Ep. 9: Sharon Hurt: Listen Up, Nashville -- Even Michael Jordan Needed Scottie Pippen to Bring Home the “W”

Climbing the Charts with Angie Lawless and Brandon Miller

Climbing the Charts sat down with Metro Council Member Sharon Hurt, the current Executor Director of StreetWorks, the retired CEO of the Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership (JUMP) and a recently announced candidate for the 2023 Nashville Mayoral race.

Council Member Hurt shares some of the fascinating history of Jefferson Street (including tales of Jimi Hendrix’s visits when he was stationed at Fort Campbell) and her incredible work as the CEO of JUMP, shares her thoughts on the differences between politicians and leaders, and also offers her candid assessment of the recent decision by that the State of Tennessee to reject federal funding from the CDC for HIV/AIDS prevention and outreach. Council Member Hurt makes it clear that Nashville needs all of its people, just as Jordan needed his team, to be a success; and she makes it clear that she is a truthteller, unbossed and unbought.