Announcements

Duncan Williams Speaks at NEXUS

The NEXUS Class of 2027 was honored to welcome Duncan Williams, Founder and Chairman of Duncan Williams Asset Management and Interim President/CEO and Chair of the Greater Memphis Chamber, as our speaker for the first session of the year. Duncan... Read More

NEXUS Welcomes the Class of 2027

“Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world because surely they’re the only ones who ever have.” – Darrell Cobbins NEXUS is excited to kick off another year of growth, connection, and impact with the Class... Read More

Congrats to the NEXUS Class of 2026

Congratulations to the NEXUS Class of 2026! It was an honor to celebrate the Mentors and Proteges at Graduation on May 7 at International Paper. The Mentor and Protégé graduates were celebrated for their accomplishments and dedication over the past... Read More

Memorable Evening at NEXUS NIGHT OUT

NEXUS alumni and current class members gathered at the home of NEXUS Alumni Norma and Kem Wilson for this year’s NEXUS Night Out, enjoying an evening of connection, conversation, and community. Read More

NEXUS IN MOTION was a SUCCESS

The NEXUS IN MOTION session took place in April. This special event offered members of the NEXUS Network the opportunity to network, have table discussions on timely topics led by NEXUS Alumni, and to be inspired by a keynote message... Read More

AutoZone’s Rebecca Givens Rice Shares on the Power of the Question

It was an honor to have AutoZone’s Rebecca Givens Rice as our speaker. Rebecca is the Vice President of Human Resources for AutoZone and shared on how to be an effective and compassionate leader by asking the right questions. She... Read More

Sylvamo’s Page Boden Spoke at the February Session

“Don’t be fancy, be effective and concise.” – Page Boden It was a privilege to have Page Boden, Director of Communications for Sylvamo speak at the Class of 2026 February session. Page shared how to communicate as an effective leader... Read More

Actual Intelligence: Using AI to Lead with Clarity and Courage

NEXUS Alumni and Code Crew School’s ToNaya Gulley Pye recently led a NEXUS Workshop titled Actual Intelligence: Using AI to Lead with Clarity and Courage. The information she shared will help equip our leaders through AI. Alumni are invited to... Read More

Leading in Our Community

Heather Hunt, NEXUS Executive Director recently represented NEXUS as a panelist at the NBMBAA meeting along with several NEXUS Alumni. The focus was “Leading in our Community”. Special thanks to NBMBAA for the invitation. #nexusleaders #leadershipdevelopment #mentoringmatters Read More

Rob Carter Returned to NEXUS to discuss “Leading with AI”

NEXUS started the new year at the January session with Rob Carter, recently retired CTO & CIO for FedEx Global. Rob and NEXUS Board member Sridhar Sunkara, founder of enaiblr had a conversation on the topic of “Leading With AI”.... Read More