Brad Leon has built his career around a single conviction: talent is widely distributed, but opportunity isn’t.

In this episode, Brad shares how one poster inspired him to become a teacher instead of a lawyer as planned, why a missed promotion taught him to value relationships as much as results, and how he’s helping students earn a debt-free degree and a guaranteed job through BlueCross’s BlueSky Institute.

Brad Leon is the Executive Director of the BlueSky Tennessee Institute for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. You can connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-leon).

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My Morning Cup is hosted by Mike Costa of Costa Media Advisors and produced by SpeakEasy Productions.

Jon Dickerson has never shied away from an adventure, trusting he'll figure the rest out along the way.

In this episode, Jon shares how a finance major ended up teaching English in South Korea and backpacking across Europe, how an early job at a fast-growing startup became a crash course in building and launching products, and how he came to found Gumption, a matchmaking tool for commercial real estate lenders and borrowers.

Jon Dickerson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gumption. You can connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathangdickerson/).

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Nick Wilkinson's career has taken more turns than he originally planned, but each stop teed him up perfectly for his role as CEO of the Tivoli Theatre Foundation.

In this episode, Nick shares how a lawn-mowing business taught him early that he didn't want to wait around to be given anything, how working in fundraising, the music industry, and economic development turned out to be the exact résumé he needed, and what it's taken to lead the massive restoration of the historic Tivoli Theatre.

Nick Wilkinson is the CEO of the Tivoli Theatre Foundation. You can connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickwilkinson1/).

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My Morning Cup is hosted by Mike Costa of Costa Media Advisors and produced by SpeakEasy Productions.