First day leading a national historic landmark and feeling a bit overwhelmed. I’m confident long term but creating and implementing the strategic plan for this enormous 120+ year old complex kind of takes my breath away. On the upside, does anyone have a better office?

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Yup! Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham.

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I’ve lived in Vestavia suburb for 30+ years. The last 12-15 years have been a big transformation. Kind of glad it’s a secret. Two Beard Award chefs. I’ll DM my contact info and we can get together next time. Birmingham finally has great leadership too - look for Randall Woodfin on the national stage in the future. Great to connect!

One more…

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I used to work in internal strategy for a large steel company, the steel industry is amazing

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This one hasn’t produced iron since about 1971. Only one like it in the US, with a history tied inseparably to a city, and honestly addresses a racist past. The big questions relate to preservation, education and relevancy. I hope to do this until I retire.

By the way, still doing some consulting work on my own time and appreciate my 🐟 community.

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Sloss, right?

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Birmingham?

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Wow so cool! Congrats on your first day and enjoy the journey. If I’m ever in that neck of the woods I’ll definitely check it out. Very commendable job to help preserve historic landmarks

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And my office :-)

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