by Lewis Nelson | 16 Sep 2015 | Career
In early 2013, I was a little depressed with my job. I joined the US Army the day after 9/11 and after serving 7 years of active duty, I moved to the ranks of defense contracting and eventually a government civil service job. To no fault of the mission or the people,...
by Lewis Nelson | 15 Sep 2015 | MBA
Getting accepted into Darden was a dream come true. After the stress of feeling unqualified for a top business school with a median GMAT score, history degree, and almost no actual private business experience, I then had about six months to both mentally and...
by Lewis Nelson | 12 Sep 2015 | MBA
The 14th anniversary of 9/11 just came to a close. It’s kind of symbolic for me to be writing this post from the Darden Inn, the on-grounds lodging at the University of Virginia’s business school, because when the first plane hit on the actual 9/11, I was...
by Lewis Nelson | 26 May 2014 | Veterans
I love America and I love that most Americans want to thank me for my service today. To all of them, I appreciate it, but I ask for one favor. Instead of turning your attention to me and fellow veterans, please take a moment to remember any one of the fallen veterans...
by Lewis Nelson | 5 Feb 2014 | Overseas Travel, Travel
In January of 1999, I stood at Trevi Fountain, turned my back to the majestic pool and threw a U.S. quarter over my shoulder. I guess the tradition worked as I finally found myself standing at Rome’s Termini train station around 2pm on Thanksgiving Day. My parents and...
