Nashville Arts Magazine

Anything Goes | Paula Lovell

What characteristic do you most like about yourself?

My ability to focus on a goal and go for it.

And what do you like least?

I’m not very patient, but I am getting better. I worry a lot too. I worry about everything.

What was the last book you read?

Ted Kennedy’s memoir, True Compass. I liked his honesty about his shortcomings.

Who would you most like to meet?

Barrack Obama. I’m a fan, but I would like to know more about where he gets his guidance for some of the decisions he makes.

What are you going to be when you grow up?

A mountain girl. I love the solitude of the mountains.

Who has most inspired you?

My father. He always told me I could do anything that I wanted to, and I have always believed that.

Who is your favorite artist?

I love local artist Jason Saunders and Van Gogh.

What are you most proud of?

My son and starting my own business when I was a single parent.

What do you wish for yourself?

I wish that I could have a lot more time to spend with my parents.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I’d be more patient and eat less chocolate.

Are you happy with where you’re heading?

Enormously happy. My life is good.

What’s your mantra?

My family motto is Happy, Healthy and Kind, all at the same time.

What would people find most surprising to learn about you?

That I’m an introvert. I was painfully shy as a kid.

What talent would you most like to have?

I always wanted to be a rock singer like Tina Turner.

What is your most treasured possession?

My twenty-four photo albums of the first twenty-four years of my son’s life.

What is your greatest regret?

There are things I would have done differently, but I choose not to have regrets. I don’t have the time for them.

What about a do-over?

I would like to have gone to law school. I fancy myself as a female Perry Mason.

You have five minutes left to live; what are you going to do?

Gather up everyone that I love and get into some serious kissy face.

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Paula Lovell is founder and president of Lovell Communications Inc. For more than twenty years, the firm has designed and implemented award-winning communications strategies that impact sales, customer retention, employee performance, public referendums, community engagement, and brand reputation.

She currently serves on a variety of civic boards including Abe’s Garden, Friends at Nashville General Hospital, and the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. Lovell is also a former Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.