Buzz is not what I am looking for.

I went to boarding school Southern, religious, and straight, and I left boarding school not being at all religious and not being straight.

Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.

I believe that the demand for long-form quality journalism is strong and I think that despite all of the changes in technology over the past few years, people still want in-depth, rigorous reporting.

I was on significant financial aid, an only child, with parents who didn't have much living in North Carolina.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

Anybody can be ambitious.