Sweet Tea and Strategy

What if your city’s best assets are already right under your nose, waiting to be unlocked? In this episode of Sweet Tea and Strategy, Tommy Smith sits down with Mike Odom, the new President and CEO of the Knoxville Chamber, to discuss why Knoxville might be on the verge of its own "crystallizing moment" similar to the tech boom that transformed Austin. Listeners will learn about the strategic blue...

What happens when the leader of a multi-campus university system decides that success should be measured by who you let in, not who you keep out? In this episode of Sweet Tea and Strategy, Cathy Ackerman sits down with Randy Boyd, president of the University of Tennessee, to explore the bold strategic vision currently transforming the UT system. Listeners will learn about the "UT Promise"—a ground...