David Waddell walks into Interim, finds his usual corner seat, orders soup and gazes over the East Memphis restaurant’s white tablecloths.
He dresses tastefully. He drives an Audi. He graduated from Babson, a Boston college that educates entrepreneurs. He lived recently in the Asian city full of entrepreneurs, Hong Kong.
When FedEx scion Richard Smith launched his campaign last spring to spur Memphis’ economy, Waddell was at his side, reporting slow economic growth here has persisted for two decades. Waddell’s advice: Create more entrepreneurs.
