Kyle Sharp

Kyle Sharp

MBA - Strategic Management

Meet Kyle Sharp – Rise and Grind every morning.

Kyle is the AVP, Senior Business Control Specialist at Bank of America. He is the founder and Alpha Dog for Crossed Paw Animal Haven and the founder and COO for Crossed Paws Incorporated. At Bank of America, Kyle works in Mortgage and Vehicle Servicing Operations as Business Support. At Crossed Paw Animal Haven and Crossed Paw Incorporated, he serves on the board of directors and manages business development and fund raising.

He completed his MBA in Strategic Management in 2015. He chose the online option it was flexible and did not require physical presence on campus. He enjoyed the Capstone course which gave him insights into business plan development and a perspective on how to be successful in any industry. His goal was to become self-employed and use the knowledge he learned from classes in the real world. Because of his passion for animals, he founded Crossed Paws Animal Haven with his wife, a non-profit animal rescue based in McKinney, Texas.

In October 2018, Kyle formed a Facebook Group, Bourbon Bros, with a focus on bringing community and spirits together. Bourbon Bros is all about sharing time with family and friends, rather around a kitchen table, a campfire, favorite watering hole, restaurant, pool, beach… or anywhere for that matter.

Final words/Advice for students:

Don’t expect things to be handed to you simply because you have an MBA or PhD. Those days are long over. To be successful, you’re going to have to put in the long hours of hard work. Rise and Grind every morning and plan for the worst to happen to you. If you’ve already thought out the worst case scenarios and planned what to do, then you can’t be caught off guard by anything.