Inside the Leaders Studio

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• Inside the Leaders Studio
• Changing the World Around Us

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What Inspired Us?

• James Liptons Inside the Actors Studio
• Johnny Depps Interview

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How Did We Begin?

• Brainstormed potential leaders
• Researched qualifications
• Wrote Letters of invitation
• Sent emails
• Called them

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Was Invited?
Who

• Oprah, Obama, President Bush, Bill Clinton, Billy
  Graham, Al Gore, Coach K, Sonja Gantt, Harvey
  Gantt, Dr. Peter Gorman, Ace and TJ, Bob Lacey,
  Rick Thames, Dorothy Counts, and UNC President
  Erskine Bowles

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How did we Move Forward?

• Production Groups were created
• More Research
• Developing Questions
• Thank-You Letters

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What Happened?

• Dr. Peter Gorman
• likes baseball, and knows a lot of Hannah
  Montanna songs!
• - He also believes that being fair and
  consistent is the best attribute for being a
  great leader.

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Happened?
What
- Bob Lacey -He had a tough childhood
-Believes that reading and immersing yourself in
education will enable you to become a more
effective leader
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What Happened?

• Ace and TJ
• - Stated that reading was Stupid (then they
  backed off because there were teachers in the
  room!)
• - Discussed their childrens charity and how
  their celebrity allows them to contribute to
  their community

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What Happened?

• Sonja Gantt
• - Emphasized the impact her family had on her
  when she was younger
• - Emphasized the importance of research and
  writing for any profession

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!!!!

• Seeing our work displayed in The Charlotte
  Observer, Charlotte.com, CMS home page, and on
  WSOC and News- 14, and our own Leadership website

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Looking Back

• Nothing could have prepared us for the work that
  was ahead of us, but the victory of success and
  how much we would learn!
• As John Mayers song states we are waiting on
  the world to change but now we know we can be a
  part of that change!