Home: Roanoke, Va. Birthplace: Dillon, SC. Profession: Human Resources. Organization: Veteran’s Health Administration. Title: Human Resource Specialist. Alma mater: Virginia Western Community College.
Current project: Recruitment and placement; onboarding veterans for jobs with the VA at the Veteran’s Center. Recent recognition: By the local newspaper, The Dillon Herald, for 28 years of military and federal service. Recent professional development: Graduate of Supervisor Leadership Development Course, 2023. Hobbies: Walking, running, gym, and lifting weights. Recent travel or adventure: Washington DC; visited MLK Museum. Last book read: Things We Never Got Over, by Lucy Score. Recently viewed and recommended: Martin Luther King documentary.
Personality profile: Intelligent, hard worker, dedicated to family and friends. How do you define a perfect friendship? Belief in Christianity; trustworthy. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Intelligent, trustworthy, honest and open communication. What is your greatest joy? Handworking; Christianity. What natural talent have you neglected? Public speaking. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Investments. What is at the top of your bucket list? Own a clothing chain. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Ensuring that it lasts five days or longer.
Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Martin Luther King. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Stay true to yourself and believe in yourself. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Don’t give up on your goals and continue your education. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Social media - it helps promote business. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Church and the Bible. What company or organization do you most admire? IBM. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Being deployed in the military.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Treating one another with respect.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Respect and get along with one another. What widely held belief do you reject? That a person can’t change bad habits. What mega-trend most excites you? The promotion of business through social media. What mega-trend most concerns you? AI taking over human jobs.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? The Success Story of Bryant Livingston: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Denzel Washington. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandmother. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An NFL player. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Childhood photos. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? At a Beyonce and Usher concert and eating my favorite dinner. What advice would you give your younger self? Believe in yourself.
Personal mission: Inspiring the younger generation. Personal motto: Be all you can be. Favorite quote: “Progress is impossible without change” (George Bernard Shaw). Desired epitaph: An inspiration and dedicated to others and his country.
