Written by Anne Lackey
HireSmart Cares founders Mark and Anne Lackey are addicted to entrepreneurship, having successfully run multiple multi-million dollar businesses. They love sharing tips with anyone aiming to launch a business. But their first word of advice is always — be ready to live frugally. "How many of you like to work...
Written by Anne Lackey
Four Madison County, Georgia students traveled to Indianapolis recently and walked away with the fifth-place plaque in the National FFA Poultry evaluation "Career Development Event" (CDE). "We all truly wanted it," said team member Isabelle Williams, who was named the high individual in the written exam. "We wanted to win,...
Written by Anne Lackey
You landed the job, and And you got that paycheck. Yay! Now what? HireSmart Cares founders Mark and Anne Lackey recently talked about personal finances with students in Melinda Cochran-Davis’s construction classes at Jackson Empower College and Career Center in Jefferson, Georgia. What does it take to live? Mark and...
Written by Anne Lackey
HireSmart Supports Top FFA Ag Communications Team in the U.S. Katie Carrouth and her teammates, Abbi Adams, Anna Moon, and Anna Kate Mathis, laugh at the video of their surprised faces when they learned that, "Yes!" they're the best in the nation. The Madison County FFA Ag Communications team earned...
Written by Anne Lackey
You’re going for that interview. You want that job. How do you land it? HireSmart Cares founders Mark and Anne Lackey recently talked with Melinda Cochran-Davis’s construction classes at Jackson Empower College and Career Center in Jefferson, Georgia about the essential soft skills needed when searching for work. "There are...
Written by Anne Lackey
"How many of you have gotten a paycheck?" HireSmart Cares founders Mark and Anne Lackey recently asked that question to a roomful of high school students at Jackson Empower College and Career Center in Jefferson, Georgia. Several raised their hands. Mark and Anne then led the students on a journey...