How I Wake Up: Mecklenburg County Manager Mike Bryant
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Mike's office is decorated with leadership books, family photos and jazz figurines. Photo: Alexandria Sands/Axios
Meet Mecklenburg County's new manager, Mike Bryant. He's a family man, eats an apple a day and frequents Middle C Jazz.
⏰ Wake up: Around 5:30-6am, depending on whether he has an early start to the day.
🍎 Breakfast: A Quaker cinnamon granola bar, "a red, delicious apple," and sometimes a banana for potassium.
📚 Reading: Leadership books. "It's Your Ship" by Michael Abrashoff is a favorite.
🎧 Listening: He prefers gospel or jazz when amid the Charlotte rush hour traffic. But on Fridays? "I might listen to a little more R&B or hip-hop," he says. "Let my hair down."
- The playlist: Ne-Yo, Angela Winbush (whom he just saw at Knight Theater), Run-D.M.C., Jay-Z, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. — "What I was raised up on."
🏡 Priority: Asking his wife about her day ahead, petting the dog, and taking his youngest daughter (a rising junior) to her bus stop or school for some extra moments with her.
