining YWCA as a fulltime staffer, Roberson was senior vice president and general counsel for major auto and life insurance company Direct General and before that served more than a decade as an attorney in the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.

Scarlett Family Foundation Tara Scarlett was a founding board member at the Scarlett Family Foundation more than a decade ago. Since then, the foundation has given more than $5 million in college scholarships to Middle Tennessee students pursuing business-related degrees.

Now Scarlett leads the organization as its president and CEO, a move that makes even more sense when one considers the rest of her resume, which includes founding member of Project Renaissance, mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and more than 10 years as a board member with LEAD Public Schools.

But the part of her professional pedigree that might benefit the Scarlett Family Foundation the most? Her two decades working in marketing at major corporations, including Coca Cola in Atlanta and Mars PetCare in Franklin.

The Harpeth Hall graduate and West Nashville resident continues to steer Scarlett Family Foundation in a positive direction.

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Bo Spessard leveraged more than a decade as chief operating officer of one of Nashville’s most recognizable brands into a role as an outside consultant for businesses in a number of sectors. His time at email marketing company Emma, not to mention his work before that as a corporate attorney at two top Nashville firms, gave him the know-how to advise companies on raising capital, mergers and acquisitions and culture building.

Spessard is not just a steady hand on the legal side, though. At Emma, he worked with developers, designers and technologists, a cross-pollination of interests and expertise, priming him to play a major role in Nashville’s burgeoning tech sector.

In his nearly two decades in Nashville, Spessard has served on the boards of the Belcourt Theatre, the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, Tennesseans for the Arts and the 12South Neighborhood Association.

Today, he is the owner of Nashville-based consulting entity 1115 Group and remains on Emma’s board of directors.

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Anything but romantic Arts and Business Council program pairs board candidates, creative organizations

by Caroline Leland

he Tennessee Brew Works brewery is buzzing. CMT executive Rory Levine sits down, a bit nervously, across from writer Katie McDougle.

Levine is here, in part, because he’s eager to meet people, having moved to Nashville less than a year ago. He isn’t sure how his last conversation went, and he now has seven minutes to dazzle McDougle with his personality, passion and professionalism. Will they click on shared interests? Will she be okay with his lack of enthusiasm for kids?

Levine and McDougle aren’t looking for a romantic match. Rather, they want a board match.

That desire has played out at TBW, with the two meeting on a rotation in an innovative boardmatching program hosted by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville.

“I wanted it to be a match where I had some kind of personal investment,” says Levine, who serves as CMT vice president of marketing. “For example, I’m not someone who’s super childfriendly, so I wanted a program more skewed towards adults.”

McDougle, who co-founded Nashville-based writing center The Porch Writers’ Collective, has participated in the ABC Arts Board Matching program twice. She says the matching process is effective because the ABC team is thoughtful in getting to know the participating board candidates and arts organizations, and in gathering and incorporating feedback from both parties.

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that built in each year is really important to us,” McDougle says. “They’ve made it fun. They’ve made it really interactive and very professional.

I’m so grateful for it.”

Nashville professionals who want to join an arts board can seek sponsorship from their companies or apply independently to the program. ABC Executive Director Casey Summar says the program fee is $750 to ensure that participants are committed to the effort. The fee is usually covered by the participants’ companies, she adds.

The ABC selects a cohort of 12 to 15 people based on a general diversity of industries, individual professional experience and written statements of interests. That cohort goes through what Summar calls “a crash course in board service,” through which local nonprofit directors and current board members volunteer to teach the board candidates, during four sessions, basic board operations, fundraising, strategic planning and legal issues.

“We talk about the arts community in Nashville and how serving on an arts board might be different — working with an artistic director, selling tickets,” Summar says. “It really is about

the long-term sustainability of Nashville’s art community. We are continuing to create new champions for the arts.”

McDougle says the value of the training is clear from the organization perspective.

“There are a lot of people who like the idea of being on an arts board but don’t have an idea of what that might actually mean,” she says.

“The training that [ABC gives] the candidates is exceptional. As a new organization, [The Porch is] trying to figure that out, too, and candidates come in with a clear vision.”

The participating arts organizations range from youth organizations to the writers collective to opera and theater. The ABC team selects the participating organizations based on financial stability, clarity of mission and diversity in genre, age and size. Organizations with an annual operating budget of $1 million or less are eligible for a training program similar to the training the professionals undertake.

Every year, the ABC informs the board candidates of the participating organizations in advance and asks them to choose seven “preinterest” organizations to meet with during the speed-dating-style matching event. At the Ten-

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nessee Brew Works culmination event in 2016, potential board members and participating arts organizations rotated through several sevenminute conversations, and both parties later turned in rankings and notes. Summar likes to orchestrate the final matching by hand, a personal touch made possible by the intentionally small class sizes.

“There’s almost always really natural, matchmade-in-heaven fits,” Summar says. “It doesn’t take a lot of noodling for us to find out who would go where. A lot of the organizations will tell us, ‘This person would be a great fit, but really any of them would be amazing.’”

The ABC has placed 54 people on local boards since the program launched four years ago. A survey measures the participants’ engagement with local arts prior to and after placement on a board, and Summar says the increase is dramatic. Summar says the key to the program’s success is that it’s specialized and operating on a feasible scale.

“We thought about doing a database, but the pre-rankings and who they match with after the event are different more often than not,” Summar says. “That tells us how important the personal relationships are. It’s like interviewing for a job. You need a culture fit.”

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For Levine and McDougle, the match was easy — and both parties were thrilled. “[The Porch Writers’ Collective] was my first choice,” Levine says. “But what I found special about that night was that it really showcased the incredible diversity and rich community of this town. I was so impressed. As someone who comes from New York where no one cares about giving back and instead is more focused on spending every weekend at the Hamptons, it’s really nice to be in a town where people care about investing in the community.”

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MY FOLKS TO SELF-MANAGE’ Yamaha Entertainment Group founder Chris Gero balances work, family life by taking hands-off style by caroline leland

amaha Corp. Vice President Chris Gero has manage a roster of stars that includes the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney and Alicia Keys.

Gero, who founded Franklin-based Yamaha Entertainment Group, also is an Emmy-winning film director, and — more importantly, he says — the father of four. Post contributing writer Caroline Leland sat down with Gero to get his perspectives on leadership, creativity and that ever-elusive work-life balance.

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How many days of the year are you traveling versus working from your Franklin office?

Typically, I travel two weeks out of the month.

However, I was fairly close to home most of last year because my wife and I have four very young children. But now I’m getting back to that schedule: about half of my month away from home.

How do you maintain communication with your team when you’re out of the office so much?

What tools and techniques do you favor?

I’m not really much of a micro-manager. I count on the abilities of my folks to self-manage. My communication style is a lot of phone calls and a lot of emails. We do have a weekly sit-down where we go through everything. But when I’m on the move, I really count on my top managers to keep everything in motion.

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There are two particular managers I speak to probably 40 times per day. Even when I’m flying, I’m still texting. I just sit there on the plane for hours and go at it.

What are your strategies for building and maintaining a strong management team?

My strategy for that is to give my managers enough freedom to make mistakes, enough freedom to feel comfortable, enough space to let them be themselves. I’m a very hands-off person. They have to be really self-managed and really motivated. There’s a lot of keeping them feeling that the work they’re doing is for themselves, that the greatness expected is for them and not so much for the company. The company is an after-clause for somebody who has that kind of spirit. I constantly remind them of why they’re there and why it’s important that they push as hard as they can.

How do you decide what to delegate?

Typically, it comes down to the core group of managers that are under me. I allow them to de-

cide. For example, we just produced a very largeformat multimedia concert at the winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention. It was a very complex, multi-layered live and filmed presentation event that never stops from beginning to end. I actually let the team managers delegate who’s going to be responsible for whatever segments or facets of it. I trust my leaders to go and do what they need to do and bring in who they need to bring in.

If I see something that is not being taken to the degree of importance or not being handled the way I would prefer it, I do step in and say, “You need to really pay attention to this component,” or “You need to bring in extra people here.” I ride it fairly gently — unless I know something bad is going to happen, instinctively, and then I take a heavier hand with it. But for the most part, I just let them do it.

What do you do to influence or manage your company culture?

First and foremost, I expect excellence. The very first thing that I do is I expect the people in my

group to do everything I would do myself. It’s a common thing I say to them: “I don’t expect you to do anything I wouldn’t do myself.” My hands are really in everything. It’s not uncommon that I’m working on an edit of a film, or I’m writing a piece of music, or I’m directing something, or I’m producing something.

The point is that I do all those things because that’s what I want to do. That’s what keeps my drive going and keeps me happy. Because in my mind, there are no rules that say you can only be one of these things. I look for that spirit; I try to drag that spirit out of people. I give them the opportunity to be something new every single day.

Some of them start with absolutely no experience and then walk out the door with a resume that’s pretty spectacular. I really try to cultivate people recognizing what [potential] they have.

What books have influenced your thinking on leadership and management? Do you have any heroes?

I’m a very unconventional manager. I don’t sit and read Tony Robbins or any of those books continued on page 30

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Ben James, a senior manager of production and operations at Yamaha Entertainment Group, has worked with Chris Gero for 11 years.

He says Gero has a knack for picking strong players for his team.

“He’s not the normal micro-manager,” James says. “He’ll come in, give a task and just assume this is going to be done. He’s definitely relying on his staff to see things through.”

James says that in the early days, Yamaha Entertainment Group was a very workfocused team — but that in recent years, Gero has been driving a culture change.

“That has been a very happy shift in the office,” James says. “We’re a much more mature team and advanced in terms of knowing how to tackle challenges.

It’s become a lot more accepting of that work-life balance. Chris himself has four kids now, and that would change anybody.”

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about how to be a good negotiator or better in business, or Good to Great, because that doesn’t inspire me. What does inspire me is true grit: people who do it because that’s what their heart dictates and not what their brain dictates.

I gravitate towards the people who are really unbound by convention. The books that I gravitate to are about people who did not follow the path, didn’t listen to their head, didn’t listen to the common consensus of how you’re supposed to come up in the world.

I read a lot of books on people that have been completely misfits.

There’s a book called Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg. I’m a fan of those kind of people like Walt Disney.

There are countless folks like Henry Ford who went their own path.

People like George Lucas. Because I’m that way.

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Jaynee Day nears the 30-year mark helming Second Harvest with her entrepreneurial fire still burning bright

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nduring organizations combine consistent innovation and the ability to adapt with a thorough understanding of their customers and attention to the bottom line. Those that stand out from the crowd also have built a reputation as great places to work and are examples for others when it comes to leadership and best practices.

Check all those boxes when it comes to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. And look to Jaynee Day, the nonprofit’s president and CEO for the past 29 years, as its fulcrum and fire.

Day was hired as president and CEO of Second Harvest in 1988 soon after she moved from the Midwest to Nashville to live closer to family. The agency was decidedly smaller than it is today, and Day confesses she was woefully uninformed about hunger issues when she landed the job.

“I’d worked in nonprofit management, but I didn’t know anything about food, food storage or logistics when I first came to the job,” Day says. “I was hired for administrative skills because I’d been executive director of the Des Moines

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“We had less than 10 employees and moved 1.5 million pounds of food that [first] year,” she adds.

“Last year, we did over 31 million pounds to more than 490 partner agencies throughout a 46-county service area in Middle and West Tennessee. I guess you could say we’ve grown extensively.”

If you talk to Day’s colleagues, many will tell you Second Harvest’s dramatic growth — the nonprofit has grown from 10 employees to 105 during her tenure — is largely attributable to her leadership. However, and with humility, she’s quick to point out that the growth reflects community need more so than her efforts.

“I didn’t understand the impact hunger has on people’s lives,” Day says. “But I learned quickly and got hooked on the front end. I’ve been going strong ever since. It’s not hard because the mission of feeding hungry people is so very compelling.

“If you are hungry, you can’t learn,” she continues. “If you’re sick and you’re not taking your medicine and don’t have a nutritional diet, you’re not going to get better.”

‘Not done yet’

Based in MetroCenter, Second Harvest generated about $55 million in revenue in 2016, a figure that includes grants, donations and sales from social enterprise and money from investments. And for an industry in which turnover is legendary, Day has managed to stay put as CEO for almost three decades.

cess. Everyone learns from her and wants to emulate her — from CEOs of huge companies to nonprofit leaders to volunteers.”

Although it’s a bit hard to gauge exactly how many years nonprofit leaders stay at their jobs on average, research confirms that the time span is considerably less than the period Day has devoted to Second Harvest. A 2015 survey of 800 agencies by NonProfit Times magazine found the average tenure of a nonprofit executive to be 12 years, while a similar national report commissioned by United Way showed average tenure at 6.1 years.

An entrepreneurial approach

Cato is also impressed by Day’s “entrepreneurial mindset,” which he says is responsible for Second Harvest’s growing reputation as one of the best-run nonprofit food distribution agencies in the world.

“She embraced an entrepreneurial mindset early on, and you can see it in Second Harvest’s innovative programs,” he says. “Janyee has a wonderful ability to implement new ideas, and that’s something that continues to impress both nonprofit and for-profit [companies].”

Second Harvest COO Kimberly Molnar agrees with Cato. Having worked at the agency for 10 years under the guidance of Day, Molnar describes a boss who thrives at the intersection of “entrepreneurship and good works.”

Molnar points to the success of Second Harvest’s Project Preserve manufacturing program, which Day spearheaded, as an example.

‘ I lea r ne d q ui c k l y an d g o t h o o k e d o n t he f r o n t en d .’ J a y n e e D a y , S e c o n d H a r v e s t Hal Cato, CEO of Thistle Farms and a veteran of both Nashville-area nonprofit and for-profit companies, says he’s impressed, but not surprised, by Day’s endurance.

“Working in nonprofits has a reputation of being a high-burnout job with a lot of stress,” Cato says. “Most of the statistics I’ve seen show CEOs don’t often stay longer than a few years. Jaynee’s defying the odds. She’s focused on the mission like no one I’ve ever seen. She personifies persistence.

“Jaynee continues to stay in the job and be very effective at what she does because she’s simply not done yet,” Cato adds. “She weathers through. And when people tell her it can’t be done, she figures out a way to raise the money, do it anyway and serve more people in the pro-

Project Preserve helps extend the shelf life of perishable products and provides another component to the agency’s nutritional food offerings. Part and parcel to the program is a cookchill manufacturing facility that produces more than 50 boil-in-a-bag products.

“We are now producing a shelf-stable spaghetti sauce,” Molnar says “It is revolutionary, and to think a food bank is able to pull it off is phenomenal. It’s because of Jaynee’s leadership, her willingness to let her staff go and be as creative as they can be.”

Day admits she’s proud of the results of Project Preserve, which supplies nutritious, manufactured meals and bulk grocery products to beneficiaries in Middle Tennessee and to 180 food banks across the country.

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She offers Second Harvest’s signature spaghetti sauce as a symbol of the agency’s ability to innovate.

A few years ago, a donor farmer approached the agency saying he could on an ongoing basis donate up to 40,000 pounds of tomatoes each month.

“The tomatoes were no longer marketable but still very edible,” Day recalls of the initial meeting.

“We had to move pretty quickly to come up with a solution.”

Working in concert with many entities, Day and her team did just that, again showing what Cato and Molnar say is one of her trademark moves. In short, she harnesses the brainpower and resources of the corporations and businesses that support Second Harvest.

With the help of donor companies such as food distribution giant Sysco and produce distributor Freshpoint, Second Harvest came up with an efficient process for making, packaging, storing and distributing the marinara sauce.

“We now distribute some kind of marinara or spaghetti sauce with every emergency food box,” Day says.

“It’s a great product that’s low in sodium and has a stable shelf life up to

18 months. It’s a very cost effective product and reduces food waste.”

Quick responses, adaptability key

As Day sees it, being a competent, effective and responsible CEO means being agile and having the ability to “turn on a dime.”

“You never know when an opportunity is going to become available whether it’s volunteers or a financial donor,” she says.

Over the years, Second Harvest evolved from being a food bank that distributed standard food boxes stocked primarily with preserved and nonperishable foods such as canned goods, cereal, rice, beans and peanut butter to one that includes fruits and vegetables, and milk and meat, among other fresh foods.

Day says the trend towards fresh food in the culture-at-large continues to open up possibilities for food donations from various donors — from grocery stores to working farms.

Case in point: Second Harvest now gleans food from more than 25 farms in Middle Tennessee.

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a wonderful thing for the users of the service.

Conversely, it presents Second Harvest new challenges, such as determining how to prepare, preserve, store and distribute the food.

This could mean anything from buying new trucks to securing a grant or donation to fund the acquisition of a new food line.

Despite the added challenges, Day is thrilled because Second Harvest’s end users benefit.

“Our clients don’t often have access to produce or fresh food,” Day says. “When people are hungry, they often turn to foods high in sodium or fat just to fill up. To get more fresh fruits and vegetables into their diet is a big deal.”

One fresh food donation that presented a challenge occurred when a green bean distributor in Crossville contacted Second Har-

lenges, Day has her hands full with a $20 million capital campaign launched in 2015. The need for funds is being driven by the need to serve more people.

“The goal is to extend the Nashville footprint, to increase capacity and distribution, and to add additional centers in Benton County in West Tennessee and Rutherford County,” Day says.

To date, the agency has raised “only” $7 million. Day is undeterred.

“People have been very generous and continue to be,” she says. “I know we’ll reach our goal. But raising awareness about hunger is always a challenge. People just don’t know about it. Unfortunately, over 400,000 Tennesseans are at risk of hunger every day.”

As the capital campaign advances, Day continues to educate the corporate and small business community.

vest to offer a potentially ongoing donation of green beans that didn’t meet industry standards.

Ordinarily the beans are “plowed under” as a part of the farming process, which poses an additional expense for the distributor.

Day had to act quickly to find funding for a production line that would pull and clean the beans and put them in totes. “[The owner of the company] didn’t want to waste the food; he wanted to feed hungry people,” Day says. “We had to think outside the box [to accommodate his donation].

“The beans have to be cooled and cleaned immediately,” Day says.

“Now we have good, fresh green beans from May to October. It’s a wonderful product with a shelf life of 18 days, and the donor saves money and reduces food waste.”

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A contribution from retailer Dollar General helps illustrate her point.

The Goodlettsville-based retailer, a longtime supporter, was looking for new ways to help the agency.

The resulting collaboration ended up solving a major dilemma for Day: Second Harvest was operating near full capacity and with an outdated distribution model.

Dollar General, with years of experience in perfecting a hub-andspoke logistics system, had the expertise and technical capacity to study, optimize and assist in a revamp of Second Harvest model.

Day says Dollar General’s optimization project actually led the way to the current capital campaign.

“The key to bringing in donors really is in education and also in finding out how our volunteers actually feel about what they can best contribute,” she says.

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Second HarveSt earnS Stellar rep aS day produceS nonprofit talent The 10,000 Hour Rule — popularized by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell — contends that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice are needed to become world-class in any field.

By that metric, Jaynee Day could be considered a super-expert, a virtuoso of sorts.

After serving as president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee for 29 years, Day likely has accumulated almost 100,000 hours of focused work in hunger relief and nonprofit management.

Having an accomplished chief in place for such a significant time span has created a deep-rooted stability at Second Harvest, yielding the nonprofit a universal reputation as one of the best-run food banks in the world and one that produces top talent for the nonprofit sector.

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During her trip to Argentina eight years ago, Day trained a network of seven food banks. She witnessed a level of extreme poverty she had never seen before. And that web of seven rather humble hunger relief organizations she worked alongside has since grown to include 60 food banks.

Susan Earl Hosbach, chief development officer at Adventure Science Center, says Day’s reliable leadership over time has allowed her to train, mentor and develop future leaders. Some of those leaders, including Hosbach, cut their chops at Second Harvest and eventually ascended to leadership positions at other nonprofits.

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“It was really hard to leave Second Harvest because Jaynee is an incredible mentor and a master at developing relationships,” Hosbach says. “She’s constantly in motion; I call her the energizer bunny.

She’s such a treasure to the entire nonprofit community.”

Other prominent nonprofit professionals who apprenticed with Day at Second Harvest include Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee CEO Matt Bourlakas, who was COO at Second Harvest from 2005-13, and Nashville Farmers’ Market Executive Director Tasha Kennard, who served as director and vice president of development at Second Harvest from 2008-13.

Day doesn’t think this level of employee turnover is a detriment to the organization.

“As an employer, you want to always hire the best and the brightest,” Day says. “We know there will be opportunities [for employees] to grow and move on to other organizations, whether it’s in the for-profit or nonprofit worlds. I’m always proud of their journey as they improve their lives and grow their own careers.” > Linda Bryant

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It’s like the top layer of an onion — you’ve got to keep peeling it back.

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In a Vistage meeting with his peer group, he brought up an issue that had been weighing on him for more than a year. He needed to replace his controller, Suzy (also not her real name), as she moved toward retirement. Mark’s question to his peers was: “Do I replace her with someone experienced who brings a lot of knowledge to the table? Or do I opt for someone a year or two out of school, someone talented and eager to learn?”

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The best advice for a young CEO — or a veteran, for that matter — isn’t “advice” at all. It’s a well thought-out question. With this in mind, the group asked what Mark was looking for in a controller.

With whom was he more comfortable dealing? What kind of skill level did he need?

As Mark answered the questions, something wasn’t ringing true. Something was “off” — an advantage of face-to-face meetings is that peers can tell. So we went back to the beginning: “Why do you really want to replace Suzy?”

Mark explained that, while a terrific lady, she was beginning to forget information and her performance was in decline. Her data wasn’t as timely or accurate as it should have been. He simply needed reliability, consistency and results in this critical role. In bringing in a strong replacement, Mark could access the data he needed to grow his company even further.

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Through questioning, he eventually said, “My father hired Suzy 30 years ago. It might be disrespectful to him to let her go.”

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the conversation, and on and on. While the discussion would be difficult for Mark, the solution to the real problem was simple.

As Burrus says, “To solve impossible problems” — or merely difficult ones — “you gotta be working on the right ones.” Mark had a problem that wasn’t the problem. Through open-ended, intensive — yet supportive — questions from his peers, he was able to drill down until he reached the real issue. Only then could he solve it — and take his company to even greater heights.

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ational Healthcare Corp. was long defined as a family affair of sorts.

Then along came Dr. Stephen Flatt.

When Flatt (friends call him “Steve”) took the helm of the Murfreesboro-based senior care provider early this year, he became its first leader from outside of its founding family — and at a most uncertain time for the health care industry, no less.

Dr. Carl Adams founded NHC in 1971. His son Andy took over as CEO in 1981 and, in 2004, he passed the mantle to his brother Robert, who served as the CEO until the end of last year.

With Robert ready for retirement, the company turned to Flatt, then its president, to lead the Adams legacy into the future.

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It was a safe choice, as the Adamses long ago identified Flatt as a potential de facto family member.

In 2005, Andy Adams recruited Flatt, then president of Lipscomb University. The academician and former Church of Christ minister joined NHC as a senior vice president of development that year and held the position until his promotion to president in 2009.

Throughout his 12-year tenure, Flatt has closely aligned with the ideals the Adamses used to build NHC. It has been a successful undertaking, as the company now maintains 160 locations across 10 states, providing care to more than 40,000 seniors through skilled nursing, homecare, hospice, physical therapy and pharmaceutical services.

“Dr. Adams was a visionary who had a passion to see that America’s elderly weren’t warehoused but [instead] were enabled to live life to the fullest within whatever physical limitations they might have,” Flatt says. “Following him, Andy and Robert Adams were both savvy businessmen, but never wavered on their father’s fundamental principles of providing high-quality care and the best possible customer experience.

“What the Adamses saw,” he adds, “was the formula to be able to shape a culture that can produce high-quality care and yet be sustainable financially over a long period of time.”

While the company’s formula has served it well over the last 45 years, Flatt is expected to make significant changes to guide NHC through what has become one of the most tumultuous periods the health care industry has ever faced.

“The health care world as we knew it prior to the Nov. 8 election suddenly may be turned on its head,” Flatt says. “That will affect all facets of health care: doctors, hospitals and certainly [those of us] who operate in the post-acute space. We’re trying to navigate that. I’m confident we will, but it adds another layer of complexity and uncertainty.”

Primary causes for the uncertainty include the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act and new leadership being established in health and senior care at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Any changes to the ACA could disrupt progress NHC has made since the act was introduced in 2010.

“The ACA and value-based payment methodologies blurred the lines between what we’ve traditionally known as acute care and postacute care,” Flatt says. “We used to give care and get paid only for the silo of care we provided in that particular setting. All providers now share

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joint responsibility for a patient’s experience and outcomes across the entire care continuum.

That whole paradigm does require a different perspective and strategy.”

To adapt, NHC established partnerships with major health systems like Saint Thomas Health and Vanderbilt to coordinate processes across the continuum of a patient’s care and ultimately provide better health care at a lower cost. It also opened joint venture skilled nursing facilities in Columbia and Knoxville and is discussing the potential of similar facilities for post-acute care.

“I do see us all across our operational footprint continuing to forge those kinds of relationships and partnerships,” Flatt says. “But they’ll look different in different markets because, typically, the major health system in [any specific] market has to be the initiator.”

While that ACA-fueled strategy seems to remain part of Flatt’s outlook for NHC regardless of shifts in legislation, the repeal of, or significant alterations to, the ACA could also bring some welcomed changes. Indeed, health systems are held responsible for the full contin-

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uum of a patient’s care, so NHC struggles with reimbursement. ACA changes might positively impact the company’s challenges.

“Now, all of us are responsible for what happens across the care continuum,” Flatt says. “Because of that, it’s changed our perspective and our strategy.

It has also, frankly, squeezed our reimbursement.”

To drive the point home, Flatt explains that NHC receives the exact same per diem for skilled nursing that it did in 2011, with no increase to match inflation. And its Medicare payment for homecare has actually declined since then.

“We’re facing the challenge of becoming a part of the care continuum and providing better outcomes and cooperation with other providers, but trying to do that at a significantly lower reimbursement,” Flatt says. “It’s going to be my biggest challenge as a leader going forward to navigate those choppy waters and how that’s going to get done well.”

Whatever changes take place in CMS, Flatt sees NHC moving away from its current reliance on federal funds.

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care services into areas where there is more private pay,” Flatt says. “Right now, about 90 percent of our revenue comes from the government in the form of Medicare or Medicaid payments.

Whenever CMS issues a new payment rule, we’re totally at its mercy. We’re trying to mitigate our financial risk by broadening our payer sources.”

For instance, NHC operates 21 assisted living facilities, twice as many as it did a few years ago.

The facilities are a source of private pay that the company wants to expand. Flatt also wants to emphasize private pay memory care facilities.

With looming policy changes, Flatt plans to lobby legislators to try to steer them toward changes that will enable NHC to grow as members of the baby-boomer generation age.

“One of the things we want to do is have an influence on public policy to make sure that our legislative, executive and regulatory facets of government understand the pressures that we’re under financially,” he says. “The vision for NHC right now is significantly different than when I arrived in 2005 because of how health care has been totally turned on its head.”

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An excerpt from local author Marjorie Eastman’s The Frontline Generation: How We Served Post 9/11 he first thing a new commander must do is the change of command (COC) inventory — visibly accounting for every piece of equipment and sensitive item on the company’s property book. All equipment is then sub-hand receipted to the end user, placing responsibility at the lowest appropriate level. It was early, and

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I could, without a doubt, write a separate book about the COC inventory saga — for all five that I had to perform for my one company command. This type of inventory is worth millions of dollars, encompassing everything from numerous weapon systems to classified, mission-criticial equipment, all shuttled across the country several times and hallways around the world and back (not to mention throughout eastern Afghanistan).

It was tiresome, and success relied exactly on the sage advice my drill sergeant had offered years earlier, which I learned later was a quote from General George S. Patton: “You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. There is only one sort of discipline — perfect discipline.”

Since a COC inventory is the first impression a commander can leave on her new company, it is the perfect opportunity to set the tone for General Patton’s mantra of perfect discipline — which I translate to mean ruthless consistency and no cutting corners. I painstakingly looked at hundreds, possibly thousands, of serial numbers as my new soldiers watched me. I then put the burden of responsibility, in writing, in their hands, and unflinchingly told them if their equipment was misplaced, the expense to replace it would be directly pulled from their next paycheck. I’m certain my economics professors from business school would cheer this practice of aligning incentives to desired behavior.

Soldiers and, I believe, most people want to do what is right (be that as rational actors or as predictably irrational actors). A leader needs to provide guidelines, present an opportunity and insert a little bit of fear that random spot checks of inventory and corrective action can take place at any time. It was during those long first weeks of going through inventory that I

stumbled upon what would be one of the most important lessons to impart to my new company — discipline was also a code of behavior I expected them to obey. If one of my top priorities was to take care of them, then one of their top priorities must be the same; they must take care of each other.

Shoved in the back corner of a supply cage were nearly two dozen army tough boxes and duffel bags filled with personal belongings and individually issued equipment. After piecing the story together from several people, I found out that these boxes and bags belonged to soldiers who had been deployed from our unit (or other reserve units) a couple of years earlier.

The soldiers, often referred to as augmentees, had been attached to another unit’s battle roster, called up to active duty, and served in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Somehow their boxes and bags had been shipped to Camp Mabry, Texas, and were never returned to them once they returned home.

I was furious! Excuses poured in, from not having enough time on drill weekends to get around to it to not seeing external markings to identify to whom it belonged to not having the funding to mail the gear. The first drill weekend I had my new company in front of me, I cut the locks on a couple of the boxes and dumped them out in front of my soldiers. The majority of them were unaware that this gear had been shelved for years in their reserve center. I told them all that I had learned, and then starting sifting through the items, calling out personal belongings, showing family photos and highlighting the price tag on military gear that the owners of this gear had to pay back to the army — all because they never had their belongings returned to them.

Within minutes, name tags and letters gave enough clues to find an identity to attach to the box.

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I recall saying, “This is unacceptable. We are soldiers, and we will take care of each other.

There is no excuse — you find time, find the money, find the name in the box. You make it happen. Fast forward to a year from now , when we are all sitting in Afghanistan together. I want you to think about the things you will bring with you. I want you to imagine that this is your stuff. (There may have been an expletive used here.) Then, I want you to be able to imagine that the people around you will look out for you and look out for your gear. By the end of today, I want First Sergeant to tell me this is going to be taken care of.”

If you are lucky as I was, you will have a handful of superb NCOs who run with your intent.

In very few units in the military do you have the benefit of older, mature soldiers planting themselves, and being part of that same unit, year after year. Typically, soldiers rotate regularly, so commanders continually battling turnover. In the army reserve, though,3:36:11 you face Nash Post Ad_FINAL.pdf 1 2/16/2017 PM two extremes;

it seems like you are always seeing new faces, and you are always seeing the same old faces.

I had soldiers in my company who had been in that unit for more than 15 years. In fact, many of the soldiers I met in Charlie Company as private first class or specialist would proudly wear the chevrons and ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant under my [headquarters and headquarters company] command. …

My company caught on quickly that I was committed to them and the responsibilities of my position, too, through my active engagement and regular presence. “She doesn’t let up, does she?” was a comment I overheard in the training area after several drill weekends into my command. No, she doesn’t. I took the job seriously, and I had a better idea than most what we were heading into. Starting off strong was the easy first step. You must be strong through the middle and to the end. Perfect discipline is consistent — from start to finish.

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THE BIG QUESTION

What’s the best way to look the part? few days before we sent this issue to press, the new book “What’s Your Presentation Persona?” landed on our doorstep. It focuses on communication styles and effectively connecting with an audience and includes a self-assessment that helps speakers and regular presenters develop a profile that plays up their skill sets.

Not all that connected to leadership, you say?

Consider these thoughts that start at the top of the book’s second page, where authors Scott Schwertly and Sunday Mancini make their case for what the reader is about to take on: “It will give you the gift of self-awareness. It’s the one trait that sepa-

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rates the successful from the unsuccessful, the paint-by-number hobbyist from the professional artist. We wish our business culture would pay more attention to this. We hold work traits such as responsibility, initiative and drive dear, but too often we neglect this vital component.”

We agree. Several of the pieces we’ve pulled together in this publication hit on the idea that knowing who you are, how you work and just what it is that sets you apart are more important than ever to real success. In a business world where executive coach Kimberly Pace says “everything matters,” authenticity is vital in the workplace and in the marketplace.

So to answer the big question in our headline, the best way to look the part is to be the part.

As a leader, that can be however you define it.

An online search for “The job of a leader is” throws up some interesting ideas. Most common among them is some variation of, “Develop other leaders” — something local entrepreneur Debbie Gordon is working on as part of her Master Key Executive program — while others talk about transform-

ing an organization and helping people buy into and achieve a mutual goal. One we particularly like: “To create, expand and preserve options.” It speaks to the idea that a leader has reached her perch by letting go of certain tasks and priorities — another important element of leadership Gordon’s work explores — and is committed to a freedom of thought many teams at larger corporations may no longer enjoy.

It’s all too easy for any of us to get pulled aside these days from the items we should be working on most. And on the flip side, it’s far easier to refocus on our priorities — on our strengths — when we know what they are.

So if someone asked you for the three things you do best as a leader, how quickly could you answer? How self-aware are you? How about your team? And what are you doing to make sure your strengths and those of the people around you aren’t being diluted?

Coming up with a good set of answers to those questions — and moving beyond just looking the part — sounds like real leadership to us.

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In what has long been an annual tradition, Nashville Post presents IN CHARGE, a compendium of Middle Tennessee’s top business, political and civic leaders. The approximately 500 women and men found on our list, the Post’s eighth, represent the best of the best — and always are “in charge.”

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THE ARTS/BANKING AND FINANCE

The Arts Anne Brown

Owner, The Arts Company: Ex-Metro Arts commissioner and longtime leader of Nashville’s visual arts community. Her grassroots gallery work provided key spark in growth of Fifth Avenue of the Arts community.

Libby Callaway

MacLeod melds Cheekwood to full potential Jane MacLeod’s vision has been instrumental in transforming Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art into a cultural treasure, bringing a heightened awareness to the Nashville nonprofit, both regionally and nationally.

Since MacLeod arrived in 2010 as president and CEO, the historic institution has seen unprecedented increases in admissions and membership.

Voted a USA Today Top 10 Garden in both 2014 and 2016, Cheekwood is now generally recognized as the Southeast’s premier venue for the presentation of outdoor contemporary sculpture with largescale, blockbuster exhibits such as Jaume Plensa: Human Landscape and Steve Tobin: Southern Roots.

MacLeod has brought new traditions, and tourists, to Nashville with four-season programming that highlights the gardens including Cheekwood in Bloom and Holiday LIGHTS, which debuted in 2015.

Pursuant to a five-year strategic plan, MacLeod continues to advance the 55acre attraction as one of the nation’s finest American Country Place Era Estates. The plan details restoration of the gardens’ historic integrity and a collecting plan for the permanent art collection.

As chief fundraiser, MacLeod is responsible for dramatic increases in contributions including formation of the 1929 Club, which supports the restoration of the historic mansion to debut this year. > holly hoffman

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Media Consultant: Former fashion editor and journalist who has contributed to the New York Post, Elle and The New York Times’ T magazine. Current principal of The Callaway, offering content creation strategy and PR support to creative companies.

Jen Cole

Executive Director, Metro Nashville Arts Commission: Key nexus for focusing energy of arts organizations, increasing public funding for the arts, supporting the development of local professional artists and public art, and boosting creative community.

René Copeland

Producing Artistic Director, Nashville Repertory Theatre: Joined the Rep in 2004 and launched the nationally recognized Ingram New Works Project in 2009.

Facilitated name change from Tennessee Repertory Theatre in 2014.

Susan Edwards

Executive Director and CEO, Frist Center for the Visual Arts: Built museum into downtown anchor with high-profile exhibitions including Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975.

Holds Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres from Consul General of France.

Tim Henderson

Executive Director Humanities Tennessee: Named leader in late 2012 after serving as director of operations. Oversees group that organizes history and culture programs statewide, including Southern Festival of Books and Nashville Reads.

Denice Hicks

Artistic Director, Nashville Shakespeare Festival: Has worked for the Shakespeare Festival since 1990 as an actor, director and teaching artist. Festival has been recognized for artistic excellence nationally and internationally since she was named artistic director in 2005.

John Hoomes

CEO and General Director, Nashville Opera: Became organization’s leader in 2012 after having served as artistic director since 1995. Has directed more than 200 productions of opera and musical theatre in the U.S. and abroad.

Martha Ingram

Chairman Emerita, Ingram Industrie: Doyenne of Nashville philanthropy, generous patron and unwavering advocate of the arts. Steadfast supporter of performing arts including Nashville Opera, Nashville Repertory Theatre and Nashville Symphony.

Crucial to development of Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Jane MacLeod

President and CEO, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: Has since taking over landed numerous big-name exhibits that have boosted Cheekwood’s profile, membership rolls and fundraising coffers. Will this year start restoration work on historic mansion.

Kathleen O’Brien

President and CEO, Tennessee Performing Arts Center: With $20 million annual budget and similar endowment, runs an entity that mixes big-name Broadway musicals and artists with educational outreach to thousands statewide and is the performance home to three resident companies.

Brian Owens

Artistic Director, Nashville Film Festival: Took over NFF in 2008 after launching and building Indianapolis International Film Festival. Event screens 200-plus films each year and has drawn more than 40,000 people.

Tim Ozgener

President and CEO, OZ Arts: With father Cano has transformed the family’s cigar warehouse into a destination for cuttingedge contemporary art experiences with eclectic programming of performing and visual arts events.

Stephanie Silverman

Executive Director, Belcourt Theatre: Has overseen theater’s growth since 2006, earning leadership roles in national art house and historic theater organizations. Worked with Development Director Brooke Bernard, Programming Director Toby Leonard and Education and Engage-

ment Director Allison Inman on $5 million renovation of the Belcourt, completed in July 2016. Recognized by Nashville Scene as “Nashvillian of the Year” for 2016.

Jake Speck

Managing Director, Studio Tenn: Actor joined young company in 2010 to produce critically acclaimed plays and musicals with founder and Artistic Director Matt Logan.

Joined with TPAC in a first-time collaboration to co-produce season opener “Evita.”

Van Tucker

CEO and General Director, Nashville Fashion Alliance: Founded the NFA after more than 30 years in finance with a mission to build a sustainable and globally recognized fashion industry in Nashville.

Presented The Reclamation in partnership with Goodwill Industries.

Alan Valentine

President and CEO, Nashville Symphony: Joined symphony in 1998 and has overseen major growth, which has included eight Grammy wins and 17 nominations, and the release of more than two dozen albums.

Celebrated 10 years at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in September 2016.

Paul Vasterling

Artistic Director and CEO Nashville Ballet: Took on top role at state’s largest professional ballet company in 2010 after directing productions since 1998. Upcoming performances include a tour to the Kennedy Center with Ben Folds.

Lain York

Director, Zeitgeist Gallery: Painter and gallery director at Zeitgeist who is known affectionately as the “Mayor of Art Town.”

Has provided a venue for world-class art shows since 1994, now from creatively thriving Wedgewood-Houston district.

Banking and Finance Vic Alexander

Chief Manager, KraftCPAs: Leader since 1993 of accounting and advisory group that now employs almost 200. In 2015 boosted health care group with acquisition of Carter Lankford and last fall welcomed two to firm’s owner ranks.

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Sam Belk

EVP and Mid-South Division Manager, Wells Fargo: Joined Wells from BofA in 2005 and now oversees middle-market teams in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Has been in banking nearly four decades.

Denny Bottorff

Stevens’ steady style has First Farmers on the move Randy Stevens has worked at First Farmers & Merchants Bank for 44 years — more than two-thirds of his time on this planet — and been a key part of its growth as a C-level executive of some sort since 1990, when the bank had just $170 million in loans and offices in two area counties.

Columbia-based First Farmers ended 2016 with $820 million in loans. So it’s not fair to compare the bank established in 1909 to the current generation of urban turbo-charged growers such as Pinnacle Financial Partners or Franklin Synergy Bank. But Stevens, who took over as CEO in 2002, has been a steady hand guiding the bank as it has grown to 20 offices in eight counties. No longer content to dominate its home base of Maury County or skirt other edges of the Nashville MSA, he has led First Farmers into Williamson and Davidson, building offices in prime spots — such as next door to the Green Hills YMCA — and pulling in $75 million in deposits.

A branch in the Berry Farms development opened in late 2016 and others in Brentwood and Franklin will follow this year. Don’t look for First Farmers to make huge splashes. But, like its longtime leader, expect it to be here for the long haul. > Geert De Lombaerde

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General Partner, Council Capital: ExFirst American CEO who founded Council in 2000, helped organize CapStar a decade ago and in 2009 was co-founder of TNInvestco fund. Board member of Vanderbilt University and Ingram Industries, among others.

Barney Byrd

President and CEO, Gen Cap America: Founded firm focused on smaller companies in 1985 and oversees strategic planning and investment policy. Early this year announced formal close of fundraising for $250 million Southvest Fund VII.

Sid Chambless

Executive Director, Nashville Capital Network: Connects region’s angel investors with promising startups. Has backed high-flying Digital Reasoning and NextGxDx, among others, and last year helped launch national Angel Capital Association group.

Hal Clemmer

Regional President, Fifth Third Bank (Tennessee): Returned last summer to Nashville from Atlanta to take over from Don Abel. Joined Fifth Third, which now ranks ninth in local deposit ranking, in 2010 after 20 years at SouthTrust/Wachovia/Wells Fargo.

Randall Clemons

Chairman and CEO, Wilson Bank & Trust: Still king of the castle in banking east of Nashville. In 1987 helped launch lender that now has $2.2 billion in assets. Will step down in 2019 and has tapped John McDearman to take his place.

John crosslin and Justin Crosslin

Co-Managing Principals, Crosslin: At the start of this year took over from Dell Crosslin the day-to-day management of 30-year-old firm’s CPA arm and its IT services group, led by Co-Managing Principal Bryan White. Combined have 28 years of experience with firm.

Greg Daily

CEO, i3 Verticals: Builder of PMT Services and iPayment secured backing from First Avenue Partners and bank group for venture that reached annualized run rate of $10 billion in processing volume before fourth birthday. Last year bought California company with promising tech services unit.

Ron DeBerry

Chairman and CEO, Commerce Union Bancshares: Worked in risk management at BofA before helping build Commerce Union and joining forces with Reliant Bank in 2015. Will Step aside this summer, make way for DeVan Ard.

Jeff Drummonds

Managing Partner, LBMC: Was leading partner of LBMC’s tax services practice before rising to managing partner in 2015. Oversaw recent relocation of firm’s flagship office to Hill Center Brentwood.

Matt King

Managing Partner, FCA Ventures: Runs later-stage venture capital arm of Clayton Associates with fellow managing partner John Burch. Former banker who moved into entrepreneurship, including as founder and leader of MyOfficeProducts in early 2000s.

Gaylon Lawrence

Owner, F&M Bank and Tennessee Bank & Trust: Owner of five bank holding companies in three states. Bought Clarksvillebased F&M in 2015, 11 years after setting up Tennessee Bank & Trust in Cool Springs. Last year filed papers to separate latter from Arkansas parent.

Wanda Lyle

Townes Duncan

Managing Director and GM of Business Solutions Center Nashville, UBS: Led Nashville expansion of global financial blue chip. Hub for supporting wealth management, investment bank and asset management businesses now home to more than 1,500 people.

Richard Herrington

Managing Partner, Cultivation Capital FinTech Growth Fund: Serial financial technology services entrepreneur and advisor who led and sold Investment Scorecard and Shareholder InSite, among others. Launched VC fund under umbrella of St. Louis-based Cultivation in early 2016.

Dan Hogan

Chairman, Pinnacle Financial Partners: Co-founder of Nashville’s largest homegrown bank, which early this year signed deal to buy North Carolina’s BNC Bancorp and grow to $20 billion in assets. Upon acquisition, will add Tennessee chairman role to lead sales efforts across state.

Chris Holmes

Chairman, President and CEO, SunTrust Bank Nashville: Has been with SunTrust and predecessors for more than three decades and has led its regional operations since 2005. Has largely maintained deposit market share in recent years.

Former Managing Partner, Solidus: Launched Solidus in 1997 and became one of the region’s most prolific earlystage investors via TNInvestco fund, several Jumpstart ventures and Seed Hatchery, among others. Chairs board of Post parent SouthComm and is planning new fund after leaving Solidus in late 2016.

Chairman, President and CEO, Franklin Financial Network: Rapidly grew nineyear-old bank to $3 billion via organic growth and 2014 MidSouth Bank buy.

Went public in early 2015. Now focused on fortifying compliance programs after regulators raised concerns.

CEO, CapStar Bank: Former National Bank of Commerce and Fifth Third regional leader who joined CapStar as COO in late 2012, then moved into bank CEO role with formation of holding company before 2016 IPO.

CEO, FB Financial: Joined FirstBank in 2010 and was named CEO three years later. Balanced loan growth and margin expansion with improving credit quality before new holding company’s IPO last fall. In February announced $284 million deal to buy two banks from Jim Clayton.

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Rob McCabe

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President and CEO, The Bank of Nashville; Regional CEO, Synovus Bank: Moved here in 2010 from Memphis and has beefed up team, including for mortgage and wealth management. In 2015

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moved Synovus regional HQ to Gulch Crossing and will in coming year oversee phasing out of local brand.

Ron SamuelS

Vice Chairman, Pinnacle Financial Partners: Launched Avenue Bank in 2006 after long career at regional lenders and helped sell company for more than $200 million to Pinnacle last year. Helps lead bank’s music and entertainment industry group.

Jim Schmitz

Area Executive for Middle Tennessee Regions Bank: Has led Nashville-area operations for No. 2-ranked deposit holder since 2007, when it and AmSouth joined forces. Moved regional HQ to One Nashville Place in 2013.

Pat ShePheRd

CEO, Avondale Partners: Runs West Endbased national firm he co-founded in 2001.

Last year bought local asset manager The Steine & Gooch Company and beefed up wealth management team but lost key health care investment bankers.

Randy StevenS

Chairman and CEO, First Farmers and Merchants: Has worked at Columbia-based bank since 1973 and been CEO since 2002.

Has steadily expanded $1.3 billion lender’s branch network into Williamson and Davidson and become more active in construction projects in Nashville proper.

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President and CEO, CapStar Financial Holdings: Former First American and FirstBank exec who co-founded CapStar in 2007 and grew with help from purchases of American Security and Farmington mortgage group. Last fall took public parent company that now has market cap of more than $200 million.

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President and CEO, Pinnacle Financial Partners: Co-founder of largest Nashvillebased bank that has combined strong organic growth and acquisitions (including of fellow local player Avenue) to top $10 billion in assets. In January announced $1.9 billion deal to buy $7 billion North Carolina peer.

WaRd WilSon

Regional President, U.S. Bank: Joined nation’s No. 5 bank in 2000 and has led its

Middle Tennessee operations since 2005.

Has maintained deposit market share of about 3.5 percent and in 2013 relocated area HQ to AT&T Building.

tom Wylly

Senior Partner, Brentwood Capital Advisors: Former Bradford partner who has been involved in more than $6 billion worth of deals and helped scale HealthSpring, Passport and Acadia, among others. Key backer of Nashville Capital Network.

caRol yochem

President, Middle Tennessee Region First Tennessee Bank: Took over in 2014 after wealth management career led her from Tennessee to TD Bank in North Carolina. Last year scored with recruitment of SunTrust’s Andrew Kintz to launch music biz group.

EDUCATION dan Boone

President, Trevecca Nazarene University: Understated academician who has the Church of Nazarene-affiliated Trevecca undertaking some bold initiatives. Has in recent years launched degree programs and made several real estate moves.

BoB FiSheR

President, Belmont University: Has overseen within the past five years the completion of multiple major construction projects. With more than 7,700 students, Belmont is Tennessee’s secondlargest private university.

Glenda BaSkin GloveR

President, Tennessee State University: Gracious leader of an institution that has garnered in the past few years multiple federal grants for, among others, agriculture, engineering and science research.

Offered details in late 2016 for Cumberland City, a multi-building project proposed for 80-plus acres adjacent to the North Nashville campus.

JameS e.k. hildReth

President, Meharry Medical College: Leads one of the nations oldest and largest historically black academic health science centers. Working toward increasing the number of faculty at Meharry.

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Shannon hunt

President and CEO, Nashville Public Education Foundation: Leads nonprofit centered on public education. Was key member of exMayor Phil Bredesen’s team in 1990s.

ShaWn JoSePh

Director, Metro Schools: Leads the more than 86,000-student public school system.

Was hired by the Metro Nashville Board of Education and is the first black superintendent in Metro history. Joseph is tasked with turning around the district’s struggling schools.

is pleased to announce the addition of two new members.

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Member, Tennessee State Board of Education: Former District 5 Metro Nashville Board of Education member known for supporting charter schools. Also a former Teach For America executive.

Jay kline

President, Watkins College of Art, Design & Film: Runs 300-student, four-year college offering baccalaureate degree programs in film, fine arts, graphic design, interior design and photography. Pushing hard to give 131-year-old school bigger national brand.

Randy loWRy

Sean Owens Member

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President, Lipscomb University: Has since 2005 led ambitious growth push that has added buildings and new degree programs and grown enrollment to 4,800 from about 50 nations. In midst of $250M five-year investment plan to further focus on cornerstone health sciences, business, education, liberal arts programs.

Sidney mcPhee

President, Middle Tennessee State University: Began working earlier this year with the eight-member MTSU governing board. MTSU’s University Honors College, the first in the state, “offers an Ivy League experience” for high-ability students, and the school is one of just 108 colleges and universities recognized recently by the Chronicle of Higher Education for producing Fulbright scholars.

candace mcQueen

Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Education: Former senior vice president and dean at Lipscomb University College of Education, ranked among best in the nation for teacher training. A defender of Common Core.

David Lister Member

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Laura Moore

Education Liaison, Mayor’s Office: Appointed by Mayor Megan Barry to work toward strengthening relationships between the public school system, nonprofits and education institutions. Formerly served as vice president of policy with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Will Pinkston

Joseph brings urgency to Metro Schools Shawn Joseph’s is not an easy task.

The district’s first black superintendent, Joseph was hired in spring 2016 after serving as a deputy superintendent in Prince George’s County Schools in Maryland.

In Nashville, he oversees a school district of more than 86,000 students.

Joseph has moved at a rapid pace since starting July 1 — quickly shuffling principals at 31 schools and tasking a transition team with evaluating the district’s many initiatives to assess effectiveness.

Though catching flack for moving so quickly, Joseph offers an explanation.

“There was a clear urgency from the board for me to move at an accelerated pace,” Joseph says. “When I walked in, I saw 22 principal vacancies and …

10 to 15 central office vacancies. My cabinet wasn’t staffed. So I just felt this urgency to run.

“I was very fearful that within a month, we wouldn’t be able to open schools,” he adds. “I didn’t have time to look at [personnel] internally to see who’s here and move things [quickly], so I pulled from a deep national bench.”

In hindsight, Joseph says he would have more clearly communicated the need for such swift action, but ultimately feels his choices will lead the district toward success. > amanda haggard

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Metro Nashville Public Schools Board: Unabashed critic of the school system and self-described bomb-thrower. Has driven conversation regarding fiscal effect of charter schools, district accountability, English language learners and public engagement.

Anna Shepherd

Chair, Metro School Board: Replaced Sharon Gentry. Leads as board enters era of new leadership under Shawn Joseph. Guides the nine-member group as it makes policy decisions that affect more than 86,000 students.

Wendy Tucker

Member, State Board of Education: Appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam in 2014. CoCEO of Project Renaissance, an educationfocused nonprofit founded by her ex-boss, former Mayor Karl Dean, whom she served as education advisor.

Nick Zeppos

Chancellor, Vanderbilt University: Former faculty member, provost and vice chancellor marking 30 years on campus. Oversaw split from VUMC and directed work on Warren and Moore Colleges for sophomores, juniors and seniors. Will next year open $116M Barnard residential college.

The Food Biz Darek Bell

Founder, Corsair Distillery: Founded Nashville’s first microdistillery, and in late 2015 opened distillery in WedgewoodHouston, which joined facilities in Marathon Village and Bowling Green. Also a principal at Bell & Associates.

Bob Bernstein

Owner, Bongo World Enterprises: Twenty-three years after founding Bongo Java coffeehouse on Belmont, now has multiple locations, including Fido and Fenwick’s 300. Dealing in real estate as much as restaurant work nowadays.

Nick Bishop Sr. and Nick Bishop Jr.

Flora Tydings

Co-owners, Hattie B’s: Father and son founded popular Midtown hot-chicken outpost in 2012 and are rolling along with locations on Charlotte Avenue and in Birmingham. Recently signed a lease for an Atlanta location.

George Van Allen

Partner, Fresh Hospitality and Fresh Capital: Part of dynamic group behind expansion of Jim ‘N Nick’s and Martin’s BBQ, among others. Recently launched Cochon Butcher and closed on property acquisitions and development around town for future eateries.

Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor: Began managing TBR's implementation of free community college on Feb. 1.

First woman in Tennessee history to lead the state’s higher education system. Also serves as president of Chattanooga State Community College.

President, Nashville State Community College: Has overseen steady expansion of NSCC, including a move into Hickory Hollow Mall and alliance with Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative. New transfer pathways programs to four-year colleges have made NSCC a key player in local higher education.

Jamie Woodson

President and CEO, State Collaborative on Reforming Education: Led state’s efforts to identify and support effective teaching, overhaul K-12 education funding formula, raise academic standards, improve lowperforming schools and expand public charter schools in Tennessee.

Matt Bodnar

Maneet Chauhan

Owner, Chauhan Ale & Masala House, Mantra Artisan Brewery: Nationally known chef rocked the North Gulch with her vibrant Chauhan Ale & Masala, then launched Franklin brewery in 2015. Will roll out this year Tànsuo˘ (a Chinese restaurant) and The Mockingbird (a diner).

Will Cheek III

Member, Bone McAllester Norton: Leads the firm’s alcoholic beverage team and

provides licensing and regulatory compliance advice to restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs. The go-to source for Tennessee liquor law. Authors Last Call, a blog covering Tennessee alcohol, restaurant and hospitality news.

Sandy Cochran

President and CEO, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: Former Books-A-Million CEO in 2016 intensified efforts to expand base, offering all-day breakfast at core restaurants and opening fast-casual Holler & Dash locations in Brentwood and Orlando.

John Dyke

Owner, Turnip Truck: Founded pioneering natural foods grocery in East Nashville in 2001, then contributed to Gulch boom by opening a store there in 2010. Replaced old East Nashville location with vastly expanded flagship in late 2015.

Benjamin Goldberg and Max Goldberg

Co-Owners, Strategic Hospitality: The brothers behind some of the hottest restaurants in the city (Catbird Seat, Patterson House, Pinewood Social) continuing their streak with Bastion, garnering national attention for Chef Josh Habiger upon its opening in Wedgewood-Houston.

Linus Hall

Owner, Yazoo Brewing Co.: After turning a start-up into the king of Nashville craft brewers, Hall became a leader in efforts to fix the state’s beer tax and allow sales of high-gravity beers outside of liquor stores.

Yazoo’s slow-and-steady push into neighboring states, as well as the expansion of its acclaimed sour and wild beers, has been a model for other brewers.

Cordia Harrington

CEO, Tennessee Bun Co.: “The Bun Lady” runs company that ships products across U.S., Caribbean and South America. Supplying biscuits, buns and muffins to likes of KFC and McDonald’s, Harrington has built Tennessee Bun into $100 million company.

Susannah Herring

Co-Founder, Avo: The first restaurant of its kind in Nashville — delivering upscale vegan, raw dishes — Avo was also one of first tenants of oneC1TY, the ambitious health-focused “urban community” being developed off Charlotte Avenue.

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Chris Hyndman

Owner, MStreet: Restaurateur who, with Jim Caden, transformed McGavock Street (aka MStreet) in The Gulch with his stylish Gulch restaurants Virago, Whiskey Kitchen and Kayne Prime as well as Midtown’s Tavern.

Margot McCormack

BODNAR’S FRESH FOCUS ON YOUNG DINERS FINDS MARK It’s no longer difficult to find a Fresh Hospitality concept. The examples — Jim & Nick’s, Taziki’s, Biscuit Love, Cochon Butcher, etc. — are numerous.

And as the next wave of the Nashvillebased company’s fast casual concepts unfolds, a younger partner has emerged.

Matt Bodnar is the third Bodnar to have joined Fresh, following veterans Mike (chairman) and John Michael (partner) in the “family business” after a Goldman Sachs stint. When jokingly asked if he is Fresh’s outreach to millennials, Bodnar, 30, laughs, acknowledging such.

His argument? Such customers either want something completely indulgent or nutritious. Not surprisingly, two of Bodnar’s most recent projects, Vui’s Kitchen and I Love Juice Bar, lean squarely toward healthy eaters.

In contrast, his latest effort, Grilled Cheeserie — the longtime food truck now operating from a bricks-and-mortar location — straddles the decadent end of the scale, enticing customers with gooey cheese and thick milkshakes.

Bodnar also has been involved in Square Roots, a vertical farming concept targeting urban spaces, and is a co-founder of Fresh Capital, a development and real estate entity providing buildings for many of Fresh Hospitality’s concepts.

“We have lots of opportunities in the works,” he says, “and are excited about 2017 and beyond.” > Steve Cavendish

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Chef-Owner, Margot & Marché: Her restaurants are Ground Zero in East Nashville’s culinary explosion. Graduates from her kitchens have helped fuel Nashville’s emergence as a great city for dining.

Tom Morales

Owner, Acme, TomKats, The Southern, Saffire, Fin & Pearl: Founder of TomKats (entertainment industry caterer) and managing partner in SoBro’s The Southern Steak & Oyster and popular Lower Broad restaurant/bar/music venue Acme Feed & Seed. Expanded to The Gulch with Fin & Pearl in 2016.

Hazem Ouf

CEO and Partner, Logan’s Roadhouse: Former American Blue Ribbon Holdings boss who stepped away from that role in 2016 after eight-plus years in charge. Recently joined leaner Logan’s after it emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring, promising “future growth and acquisitions.”

Deb Paquette

Executive Chef, Etch: Veteran chef joined with Doug Hogrefe and Paul Schramkowski to build Etch, an elegant SoBro anchor, with the trio opening Etc in Green Hills last year.

Was one of the first to bring rigor (from the best culinary training) and a variety of international flavors to Nashville’s dining scene.

Terrell Raley

COO, Amaranth Hospitality: Made a strong mark in East Nashville with convivial cocktail spot Holland House and popular Pharmacy Burger. Helped stoke Germantown’s dining explosion in 2015 with wood-fired gem Butchertown Hall.

Randy Rayburn

Owner, Midtown Cafe, Cabana: Pioneering restaurateur unafraid of mixing it up in legislative battles. Backer of culinary arts program at Nashville State Community College who is part of group looking to build hotel on prime Belcourt Avenue corner in Hillsboro Village.

Bailey Spaulding and Steve Wright

Co-Owners, Jackalope Brewing Co.: Spaulding built Jackalope from a college hobby into one of Nashville’s best breweries, starting in restaurants and then aggressively canning for retail sales. Wright started as Jackalope’s biggest fan and worked his way up to partner. The brewery’s quirky marketing and solid beers have created a huge following.

Jimmy Spradley

CEO, Standard Functional Foods: Was 26 when family bought Standard Candy in 1982. His strategic decision to get into nutritional and organic snacks has paid off, as the company now employs more than 500 people in addition to its downtown store.

Kent Taylor

Co-Founder, Blackstone Brewing Co.: Contract work for St. Louis’ Schlafly and Louisville’s Falls City has provided a stable base for the craft brewery to do increasingly experimental brews. The opening of a taproom on premises has brought fans to its North Nashville location after the 2016 closing of the Midtown brewpub.

Alan Thompson

VP of Franchising, Gigi’s Cupcakes: Originally aligned with Gigi’s in 2008 as landlord for founder Gina Butler’s first store. His expansion into South Korea took the store number over 100.

Tandy Wilson

Chef-Owner, City House: Nashville’s rise on the national culinary scene has mirrored that of City House, Wilson’s highly regarded restaurant that opened in 2007.

Received in 2016 the prestigious James Beard Award as Best Chef, Southeast.

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Lamar Alexander

U.S. Senator: Tennessee’s senior senator and chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Wouldn’t endorse Trump but has taken a leading role in pushing through cabinet nominees through. Also former governor and the first secretary of U.S. Department of Education.

Jane Alvis

Owner, Alvis Co.: Lobbyist for Tennessee Municipal League. Former director of legislative affairs under then-Mayor Bill Purcell.

Was a partner at Ingram Group.

Rogers Anderson

Mayor, Williamson County: Now nearing the end of his fourth term — the past two races uncontested. Faces the challenges of a county growing too rapidly for its infrastructure with the resources to address.

Steve Anderson

Chief, Metro Police Department: Understated leader at the forefront, often proactively, of discussions about the relationship between police and civilians in Nashville.

Ward Baker

Political Consultant: Former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee currently trying to push U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s tax reform plan. Kept the Senate red despite several close races. Worked on Marsha Blackburn and Diane Black campaigns. Thought likely to run Black’s race if she decides to run for governor.

Megan Barry

Mayor, Metro Nashville: Former two-term at-large Metro Council member in her second year in the courthouse’s corner office.

Seeking to address affordable housing and transit and has maintained a presence in Nashville’s cultural scene.

Diane Black

U.S. Representative, 6th District: Ex-state legislator turned who represents Sumner, Robertson and Wilson Counties and much of Cumberland Plateau. First woman to serve as chair of House Budget Committee.

Multi-millionaire husband David Black recently left Aegis Sciences, which oversees various drug testing programs. Potential top contender for governor in 2018.

Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Representative, 7th District: Former state legislator representing Williamson County, Clarksville and much of West Tennessee. New chair of House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, which oversees FCC, broadband regulations and cybersecurity. Conservative media darling.

Randy Boyd

Former Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development: Wealthy Knoxville businessman

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and philanthropist who helped Haslam push through Drive to 55 plan and Tennessee Promise, a free community college program. Chairman of pet product company Radio Systems Corp. Expected to announce a 2018 gubernatorial bid.

David Briley

Betting against Ward Baker is bad strategy Last October, polls showed Democrats were likely to take control of the U.S. Senate.

As such, the campaign strategy of Ward Baker, the then-executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, was roundly criticized. He had spent funds ineffectively and his no-nonsense personality was counterproductive, detractors claimed.

But on Election Day, the Senate stayed red, and the criticism of the former Marine ceased.

Baker, 40, was among the first to seriously see the enthusiasm for Donald Trump. Today, Baker looks prophetic.

Speculation sizzles as to Baker’s next move. Will he stay in DC, where he’s currently trying to get the Senate on board with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s tax reform plan? Will he return to Tennessee and run a gubernatorial campaign (likely that of his former boss, U.S. Rep. Diane Black, who has widely been rumored to be running)? Or will he run a campaign elsewhere in 2018?

Regardless, any Baker-backed candidate is likely to vault to frontrunner status immediately. Baker worked behind the scenes as an advisor to state Sen. Steve Dickerson’s campaign last year, utilizing Snapchat filters geo-tagged to high school football games and other ultra-targeted media strategies. Dickerson’s race with Democrat Erin Coleman, expected to be a tossup, wasn’t even close. > Cari Wade Gervin

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Vice Mayor, Metro Nashville: Bone McAllester Norton attorney and former Metro councilman (and mayoral candidate in 2007) who takes active role as vice mayor and encourages an assertive Metro Council.

Glen Casada

Majority Leader, Tennessee House of Representatives: Powerful Republican Williamson County legislator who veers between establishment Republicans and Tea Party lawmakers, depending on what’s politically expedient. His support often makes or breaks legislation.

Mark Cate

Principal, Stones Rivers Group: Haslam’s former chief of staff turned consultant/ high-profile lobbyist. Clients include Acadia, AT&T, Corizon, Methodist LeBonheur, Volkert, Ernst & Young and Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Also represents regional mayors on Greater Nashville Regional Council, which is pushing for transit funding.

John Ray Clemmons

State Representative, District 55: Lawyer and outspoken sophomore Democratic legislator for chunk of mostly progressive in-town Nashville neighborhoods.

Ambitious and likely to challenge for future leadership roles or higher office.

Former political director for Tennessee Democratic Party.

Sam Coleman

Metro Councilman: District 33 representative who previously served on the council from 2003-11. Vocal member of a rather inexperienced legislative body.

Jim Cooper

U.S. Congressman, 5th District: Veteran policy wonk recently re-elected for another two-year term. Serves on House Armed Services Committee and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Helped drive more than two-decade long effort to secure a new federal courthouse in Nashville.

John Cooper

Metro Councilman At-Large: Top votegetter in 2015 council election and newly appointed chair of powerful Budget and Finance Committee.

Jon Cooper

Director of Law, Metro Council: Has been in current role since 2008 after having served on staff since 2001. Former touring musician and teacher.

Bob Corker

U.S. Senator: A finalist for both Donald Trump’s vice president and secretary of state picks. As chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee and member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and Senate Committee on the Budget, likely to have significant impact in next two years.

Bill Freeman

Chairman and Co-Founder, Freeman Webb Co.: Real estate mogul among Democratic Party’s biggest fundraisers and powerbrokers. Ex-mayoral candidate who is considering a run for governor in 2018. Teams with Jimmy Webb to oversee successful Green Hills-based real estate company.

Glenn Funk

District Attorney General, Davidson County: Metro’s top prosecutor after nearly 30 years as a defense attorney.

Erica Gilmore

Metro Councilwoman At-Large: Only atlarge council member who served two terms as district representative. Chairs Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee, making voice heard on downtown issues.

Scott Golden

Chairman, Tennessee Republican Party: Newly elected leader trying to smooth over deep party schisms between far right and moderates. Previously deputy chief and district director for U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher. Also worked for Marsha Blackburn.

Brad Lampley

Government Relations Team Leader, Adams and Reese: After stint as partner in charge of the firm’s Nashville office, took over firm-wide government relations team in 2016. Ex-University of Tennessee football player also serves on school's Board of Trustees.

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Leslie Hafner

Senior Policy Advisor to Speaker Beth Harwell: Former advisor for Bill Haslam now running policy for Harwell and Republican majority in the House. Previously principal at HafnerAlexander Government Relations and lobbyist for Bass Berry & Sims. Also worked in Gov. Don Sundquist’s administration.

Daron Hall

Davidson County Sheriff: In post since 2002. Currently overseeing construction of new Criminal Justice Center downtown.

Joe Hall

Owner, Hall Strategies: Founded boutique lobbying and strategic communications company in 2004 after decade as partner at The Ingram Group. Has deep roots at intersection of media and politics.

John Harris

President, Tennessee Firearms Association: Nashville attorney whose support or opposition can make or break any legislation related to guns. Helped oust Rep. Debra Maggart in 2012.

Beth Harwell

Speaker, Tennessee House of Representatives: Retained her position in closerthan-expected leadership vote, despite outsized criticism over her handling of sexual harassment allegations against Jeremy Durham. Has set up campaign finances for 2018 gubernatorial run.

Bill Haslam

Governor, State of Tennessee: Termlimited in 2018. It’s unclear whether former Knoxville mayor is pondering national office or a transition into private sector.

Despite his sweeping changes to state government, still considered a moderate.

Has failed repeatedly at building coalition of support in the Legislature.

Ryan Haynes

Lobbyist for Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee: The most recent head of the Tennessee Republican Party.

Passed on run for second term after criticism that he failed to sufficiently back Trump’s candidacy. Now in training to take over from Tom Hensley, the famed “Golden Goose.” Former state representative from Farragut.

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Sharon Hurt

At-Large Councilwoman, Metro Council: CEO and president of Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership. Knows city’s north side like few others.

Tom Ingram

Founder, The Ingram Group: Political kingmaker. Former reporter and chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander. Former advisor to Gov. Bill Haslam. Holds court in Tennessee and D.C.

Mike Jameson

Staff Attorney, Metro Council: Director of the Metro Council office and special counsel to the city’s legislative body. A former Metro Councilman who also did a brief stint as a General Sessions judge.

Kim Kaegi

Fundraiser: Arguably the state’s best fundraiser. Goes way back with Lamar Alexander and has raised money for Haslam and Corker, too. Currently on a $1.75 million contract (set up by Mark Cate) to raise $40 million for the new Tennessee State Museum building.

Bill Ketron

State Senator, District 13: Former Rutherford County commissioner and GOP caucus chair. Vice chair of the Joint Fiscal Review Committee. Responsible for wine in grocery stores who is about to push Sunday wine and liquor sales. Reportedly considering running for Rutherford County mayor in 2018.

Brent Leatherwood

Director of Strategic Partnerships, ERLC: Former executive director of the TNGOP is now helping run public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention under Russell Moore. Expect increased SBC involvement in Tennessee legislative matters.

David McMahan

Principal, McMahan Winstead: Powerful GOP lobbyist with 25 years of Hill experience. Represented wine, spirit retailers in long grocery store fight and was key player in state’s legalization of fantasy football on behalf of Draft Kings and Fan Duel. Also active in education and tech sectors, where clients include Vanderbilt, AT&T and Dish.

Randy McNally

Lieutenant Governor, State of Tennessee: Longtime Republican legislator from Oak Ridge appointed to head the Senate after Ron Ramsey’s retirement. Not always in line with Haslam. Thought to be considering retirement in 2018.

Ken Moore

Mayor, City of Franklin: Ex-orthopedic surgeon who has led Franklin since 2011.

Supporter of preservation and downtown development, a rare conservative proponent of smart growth.

Andrew Ogles

Director, Americans for Prosperity Tennessee: Head of Koch brothers initiative in state since 2013. Helped kill Insure Tennessee plan and trying to do the same to gas tax. Very influential for a certain set of highly conservative legislators.

Lisa Quigley

Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper: Democratic staffer who is also active in backing local candidates. Unofficial advisor for Megan Barry’s mayoral race. A founder of Women for Tennessee’s Future, which recruited multiple women to run for state races last year, all unsuccessfully.

Ron Ramsey

Finance Director, Metro Nashville: Previously served as deputy finance director under Rich Riebeling. First woman and first African-American to hold the position.

Talia Lomax-O’dneal

Retired Lieutenant Governor: Longtime state legislator from East Tennessee who retired last year after serving as the first Republican speaker of the Senate since Reconstruction. Rumored to be eyeing work as consultant or lobbyist after the waiting period ends. Will still likely influence votes this spring from afar.

Lonnell Matthews

Rich Riebeling

Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods: Former district councilman represented Bordeaux area from 2007 to 2015. Rising figure in Metro politics in charge of giving Nashville residents stronger voice.

Chief Operating Officer, Metro Nashville: Former finance director under then-Mayor Karl Dean. Has also served as commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development.

Chip Saltsman

Consultant: Former head of the Tennessee Republican Party and senior advisor to U.S. Sen. Bill Frist. Managed Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential campaign and U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann’s successful run in 2010. Also advised on Huckabee’s 2016 run. Rumored to be running Randy Boyd’s gubernatorial campaign.

Charles Sargent

State Representative, District 55: The Williamson County legislator survived a number of challengers from the far, far right in his primary and retained powerful position as the chair of the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee. Tight with Harwell and Haslam.

Ralph Schulz

President, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: Leads coalition with diverse business interests in stated goal of “facilitating community leadership to create economic prosperity.”

Herbert Slatery III

Tennessee Attorney General: Haslam’s former legal counsel and close friend.

Has moved office decidedly to the right but notably refused to sue federal government on refugee resettlement when asked to by Legislature.

Justin Wilson

Comptroller of the Treasury: A scion of one of the state’s most influential political families. Former partner of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis. Served as deputy governor under Don Sundquist.

Brenda Wynn

County Clerk, Metro Nashville: Was elected in November 2012, becoming the first African-American female to win election to a constitutional office in Davidson County.

health care Jeff Balser

President and CEO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Led the hospital complex’s separation from Vanderbilt and is overseeing joint ventures and collaborations via Vanderbilt Affiliated Health Network. VUMC’s precision medicine push last year landed $70M+ in NIH funding.

Grassroots NOAH influences city in major way Faith-led grassroots organization Nashville Organized for Action and Hope has established itself as an influential player in Metro politics.

Focused on affordable housing, economic equity and criminal justice, the organization has held mayoral candidate forums, and landed the support of a mayor.

That influence speaks to several years of NOAH’s sustained organization and effort.

And the nonprofit — which bills itself as a “faith-led coalition that is multi-racial and interdenominational comprised of congregations, community organizations and labor unions that work to give voice to traditionally marginalized people — should gain further influence with progressive Nashville mayor Megan Barry.

Recall that in 2015, NOAH held forums with candidates involved in the Metro elections. It was at a NOAH event in October of 2016 that Barry announced a commitment to funding body cameras for Metro police officers. The message resonated, almost as much because of the NOAH component as because of the popular deliverer of it.

In February, NOAH participated in a three-day community organizing training program hosted by Oak Ridge UnitarianUniversalist Church at the Alex Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee.

It was just the type effort for which the results will define NOAH. And for the better, no doubt. > steven hale

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Craig BeCker

President, Tennessee Hospital Association: Moved here from Maine in 1993 to be trade group leader and has been consistent advocate for Medicaid expansion that will help especially help state’s small and rural hospitals.

Mary BufwaCk

CEO, Neighborhood Health: Head of nonprofit community health organization for more than half of its 40-year existence. Has expanded clinic network across three counties and is building out dental services with support from state and Delta Dental.

Bill Carpenter

Chairman and CEO, LifePoint Health: Former Waller lawyer has led hospital chain since 2006. Formed successful JV with Duke University Health System and last year formed home health/hospice JV with LHC Group.

MiChael Cartwright

Chairman and CEO, AAC Holdings: Built up and listed nation’s first publicly traded addiction treatment company. Last year settled California patient death case. Aiming to keep up growth rate and rebuild share price after lowering guidance last fall.

Beth Chase

DunCan Dashiff

Managing Director and Head of Health Care Services, Canaccord Genuity: Recently joined investment bank after working as COO of MedCare Investment Funds runs by Harry Jacobson. Before that cofounded Epiphany Health Ventures and led Morgan Keegan’s local office.

neil De CresCenzo

CEO, Change Healthcare: Former Oracle exec who has taken revenue cycle management-centered Emdeon into new markets via acquisitions, including of local price transparency venture in 2014. Pending deal with unit of McKesson will create $3B+ enterprise.

Jason Dinger

CEO, MissionPoint Health Partners: In 2011 launched Saint Thomas ACO that is now under Ascension Health umbrella and manages $1.5B in health care spending.

Team has grown to work with 250,000+ members in seven states.

BranDon eDwarDs

CEO, c3/consulting: Veteran consultant and advisor who counts numerous health care names among clients. Chairs board of Entrepreneur Center and is director of Ingram Industries, YWCA and Community Foundation, among others. Member of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Nashville Board of Advisors.

CEO, ReviveHealth: Marketing agency founder relocated HQ to Nashville from California and has grown team to more than 60.

Now part of Weber Shandwick with $13.5M in revenues from client list that includes VUMC, athenahealth, Tenet Healthcare.

paul CleCkner

Attorney, Butler Snow: Member of firm’s health care regulatory and transactions group. Certificate-of-need and licensing expert who has handled hundreds of applications for Tennessee providers.

COO, Saint Thomas Health: Joined health system last summer from LifePoint to take over from Bernie Sherry. Former Medical Reimbursements of America president works closely with Greg James, Saint Thomas’ clinical boss.

DiCk Cowart

Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz: Board member and health and public policy group leader of firm that now is among nation’s 50 largest. Advisor to for-profit and nonprofit providers on policy and governance issues.

BoB Crants

Chief Investment Officer, Pharos Capital Group: Helps lead firm based here

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and in Dallas that has of late invested in mental health, dermatology and PT ventures. Helped launch Goldman Sachs’ special investments group before cofounding Pharos.

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steve flatt

CEO, National HealthCare Corp.: Assumed top spot of senior care provider (as first from outside founding Adams family) after more than decade with company overseeing development work and strategic partnerships.

Former president of Lipscomb University and Ezell Harding.

Bill frist

Chairman, Cressey & Company: Former U.S. Senate majority leader who also cofounded Aspire Health and is among lead-

ers of Health Care Council’s Fellows program. In 2015 founded population health nonprofit NashvilleHealth.

BoBBy frist

Chairman, President and CEO, HealthStream: Co-founder of health care workforce development company and leader of team that has grown user base to 4.4 million and spent $150M+ on acquisitions in past two years.

viC gatto

CEO, Jumpstart Foundry; CEO, Solidus: Leads ex-incubator turned innovation fund that invests in health care startups and took over at helm of Green Hills-based VC firm after investors broke with founder Townes Duncan on strategy.

DaviD guth

CEO, Centerstone: Co-founded nonprofit behavioral health provider in 1997 after running treatment facility. Has steadily grown footprint via acquisitions to more than $310M in revenues from five states and a patient base that now tops 150,000.

Jay harDCastle

Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: One of city’s top health care advisors who focuses on contacts, regulatory issues and M&A. Helped arrange Baptist Hospital sale to Saint Thomas and is working with fast-growing Urgent Team, among others.

saM hazen

President and COO, HCA Holdings: Was named president in late 2016 and appears to be first in line to succeed CEO Milton Johnson. Started with hospital giant in early ‘80s before overseeing Western Group and being named COO in ’15.

tiM hingtgen

President and COO, Community Health Systems: Was promoted twice in 2016 to move into top operations role and oversee drive to improve former HMA hospitals.

Joined company in 2008 after working at UHS and Province.

Chris holDen

President and CEO, Envision Healthcare: CEO of former AmSurg since 2007, led company’s push into physician services through $2.3 billion acquisition of Sheridan and last year sealed even bigger deal with Colorado-based Envision.

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Rusty Holman

Chief Medical Officer, LifePoint Health: Former Cogent HMG exec joined hospital operator in early 2013 and has led development of ambitious quality improvement program alongside partners at Duke University Health System. Focus on transparency, patient engagement yielding impressive results.

Angela Humphreys

Chair, Healthcare Practice Group, Bass Berry & Sims: Leads high-profile group home to more than 160 attorneys in four cities. Former chair of ABA’s health care M&A committee who has led billions of dollars worth of deals.

Joey Jacobs

Chairman and CEO, Acadia Healthcare: Co-founder and former CEO of Psychiatric Solutions has led Acadia since 2011. In 2016 sealed deal for U.K.’s Priory Group but had to divest number of facilities. Has set goal to grow top line to $6 billion by 2020.

Harry Jacobson

Co-founder, TriStar Technology Ventures: Former VUMC CEO has founded more than 10 companies and mentored countless others. Works with multiple investment funds, including Epiphany Health Ventures, MedCare Investment Fund and Iroquois Capital.

David Jarrard

President and CEO, Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock: Founding partner of health care communications firm founded in 2006. With Chicago, team now numbers more than 30. Early this year formed alliance with veteran D.C. lobbyist group.

Kevin Lavender

Senior VP, Managing Director of Healthcare Finance, Fifth Third Bank: Ex-commissioner of state’s Department of Financial Institutions and co-founder of MediSphere Health Partners. Has led health care finance division since 2005.

Charlie Martin

Chairman, Martin Ventures: Former Vanguard Health CEO returned in 2013 to investment firm he founded. Focused on technology investments and has emerged as prominent backer of blockchain in health care.

ter and CEO, Vanderbilt Health System: Clinical and operational leader who also serves as chief of staff at Vanderbilt University Hospital and develops partnerships with regional providers.

Marty Rash

President and CEO, RCCH HealthCare Partners: One of region’s most experienced rural hospital execs who built and sold Province Healthcare before starting over with RegionalCare. Last year took over leadership of Apollo Global-backed company following merger with Capella.

Heather Rohan

Tom Miller

President, TriStar Division: Former nurse who began HCA career more than 30 years ago and moved into leadership role at 16-hospital group after leading flagship Centennial Medical facility for four years.

Frank Morgan

Chief Experience Officer, Saint Thomas Health: Moved here in 2010 from Indiana hospital to be president and CEO of Saint Thomas West. Took on system-wide role in 2013 and now oversees patient satisfaction and experience initiatives.

CEO, Quorum Health Corp.: Former CHS division president tapped for top role at spinout company launched last year. Has sold some hospitals, is eyeing future acquisitions as he seeks to stabilize margins.

Managing Director, RBC Capital: Former Jeffries analyst has led health care services equity research at RBC since late 2008.

Authority on hospital industry, senior living, behavioral and other operators.

Anna-Gene O’Neal

President and CEO, Alive Hospice: Formerly top quality exec at Cogent and Essent. Picked in 2012 to lead Middle Tennessee nonprofit hospice provider, which now has three inpatient units across 12-county service area.

Jonathan Perlin

Dawn Rudolph

Bill Rutherford

CFO, HCA Holdings: Former financial chief of company’s Eastern group and outpatient service. Named CFO when Milton Johnson was promoted in 2013. Has overseen several share offerings and extended loan facilities into the 2020s.

Lynn Simon

President of Clinical Services and Chief Quality Officer, Community Health Systems: Former CMO of Jewish Hospital and Saint Mary’s HealthCare in Louisville.

Joined CHS in 2010 and took on clinical services role in 2014. Company has reduced serious safety events by more than 70 percent since 2013.

Milton Johnson

Chief Medical Officer, President of Clinical Services, HCA Holdings: Joined hospital titan more than decade ago after being senior-most physician in federal government as Department of Veteran Affairs CEO. Oversees clinical operations, particularly care advancement through data analytics.

Larry Kloess

VP of Network Innovation BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee: Nashvillebased exec oversees provider networks, Patient-Centered Medical Home programs, alternative payment deals and accountable care programs. Previously was attorney at Miller & Martin.

CEO, Brookdale Senior Living: Former chair of health care group at Bass Berry & Sims took top role at Brookdale in 2013.

Acquisition of rival Emeritus hasn’t gone well, leading to activist pushes to spin off company’s real estate and buyout chatter.

C. Wright Pinson

Chairman and CEO, Community Health Systems: CEO since 1997 faced difficult 2016 after announcing spinout of Quorum

Chairman and CEO, HCA Holdings: Took over top gig in 2014 and has overseen growth of company’s market share to 25 percent. Will this year complete sale of Oklahoma facilities and emphasize investment in urgent care clinics and freestanding emergency departments.

Chairman, Clayton Associates: Former TriStar president, Centennial Medical Center CEO and chairman of the Tennessee Hospital Association. Previously served as senior advisor to Clayton Associates and succeeded firm’s co-founder as chairman in 2015.

Clay Phillips

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Cen-

Andy Smith

Wayne Smith

Rash’s RCCH positioned to continue growth spurt After five months of sharing the reins with Michael Wiechart, Marty Rash took control last October of RCCH HealthCare Partners, the company he and Wiechart had created by merging RegionalCare and Capella.

Rash is now president and CEO of a $1.8 billion enterprise — about twice the size of Province Healthcare when he sold that company in 2005 to LifePoint — focused on smaller, more remote markets and amply and ambitiously backed by the private equity giant Apollo Global Management. RCCH should soon close on its acquisition of two Ascension systems in the Northwest and Rash and his team have made no bones about wanting to be the first choice for other hospital CEOs in need of help.

Look for Rash — who before Province was COO of Community Health Systems and helped that then-still-young company grow from 10 to 41 hospitals — to make more deals soon despite the uncertainty surrounding the hospital space and health insurance these days. Last September, he was rumored to be in the running for some assets put on the block by CHS, these days struggling mightily with its acquisition of Health Management Associates. > Geert De Lombaerde

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Karen Springer

CEO, Saint Thomas Health: Promoted from COO to system’s top role in 2015. Has revamped executive suite in past year with hiring of new COO and CNO among others, and acquired Capella stake in JV as well as Sumner doc group.

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robin Steaban

Chief Nursing Officer, Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics: Veteran nurse and hospital leader oversees the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. Joined VUMC in 1990 as nurse coordinator and was appointed to system-wide role in 2014 as part of leadership reorganization.

ChriS taylor

President, Parallon Business Solutions: Previously CFO of HCA’s TriStar division appointed in 2014 to lead business solutions company. Last year led move into new North Gulch office building along with Sarah Cannon unit.

Donato tramuto

CEO and President, Tivity Health: Recruited by board of former Healthways in 2014 to be chairman, replace embattled CEO Ben Leedle year later. In 2016 oversaw sale of big divisions and rebranding to focus on three remaining units.

paula torCh

Senior Research Analyst, Avondale Partners: Former retail analyst at Barclays Capital joined boutique investment firm in 2012 and covers hospital operators, other providors across the country.

brent turner

President, Acadia Healthcare: Joined Acadia in 2011 after serving at Psychiatric Solutions and as treasurer for what is now CoreCivic. Key lieutenant to Joey Jacobs as Acadia has quickly grown to $3 billion in revenues.

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President and CEO, Ardent Health Services: Leader since 2001 of hospital chain that is putting bow on big deal to buy LHP Hospital Group and grow to 19 hospitals and $3 billion in revenues. Was president of Columbia/HCA in 1990s.

meliSSa waDDey

President of Ambulatory and Operations Services, LifePoint Health: Named to newly created role early this year and now overseeing physician services alongside number of headquarters departments.

Former chair of Leadership Health Care who joined LifePoint in 2010.

prison health care firm’s C-suite with new CFO, COO and CAO. Former CFO at HealthSpring, NaviHealth and Corrections Medical Services, which merged with America Service Group to form Corizon in 2011.

LEGAL

paul wallaCe

Managing Director, Heritage Healthcare Innovative Fund: Ex-Healthways sales exec with nearly two decades of VC and PE experience. Last year closed second fund with $220 million in backing from big names.

Don webb

CEO, Williamson Medical Center: WMC veteran since 1985 was appointed to top role in 2012. Has overseen hospital partnership with VUMC on children’s wing as well as affiliations with Williamson Medical Group.

JoSeph webb

CEO, Nashville General Hospital: Former Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare exec and TSU alum getting a handle on operations at Metro-owned hospital. Pushing population health initiatives in North Nashville but needed to ask for extra $16 million in subsidies early this year.

phil wenK

President and CEO, Delta Dental of Tennessee: Joined insurer in 1997 and was picked to lead it in early 2000. In 2014 launched foundation to support dental schools, children’s hospitals and clinics.

Active in community as director of Nashville Zoo, Music City Bowl, other groups.

Carl whitmer

President and CEO, Iasis Healthcare: Former PhyCor and KPMG exec who took over from longtime Iasis leader David White in 2010. Growing big managedcare division in Arizona but was forced to pull IPO plans in late 2016.

marCuS whitney

CEO, Health:Further: Serial entrepreneur who is positioning Health:Further as forum for global health care innovation.

Founded Jumpstart Foundry in 2010 and The Unlikely Co. in 2015 and is key player in building of soccer club Nashville SC.

Karey witty

CEO, Corizon Health: Succeeded Woodrow Myers in late 2015 and has since rebuilt

Kathryn barnett

Partner in Charge, Nashville, Morgan & Morgan: Leads one of the city’s best-regarded plaintiffs-only firms and, during two years in charge, has grown the Nashville office from four employees to more than 30, with another doubling anticipated in the next couple of years. Areas of practice include consumer protection, personal injury and torts and defective products.

Julian bibb

Member, Stites & Harbison: Banking, finance and real estate law expert known for land preservation efforts. Helped secure Battle of Franklin sites and assisted Land Trust for Tennessee in preserving open spaces.

Jeff bivinS

Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court: Long-time judicial public servant chosen by his peers to lead the state’s highest court in September. Prior to terms on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and as a circuit court judge for the 21st Judicial District of Tennessee, Bivins practiced with the former Boult Cummings Conners & Berry in Nashville.

CharleS r. bone

President and CEO, Bone McAllester Norton: Followed in his father’s footsteps, not only as a leader of the venerable law firm, but as a prominent Democratic fundraiser. After an unsuccessful 2015 campaign for mayor and a role leading Mayor Megan Barry’s transition committee, he remains a committed entrepreneur in addition to his law practice.

CharleS w. bone

Founder and Chairman, Bone McAllester Norton: Represents clients on matters ranging from M&A to, financial institutions and government relations.

roSS booher

CEO, Latitude Legal Solutions: With health care exec Ken Clarke, the former Bass Berry

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attorney started firm that provides seconded attorneys and legal operations consulting to companies and law firms.

BoB Boston

Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: One of the state’s top employment lawyers. Handles compensation and compliance disputes. Represents employers in complicated wrongful termination issues.

Matthew Burnstein

Chairman, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Named chairman of powerful firm in 2014. Shepherds companies ranging from health care giants to emerging tech firms through transactions.

richard Busch

Partner, King & Ballow: Head of firm’s entertainment and IP sections, and known around the country for his litigation work on behalf of musical artists and their estates. In 2015, obtained a multi-milliondollar jury award in favor of Marvin Gaye’s heirs against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke related to the song “Blurred Lines.”

scott carey

Managing Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz: Top dog in Nashville office of firm home to 800-plus attorneys after merger with Marylad firm.

Expert on transportation law and general counsel for Tennessee Republican Party.

Mark chalos

Managing Partner, Nashville Office, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Leads Nashville office of major national plaintiffs-only firm. Noted for work in class actions and personal injury cases and, along with colleagues Kenny Byrd and John Spragens, helped lead the national litigation for victims of the deadly meningitis catastrophe that killed 64.

JiM cheek iii

Member, Bass Berry & Sims: Maestro of public company legal representation, including for locals HCA and Genesco. Retained to probe New York Stock Exchange operations after SEC required it to hire a non-conflicted auditor.

chase cole

Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Major player in legal community regarding corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. Served as lead outside counsel on

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HCA's 2011 IPO, the largest ever conducted by a Nashville-based company.

alBerto Gonzales

Dean, Belmont University School of Law: Former U.S. attorney general tapped as first leader of Belmont law school. Serves on Governor’s Commission on Judicial Appointments.

BoB Goodrich

Partner, Burr & Forman: Among the city's top creditors-rights attorney in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Director of MidSouth Commercial Law Institute. A coveted and well-regarded lecturer and writer on bankruptcy law.

chris Guthrie

Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Law: Has served as VU law school dean since 2009. Nationally recognized expert on behavioral law and economics, dispute resolution, negotiation and judicial decision making.

auBrey harwell

Partner and Co-Founder, Neal & Harwell: Practice centers on commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and crisis management. Has represented Bridgestone/Firestone and former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo in various matters. Turned over reins as chief manager to Phil Irwin in late 2015.

lela hollaBauGh

Managing Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Was named managing partner of BABC’s Nashville office in 2015. Regarded as one of the South's top lawyers in gas-pipeline matters. General counsel for Nashville Bar Association.

kolin holladay

Partner in Charge, Adams and Reese: Serves as team leader of corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions groups as well as Nashville point man for the firm. In addition to traditional commercial law matters, advises various entertainment clients.

kelly hollowell

Shareholder and Chair of IP Practice Group, Greenspoon Marder: After stints at Stites & Harbison and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, set up Nashville office and intellectual property group for fast-growing national firm based in Florida. Holds a doctorate degree in life sciences.

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Phil irwin

Chief Manager, Neal & Harwell: After three decades with the firm, succeeded cofounder Aubrey Harwell in 2015. Primarily a civil litigator who is active in the community, serving on numerous boards, including that of alma mater Lipscomb University.

Bill koch Jr.

Dean, Nashville School of Law: Respected jurist who served on the Tennessee Court of Appeals and State Supreme Court, giving up chance to be chief justice to lead NSL, where he has taught since 1997.

stacey Garrett koJu

Founding Member, Board Chairperson Bone McAllester Norton: Concentrates practice in higher education, corporate transactions, health care and government affairs. Represents several institutions of higher education.

ed lanquist

Managing Shareholder, Patterson Intellectual Property Law: Focuses practice on patent and trademark litigation, intellectual property counseling and trademark prosecution. Has filed more than 1,300 trademark registration applications and about 150 patent applications.

toM lawless

Attorney, Lawless & Associates: Oak Hill city judge who sits on Tennessee Registry for Election Finance Commission and on Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct. Bankruptcy and creditor's rights specialist who has helped numerous area lenders digest foreclosures and other so-called special assets.

Mark Manner

Member, Bass Berry & Sims: One of the few biotech legal experts in the city.

Also handles complex M&A deals, securities and capital formation. Previously served as founding member and managing shareholder at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner.

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Jerry Martin

Partner, Barrett Johnston Martin & Garrison: Former U.S. attorney focuses his practice on representing whistleblowers exposing fraud and abuse, as well as employment litigation and civil rights cases.

rocky Mcelhaney

Founder and Managing Partner, Rocky McElhaney Law Firm: Prominent per-

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sonal-injury attorney who announced last September firm is eyeing April to be operational in both Germantown and in a building under construction in Hendersonville in Indian Lake Village.

Bob Mendes

Thornton takes command at Adams and Reese Gif Thornton recently completed his first full year as managing partner at Adams and Reese — and it was a busy one for both him and the firm.

Before taking charge of the firm — which boasts about 300 attorneys in seven Southern states and Washington, D.C. — Thornton had his own thriving government relations practice.

Thornton assumed the role of managing partner in 2015 from Charles P. Adams, Jr., who had held the position for more than a decade. His election to the position was praised by both Democrats and Republicans, many of whom he has successfully lobbied on behalf of a number of businesses, trade associations and government entities.

At the time, Thornton promised to continue aggressive expansion. That work is still underway, but the plaudits from the local legal community continue to roll in.

“For most lawyers, the highest praise is to be referred to as counselor,” says Allan F. Ramsaur, outgoing executive director of the Tennessee Bar Association. “When a client refers to a lawyer that they go to as a counselor, they mean a trusted advisor who draws on the law and experience to give wise, sound advice on an important matter. Gif epitomizes the counselor in my mind.” > Stephen Elliott

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Stephen Price

Managing Partner, Burr & Forman: Former partner at Stites & Harbison was one of the earliest recruits of the aforementioned Tom Potter, who led Burr’s massive growth. Price replaced Potter and expects aggressive expansion to continue.

Member, Waypoint Law: Past president of Nashville Bar Association whose business law practice includes litigation, transactions and helping companies and creditors work through financial distress.

Elected as an at-large Metro Council member in 2015; sits on Council Budget and Finance Committee.

Partner, North Pursell & Ramos: Emphasis is on personal injury, employment law and workers’ compensation. Serves on many community boards. Past president of the Nashville Bar Association, Catholic Charities of Tennessee and Conexion Americas.

Mekesha Montgomery

David Raybin

Gregg Ramos

Jennifer Robinson

CEO, Counsel On Call: Took over day-today leadership of on-demand legal services company from founder Jane Allen in early 2016. Comes from a workplace solutions and IT background and is charged with improving the company’s operations and marketing.

bill Norton

Counsel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Elected 2017 president of Nashville Bar Association. Also leads firm’s Tennessee government relations and lobbying practice. Familiar face in political circles who served for nearly two decades as lawyer with the Tennessee General Assembly.

Larry Papel

bill Penny

Partner, Burr & Forman: Former Stites & Harbison member moved to Burr in early 2015. One of Middle Tennessee’s top experts on environmental law, chairs firm’s practice group.

Brant Phillips

Partner, Bass Berry & Sims: Focuses on complex litigation and public policy. Is chair of firm’s 85-attorney litigation and dispute resolution practice group and a member of its executive committee.

Tom Potter

Partner, Burr & Forman: Corporate and securities law expert and former aide to Mayor Richard Fulton. Made 2015 splash by recruiting big team from Stites’ local office, then turned over managing partner role to Stephen Price.

Byron Trauger

Nathan Ridley

Co-Founder, Raybin & Weissman: Heads firm’s criminal defense section, which includes criminal trials, criminal appeals, parole hearings and civil rights litigation.

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough: Regarded as national leader in land-use and real estate law. Has made strong contributions as a board member of the Nashville Civic Design Center and Watkins College of Art, Design and Film.

Gif Thornton

Managing Partner, Adams and Reese: Regularly tops government relations trade publications’ rankings of effective lobbyists. Well connected, has served on numerous boards. Prior to law school, served as a foreign service officer.

Partner, Trauger & Tuke: Attorney, close friend and adviser to former Gov. Phil Bredesen. Rhodes Scholar whose practice is concentrated in health care, complex civil litigation, general business matters, government relations and regulatory agency work.

Member in Charge, Frost Brown Todd: Member of firm’s labor and employment law practice group. Represents management in the areas of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge, union negotiations and arbitration.

Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Has represented just about every kind of client interest regarding bankruptcy cases. Represented creditors against Robert McLean, a $50 million Ponzi schemer.

Joycelyn Stevenson

Shareholder Littler Mendelson: Defends corporate clients in discrimination matters and handles frequent work in the business immigration realm. Was Nashville Bar Association president in 2016.

Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Mendelson: Leads the Nashville branch of world's largest labor and employment firm.

With practice primarily focused on the food and beverage industry, has successfully defended scores of wage-and-hour suits.

Todd Rolapp

Managing Partner, Bass Berry & Sims: Became managing partner of one of city’s most prestigious law firms in January 2013. Previously served as chair of its corporate and securities department.

Robert Sartin

Member, Frost Brown Todd: Former managing partner of Lexington-based firm who relocated to Nashville in 2011. Leads firm’s automotive industry team and serves on nine-member executive committee.

Tom Sherrard

Founding Member, Sherrard & Roe Voigt & Harbison: Practice includes M&A corporate finance and corporate and securities law. Influence extends deep into Metro circles as former chair of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce board.

Vince Verna

Jack Waddey

Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: IP expert and former Waddey Patterson founder joined Waller in early January 2015, bringing four colleagues with him.

Ed Yarbrough

Member, Bone McAllester Norton: Former U.S. attorney widely credited for restoring Middle Tennessee office to prominence. Leads Bone’s criminal defense and government investigations division.

Manufacturing Greg Bafalis

CEO, PHG Energy: Named to position in July 2016. Has 30-plus years of leadership in the clean technology and energy sector. Past work includes stints with Fortune 500 companies. Started private equity-backed renewable energy company in Houston.

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Steve Blackwell

President, Triumph Aerostructures/Vought Aircraft Division: Leads a company that has, spanning 76 years, produced more than 10,000 wings and tail sections for multiple aircraft contractors. Has served in current position since 2011.

Christopher Conway

Chairman, President and CEO, Clarcor: Oversees Franklin-based water and air filtration company with more than 5,200 employees. Wrapping up sale of Clarcor to Parker-Hannifin.

Philippe Fauchet

Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering: Veteran academician also serves as VU professor of engineering. An expert in silicon photonics. Holds numerous patents and once founded a successful startup. Key player in building transinsitutional programs on VU campus.

Henry Juszkiewicz

CEO and Chairman, Gibson Guitar: Coowner of iconic instrument maker, which he acquired in 1986 with business partners. Has overseen multiple acquisitions, with the company’s brands including, among others, Kramer, Slingerland, Baldwin and Wurlitzer.

Christine Karbowiak

Chief Administrative Officer, Bridgestone Americas: Promoted to CAO in 2010 from EVP of community and corporate relations, adding environmental affairs, internal audit, safety and corporate security to her duties.

Bridgestone’s first woman board member.

Matt Kisber

President and CEO, Silicon Ranch: Led energy company through two equity raises totaling $155 million in past year and secured contract to build state’s biggest solar project outside Memphis. Former state ECD commissioner during administration of Phil Bredesen, who co-founded Silicon Ranch.

Gordon Knapp

President and CEO, Bridgestone Americas: Replaced the retiring Gary Garfield last September. Previously served the tire manufacturer as chief operating officer.

Ken Knight

Complex Manager, GM Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant: Leads the 6.9-millionsquare-foot, 2,000-employee operation,

which includes production facilities for two engines and Chevrolet Equinox. Plant added early this year a third shift and 650 jobs to increase output of Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia.

$535 million sale of Mapco retail division.

In process of buying remaining outstanding shares of Texas-based Alon USA for more than $460 million.

John Martin

Marketing and PR

José Muñoz

President and CEO, The Bradford Group: Has worked in the industry since 1985.

Firm represents companies in technology, real estate, finance, law and health care. Among the youngest individuals inducted (1991) into Leadership Nashville. Firm made move to Fifth and Main in early 2014.

Jim Shepherd

President and CEO, The Buntin Group: Leads Tennessee’s largest communications agency. Announced in early January plans for the relocation of the 110-employee agency to the former Tennessee Central Railway train shed.

Chuck Smith

President and CEO, BOHAN: Promoted in November 2015 from president/chief operating officer to CEO, replacing Kerry Graham. Joined the firm in 2010 as senior VP for operations and planning.

Senior VP of Manufacturing, Nissan North America: Irishman who held a similar role for Nissan in Europe. Was a supply chain VP in North America from 2007 to 2009.

Chairman and Chief Performance Officer, Nissan North America Inc.: Appointed to chairman position in January 2014 and to CPO role in October 2016. Duties include manufacturing, engineering, design, sales and marketing, administration and finance.

Joined Nissan in 2004 and was GM, dealer development, for Nissan Europe.

President, Carlex: Steers ship at massive automotive glass-making facility. Has extensive past experience in commercial and financial work involving profit and loss responsibility for businesses with sales between $200 million and $500 million.

President, Swiftwick: Joined performance sock maker in September 2013 from Mattingly Sports as COO and took over as president from Mark Cleveland in late 2014.

Tennessee Tech grad who started career at auto supplier Calsonic Kalsei.

Curtis Stevens

CEO, Louisiana-Pacific: Replaced the retired Rick Frost in May 2012. Previously was a founder and executive vice president/ board member of publicly traded Planar Systems Inc. and a senior manager at Deloitte. UCLA grad is a CPA.

DeWitt Thompson V

President, Thompson Machinery: Helms successful regional Caterpillar dealer with operations in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Company is a shareholder of Nashville Post parent company SouthComm Inc.

Uzi Yemin

Chairman, President and CEO, Delek US Holdings: Has led U.S. arm of Israeli energy conglomerate since mid-2004, overseeing acquisitions of pipeline and logistics assets as well as more recent

Jeff Bradford

Jeffrey Buntin Jr.

Shari Day

David Fox

Partner, McNeely Pigott & Fox: Former reporter in Memphis and Nashville who teams with Mark McNeely. His role has been elevated with the 2015 death of Mike Pigott. Respected for understated demeanor.

Keel Hunt

President and Founder, The Strategy Group: Politics and media veteran who has consulted some of Tennessee’s largest institutions, including HCA, Pilot, Ingram Industries and BellSouth. Noted author and blogger.

Jeff Lipscomb

Co-owner and CEO, GS&F: Oversees the Cummins Station-based integrated marketing agency, which employes more than 115 people and has capitalized billings of more than $76 million. Roster includes Bridgestone, LP, Titans and Preds.

WPLN’s Bugg hires, turns loose reporters Anita Bugg may not be Nashville’s most well-recognized journalist.

But her skill and reputation are clearly visible.

As vice president of content at Nashville Public Radio, Bugg has emerged as a local media legend of sorts. Many credit her with building perhaps the best WPLN team in years.

Bugg joined Nashville Public Radio in 1995, serving as Morning Edition host, assignment editor and, later, as news director for 15 years. During this span, 90.3 FM transitioned from offering a newsroom staff typically citing local media sources to one focused on original reporting. Also, Bugg was perhaps the key driver in WPLN’s doubling its number of full-time reporters.

Named to her role in 2016, Bugg has been instrumental in hiring and/or training the station’s stellar reporting crew, her efforts strengthened by a strong rapport with WPLN President and CEO Robb Gordon, who, like Bugg, joined the station in 1995.

Henry Walker, a partner with Nashville-based law firm Bradley and a veteran follower of the local media scene, says the Murray State University graduate continues to quietly impress.

“Anita has proven,” he says, “what media watchers have always said: When you hire good journalists and turn them loose, good things happen.” > william williams

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HannaH Paramore

Executive Vice President, Paramore Digital: Sold business in November 2016 for an undisclosed sum to St. Louis-based Osborn + Barr. Remains at the combined organization as EVP. Started consulting businesses with Internet presence in 2002.

rosemary Plorin

President and CEO, Lovell Communications: Joined firm that focuses on health care in 2000 and took over as its leader in 2015. Experienced crisis communicator was 2014 Nashville Health Care Council Fellow.

ronald roberts

CEO, DVL Seigenthaler: Former CEO of DVL Public Relations & Advertising who co-leads 2014-created DVL Seigenthaler with president Beth Seigenthaler Courtney and Chairman John Van Mol. Joined DVL in 1992, becoming president and COO in 2008.

Congratulations to our President and CEO, Mark Schoenwald for being one of Nashville’s business elites in

deboraH Varallo

President, Varallo Public Relations: Tireless client advocate and camera-wielding PR pro who has never met an event she dislikes. Boasts a vast network of contacts.

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anita bugg

Vice President of Content, Nashville Public Radio: Has doubled the WPLN news team staff number while helping grow the media entity’s financial base.

With NPR since 1995.

yuri Cunza

Co-Founder and Editor, La Noticia: Influential voice for Nashville’s vibrant Latino community. Peru native whose Spanishlanguage newspaper features original content written by and for Hispanics. Teams with co-founder Loraine Segovia-Paz.

CHris Ferrell

CEO, SouthComm Inc.: Former Metro councilman at-large who founded SouthComm, publisher and owner of Nashville Post, Nashville Scene, NFocus and more than 30 other titles around the country.

Serves on the board of the Barnes Fund.

JoHn ingram

Chairman, Ingram Industries/Ingram Content Group: Named chairman of Ingram Industries in 2008. In 2016, Ingram Content Group acquired the client service businesses of The Perseus Books Group, adding 600 publisher clients, and including the Publishers Group West Consortium, Perseus Distribution Services and Legato Publishers Group.

demetria kalodimos

CHuCk allen

Executive VP and COO, Athlon Sports Communications: Runs company known for its college and pro sports season preview annuals. Athlon Media Group acquired Parade Media Group (parent company of Parade magazine) in late 2014.

alanna autler

Investigative Reporter, WSMV: 2012 Northwestern University graduate who has quickly established herself with strong work related to the difficulties faced by state Rep. Jeremy Durham, the Metro Election Commission and ex-Metro School Board candidate Thom Druffel.

t.b. boyd iii

President and CEO, R.H. Boyd Publishing: Heads family’s 115-year-old religious publishing company and chairs Citizens Savings Bank & Trust, the oldest continuously operating black-owned bank in America. Nashville Entrepreneur Center Hall of Fame member.

Anchor, WSMV: Longest continuously serving evening news anchor in WSMV Channel 4 history, having joined station in 1984. Produces documentaries for her Genuine Human Productions housed in SoBro-based Filming Station.

rosetta miller-Perry

Publisher, The Tennessee Tribune: Founded Perry & Perry & Associates in 1990 and, the following year, created the Tennessee Tribune, one of the most influential African-American publications in Tennessee (with weekly readership of more than 150,000).

bob mueller

Anchor, WKRN: The steady voice at News2, which now regularly ranks ahead of Channel 4 in the ratings. Has co-anchored station's broadcasts since 1982.

lyn Plantinga

Vice President and General Manager, WTVF: NewsChannel 5 stalwart has filled

Debbie Turner's shoes nicely since taking over in mid-2015. Has been with the station since 1998.

mark sCHoenwald

President and CEO, HarperCollins Christian Publishing: Guided what was then Thomas Nelson through the 2012 sale to News Corp. subsidiary HarperCollins then oversaw integration with Zondervan division.

PHil williams

Investigative Reporter, WTVF: Bulldog hard news man who boasts three duPontColumbia University Awards and three George Foster Peabody Awards. Started what has become a storied broadcast journalism career as a newspaper reporter.

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President, New West Records: Former VP at BMG Chrysalis opened New West’s first Nashville office after being appointed president in late 2014. Roster includes Buddy Miller, Ben Folds, Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt and Nikki Lane.

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Musician, Producer, Frontman of The Black Keys and The Arcs: Owns and operates Easy Eye Sound recording studio. Has produced albums by Cage the Elephant, The Pretenders, Ray LaMontagne and Lana Del Rey. Business partner at Barista Parlor Golden Sound.

sCott borCHetta

President and CEO, Big Machine Records: Launched Big Machine (2005), sister label The Valory Music Co (2007) and Republic Nashville (2009). Roster includes Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw, among others.

benny brown

President/CEO, Broken Bow Records: Founded Broken Bow in 2009 and launched sister label Stoney Creek. Roster includes Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Thompson Square. In early 2017, sold group to industry giant BMG.

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President, Opry Entertainment Group: Executive producer and co-creator of ABC’s Nashville. Has been with Opry

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Entertainment Group (which oversees WSM-AM and the Ryman Auditorium) for 30 years, overseeing brand's expansion into New York.

Frank Bumstead

Founding Partner, Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy: Over 40 years of experience as professional financial advisor. Founding partner in 1990 of FBMM. Elected director of entertainment services on the CMA Board of Directors. Active board member of several nonprofits.

Capps masters art of live music promotion Ashley Capps is a busy man.

The founder of Knoxville-based festival and concert promoter AC Entertainment — which opened a Nashville office in 2013 — also is a co-founder of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, founder of Knoxville avantgarde-tinged music festival Big Ears and producer of Louisville’s Forecastle festival.

Since its debut in 2002, Bonnaroo has become one of three major players in the booming American music outdoor festival scene, having hosted headliners Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Jay Z. Rolling Stone magazine famously included the festival on its list of “50 Moments That Changed Rock’n’ Roll.”

This year, U2 tops the bill.

In addition to producing festivals, AC Entertainment, which Capps launched in 1991 after about 20 years in the concert industry, manages and promotes shows at larger club-sized and theater-sized venues across the Southeast (including the historic Bijou Theater and Tennessee Theater in Knoxville, Minglewood Hall in Memphis and the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga).

In Nashville, AC has a concert promotion partnership with Marathon Music Works and Exit/In. The company has also promoted Bridgestone Arena and Ryman Auditorium shows.

Though Capps sold a majority share of AC Entertainment to Live Nation in October 2016, he maintains his CEO/president post. > adam gold

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President and CEO, AC Entertainment: In 1991 founded music promoter that co-produces Bonnaroo and several other festivals and in 2013 opened a Nashville office. Started music biz career in the ‘70s booking shows in Knoxville.

Dave Cobb

Producer: One of Nashville’s most indemand producers. Has worked with Jamey Johnson, Lindi Ortega, Rival Sons and Sturgill Simpson, among others.

Named 2014 Producer of the of the Year

by Americana Music Association and won 2015 Grammy awards for work with Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell.

Charlie Cook

Program Director, Nash 103.3 FM and 95.5 FM: Also serves as operations manager for Cumulus Media’s Nashville stations, including 95.5 WSM, 103.3 WKDF, Urban 92-Q, 104.5 The Zone and Super Talk 99.7.

Former vice president of programming for Cumulus’ country stations and 35-plus-year veteran of the radio industry.

Mike Curb

Founder and Chairman, Curb Records: California’s former lieutenant and acting governor. Songwriter, producer and owner of independent record company since 1962, yielding more than 400 No. 1 records. Major Belmont University benefactor.

Doyle Davis and Mike Grimes

Co-Owners, Grimey’s New & Preloved Music: Co-proprietors of nationally respected indie record store, which expanded in 2013 into an adjacent location with Grimey’s Too, a bookstore, cafe and music shop. Davis hosts WXNA’s “D-Funk” radio show, and Grimes runs live music venues The Basement Nashville and The Basement East.

Mike Dungan

Chairman and CEO, UMG Nashville: Former Capitol Records Nashville President/CEO. Appointed to position at UMG following 2012 merger with EMI. Regular on Billboard’s Power 100 list.

John Esposito

Chairman and CEO, Warner Music Nashville: Formerly at Def Jam, Polygram and WEA Corp. Runs Warner Music Nashville, encompassing Warner Bros.

Nashville, and the re-launched Atlantic Nashville label.

Rod Essig

Vice President, Creative Artists Agency Nashville: Helped build CAA into one of the most formidable agencies in Music City. Moved into penthouse of downtown’s SunTrust Plaza building. Agent for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Martina McBride and Tim McGraw.

Leslie Fram

Senior VP of Music Strategy, Country Music Television: Oversees music integration on CMT, CMT.com and CMT Radio and the launch of CMT Edge. Georgia Radio Hall of Fame member and T.J. Martell Foundation Award recipient.

Joe Galante

Entrepreneur in Residence, Nashville Entrepreneur Center: Music industry veteran and former Sony Music Nashville chairman.

Advises entrepreneurs within the entertainment and digital media startup fields to keep Nashville competitive on both a local and global level. Co-founder of Project Music and co-chair of the Music City Music Council with Mayor Megan Barry.

Randy Goodman

Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville: Former VP and general manager of the RCA Label Group, and senior VP of marketing at RCA before that. Thirty years of experience in the industry. Member of the Music City Music Council and a board member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Ali Harnell

SVP, AEG Live/The Messina Group: Oversees operations and booking for Southeast regional office in addition to managing national tours. Produces more than 150 shows annually. Actively involved in area nonprofits.

Jed Hilly

Executive Director, Americana Music Association: Has overseen nonprofit artist advocacy group since 2007. Grammy/ Emmy winner as producer of "Levon Helm: Ramble at the Ryman" and two-time Regional Emmy winner for Americana Honors and Awards. "Americana" has been added to the slate of Grammy Awards, Billboard charts and Merriam-Webster dictionary during his tenure.

Jay Joyce

Producer and Songwriter: Produced career-defining albums by Eric Church, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert, Cage the Elephant, Patty Griffin, Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett, among others. Songwriting credits include tunes cut by Emmylou Harris, Keith Urban and Faith Hill. 2015 winner of ACM Honors Studio Recording Award.

Ken Levitan

Co-President and Founder, Vector Management: Co-partner of Vector and chair of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. board. Launched upscale food and music festival Music City Eats in September 2013 with concert promoter C3 Presents and longtime clients Kings of Leon.

Has expanded into area restaurant scene with ownership in Adele’s and Bajo Sexto.

Dennis Lord

Executive VP of Creative and Business Affairs, SESAC: Songwriter who has penned cuts for Travis Tritt, Ruby Lovett and more.

An entertainment lawyer who served as VP of writer and publisher relations at SESAC from 1997 until 2005, when he was named executive VP. Founding president of the Americana Music Association’s board and current board member at the T.J. Martell Foundation.

David Macias

President, Thirty Tigers: Grammy-winning producer and a music industry indie Swiss Army Knife who handles marketing, distribution and management for Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Aaron Watson, Trampled by Turtles and others.

John Marks

Global Senior Editor/Music Programmer Country, Spotify: Assumed post in November 2016 after leaving SiriusXM Radio, where he was one of Music Row’s most influential tastemakers as senior director of country programming.

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Michael Martin

Vice President, ASCAP: Oversees Nashville membership office operations and creative team, working closely alongside Vincent Candilora, EVP of licensing. ASCAP is a U.S. performing rights organization that is owned and run by its 560,000-plus songwriter, composer and music publisher members.

at Live Nation’s Ascend Amphitheater.

Nominated for Talent Buyer of the Year at the 2015 Pollstar Awards.

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heather McBee

CEO, Country Music Association: Former Great American Country executive who before that covered politics and public affairs at C-SPAN. Took over as trade group’s leader in early 2014 and has grown membership roster to more than 7,500.

GreG Oswald

President, Tuned-In Broadcasting WRLT Lightning 100: Tuned-In Broadcasting is home to WRLT Lightning 100 and Live on the Green Music Festival. Proprietor of downtown restaurant and live music venue Acme, opened in 2013 with Tom Morales.

Program Director, Project Music: Former Sony executive with 25 years of experience in music marketing, sales and operations.

In 2015, the Nashville Entrepreneur Center upgraded Project Music from a 14-week accelerator to a year-round program.

Co-Head, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Nashville: Teams with Rob Beckham to oversee an office that represents multiple high-profile country music stars including Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Reba.

JOhn Peets

Founder, Q Prime South: Manages from East Nashville office artists such as Eric Church, The Black Keys, Rhiannon Giddens.

leann Phelan

Co-Leader, Sea Gayle Management: Industry veteran left ASCAP’s Nashville membership/creative team in May 2015 to join the management entity of 17-year-old publishing company Sea Gayle Music. Has worked at 19 Entertainment, Sony Nashville and Combustion Music.

Brian PhiliPs

President, Country Music Television: Since 2001, has overseen management, creative direction and growth strategy for the network. Has doubled CMT’s subscriber base and regularly expanded network’s offerings.

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President and Owner, Music Row Enterprises: Former CFO for Post parent company SouthComm Inc. Bought company (dba MusicRow magazine) in November 2010.

Oversees all operations and develops strategic initiatives for Music Row, RowFax and MusicRow’s CountryBreakout radio chart.

Brian traeGer

President of Live Nation’s Tennessee Business Unit: In charge of programming

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Jack white

Musician and Owner, Third Man Records: Known for his work with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

Landed a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in 2015 and recently opened pressing plant in native Detroit.

JOdy williaMs

VP of Writer and Publisher Relations, BMI: Founder of publishing group Jody Williams Music (a joint venture with Sony Tree) and former president of MCA Music Publishing’s Nashville division.

Vice president of writer and publisher relations at BMI since 2006, and current board member at the Country Music Association, the Country Music Foundation and Musicians Corner.

sally williaMs

GM, Ryman Auditorium/VP of Businesss and Partnership Development, Opry Entertainment Group: Has served on the Music City Council and the executive committee of Leadership Music. Promoted to VP of Opry Entertainment in May 2013.

NoNprofits Janet and JiM ayers

Co-Founders, The Ayers Foundation: Founded organization in 1999 to improve quality of life for Tennesseans through scholarship program, Ayers Children's Medical Center in West Tennessee and Ayers Institutes at Vanderbilt and Lipscomb

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Pete Bird

President and CEO, Frist Foundation: Has served as foundation head since 2002 but been with entity since 1983. Oversees more than $300 million in foundation assets.

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BarBara BOvender

Tennessee Region Chair, American Red Cross Tiffany Circle: Founding member of Nashville chapter of Tiffany Circle, a group of female donors of the Red Cross who pledge to donate $10,000 annually. In 2016, Nashville Tiffany Circle raised $1 million.

aGenia clark

CEO, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee: Dynamic leader of an organization that serves approximately 14,000 girls and 7,100 volunteers in 39 Middle Tennessee counties.

Glenn cranfield

President and CEO, Nashville Rescue Mission: Oversees large-scale operation that includes staff, a 25-member board and hundreds of citizens. Mission facility property in SoBro is being engulfed by nearby development.

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President and CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank: Has led since 1988 an organization fighting hunger with a network of more than 490 agencies working within 46 counties.

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President and CEO, Cable: Eighthgeneration Nashvillian and former direct male entrepreneur was hired in 2011 to be first executive director of women's leadership group.

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President and CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management: Succeeded former president Lewis Lavine, who retired in 2016.

Formerly spent 12 years as the president of the Nashville Public Library Foundation, where she raised more than $41 million.

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Executive Director, Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership: Veteran JUMP leader who assists North Nashville by organizing festivals, coordinating streetscaping projects and raising community awareness. Serves as at-large member of Metro Council.

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Ellen Lehman

provide comprehensive aftercare for human trafficking survivors. In 2016, the Governor’s Safety Planning Commission named ESTN the “single point of contact” for all Middle Tennessee human trafficking referrals.

Liz McLaurin

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Conexión Américas: Former United Way stalwart co-founded Conexión to aid the city’s fast-growing Latino population. Costa Rican native serves on the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Immigrants and Refugees.

Founder and President, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee: The Community Foundation has managed more than $986 million in charitable donations in its 25-year history and oversees more than 1,200 separate funds.

frustration fuels lehman's start of Foundation Like many good ideas, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee was born from frustration.

Ellen Lehman, still president of the foundation after 26 years, admits to whining to a friend — the late Ida Cooney — about the challenges facing local nonprofits regarding endowments. In addition to running programs, working with clients, managing the organization and fundraising, the staffs, volunteers and boards of directors at these nonprofits were also being expected to oversee and manage financial endowments entrusted to their causes.

It was unfair at best — and unwise at worst. Not surprisingly, the organizations and staffs were suffering as a result.

Cooney, the first executive director of the HCA Foundation (now the Frist Foundation), suggested to Lehman, a third-generation Nashvillian and Harvard grad, that what Nashville needed was a community foundation to manage the charitable gifts and create new charitable opportunities for area donors.

Lehman paired research with resources, studying to understand a community foundation's purpose and later partnering with local philanthropists. In 1991, with commitments of $1.5 million from a small group of donors, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee began. Now, 25 years later, the organization boasts more than 1,200 active funds and has managed $986 million in cumulative contributions. > Nancy Floyd

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President and CEO, Land Trust for Tennessee: Succeeded founder Jeanie Nelson as president in July 2015 and assumed CEO office in May 2016. Since 1999, the accredited nonprofit has protected more than 118,000 acres of public and private land statewide. The Land Trust protected 18,400 acres through 36 projects in 2016.

Sylvia Rapoport

President, Conservancy for The Parthenon and Centennial Park: Leader of support organization committed to preserving and restoring the park, which attracts 2 million visitors annually. Oversees Centennial Park Master Plan with Metro Parks, which recently announced $22 million Phase 2 to begin in 2017.

Sharon Roberson

President and CEO, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee: Replaced former CEO Pat Shea, who retired in November 2016. Oversees a $5.1 million budget, more than 75 employees and programs for women and girls in Middle Tennessee, including the Family Literacy Center and the state’s largest domestic violence shelter.

Rick Schwartz

President, Nashville Zoo: Tireless leader of exotic wildlife park, which in 2016 set an annual attendance mark of 894,161.

Overseeing multi-million dollar master plan, which includes new tiger, rhino, spider monkey and Andean bear exhibits to open this year.

Lori Shinton

President and CEO, Hands On Nashville: Named president and CEO of volunteer organization in September 2016. HON registers 30,000 volunteers annually and partners with more than 130 agencies for 3,600 volunteer opportunities per year.

Derri Smith

Executive Director, End Slavery Tennessee: Founded ESTN in 2008 to confront modern slavery in Middle Tennessee and

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Becca Stevens

Founder and President, Thistle Farms: An Episcopal priest, author and entrepreneur, her nonprofit works with women recovering from prostitution, trafficking and addiction. The two-year residential program and social enterprise employs 50 residents and graduates who manufacture all-natural beauty products sold in 450 retail stores.

Allen Arender

Director of Development, Holladay Properties: Has helped Indianapolis-based Holladay create a presence in the Nashville market. Working with Cushman & Wakefield’s Ronnie Wenzler on the redevelopment of the historic Geist property in North Capitol.

David Bailey

Principal and Architect, Hastings Architecture Associates: A key reason HAA ranked 30th in Architect magazine’s 2014 “The Architect 50” ranking (one of only two Southeast-based firms on the list).

Mark Bloom

Investor: Teams with business partners Ronnie Scott (a fellow bond trader at UBS Securities) and Larry Papel (a local attorney) on land deals. Looking to break ground on a 16-story W hotel this year.

Doug Brandon

Charles Strobel

Regional Managing Principal, Cushman & Wakefield: Straight-shooting veteran of the CRE trade who oversees strategic and day-to-day operations of entity that merged with DTZ in 2015. Previously worked at Smith Barney.

Steve Turner

Developer and Investor: Veteran land man who has led the evolution of M Street in The Gulch. Respected for his low-key approach. Co-developing Eighth South in Melrose with Bobby Kirby, Mark Tarver, Jim Kent Kirby and Dave Arnholt.

Founding Director, Room in the Inn: An advocate of the poor and the homeless who is known as Father Strobel. Partners with 185 congregations to provide more than 32,000 beds and 62,000 meals to the homeless each year.

Chairman, James Stephen Turner Charitable Foundation: Credited for philanthropic efforts and jumpstarted development of downtown Nashville in 1980s.

Supports entities such as the Nashville Symphony and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jerry Williams

Executive Director, Leadership Nashville Foundation: Oversees entity founded in 1976 as an independent, nine-month executive leadership program.

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President, Chas. Hawkins Co.: Named leader of venerable area CRE firm in October 2016. Received the 2016 NAIOP Developing Leader Award for Middle Tennessee.

Jim Caden

Joe Cain

Director, Urban Development Department, Metro Development and Housing Agency: Straight-shooting urban development pro. MDHA last year tapped Ray Hensler and Eakin Partners to handle highprofile Rolling Mill Hill projects.

Wood Caldwell

Principal, Southeast Venture: Arguably the face of a firm with many stars. Serves with Cam Sorenson and Tarek El Gammal in SEV’s development services division. SEV will finish EastSide Heights this year and is eyeing massive project in The Nations.

David Creed

President, Creed Investment Co.: Bought with fellow investors downtown’s The Pilcher Building for $8.4 million and plans major upgrade of historic structure to house CIC’s office.

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Mark Deutschmann

Founder, Village Real Estate Services: Started Village in 1996, focusing on older neighborhoods in Nashville’s urban core.

Oversees Core Development, known for Werthan Mills Lofts. Company has two major projects underway in WedgewoodHouston.

Tim Downey

CEO, Southern Land: Leads company known for its Westhaven development in Franklin. Sold in 2014 its Elliston 23 for a then-record $287,000 per unit. Completion looms on SLC’s mixed-use Vertis Green Hills.

Ryan Doyle

GM, oneC1TY: Spearheading mixed-use oneC1TY, in which a residential building is underway and work on a hotel looms.

Former board chair of the Nashville Civic Design Center.

John Eakin

Chairman, Eakin Partners: Oversees with Barry Smith a company that has developed mixed-use mid-rises Roundabout Plaza, SunTrust Plaza and 1201 Demonbreun in The Gulch. Now focused on similar buildings for West End corridor and Rolling Mill Hill.

John Eldridge III

E3 Construction: Fast emerging as a master developer of boutique for-purchase residential projects in transitioning urban areas. Is focusing on North Nashville’s Clifton Avenue and surrounding streets.

Pat Emery

President, Spectrum | Emery: Formed Spectrum | Emery in Cool Springs 2010.

Developing Franklin Park, a 71-acre, multibuilding development in Cool Springs, and closed in late 2016 on purchase of Nashville Convention Center site slated for long-anticipated Fifth + Broadway. Teams with David Wells and Burgin Dossett.

Gary Everton

Co-Owner and Founder, EOA Architects: Veteran architect skilled at recognizing rising young designers and hiring them.

Actively involved in Leadership Nashville.

Gary Gaston

Executive Director, Nashville Civic Design Center: Principal contributor to "The Plan of Nashville." Serves as a lecturer

with the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Studied urban design in Krakow, Poland.

Hunter Gee

Principal, Smith Gee Studio: Teams with fellow principals Flemming Smith III, Dallas Caudle and Greg Tidwell at architecture firm that has emerged the past five years or so as a local power.

Tony Giarratana

Principal, Giarratana Nashville: Nashville’s undisputed No. 1 high-rise developer completed mixed-use SoBro in 2016 and is fully underway in the CBD on skyscraper 505, which will partially open this fall. Also serves as Premier Parking co-owner with Ryan Chapman.

Jimmy Granbery

CEO, H.G. Hill Realty: Mastermind behind company that has delivered tasteful mixeduse urban infill in 12South, Five Points, Green Hills, Hillsboro Village and Sylvan Heights. Company now focused on east side project to include a Fresh Market.

Chad Grout

Founder and Principal Broker, Urban Grout Commercial Real Estate: Oversees East Nashville-based boutique company focused on emerging urban districts no more than three miles from city’s epicenter.

Whitfield Hamilton

Nashville Office Partner, Panattoni Development Co.: Teamed with brother Hayne on development of Music Row building home to SESAC. Will this year break ground on Music Circle South office building.

Kim Hartley Hawkins

Co-Founding Principal, Hawkins Partners: Teams with husband Gary Hawkins to lead influential land planning and landscape architecture firm. Reworking of Demonbreun Street Viaduct one of many projects to have earned strong praise.

Michael Hayes

President and CEO, C.B. Ragland Co.: Ranks among city’s most admired advocates of progressive urban development.

Spearheaded the landing of Asurion to Ragland’s SoBro building. Has snagged GS&P and Burr & Forman for mixed-use 222 2nd in SoBro.

Jeff Haynes

Founder, Boyle Nashville: Oversees firm working with Northwestern Mutual to develop Capitol View in North Gulch and handling overhaul of CityPark Brentwood.

Ray Hensler

Principal, Hensler Development Group: Laser-focused developer known for $80 million, 23-story Gulch luxury condo tower Twelve Twelve. His Adelicia in Midtown ranks among the city’s most attractive tall buildings. Eyeing Rolling Mill Hill for next residential tower.

Bill Hostettler

Principal Broker with HND Realty; Chief Manager with Craighead Development: Blunt-talking yet affable industry veteran (more than 36 years in the business) focused on developing reasonably priced condos and townhomes.

Todd Jackovich

Principal, Stonehenge Real Estate Group: Has finished or started multiple multi-unit residential projects, including in Sylvan Park and on Music Row.

Michael Kenner

Owner, MiKeN Development: A major proponent of development on the city’s once-overwhelmingly working class west side. Has a strong understanding of affordable housing issues and developing with environmentally friendly methods.

Stephen Kulinski

Managing Director, CBRE: Assumed current role in 2015 after a 30-plus-year career as an architect, most recently with Gresham Smith + Partners.

Ken Larish

CEO, The Mainland Companies: Leads company with a presence in both Nashville and Portland. Seeking to develop 30-story tower on SoBro roundabout.

Company merged in February with retailfocused Hart-Redd.

Rob Lowe

Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield: Has participated in $681 million in investment sales and handled more than $776 million of leases while representing tenants and more than 3 million square feet of Class A office space for landlords.

BY THE NUMBERS Compiling the In Charge list is an inexact science. But the Post strives to undertake the task with as much precision as possible.

Typically, and not surprisingly, about 20 percent of the people on any given list will not be found on the following year’s iteration, with the changes dictated, for example, by retirements, moves, position changes and de-emphasis of roles.

Of note, from year to year to year, the number of people on the 18-sector list typically increases slightly. The 2017 number of 488 is up from the 2016 mark of 457.

The 2015 figure was 438, with the 2014 list having included 428 folks.

Most significant gains Real Estate

50 vs. 64 2016

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Most significant decreases Retail

13 vs. 10 2016

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457 vs. 488 2016

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Sectors with most inclusions Real Estate: 64 Health Care: 60 Government and Politics: 51 Legal: 51 Music Industry: 36 Banking and Finance: 31

Sectors with fewest inclusions Manufacturing: 17 Media: 13 Marketing and PR: 10 Retail: 10 Tourism: 10 Transportation: 10

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Bert Mathews

President, The Mathews Company: Community leader oversees development, acquisitions, financing and institutional/ investor relations of all real estate marketing activities for The Mathews Company.

Also a partner with Nashville office of Colliers International.

Steve Massey

Steffens leads local effort for Arizona's Alliance It is no secret to those who follow the local growth and development scene that Alliance Residential Co. is serious about making a major impact in Nashville.

And it is Andrew Steffens’ task to ensure that impact is both focused and of quality.

Steffens serves as the Nashville region development director for the Phoenixbased luxury apartment development company, which recently finished Broadstone Germantown and is now working on Broadstone8 South in Melrose and the 14-story mixed-use Broadstone Gulch.

With Nashville having multiple apartment buildings recently completed, under construction or planned, Steffens sees the market as offering much opportunity. And, in particular, the Eighth Avenue corridor.

“Alliance is excited to be under construction with over $130 million in mixeduse developments up and down Eighth Avenue,” he says. “We were early in identifying the corridor’s potential, and we feel we are developing two significant pieces of real estate that will play critical parts in the continued urbanization of the 12South/Eighth Avenue and Gulch neighborhoods.”

Of note, Steffens lives near the Broadstone8 South and Broadstone Gulch sites.

“As always, our focus is on creating pedestrian-friendly communities by using thoughtful design that fits into the fabric of the neighborhood,” he says. > william williams

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Executive Vice President, CBRE: Joined company in 1985 and quickly established expertise as multi-family properties specialist in the investment field. Assumed an even greater role at CBRE after thenManaging Director Tom Frye left for Baker Storey McDonald.

Thomas McDaniel

Director of Office Properties, Boyle Nashville: Oversees Nashville-area office portfolio. Handles Boyle’s leasing, acquisition, development and tenant representation activities for office properties.

Dirk Melton

Development Director, MarketStreet Enterprises: Ex-Washington, D.C.-based CRE pro has been face of MarketStreet’s Gulch development efforts. Company completed Thompson Nashville Hotel last year.

Ashlyn Hines Meneguzzi

Co-Founder and Principal, Bristol Development Group: Started Bristol in the late 1990s with Sam Yeager and Dan Daniel. Company focused on major project on Dickerson Pike.

Henry Menge

Managing Director and Principal Broker, Clearbrook Holdings Corp.: Leads firm most recently known as XMi Commercial Real Estate and recognized for its Midtown and Medical District work.

Janet Miller

CEO and Market Leader, Colliers International, Nashville: Former Nashville Area Chamber ECD leader who moved to Colliers in July 2014. Soon after recruited several key team members and aquired retail-focused Vision Real Estate. Firm will relocate to 615 Third building under construction in SoBro.

Richard Miller

CEO, President and Principal, ESa: Veteran architect, lecturer and author with noteworthy resume in health care facility design.

Yarko “Al” Pramuk

Chairman and CEO, Gresham Smith & Partners: Assumed current role in January. Firm focused on its architect-of-record work on Fifth + Broadway.

Brian Reames

Senior VP and Regional Manager, Highwoods Properties: Oversees company looking to finish work this year on 30-story Bridgestone Americas Tower in SoBro. Past Nashville chapter president of NAIOP.

Cary Rosenblum

CEO, Elmington Capital Group: Leads company that in busy 2016 bought buildings of Ted Welch estate; sold for $33.5 million its Demonbreun Hill retail strip; paid $20.3 million for Edgehill apartments; and paid $8.3 million for Hillsboro Village building last home to Boscos.

Floyd Shechter

President, SmartSpace: Leading the private-sector drive regarding inclusionary zoning to create more affordable housing. Successful redeveloper of larger old buildings.

Mike Shmerling

Chairman and CEO, Clearbrook Holdings Corp.: Low-key entrepreneur who has focused over the years on Midtown real estate. Has always deployed a patient approach with company formerly known as XMi Holdings.

Barry Smith

Co-Founder and President, Eakin Partners: Partners with John Eakin to form effective one-two punch. Former executive vice president and principal of the now-defunct Grubb & Ellis/Centennial Inc.

Warren Smith III

CEO, Avison Young: Ex-Cushman & Wakefield | Cornerstone CEO who now leads local office of Canadian-based power. Former partner and president of Mid-South Financial Corp. and ex-president and CEO of Q10 | Vista Mortgage Group.

Stan Snipes

Founder, Snipes Properties: Leads recently created company that leases, manages and sells commercial real estate. Former senior advisor with Sperry Van Ness Investec and ex-XMi Commercial Real Estate president.

Andrew Steffens

Nashville Region Development Director, Alliance: Driving the train on Phoenixbased company’s Broadstone 8 South in Melrose and 14-story apartment building 8th + Division in The Gulch.

Tim Stowell

Managing Member, Corporate Real Estate Advisors: Veteran tenant rep who can see a lease or sale looming long before his peers. Equally effective in assessing CRE numbers and spotting trends.

George Tomlin

President and CEO, GBT Realty: Regionally active company hopes to finish this year its mixed-used Village 21 at Regions Park in Hillsboro Village.

McClain Towery

President, Towery Development: Unassuming industry pro either undertaking or finished with projects in or near 12South, North Gulch, Edgehill Village and SoBro.

Seab Tuck

Principal, Tuck Hinton Architects: Partners with Co-Principal Kem Hinton to oversee one of city’s most storied architecture companies.

Britnie Turner

Founder and CEO, Aerial Development Group: Her SoBro-based company is one of city’s most prolific single-family home developers.

Jay Turner

Managing Director, MarketStreet Enterprises: Company has helped transform the once-desolate Gulch into arguably the city’s most vibrant mixed-use district.

Teams with Joe Barker and Dirk Melton.

Bo Tyler

Executive Vice President, JLL: Teams with co-EVP Tom Hooper to oversee the Nashville office of the national power.

Joined JLL in late 2012 after a strong career at Eakin Partners.

James Weaver

Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Major player in shepherding urban development projects and fundraising for Democratic political candidates.

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Jimmy Webb

Co-Founder, Freeman Webb Companies: Oversees with long-time friend Bill Freeman a company with approximately 475 employees and about 15,000 apartment units and 1 million square feet of commercial property in multiple states under management.

RETAIL Ed Braswell

Ronnie Wenzler

Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, edo Interactive: Leads company that helps retailers offer deals to customers via bank cards. Returned to top role last year after departure of CEO Souheil Badran.

Aaron White

President, Kroger Nashville Division: Named to role in early 2016. Had served as vice president of operations in Kroger’s Smith's division, at which he began his career on the night crew in Ogden, Utah, in 1974.

Managing Director and Principal, Cushman & Wakefield: Known for his work with the Sawtooth Building, BowTruss Building and The Sheds on Charlotte. Teaming with Holladay Properties’ Allen Arender to redevelop Geist site in North Capitol.

Principal and Co-Founder, Evergreen Real Estate: A co-founder of Core Development who later started Evergreen with Hunter Connelly. Company recently completed Archer at 12th in Edgehill and now focused on The Jenkins in BelmontHillsboro.

Tom White

Partner, Tune Entrekin & White: A goto attorney on land-use matters. Helped achieve a compromise between Metro Planning Department and McDonald’s officials to yield tasteful development at Broadway and 12th Avenue.

Glenn Wilson

Founder and CEO, SouthStar: Has had a hand in deals totaling more than $250 million, primarily in retail sector. Teams with Glenn McGehee at firm that controls several key Cool Springs parcels near I-65 and has also helped develop 1,000-plus lots in Hendersonville and Lebanon.

D.J. Wootson

Principal, Titus Young Real Estate: A fast-rising star who is focused on North Nashville. His 1821 Jefferson mixed-use building will offer 18 apartments and several retail spaces.

Manuel Zeitlin

Owner, Manuel Zeitlin Architects: Oversees a boutique firm that deftly handles adaptive reuse work and the designs of private homes, mixed-use buildings and interiors.

Zane Day

Bob Dennis

Chairman, President and CEO, Genesco: Former Hat World boss who succeeded Hal Pennington in 2008. Has worked through inventory issues at Lids group, with Journeys division now company’s main focus.

Greg Sandfort

CEO, Tractor Supply: Took over from company legend Jim Wright in late 2012 and has overseen chain’s growth to about 1,600 stores in 49 states. Last year acquired Petsense chain for $116M but also had to deal with soft fall sales.

Kimberly Shadwick

General Manager, The Mall at Green Hills: Assumed the post in February 2013. Has spent the past 26 years with Michiganbased Taubman Centers, which purchased The Mall at Green Hills in 2011.

Todd Vasos

CEO, Dollar General: Took over from Rick Dreiling in May 2015 after overseeing store operations, merchandising and supply chain. Joined Goodlettsville-based company in December 2008. Dollar General unveiled its first smaller-format DGX in Midtown in early January.

Sports

Tasha Kennard

Executive Director, Nashville Farmers’ Market: Assumed role in January 2014.

Previously worked in marketing for Second Harvest Food Bank and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Has weathered vendor unrest to get market in strong shape.

David Meadows

General Manager, CoolSprings Galleria: Has worked with Chattanooga-based CBL & Associates, which owns the Galleria, since 2006. In 2015, oversaw opening of new wing that includes American Girl and H&M. A $12.6 million renovation at Belk also was completed that year.

Jad Murphy

General Manager, Opry Mills Mall: Oversees facility highlighted by 16 anchors and about 200 stores, many of them outlets of popular retailers. Spanning 1.2 million square feet, mall has landed Madam Tussauds and Bavarian Bierhaus.

Ann Patchett

Author, Co-Owner, Parnassus Books Nashville: New York Times bestselling author and co-owner, with Karen Hayes, of the literary landmark in Green Hills. Retail space underwent expansion in 2016.

Will Bartholomew

CEO, D-I Sports: Former UT fullback and MBA grad runs world-class fitness and training company with facilities in 23 states from Florida to Wisconsin. Clients/ partners include Peyton Manning, Von Miller, Jason Witten and Chris Paul.

Rick Byrd

Men’s Basketball Coach, Belmont: Now in his 31st year at the school, he has led the program to postseason appearances, including seven in the NCAA Tournament, 10 times in the last 11 seasons. Is an outgoing member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, after two years as its chairman.

Bernard Childress

Executive Director, TSSAA: Leads organization set to undergo its first major shift in the long-discussed public-private issue with 2017 reclassification, which will see most private schools move from Division I.

Tim Corbin

Baseball Coach, Vanderbilt: Veteran skipper led the Commodores to the 2014 national championship and a runner-up finish at the 2015 College World Series.

Began 2017 season with 466 wins in just

Shadwick comes ‘full circle’ to manage mall In 2013, Kimberly Shadwick joined The Mall at Green Hills as general manager.

It’s been a fine fit.

The Nashville native oversees operations, retailer and community relations, marketing and sponsorships.

Shadwick has spent 27 years with Michigan-based Taubman Centers, which owns and/or operates multiple shopping facilities, including The Mall at Green Hills.

She began her retail career as a buyer for Cain-Sloan Department Store (which later became the mall's Dillard’s).

Previously, Shadwick served as general manager of Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan, as general manager of Memorial City Mall in Houston, and as assistant general manager of Woodfield Mall near Chicago.

“I’ve come full circle, personally and professionally,” she says.

Shadwick has been actively involved in The Mall at Green Hills expansion project.

Key focuses during the construction have been providing a functional parking arrangement and developing a 125,000-square-foot two-story Dillard’s department store with three levels of parking beneath the store.

During the effort, Shadwick’s team continued to offer a “perfectly curated retail lineup” to keep shoppers comfortable.

“I love Tennessee,” she says. “I know the area well and truly enjoy my work here at The Mall at Green Hills.” > william williams

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10 years. Nearly three dozen of his former players were in professional baseball last summer, most in the country.

Scott Corley

Athletics Director, Belmont: BU grad — and one of the school’s great basketball players from the NAIA era — has brought a fresh, modern approach to the department. Made an early splash when he hired long-time sports talk radio host George Plaster to boost marketing efforts.

Robinson wastes no time, picks as Titans GM Jon Robinson wasted no time once hired as Tennessee Titans general manager in January 2016.

His first trade yielded running back DeMarco Murray, this past season’s AFC rushing leader and a Pro Bowl invitee.

His first draft pick, tackle Jack Conklin, earned all-pro honors.

And Tennessee’s nine victories in 2016 were six more than the 2015 mark. No other GM in franchise history oversaw an improvement of more than three wins in his first season.

It didn’t end there.

Following the Murray deal, Robinson executed four trades, yielding draftee Conklin and an additional 2017 draft firstround pick (fifth overall).

After picking Conklin, Robinson drafted nine players, three of whom started late in the season. His 12 free agent signees included a 16-game offensive line starter and the team’s most productive wide receiver.

Shortly after the final game, Robinson was promoted to executive vice president and GM, affording him every opportunity to steer the franchise to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

“Football has to be of utmost importance — next to faith and family — to the guys that we bring in,” he said when hired. “The guys who are competitive and athletic are usually playing in the Pro Bowl.” > david boclair

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Beth DeBauche

Commissioner, Ohio Valley Conference: One of the few female NCAA Division I conference commissioners, has expanded the conference’s size and visibility. Was the local point person for the 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four.

David Dill

Co-Owner, DMD Soccer: LifePoint president and COO who is the major financial backer of Nashville SC, the minor league soccer club to start USL play in 2018.

Sean Henry

CEO, Nashville Predators/Bridgestone Arena: Now in his first full season in current role after five years as COO. Unveiled in 2016 his long-term “generational” vision for Bridgestone Arena and early this year announced team's first full-season sellout streak.

Mark Howard

Co-Host, The Wake-Up Zone (WGFX-FM 104.5): Serves as lead voice on the city’s highest-rated morning talk show, hosts Predators’ post-game television show and Titans’ post-game radio show. No one in town is more responsible for framing the discussion on the local pro sports scene.

MTSU’s 17 teams have won a combined 46 conference championships (regular season and tournament).

Mike Mularkey

Head Coach, Tennessee Titans: Answered critics of his hiring by leading the team to its first winning season in five years. The vision he laid out last offseason for the Titans’ attitude and style of play showed up on the field in the fall.

Teresa Phillips

Athletics Director, Tennessee State: TSU athletics department leader since 2002 has helped return football games to campus on a limited basis and as overseen upgrades to facilities. Hired basketball coaches Larry Joe Inman (women) and Dana Ford (men) and football coach Rod Reed, and their success has helped raise the school’s athletic reputation.

David Poile

President Hockey Operations/General Manager, Nashville Predators: Veteran executive and three-time NHL GM of the Year nominee has led personnel department since franchise was founded and helped team reach playoffs eight times.

Bold trades in recent years sped the transformation into a more offensive team.

Scott Ramsey

President/CEO, Nashville Sports Council and Music City Bowl: Efforts to expand the city’s sports profile made Nashville the “primary site” for SEC men’s basketball tournament and has brought a variety of national events to the city, as well as international soccer matches.

Jon Robinson

Philip Hutcheson

General Manager, Titans: Made personnel moves via trades, waiver claims and the draft that helped make the Titans a more exciting and competitive team. Has set up the organization to make a big splash in the 2017 draft.

Chris Massaro

Controlling Owner, Tennessee Titans: Continues to assert herself as “controlling owner” in an attempt to satisfy league concerns about ownership structure and fan unrest regarding ownership interest in the team. The decisions to hire coach Mike Mularkey and GM Jon Robinson have worked out well.

Athletics Director, Lipscomb: One of the school’s all-time great basketball players, he has overseen continued growth and success of the department in NCAA Division I competition. Nearly every program is competitive at a conference level, some (i.e. volleyball) at a national level.

Athletics Director, Middle Tennessee State: Has retained coaches, led the program from the Sun Belt Conference to Conference USA and overseen $40 million in facilities upgrades. In his 12 years,

Amy Adams Strunk

Frank Ward

Owner and Partner, Nashville Sounds: Flexed his muscle in 2014 by switching the team’s Major League affiliation from Milwaukee to Oakland. The change coincided with the team’s move to First Tennessee Park. Sounds had minor league baseball’s largest attendance jump from 2014 to 2015 and made the playoffs in 2016.

David Williams

Vice Chancellor Athletics and University Affairs, Vanderbilt: Under his direction, the school has won national championships in baseball (2014) and women’s tennis (2015). In the last year, he made two splashy basketball coach hires, Bryce Drew (men) and Stephanie White (women), and stuck by sometimes-embattled football coach Derek Mason.

Brad Willis

Program Director, 104.5 FN-The Zone/ Titans Radio: Runs station that is local home for Tennessee Titans and University of Tennessee as well as local programs consistently ranked among the country’s most influential sport talk shows.

TECHnology Tara Aaron

Partner, Aaron Sanders Law: Has more than 13 years of experience in intellectual property. Helps clients across multiple industries with licenses and disputes involving copyrights, trademarks, patents, domain names, software and trade secrets.

Antoine Agassi

Chairman and CEO, Trinisys: In two years at helm of the Brentwood-based health care software company, has overseen significant staff growth as well as the launch of a new product designed to streamline electronic health records systems.

Rob Bellenfant

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, TechnologyAdvice: After turning over the CEO badge of his tech services company to a more experienced executive last year, has focused on leading the development of Technology Hill, home to TechnologyAdvice, Nashville Software School and the Nashville Technology Council’s partnership with Comcast, Tech Hill Commons.

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Charlie Brock

President and CEO, Launch Tennessee: Heads public-private entrepreneurship venture that focuses on high-growth innovative companies and organizes annual 36|86 conference. Served as general partner of angel investment group Chattanooga Renaissance Fund.

Keith Durbin

CIO and Director of Information Technology Services Department, Metro Government: Leads city government’s open data project, an innovative program that features data sets and tech tools that allow citizens to track election results, permits to own domesticated hens and everything in between. Previously served as Metro Council member and in IT consulting for HCA.

Tim Estes

CEO, Digital Reasoning: Leads what is arguably today’s hottest name in Nashville tech sector. Cognitive computing company has attracted funding from CIA’s VC arm, HCA and big Wall Street names and has grown Cool Springs-based staff to several hundred.

Tammy Hawes

Founder and CEO, Virsys12: Started tech career at HCA in ’80s and was CIO at Central Parking and Paradigm Health. Launched health care-focused Virsys12 in 2011 and has grown the Salesforce Gold Consulting Partner company to over 20 employees.

Beth Hoeg

President, Women in Technology of Tennessee and COO, Trinisys: Directs operations for the growing Brentwood-based health software company. Prominent proponent of diversifying the notoriously male-dominated tech sector.

Ann Howard

Managing Partner, Centresource: One of three leaders, along with Janet Timmons and Brandon Valentine, of Germantown software development shop. Oversees strategy and operations, has been in tech space for more than a decade after starting career in public radio.

Eliza Brock Marcum

Owner, Eliza Brock Software: Software engineer with a focus on web applications and entrepreneurship. Has helped train nearly 200 developers in Nashville, including during three-plus years at Nashville Software School.

Peter Marcum

Managing Partner, Dev Digital: Key member of web services company that boasts more than 850 clients, including some Fortune 500 organizations. A tech entrepreneur who has founded and grown several area companies.

Brian Moyer

President and CEO, Nashville Technology Council: Named leader of the local tech trade group in September, coming from the health care sector. Serial entrepreneur is a past president of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s Tennessee chapter.

Marty Paslick

Senior VP and CIO, HCA: A 28-year HCA veteran. Leads the company’s information technology and services department, which provide IT strategy and support for HCA’s nearly 300 hospitals and surgery centers.

Joelle Phillips

President, AT&T Tennessee: Oversees AT&T’s regulatory, legislative and community affairs activities throughout the state. Became president in August 2013 after serving as general attorney. Prominent in past year's fiber fight.

Steve Proctor

CEO, Edgenet: After joining a team of investors in acquiring the Nashville-based software-as-a-service company out of bankruptcy in 2014, last year secured a big investment from a California-based tech-and-software-specific private equity firm. Initiated a partnership with Google involving Edgenet’s shopping marketplace software.

Chris Sloan

Nicole Tremblett

VP of Information Technology and Services, HCA Holdings: Responsible for strategy and planning for team of 4,500+ across country. Tech Council board chair who led clinical product and business performance work before stepping into current role in 2013.

John Wark

President, Founder & President, Nashville Software School: NSS has supported the growth of Nashville's tech workforce by training 385 junior software developers since 2012. Nonprofit business model provides access to tech careers for the economically disadvantaged and members of groups traditionally underrepresented in tech careers.

Tourism Greg Adkins

President and CEO, Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association: Former Metro councilman and executive director of the Tennessee Public Transportation Association. Leads Nashville-based 1,800-member entity that is state hospitality industry’s resource for information and education.

Jan Freitag

Senior Vice President of Lodging Insights, STR Inc.: The face of a team that includes Chairman and Co-Founder Randy Smith and President and CEO Amanda Hite. Helps lead what has become of the international lodging industry’s major data providers.

Jeff Lane

Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz: Corporate and intellectual property lawyer specializing in new businesses. Has represented numerous early-stage, high-growth companies in funding, vendor and customer contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.

Founder, Lane Motor Museum: Established nonprofit cultural attraction in 2002 in ex-Sunbeam Bakery building. Museum focuses on European vehicles and bills itself as showcasing one of the world's top collection of Czech cars.

Clint Smith

Owner, Johnny Cash Museum, Nudie's Honky Tonk & Patsy Cline Museum: Has overseen, since its opening in 2013, an the expansion of the Cash Museum on Third Avenue South and the opening of Nudie's Honky Tonk on Lower Broad. Will unveil this spring the Patsy Cline Museum.

Founding Partner, Emma: Has successfully expanded pioneering local email marketing business to include offices in New York, Portland and Australia with more than 180-plus employees. Firm produces succesful Marketing United Conference.

Bill Miller

Adding data to the public’s purview It may not sound revolutionary, but opening up an entire government’s data to the public is not common practice.

That’s the task (or one of them, rather) assigned to Keith Durbin, chief information officer and director of the information technology services department of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, a position he has held since 2009. (Before that, Durbin served as a member of Metro Council and as an IT consultant with HCA.) Issued in early 2016, Mayor Megan Barry’s Open Data Executive Order directed that Metro data be freely available to the public unless specific privacy, security or regulatory concerns prevented it.

Opening data by default “is a seismic shift from the traditional approach to making data available to Tennesseans only upon request,” Durbin says.

And that data is not just sitting stagnant at data.nashville.gov — the city will release more public data assets and begin to cultivate data visualization and analysis skills both internally and with Nashville’s citizens in the next year, Durbin says.

“Keith Durbin has been a tremendous asset to Mayor Barry’s efforts to create a more connected Nashville that embraces the technologies of tomorrow to solve the problems of today,” says Sean Braisted, the mayor’s spokesperson. His work ensures “that we are a more open, transparent and accessible government." > Stephen Elliott

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Colin Reed

Chairman and CEO, Ryman Hospitality Properties: The leader of company that owns the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and radio station WSM. Taking Opry brand to Big Apple and plans to operate Old Red Nashville on Lower Broad.

Steve Smith

Young focused on ‘content side’ of museum efforts Kyle Young is chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

To lead a world-class cultural attraction is impressive.

But to have been involved with the entity for 40 years — and to have served in more key roles than any other employee in its history — is equally noteworthy.

Young’s 2016 was productive, as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum welcomed more than 1 million visitors for the second straight year and ranked among the nation’s top 10 most-visited history museums.

“If the last two years have been about growth to meet demand whether from visitors to Nashville or school groups or locals — we have hired 149 new employees over the last 18 months — then this year is about integration, efficiency and speed,” Young says. “You will also see us more focused on the content side of our business, whether taking great pains to capture our original programs in a more dynamic fashion or providing even better access to our unparalleled archival collection.”

The facility typically ranks among the country’s 10 top grossing history museums.

“This year, we have our sights set on breaking into the top 20 of the most visited museums [of all genres],” Young says. > william williams

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Owner, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge: Owner of the most legendary honky-tonk in Nashville and, as co-owner of Rippy’s and Honky Tonk Central, a strong voice for downtown merchants. Expected to open 24-hour diner building in SoBro this year, after a protracted construction effort.

Butch Spyridon

President, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau: Helped lead effort to see the Music City Center come to fruition. A straight shooter who is unafraid to speak frankly about Nashville’s tourism and convention industry.

Charles Starks

President and CEO, Music City Center: Oversees a 225-person staff at massive SoBro-based convention facility. Will oversee this year major upgrades to the building’s Eighth and Demonbreun corner.

Ray Waters

Vice President, Castlerock Asset Management: Was named to present position in October. Castlerock owns the building home to Westin Nashville Hotel and is repurposing the former Wells Fargo building to house a boutique hotel. A 40-plus-year veteran of the local hospital industry.

Kyle Young

Director, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum: Has led cultural icon since 1999. Facility saw in 2013 completion of a major addition and expansion integrated with the adjacent Omni hotel. Museum

announced in December that "Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats" exhibit, opened in March 2015, will extend through 2017.

TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION and LOGISTICS Lee Beaman

President, Beaman Automotive Group: Auto magnate owns five-dealership chain that includes valuable Broadway property.

Long-standing source of substantial political donations for Republican candidates.

Steve Bland

CEO, Metropolitan Transit Authority: ExPittsburgh transit head who replaced Paul Ballard in 2014 and quickly earned praise for his willingness to cite MTA challenges.

Focused on strategic transit plan, recommend by MTA’s nMotion, that could carry a $6 billion cost.

Carl Haley Jr.

Founder, President and CEO, Grand Avenue: Ex-health care exec led the 2013 sale to Gray Line of Tennessee of Grand Avenue’s motor coach and mini bus division. Gray Line CRO and CEO of Grand Avenue’s livery business.

David Ingram

Chairman and President, Ingram Entertainment Holdings: Owns and operates (independent of his powerful family) the nation’s largest distributor of DVD software.

Privately held IEH is a major distributor of audiobooks, video games and related products also runs DPI Beverage distributorship.

Orrin Ingram

President and CEO, Ingram Industries:

Leads holding company that includes inland marine transportation company, Ingram Barge Company and publishing industry services company Ingram Content Group. Vanderbilt grad known for his work with university’s board of trust.

Mark Macy

Assistant Director of Engineering, Metro Public Works Department: The face of the city’s multi-faceted infrastructure efforts. Overseeing Division Street extension project in SoBro and Mayor Megan Barry’s sidewalks initiative.

Bob Murphy

President at RPM Transportation Consultants: Oversees company that has contracted with Metro Public Works to look at improving traffic and pedestrian flow on Lower Broad. Through RPM, Denmark-based heavy-hitter Gehl now part of effort.

John Schroer

Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Transportation: Ex-Franklin mayor became head of Tennessee’s highways, aviation, public transit, waterways and railroads in 2011. Will be a major player in Gov. Bill Haslam’s three-year $2 billion road update plan.

Michael Skipper

Executive Director, Greater Nashville Regional Council: Former ED of Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The numbers/details man behind region’s push to expand mass transit.

Rob Wigington

President and CEO, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority: Oversees operation of Nashville International and John C. Tune airports. Continues to expand markets that BNA carriers serve. Announced last July airport is ready to undertake a $1 billion upgrade.

Want to nominate someone for next year’s In Charge list? Send a note to incharge@nashvillepost.com.

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Tara Aaron 74 Greg Adkins 75 Antoine Agassi 74 Lewis Agnew 70 Lamar Alexander 56 Vic Alexander 50 Chuck Allen 66 John Allen 66 Jane Alvis 56 Rogers Anderson 56 Steve Anderson 56 Allen Arender 70 Dan Auerbach 66 Alanna Autler 66 Janet Ayers 69 Jim Ayers 69 Greg Bafalis 65 David Bailey 70 Ward Baker 56 Jeff Balser 59 Kathryn Barnett 62 Megan Barry 56 Will Bartholomew 73 Lee Beaman 76 Craig Becker 60 Sam Belk 52 Darek Bell 54 Rob Bellenfant 74 Bob Bernstein 54 Julian Bibb 62 Pete Bird 69 Nick Bishop Jr. 54 Nick Bishop Sr. 54 Jeff Bivins 62 Diane Black 56 Marsha Blackburn 56 Steve Blackwell 65 Steve Bland 76 Mark Bloom 70 Matt Bodnar 54 Charles R. Bone 62 Charles W. Bone 63 Ross Booher 63 Dan Boone 53 Scott Borchetta 66 Bob Boston 63 Denny Bottorff 52 Barbara Bovender 69 Randy Boyd 56 T.B. Boyd III 66 Jeff Bradford 65 Doug Brandon 70 Ed Braswell 73 David Briley 58 Charlie Brock 75 Anne Brown 50 Benny Brown 68 Steve Buchanan 68 Mary Bufwack 60 Anita Bugg 66 Frank Bumstead 68 Jeffrey Buntin Jr. 65

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Matthew Burnstein 63 Richard Busch 63 Barney Byrd 52 Rick Byrd 73 Jim Caden 56 Joe Cain 70 Wood Caldwell 70 Libby Callaway 50 Glen Casada 58 Scott Carey 63 Bill Carpenter 60 Michael Cartwright 60 Mark Cate 58 Mark Chalos 63 Beth Chase 60 Sid Chambless 52 Maneet Chauhan 54 James H. Cheek III 63 Will Cheek III 54 Bernard Childress 73 Agenia Clark 69 Paul Cleckner 60 Hal Clemmer 52 John Ray Clemmons 58 Randall Clemons 52 Dave Cobb 68 Sandy Cochran 54 Chase Cole 63 Jen Cole 50 Sam Coleman 58 Christopher Conway 65 Charlie Cook 68 Jim Cooper 58 John Cooper 58 Jon Cooper 58 René Copeland 50 Tim Corbin 73 Scott Corley 74 Bob Corker 58 Dick Cowart 60 Glenn Cranfield 69 Bob Crants 60 David Creed 71 John Crosslin 52 Justin Crosslin 52 Yuri Cunza 66 Mike Curb 68

D-f Greg Daily 52 Duncan Dashiff 60 Doyle Davis 68 Jaynee Day 69 Shari Day 65 Zane Day 73 Beth DeBauche 74 Ron DeBerry 52 Neil de Crescenzo 60 Bob Dennis 73 Mark Deutschmann 71 David Dill 74 Jason Dinger 60 Tim Downey 71

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Ryan Doyle 71 Jeff Drummonds 52 Townes Duncan 52 Mike Dungan 68 Keith Durbin 75 John Dyke 54 John Eakin 71 Brandon Edwards 60 Susan Edwards 50 John Eldridge III 71 Dan Elrod 60 Pat Emery 71 John Esposito 68 Rod Essig 68 Tim Estes 75 Gary Everton 71 Philippe Fauchet 65 Chris Ferrell 66 Bob Fisher 53 Steve Flatt 60 David Fox 65 Leslie Fram 68 Bill Freeman 58 Jan Freitag 75 Bill Frist 59 Bobby Frist 60 Glenn Funk 58

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Joe Galante 68 Gary Gaston 71 Vic Gatto 60 Hunter Gee 71 Tony Giarratana 71 Erica Gilmore 58 Glenda Baskin Glover 53 Benjamin Goldberg 54 Max Goldberg 54 Scott Golden 58 Alberto Gonzales 63 Randy Goodman 68 Bob Goodrich 63 Jimmy Granbery 71 Mike Grimes 68 Chad Grout 71 David Guth 60 Chris Guthrie 63 Leslie Hafner 58 Carl Haley Jr. 76 Daron Hall 58 Joe Hall 58 Linus Hall 54 Whitfield Hamilton 71 Jay Hardcastle 60 Ali Harnell 68 Cordia Harrington 54 John Harris 58 Aubrey Harwell 63 Beth Harwell 58 Bill Haslam 58 Tammy Hawes 75 Kim Hartley Hawkins 71 Michael Hayes 71

Jeff Haynes 71 Ryan Haynes 58 Sam Hazen 60 Tim Henderson 50 Sean Henry 74 Ray Hensler 71 Susannah Herring 54 Richard Herrington 52 Denice Hicks 50 James Hildreth 53 Jed Hilly 68 Tim Hingtgen 60 Beth Hoeg 75 Dan Hogan 52 Chris Holden 61 Lela Hollabaugh 63 Kolin Holladay 63 Kelly Hollowell 63 Rusty Holman 61 Chris Holmes 52 John Hoomes 50 Bill Hostettler 71 Ann Howard 75 Mark Howard 74 Susan Allan Huggins 69 Tari Hughes 69 Angela Humphreys 61 Keel Hunt 65 Shannon Hunt 53 Sharon Hurt 59 Philip Hutcheson 74 Chris Hyndman 56 David Ingram 76 John Ingram 66 Martha Ingram 50 Orrin Ingram 76 Tom Ingram 59 Phil Irwin 63 Todd Jackovich 71 Joey Jacobs 61 Harry Jacobson 61 Mike Jameson 59 David Jarrard 61 Milton Johnson 61 Shawn Joseph 53 Jay Joyce 68 Henry Juszkiewicz 65

k-m Kim Kaegi 59 Demetria Kalodimos 66 Christine Karbowiak 65 Tasha Kennard 73 Michael Kenner 71 Bill Ketron 59 Elisa Kim 53 Matt King 52 Matt Kisber 65 Jay Kline 53 Larry Kloess 61 Gordon Knapp 65 Ken Knight 65

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Bill Koch Jr. 63 Stacey Garrett Koju 63 Stephen Kulinski 71 Brad Lampley 58 Jeff Lane 75 Ed Lanquist 63 Ken Larish 71 Kevin Lavender 61 Tom Lawless 63 Gaylon Lawrence 52 Brent Leatherwood 59 Ellen Lehman 70 Ken Levitan 68 Jeff Lipscomb 66 Talia Lomax-O’dneal 59 Dennis Lord 68 Rob Lowe 72 Randy Lowry 53 Wanda Lyle 52 David Macias 68 Jane MacLeod 50 Mark Macy 76 Chris Massaro 74 Eliza Brock Marcum 75 Peter Marcum 75 John Marks 69 Charlie Martin 61 John Martin 65 Michael Martin 69 Steve Massey 72 Bert Mathews 72 Lonnell Matthews 59 Joe Maxwell 52 Heather McBee 69 Rob McCabe 52 Margot McCormack 56 Thomas McDaniel 72 Liz McLaurin 70 David McMahan 59 Randy McNally 59 Rob McNeilly 52 Sidney McPhee 53 Candace McQueen 53 Mark Manner 63 Jerry Martin 64 Rocky McElhaney 64 David Meadows 73 Dirk Melton 72 Bob Mendes 64 Ashlyn Hines Meneguzzi 72 Henry Menge 72 Bill Miller 75 Janet Miller 72 Richard Miller 72 Tom Miller 61 Rosetta Miller-Perry 66 Mekesha Montgomery 64 Ken Moore 59 Laura Moore 54 Tom Morales 56 Frank Morgan 61 Brian Moyer 75 Bob Mueller 66 Mike Mularkey 74 José Muñoz 65 Bob Murphy 76 Jad Murphy 73

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n-q Bill Nigh 52 Bill Norton 64 Kathleen O’Brien 50 Andrew Ogles 59 Anna-Gene O’Neal 61 Greg Oswald 69 Hazem Ouf 56 Brian Owens 50 Tim Ozgener 50 Larry Papel 64 Deb Paquette 56 Hannah Paramore 66 Marty Paslick 75 Ann Patchett 73 John Peets 69 Bill Penny 64 Jonathan Perlin 61 LeAnn Phelan 69 Brian Philips 69 Brant Phillips 64 Clay Phillips 61 Joelle Phillips 75 Teresa Phillips 74 Will Pinkston 54 Wright Pinson 61 Lyn Plantinga 66 Rosemary Plorin 66 David Poile 74 Tom Potter 64 Yarko “Al” Pramuk 72 Stephen Price 64 Steve Proctor 75 Lisa Quigley 59

r-u Terrell Raley 56 Gregg Ramos 64 Ron Ramsey 59 Scott Ramsey 74 Sylvia Rapoport 70 Marty Rash 61 David Raybin 64 Randy Rayburn 56 Brian Reames 72 Colin Reed 76 Nathan Ridley 64 Rich Riebeling 59 Ronald Roberts 66 Sharon Roberson 70 Sherod Robertson 69 Jennifer Robinson 64 Jon Robinson 74 Heather Rohan 61 Todd Rolapp 64 Cary Rosenblum 72 Dawn Rudolph 61 Bill Rutherford 61 Chip Saltsman 59 Ron Samuels 53 Greg Sandfort 73

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Charles Sargent 59 Robert Sartin 64 Floyd Shechter 72 Jim Schmitz 53 Mark Schoenwald 66 John Schroer 76 Ralph Schulz 59 Rick Schwartz 70 Kimberly Shadwick 73 Anna Shepherd 54 Jim Shepherd 65 Pat Shepherd 53 Tom Sherrard 64 Lori Shinton 70 Mike Shmerling 72 Stephanie Silverman 50 Lynn Simon 61 Michael Skipper 76 Herbert Slatery III 59 Chris Sloan 75 Andy Smith 61 Barry Smith 72 Chuck Smith 65 Clint Smith 75 Derri Smith 70 Steve Smith 76 Warren Smith III 72 Wayne Smith 62 Stan Snipes 72 Renata Soto 70 Bailey Spaulding 56

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Jake Speck 50 Jimmy Spradley 56 Karen Springer 62 Butch Spyridon 76 Charles Starks 76 Robin Steaban 62 Andrew Steffens 72 Becca Stevens 70 Curtis Stevens 65 Randy Stevens 53 Joycelyn Stevenson 64 Charles Strobel 70 Amy Adams Strunk 74 Tim Stowell 72 Chris Taylor 62 Kent Taylor 56 Alan Thompson 56 DeWitt Thompson V 65 Gif Thornton 64 George Tomlin 72 Paula Torch 62 McClain Towery 72 Brian Traeger 69 Sarah Trahern 69 Donato Tramuto 62 Byron Trauger 64 Nicole Tremblett 75 Seab Tuck 72 Claire Tucker 53 Van Tucker 50 Wendy Tucker 54

Brent Turner 62 Britnie Turner 72 Jay Turner 72 Lester Turner 69 Steve Turner 70 Terry Turner 53 Flora Tydings 54 Bo Tyler 72

v-z Alan Valentine 50 George Van Allen 54 David Vandewater 62 Deborah Varallo 66 Todd Vasos 73 Paul Vasterling 50 Vince Verna 64 Jack Waddey 64 Melissa Waddey 62 Paul Wallace 62 Frank Ward 74 John Wark 75 Ray Waters 76 James Weaver 73 Don Webb 62 Joseph Webb 62 Jimmy Webb 73 Phil Wenk 62

Ronnie Wenzler 73 Aaron White 73 Jack White 69 Tom White 73 Carl Whitmer 62 Marcus Whitney 62 Rob Wigington 76 David Williams 74 Jerry Williams 70 Jody Williams 69 Phil Williams 66 Sally Williams 69 Brad Willis 74 Glenn Wilson 73 Justin Wilson 59 Tandy Wilson 56 Ward Wilson 53 Karey Witty 62 Jamie Woodson 54 D.J. Wootson 73 Steve Wright 56 Tom Wylly 53 Brenda Wynn 59 Ed Yarbrough 64 Uzi Yemin 65 Carol Yochem 53 Lain York 50 Kyle Young 76 Manuel Zeitlin 73 Nick Zeppos 54

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