Chris Cornelison, a 1994 graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College, recently presented his leadership talk “The Power of Praise” at the TEDx stage in Houston, Texas.
Cornelison is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and bestselling author of “Super Culture”. He has also served on the Northeast Foundation Board, while his wife, Janet, currently serves as a Foundation Board member.
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His talk centers on the principle, “Praise what you want repeated.” Cornelison has set a goal of reaching 100,000 leaders with “The Power of Praise” during its first 30 days.
The TEDx talk is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0_I3alTv00.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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