Hope Today is a premier lifestyle and inspirational magazine for people seeking to reach their true potential. About our Founder: John C. Parks. A former VP executive of a Fortune 500 Company. With over 26 years of corporate management experience as a senior executive in manufacturing. Equipped with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University in Nashville Tennessee, an Executive Masters of Business Degree from Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and a Certificate of Executive Studies in Organization and Strategic Planning from Stanford University. John C. Parks is now the President of The Parks & Company and also the creative force behind other The Parks & Company assets which consist of Publishing and Construction Services. John Parks retired in 2005 as Vice-President & General Manager for Duracell Manufacturing Company, A Procter & Gamble Corporation. a Fortune 500 Company. He was responsible for managing a $248 million budget, 1,000 employees, and 150 managers in North America. With an (8) year tenure as Vice President and his last assignment, He reduced the manufacturing operating cost of the MN1500 division by $90 million. John Parks is also the author of Holding On to Your Dreams, “When You Don’t Know What to Say, and his new book, Why Good People Get Into Bad Relationships.