Branding Appalachia: From Stereotype to Story | Kevin Mullins | TEDxJohnsonCity

I'll never forget the day that I became a hillbilly. And y'all, I can say there is no barefoot secret ceremony out in the woods for me to earn that title. There's no banjo music and I definitely don't remember Moonshot.Instead, my induction to a stereotype was waiting for me in a New York City boardroom. My name is Kevin and I am so proud to be from Appalachia, but I'm not a hillbilly. And it's not like I'm trying to dodge that label any longer.It's just I know who I am. I know my story. But before I could ...