Those of us who were lucky to have someone see something in us long before we saw it in ourselves know how impactful it can be. We are thrilled to highlight some of those stories and honor some of the OG heroes.
Pete George
In college, I was in a speech and debate class, and every time I got up to give a speech the whole class would laugh. The funny part is—I wasn’t even trying to be funny, I was just being myself. One day, our professor pulled me out into the hallway. I’ll never forget it. Read more>>
Dan Castle
When I was a senior at the Performing Arts School in Philadelphia my local guitar teacher suggested I start taking lessons from Dennis Sandole. I was a rock n roll kid, into KISS, Zep, AC/DC, The Stones etc so the idea of studying with a Jazz guru during my last year of high school seemed daunting. But I wanted to study music in college. Read more>>
Patrick Braddock
The person who saw me and my potential before I could see it myself was Leslie Drayton. Read more>>
