Talkin' Tennessee with Yvonnca

Susan Dakak’s story starts in Baghdad and keeps unfolding through Tennessee, engineering, and an unexpected mission: use everyday conversations to lower the temperature in a heated world. When Susan talks about “peace,” she doesn’t mean avoiding hard things. She means learning how to communicate before issues turn into conflict and teaching the next generation to solve problems without hate. Along the way, she shares the moments that shaped her identity. 

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
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One ethical line in the sand can change an entire life. Sharon Price shares the moment she realized she couldn’t stay in a job where integrity was optional and how that decision eventually led her to build one of Knoxville’s most recognized names in wealth management, The Trust Company of Tennessee. 

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
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She walked away from a $90,000 career, watched her bank account hit negative numbers, and still calls it the best season of her life. That’s the kind of faith-forward leadership we get into with Dr. Dasha Lundy, president and CEO of Knoxville College, as we talk about purpose, obedience, and what it means to lead when you can’t rely on comfort, credentials, or public approval.

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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What does it look like to answer God's call when you don't have all the answers?

In this powerful episode Dr. Dasha Lundy, President of Knoxville College, shares how faith has guided her leadership journey and the divine assignment she believes God has placed on her life. Through honest conversation, she reflects on trusting God's direction, leading with purpose, and moving forward even when the path isn't fully revealed.

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
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The fastest way to lose your confidence is to spend your life trying to fit into someone else’s idea of who you should be. We sit down with Vice Chancellor Frank Cuevas from Student Life at the University of Tennessee to unpack a powerful mindset shift: you can be the author of your own story, and you build that story one decision, one risk, and one lesson at a time.

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
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One simple question can change a life: “Are you OK?” That’s the moment Vice Chancellor Frank Cuevas remembers from his early days in college, when he was struggling to find community and came close to walking away. We talk through how that small act of care helped him build confidence, connections, and eventually a career in higher education leadership at the University of Tennessee. His role as Vice Chancellor of The Division of Student Life is helping to impact students in the most positive way!

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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A loss can either close a door or train you for the next one. Randy Boyd joins us to explain how running for governor, meeting people across Tennessee, and learning what communities actually worry about became unexpected preparation for leading the University of Tennessee System as its president. He breaks down the moment the opportunity came up, why he said yes, and how he approached the job like a servant-leader. 

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Yvonnca Landes
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865.660.1186 or 588.3232
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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Turning Knox Rental (Event Rental Services): www.turningknoxrental.com

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You can learn a lot about leadership from a trail, a toolbox, and a loss. Randy Boyd, President of University of Tennessee Systems, joins us for a wide-ranging, deeply personal conversation that starts with Knoxville roots and life lessons then builds into a life philosophy he learned in the Boy Scouts: leave every trail better than you found it. That one idea becomes a filter for work ethic, entrepreneurship, public service, and how we treat the communities that raise us. 

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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The Takeover Continues! David and Dr. Smalls continue the conversation and talk about how society has a way of handing men a script: be tough, be in control, be the provider, never admit you need help. We push back on that script and talk about the quieter work that actually builds a life: knowing who you are, knowing whose you are, and refusing the labels that try to shrink you. 

This is a powerful conversation! 

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Yvonnca Landes
Realty Executives Associates
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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Turning Knox Rental (Event Rental Services): www.turningknoxrental.com

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The takeover you didn’t see coming… but definitely need to hear.

On this special episode of Talkin' Tennessee with Yvonnca, David Landes and Dr. Tyvi Small take the mic for a powerful and unfiltered conversation about manhood. This isn’t surface level talk… this is real, honest dialogue about the quiet pressure men carry every single day.

From expectations to provide, protect, and perform, to the emotional weight that often goes unspoken, they unpack the “box” society has built around masculinity… and what it costs to stay inside it. This episode challenges the narrative, creates space for truth, and invites a deeper understanding of what it really means to be a man today.

Transparent. Thought provoking. Necessary.

Press play and lean in.

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Yvonnca Landes
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Adrienne Landes
Realty Executives Associates
865.659-6860 or 588.3232

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Turning Knox Rental (Event Rental Services): www.turningknoxrental.com

Landes Home Collection Online Store: www.landeshomecollection.com

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