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Dr. Eric Karolak is Chief Executive Officer of Action for Children, the source for child care and early learning services in Central Ohio. Under his leadership, Action For Children was able to combine forces with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the City of Columbus to launch the Franklin County RISE Program, which offers …

Bill Balderaz is the Founder and President of Futurety. We had Bill on the show before we even hit 100 episodes to talk about Futurety, and since then Bill and his team have been hard at work. Today, we’re talking to Bill about a SaaS product called Huckle, which their team is getting ready to …

Jane Wolfe is the author of two previous best-selling biographies, “The Murchison’s: The Rise and Fall of a Texas Dynasty” (St. Martin’s Press) and “Blood Rich: When Oil Billions, High Fashion, and Royal Intimacies Are Not Enough” (Little, Brown & Co.). She is also a freelance writer for several publications, including the New York Times …

Mark Kelnhofer is the CEO of Return on Ingredients. He has more than 20 years of experience in bottom line-boosting accounting, and he spent 20+ years in managerial cost accounting refining his methods; including seven years in restaurant cost management. When these two areas of expertise combined his one-of-a-kind methodology was born. He is also …

Kwame Christian, Esq. is the Director of the American Negotiation Institute, subject matter expert in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution, bestselling author, and podcast host among many other impressive feats. He runs his own podcast, Negotiate Anything, and recently released his second book, How to have Difficult Discussions About Race.

Ryan McManus is the CEO and Co-founder of SHARE Mobility, a mobility company focused on providing other companies with the ability to provide transportation to their staff as a benefit. When we first spoke with Ryan back in 2019, he and his team had been at it for a few years, but things have really …

The Matriots is a political action committee dedicated to supporting, endorsing, and encouraging women candidates for office in Ohio. Their goal is help women get elected to office in Ohio with the hope that by getting more women into office, Ohio becomes a more equitable place to live. Their bold vision is for 50% of …

Amy Shore is the EVP and Chief Customer Officer at Nationwide! Amy has over 30 years of experience in the P&C industry, including over 20 years in varying leadership positions at Nationwide. She has leadership experience in a variety of business functions including sales, underwriting, product/pricing, customer service, and general management. Additionally, she has served …

Joanna Pinkerton is the President and CEO of COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority). When many of us think of COTA, we leap to the city’s bus system first, but COTA is responsible for far more than that. Since Joining the COTA team in 2018, Joanna has focused on driving innovation and revamping options for mobility …

Brian Ross is the President and CEO of Experience Columbus. Experience Columbus is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to creating and showcasing the best of the Columbus experience to the world. They accomplish this mission by encouraging tourism as well as driving career opportunities in Columbus to encourage the world to visit our great city.