Whats Up Nashville

The promise of tomorrow is bottled up and pounding through the veins of a diverse and creative group of young men and women participating in Brentwood’s Youth Leadership program. All that energy and creative power is hard to contain, and it was exciting to have the entire group tour our warehouse and distribution center yesterday morning. The highlighted theme for the day is “Non-Traditional Businesses” and the educational focus was on entrepreneurship. Nashville’s 2014 NEXT Award Winner as the Entrepreneur of the Year and our CEO at Hobby Express, Mark A Cleveland was the morning’s host. Topics ranged from challenges in global supply chain management and opportunities related to drones and emerging technologies, to brand management. “Both my daughters graduated from Youth Leadership Brentwood,“ Cleveland said as he introduced the day’s speakers and demonstration plan. He fielded questions about the giant Twelve Foot Telemaster, a radio controlled airplane hanging from the ceiling that is manufactured