Leadership Greater Topeka | Cola White
Compiled by LAUREN JURGENSEN | Photos by BRADEN DIMICK
What motivates you?
My number one motivator for everything I do is the fact that I feel obligated by my ancestry to create a much-needed head start for my children, and my children's children. I'd like to leave a legacy that I made it easier for them than I had it.
What do you collect? Why?
I collect elephant statues and figurines, because I can remember seeing the elephants for the first time at the Topeka Zoo and being so amazed by them. My Aunt Betty told me it was good luck when their trunk was up. From then on, I started collecting them because they’re beautiful and I need all the luck I can get.
What do you love most about Topeka and why?
The pace of the city. It’s not too fast and not too slow. It's the ideal place to raise a family and not be overwhelmed.
What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
Becoming more intentional about keeping an open mind. Not allowing my perception of the world to make me closed off to accepting different perspectives. Changing or viewing issues from a different vantage point.
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