Memphis Business Leaders Turn to a Methodology Built Under Extreme Conditions as Mid-South Industries Face Accelerating Disruption
MEMPHIS, TN – Blind Ambition Framework™ creator Chad E. Foster to keynote cityCURRENT, delivering the 5-step system behind 40% YoY revenue growth to the coalition that includes FedEx, AutoZone, and 120+ regional employers
As Memphis-based industries navigate supply chain volatility, workforce pressure, and an AI transformation most organizations are not prepared for, cityCURRENT is bringing in a business methodology built under conditions far more extreme than any boardroom.
Chad E. Foster lost his eyesight at 21. What he built after — $45 billion in technology deals, software Oracle said was impossible, and a Harvard Business School degree — became the foundation of the Blind Ambition Framework™, a structured 5-step methodology now applied at more than 200 events across 6 continents for organizations including Google, Salesforce, IBM, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. After one keynote, a chief revenue officer reported 40% year-over-year revenue growth.
cityCURRENT, the Memphis organization that unites more than 120 partner businesses — from global employers like FedEx and AutoZone to mid-size and smaller firms — will host Foster as part of its Signature Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the community, consistent with cityCURRENT’s mission of connecting business with community to drive collaboration and growth across the Mid-South.
“The rooms I walk into need more than inspiration. They need a system,” said Foster. “The leaders cityCURRENT assembles are already doing the hard work. What most of them don’t have is a repeatable framework for the part no one teaches — how to perform when you can’t see what’s coming next. That’s exactly what I built, because that’s exactly how I live.”
The framework addresses the human performance gap that causes organizational initiatives to stall — the gap between knowing what needs to change and getting teams to execute through the uncertainty of changing it. Its five pillars provide a structured approach to decision-making, ownership, and execution under pressure, and the methodology is reinforced through a 30+ lesson digital course teams can access for a full year after the event.
cityCURRENT, powered by Higginbotham and led by CEO Jeremy C. Park, hosts more than 300 free community events annually — from its Signature Speaker Series featuring nationally recognized voices to workshops, executive lunches, and hands-on service initiatives. Since 2005, the organization has served as the connective tissue between Memphis business and community, spotlighting local impact through television, radio, the ChangeMakers Podcast, and weekly newsletters reaching thousands across the region.
Foster’s keynote joins a roster of national speakers cityCURRENT has featured to equip Mid-South leaders with actionable frameworks for the challenges ahead.
About Chad E. Foster
Chad E. Foster is a keynote speaker, business leader, and creator of the Blind Ambition Framework™ — a 5-step business methodology delivered 200+ times to 175,000+ attendees across 6 continents. After going blind at 21, Foster graduated from Harvard Business School, generated $45 billion in technology deals, and built software Oracle said was impossible. The framework is delivered through keynotes, workshops, and the LeaderPass Behavior Change Program. For more information, visit chadefoster.com or call 855-GET-CHAD.
About cityCURRENT
cityCURRENT connects businesses with community to power the GOOD through events, media, and philanthropy. More than 120 partner businesses underwrite 300+ free community events annually across Memphis, Nashville, Fort Worth, and beyond. Learn more at citycurrent.com.
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