Mayor Andre Dickens

And so I think about how to manage all that is to be a good listener, to be someone who's very much engaged, to always seek advice from people that are capable of demonstrating that they know what they're talking about and have a significant experience in these things.

But I'm also, you know, able to say after hearing everything I've heard, this is the path that we're going down.

But I'm also, you know, able to say after hearing everything I've heard, this is the path that we're going down.

And I have a dynamic team behind me that we press forward and we don't look back.

And I have a dynamic team behind me that we press forward and we don't look back.

We move very well together.

We move very well together.

And we're pretty successful at hitting the targets that we go after.

And we're pretty successful at hitting the targets that we go after.

To hear you say that is music to my ears.

To hear you say that is music to my ears.

That's like, wow.

That's like, wow.

Let me tell you, I got elected and then we did the inauguration on the first Monday of 2022.

Let me tell you, I got elected and then we did the inauguration on the first Monday of 2022.

I walked in the city hall and I had my first cabinet meeting with all of the senior leaders.

I walked in the city hall and I had my first cabinet meeting with all of the senior leaders.

And I told them right then and there, trust and energy are my currency.

And I told them right then and there, trust and energy are my currency.

Literally said that.