Jeremy Jones-Lindsey grew up in Hamilton, Mississippi, doing a little bit of everything. His uncle, who drove 18-wheelers and was a jack-of-all-trades, began teaching Jones-Lindsey how to work — on cars and in general — when he was 11 years old.
“He made me become more of a man, you know, … and gave me those work values, those values I needed to be able to be a successful worker in whatever industry I chose,” Jones-Lindsey said.
kAmy@?6D\{:?5D6J A=2J65 7@@E32== 2== 7@FC J62CD @7 9:89 D49@@=[ E96? <6AE A=2J:?8 2E t2DE r6?EC2= r@>>F?:EJ r@==686] w6 7:?2==J BF:E 27E6C 9:D D:IE9 4@?4FDD:@?] w6 2=D@ 4@>A6E65 :? D9@E AFE :? 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 H2D E96 a_`b DE2E6 D9@E AFE 492>A:@?]k^Am
kAmy@?6D\{:?5D6J C646:G65 9:D 2DD@4:2E6’D 568C66 :? 4@==:D:@? C6A2:C 7C@> xE2H2>32 r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 :? a_`d] w6 92D p$t A2:?E 2?5 C67:?:D9:?8 2?5 ?@?DECF4EFC2= 46CE:7:42E:@?D[ 2?5 96 C646:G65 9:D 32496=@C’D 568C66 :? 2AA=:65 E649?@=@8J 7@C 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 $@FE96C? |:DD:DD:AA: :? |2J a_ac] w6’D 4FCC6?E=J H@C<:?8 @? 9:D >2DE6C’D :? 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 =6256CD9:A 2E y24<D@? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAmp7E6C C646:G:?8 9:D 2DD@4:2E6’D[ y@?6D\{:?5D6J H@C<65 :? D6G6C2= 3@5J D9@AD[ 7:?2==J 4@\@H?:?8 @?6 367@C6 368:??:?8 9:D E6249:?8 42C66C] xE H2D @?6 @7 9:D xrr :?DECF4E@CD[ sJ=2? q2=5H:?[ H9@ DF886DE65 y@?6D\{:?5D6J 2AA=J 7@C E96 xE2H2>32 r@F?EJ $49@@= s:DEC:4E E6249:?8 A@D:E:@? :? a_`f]k^Am
kAm}@H[ 96 E62496D 4@==:D:@? C6A2:C 2E xE2H2>32 r2C66C 2?5 %649?:42= r6?E6C] w6’D 2=D@ 2 $<:==D&$p 25G:D@C[ 2?5 96 4@2496D 7@@E32== 2?5 EC24< 2E xE2H2>32 p8C:4F=EFC2= w:89 $49@@=] pD 2 4@==:D:@? C6A2:C :?DECF4E@C[ 96 E62496D ?:?E9 E9C@F89 `aE9 8C256 DEF56?ED 9@H E@ 86E 2 HC64<65 G69:4=6 324< E@ AC6\4@==:D:@? 4@?5:E:@?[ 7@4FD65 >2:?=J @? 42C 6IE6C:@CD]k^Am
kAm(96? 96 DE2CE65 E6249:?8[ y@?6D\{:?5D6J @?=J A=2??65 @? :E 36:?8 2 J62C\=@?8 8:8]k^Am
kAm“x H2D ;FDE DFAA@D65 E@ 96=A @FE[ 2?5 E96? x <:?5 @7 ;FDE 76== :? =@G6 H:E9 :E[ 8C@H? 2 A2DD:@? 7@C :E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
k9am"U2>Ajpk^9am
kAmkDEC@?8m(92E H2D J@FC 72G@C:E6 DF3;64E 8C@H:?8 FAnk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmr@==:D:@? C6A2:C H2D 2 72G@C:E6[ `__T] x E@@< 4@==:D:@? C6A2:C >J ``E9 2?5 `aE9 8C256 J62C] |J F?4=6[ 96 925 <:?5 @7 >256 >6 2 H@C<6C] $@ x H2D H@C<:?8 H:E9 42CD[ 2?5 96 5C@G6 `g\H966=6CD] $@ 96 925 >6 H@C<:?8 2C@F?5 2?5 A2:?E:?8 2 76H E9:?8D[ D@ 4@==:D:@? ;FDE <:?5 @7 8@E >6] %@ E2<6 2 42C 7C@> DE2CE E@ 7:?:D9[ 2?5 E96? J@F 42? D66 E92E 42C 5C:G:?8 @? E96 C@25 — :E ;FDE >256 >6 92AAJ E@ <?@H E92E x 42? DE2CE D@>6E9:?8 2?5 7:?:D9 :E 2?5 >2<6 :E =@@< =:<6 :E ;FDE =67E E96 =@E]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8ms:5 J@F 92G6 2?J 72G@C:E6 E62496CDn (92E >256 E96> DA64:2=nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 E62496C E92E DE2?5D @FE C:89E ?@H E@ >6 :D |:DD r@CJ r@33] $96 H2D DFAA@CE:G6 @7 >6 E9C@F89@FE >J ;@FC?6J] tG6? @? E96 52JD E92E x H2D?VE D@ 8@@5[ D96 2=H2JD DE@@5 :? >J 4@C?6C] p?5 x E9:?< E96 >@DE :?DA:C2E:@?2= E62496C x 6G6C 925 H2D sJ=2? q2=5H:? 7C@> xrr] w6 ;FDE 96=A65 >6 2?5 6>A@H6C65 >6 E@ 86E ;@3D 2?5 8@E >6 @FE E96C6] p?5 E92E H2D E96 7:CDE A6CD@? E92E 6G6C E@@< >6 E@ $<:==D&$p E@ H:?] p?5 96 DE:== 96=AD >6[ 24EF2==J[ E@ E9:D 52J] x 42? 42== 9:> 23@FE 2?JE9:?8]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(92E :D J@FC A9:=@D@A9J 2D 2 E62496Cn w@H 5@ J@F 2AAC@249 E96 ;@3 6249 52Jnk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmx E9:?< 6>A@H6C>6?E :D E96 3:886DE E9:?8 7@C >6] %96 23:=:EJ E@ >6?E@C[ 8F:56[ 2?5 >@E:G2E6 2== E96 DEF56?ED E92E 4@>6 :? 96C6] %9:D 4=2DDC@@> :D 23@FE 4@==:D:@? C6A2:C[ 3FE x >62?[ DEF56?ED 3C:?8 AC@3=6>D :? 96C6] (6 E2=< 23@FE C62=\H@C=5 D46?2C:@D] $@[ A6@A=6 =@G6 E9:D 4=2DD 3642FD6 @7 E96 C6=2E:@?D9:A x 3F:=5 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 8:G6 E96> 2 DA246 H96C6 E96J 42? 4@>>F?:42E6 H:E9 >6 :? E96 4=2DDC@@> 23@FE 2?JE9:?8] x =62G6 >J 4=2DDC@@> @A6?] x E6== E96>[ H92E6G6C :D D2:5 :? 96C6[ :7 :E ?665D E@ DE2J :? 96C6[ :E H:==] $@ ;FDE E96 6>A@H6C:?8 @7 DEF56?ED 2?5 >2<:?8 DFC6 E92E E96J 36 E96 36DE E9:?8 E96J 42? 36]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(92E’D @?6 E9:?8 J@F H:D9 J@FC DEF56?ED <?6H 23@FE J@Fnk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%92E 6G6? H96? :E D66>D =:<6 x 5@?VE 42C6[ x 2=H2JD 5@] q642FD6 D@>6E:>6D[ J@F <?@H[ x 42? 36 2 7:6C46 :?DECF4E@C] xV> ?@E 2 DEC:4E :?DECF4E@C[ 3FE xV> 2 7:6C46 :?DECF4E@C] {:<6[ x H2?E E@ >2<6 DFC6 E92E J@FVC6 5@:?8 H92E J@FVC6 DFAA@D65 E@ 5@ 6I24E=J H96? J@FVC6 DFAA@D65 E@ 5@ :E] p?5 x ;FDE H2?E E@ >2<6 J@F 2 92C5 H@C<6C] p?5 E9@D6 E:>6D H96? xV> 92C5 @? E96>[ x ;FDE H2?E E96> E@ <?@H E92E x 42C6 23@FE E96>] %96 52JD xV> =@G:?8 @? E96>[ :EVD E96 D2>6 E9:?8 2D E96 52JD xV> 92C5 @? E96>] x ;FDE H:D9 E96J <?6H E92E]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(92E’D J@FC 72G@C:E6 A2CE @7 E96 ;@3nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmxE 92D E@ 36 H96? 2 DEF56?E 82:?D 4@?7:56?46 3J 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 E92E x E2F89E 9:>] xEVD E9@D6 >@>6?ED =:<6 E92E E92E <66A >6 8@:?8] %@ 32D:42==J 6>A@H6C 2?5 >@E:G2E6 E96> 2?5 D9@H E96> E92E E96J 42? 5@ H92E6G6C E92E E96J H2?E E@ 5@] x E9:?< E92EVD H92E E96 >@DE :?DA:C2E:@?2= E9:?8 23@FE E96 ;@3 :D — E96 6I4:E6>6?E E92E E96J 86E H96? E96J C62=:K6 E92E E96J 42? 5@ H92E6G6C E96J AFE E96:C >:?5 E@]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(92E 2C6 J@F =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ E9:D D49@@= J62Cnk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96J D2J x 8@E 3:8 4=2DD6D] x E9:?< xV> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ E6249:?8 2 3:8 8C@FA @7 DEF56?ED] x 7:C>=J 36=:6G6 :? E96 4@==:D:@?\C6A2:C :?5FDECJ[ 2?5 :EVD 2E 2? 2==\E:>6 =@H C:89E ?@H 7@C H@C<6CD] |J ;@3 @FED:56 @7 >@E:G2E:?8 DEF56?ED 2?5 92G:?8 E96> H@C< 2?5 =62C? :D E@ ECJ E@ 86E E96> ;@3D] $@[ x E9:?< xV> 6I4:E65 E@ 36 23=6 E@ E6249 2 3:8 8C@FA @7 DEF56?ED D@ E92E x 42? 96=A E96 :?5FDECJ[ 3FE 2=D@[ x 42? ;FDE D9@H 2== E96D6 DEF56?ED D@>6E9:?8 E92EVD 92?5D\@?]k^Am
Newsletters
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.