Summary:

Rick Harrison Wolfe is the Executive Director of the historic North Market. Annually, over 1.5 million people visit The North Market, making it one of the most successful public markets in the country, and a big economic driver for central Ohio; not to mention, many of the Columbus’ most well known brands in food got their start at The North Market.

Milestones:

(00:00:00) Opening remarks
(00:00:37) Small Biz Cares
(00:01:11) The SunDown Group
(00:01:36) Facilities Management eXpress (FMX)
(00:02:10) Conquering Columbus Intro
(00:03:05) Introduction to Rick Harrison Wolfe
(00:04:06) Rick’s background and path to The North Market
(00:06:30) From Chicago to San Francisco to Los Angeles to Columbus
(00:08:30) Los Angeles vs Columbus, and the path back to Columbus
(00:10:55) Taking a hiatus from the professional world
(00:12:45) Taking over as the Executive Director at The North Market
(00:15:48) Mix Wonders
(00:16:42) Rick’s vision for The North Market when first starting as Executive Director
(00:22:45) Rick’s day-to-day and how that’s evolved since first starting the position
(00:24:22) The new mix-used space for North Market Development Authority
(00:26:19) Rick and his team’s goals for the foreseeable future
(00:30:50) Live Uncomfortably
(00:33:00) Closing remarks
(00:33:23) Like, subscribe, and share Conquering Columbus
(00:33:48) Small Biz Cares
(00:34:20) The SunDown Group
(00:34:45) Facilities Management eXpress (FMX)
(00:35:16) Conquering Columbus Outro

Links:

North Market Development Authority
Rick Harrison Wolfe
Mix Wonders
Small Biz Cares
The SunDown Group
Facilities Management eXpress (FMX)[subscribe]