Ep. 12: Alice Rolli: Education IS the Magic Bullet to Change Life (and City) Trajectories

Climbing the Charts with Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller

Climbing the Charts sat down with Alice Rolli, a serial entrepreneur, a teacher and former special assistant to then US Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander. Alice has now worn many hats in the private and public sectors, with the common thread among those roles being education and technology, and is currently auditioning for her biggest role yet as a candidate for mayor of Music City. Alice is a believer that education can change the trajectory of lives and even those of cities, in Nashville.

During our conversation with Alice, we hear about her experience deciding to run for mayor, what she’s learned from her from her private and public sector experiences, and how she came to serve as the campaign manager for Lamar Alexander’s 2014 U.S. Senate campaign. She tells us what it was like to go from Nashville to study at Stanford University and what first sparked her deep and abiding passion for education. We discuss different issues, including reading help for every first grader, school safety, and how her position as a centrist Republican candidate will differ from the rest of the field of candidates vying to become Nashville’s next Mayor. We also discuss the critical importance of mentors, role models, and do a deep dive into tax issues and some finer points of economic development.

As always, we end our insightful conversation with some fun questions. If you want to hear her 2033 Nashville vision, do not miss out on this new episode of Climbing the Charts!