First Blog Anniversary

Hard to believe it already one year since I started this fantastic voyage! I went over my postings and everything still remains very fresh in memory. What is even more exciting is that I have just four weeks to the end of the first year. That means I have exactly thirteen months to wrap things up. I will probably end the blog once I graduate as it would have achieved its purpose.

As part of the Investment Banking Class, last week’s speaker was the highly respected but now retired banker Hugh McColl after whom the Kenan-Flagler Business School Building is named. The story goes that he rose from an officer to become the President of a small North Carolina Bank. Under his leadership, the small North Carolina Bank grew into what is now one of America’s biggest banking institutions – Bank of America. It was refreshing to hear him refer to the Bible when asked some questions about leadership. Mr. McColl is a UNC Chapel Hill Alum.