"The Acton MBA helped me find my 'calling' and taught me that someone with integrity and drive can change the world."
Carter Higley '04
Credentials:
- Sales associate with Jackson Hole Real Estate & Appraisal in Wyoming
- Former 5th grade teacher in South Central Los Angeles
- MBA, Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship; B.A., History, Southern Methodist University
Carter Higley graduated in the top of his class at SMU, but instead of going directly into business, he joined Teach for America. For two years he taught a class of 33 fifth graders at a elementary school in South Central Los Angeles.
On how his experience at Acton has shaped his life: "Of the many things I learned in the Acton MBAE program, the most prevalent lesson was how to efficiently invest my time. I spend my workdays earning an income as a sales associate for Jackson Hole Real Estate & Appraisal. The rest of my time is devoted to building and funding a wilderness camp here in Wyoming for inner-city schoolchildren from Houston. With the lessons I learned in the program I am now better equipped to accomplish the most important things in my life: continual learning, earning an income, and living a life of meaning."
