The Quiet Mentor
The late <em>Nashville Scene</em> editor, Jim Ridley, made everyone around him better, and took little credit for himself.
by Steve Haruch
Oct 11, 2017
3 minutes
The average reader has likely never heard of Jim Ridley. That’s, at least in part, by design. Though a gifted writer and editor in his own right, Ridley possessed an uncommon ability to see the talents of others. People often describe mentorship relationships by saying that mentors pull their acolytes up the career ladder with them. In Ridley’s case, it’s more accurate to say that he pulled people up, then lifted them past him.
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