ing on the recipient). One has always stuck with me: "I don't deal in problems, I deal in solutions." I try to always focus on goals and road maps, not dwell in negativity or disappointment.
D.C. REEVES
Director of Sports & Original Programming, BlabTV What makes your job 'click' for you? Three things come together for to make this job work. First, I'm passionate about covering sports. It's what I know. Second is the opportunity to learn from two people I've looked up to for a long time—Quint Studer and Randy Hammer. Lastly, Pensacola is always home for me. What's the best advice you've ever been given? My father Jim Reeves is a man of one-liners (for better or worse depend-
Tell us about the best/most rewarding project you've ever worked on. I won a national sportswriting (APSE) award last year for a story on Alabama kicker Adam Griffith, a former Polish orphan. ESPN Gameday saw the story and did a piece on him to open this season, flying Griffith home to see his birth parents for the first time since 2006. What's on your regular reading list (magazines, newspapers, blogs, etc…)? I'm a link-happy Twitter guy. So the sources are everywhere. But I'm a regular on ESPN and Rolling Stone. What keeps you in Pensacola? This is always home, and family is so important. But the hometown I left almost five years ago is nowhere to be found. The staggering progress and growth, especially downtown, played an integral role in the decision to come home.
lem solvers and taught me this lesson at a very early age. I try to remember this anytime I'm faced with an obstacle.
MEG RICH
Marketing Director, Gibson and Associates, Inc. What makes your job 'click' for you? Every day I get to combine my creative side with my analytical side to help clients achieve their goals when it comes to their biggest assets, their businesses. What's the best advice you've ever been given? Don't complain without providing a solution, and if a solution is not readily available, you need to create one. My father and my brother are prob-
Tell us about the best/most rewarding project you've ever worked on. Last year, I helped to launch the PYP Mentor Pensacola Program. I was able to direct this project and take it from a brainstorming session to a tangible program that benefits our members directly. I'm excited to continue its growth into the coming years. What's on your regular reading list (magazines, newspapers, blogs, etc…)? TechCrunch, Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, AdAge, The Nerdist, Asana Blog. My bookshelf is forever growing, and Amazon used books section is my downfall. What keeps you in Pensacola? Out of all of the places I've lived, Pensacola feels the most like "home." My friends and colleagues are some of the most intelligent and creative people I know, and they help keep me here. Living so close to beautiful beaches with amazing weather helps, too.
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