Jacqueline M. Byrum After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Jacqueline M. Byrum achieved a longstanding goal to work in television journalism, winning a highly competitive internship at CNN. From there, she worked under acclaimed anchor, Bernard Shaw, and became a successful writer and editor at CNN’s Headline News.
Soon, however, her entrepreneurial spirit and desire to set her own income led her to pursue a career in sales. After much research, she decided to go into the healthcare arena and eventually chose McKesson, a Fortune 12 company and the largest healthcare distributor in the world. McKesson offered a strong brand, commission-based structure.