Episodes

  • Matt Caulkins - Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Appain

    Matt Caulkins - Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Appain
    Oct 30 2024
    Matt Calkins is Appian's founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. Matt grew Appian from a startup in his basement to the most successful software IPO of 2017 with only $10 million of outside capital. He serves on the board of the Sorensen Institute and sits on the Leadership Council for the Virginia Public Access Project. Matt was the top Economics graduate of his class at Dartmouth. He is the author of several award-winning board games, and is frequently a top finisher at the World Boardgaming Championships.
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    28 mins
  • Tony Martinelli - President & CEO of WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital and WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital

    Tony Martinelli - President & CEO of WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital and WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital
    Oct 7 2024
    Tony Martinelli joins Mike Howard to discuss his path to pharmacy, improving Reynolds Memorial Hospital, his new duties overseeing Wetzel County Hospital, and more.
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    31 mins
  • Nathan Butts - Executive Director of Project BEST

    Nathan Butts - Executive Director of Project BEST
    Sep 24 2024
    Project BEST's newest executive director joins Mike to talk about his path to the new role, the importance of apprenticeships, and more.
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    30 mins
  • Ronna-Renee Jackson - Founder & CEO of Launchpoint Leadership

    Ronna-Renee Jackson - Founder & CEO of Launchpoint Leadership
    Jun 12 2024
    Ronna-Renee joins Mike Howard to discuss Launchpoint Leadership's beginnings in Tennessee, hoe she discovered her leadership style, and more.
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    33 mins
  • Mike Carl - Co-Owner of Bridge Tavern Bar & Grill

    Mike Carl - Co-Owner of Bridge Tavern Bar & Grill
    Feb 14 2024
    Mike Carl discusses everything that went into revitalizing the Bridge Tavern, his ther business ventures, and more in this latest episode.
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    29 mins
  • Joelle Moray - Founder & CEO of Joelle Moray Coaching

    Joelle Moray - Founder & CEO of Joelle Moray Coaching
    Jan 18 2024
    Joelle is deeply passionate about learning. Joelle believes there is a better way to live than what we're taught. And she is on this planet to bring people together, to get curious about the body and mind, and to explore a better way to live. Joelle is a writer and speaker with 15 years experience of bringing people to their highest potential. And currently working on her first book. Joelle comes alive when leading people to their highest potential. And she's ready to lead your team to theirs. Joelle is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and she is certified in Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy, trauma-informed mindfulness, trauma-informed yoga, and psychological first aid.
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    32 mins
  • Craig Siegler - Chairman & CEO of Liquid Oxygen

    Craig Siegler - Chairman & CEO of Liquid Oxygen
    Jan 17 2024
    Over the last 30 plus years Mr. Siegler has successfully financed, operated, founded, sold and taken public numerous companies in all areas of manufacturing, distribution and technology. Mr. Siegler has and continues to serve as a board member and advisor to various corporate, educational, and charitable organizations. Mr. Siegler is a founding board member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center as well as a member of Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Foundation. As such, Mr. Siegler interviews holocaust survivors that are filmed, documented, and distributed to educational centers around the world. Mr. Siegler is a coach of the U 18 United States Boys Maccabi Soccer team, which competes internationally. Mr. Siegler served in the United States Naval Reserves as an Air Traffic Controller while also receiving his pilot’s license.
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    23 mins
  • Sonja Thoms - Executive Director, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

    Sonja Thoms - Executive Director, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra
    Dec 27 2023
    Sonja Thoms played oboe in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, and earned a bachelor’s degree at Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree in oboe performance at Rice University. She performed as an oboist with the Lucerne Academy Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, New World Symphony, and the Alarm Will Sound new music ensemble. Thoms moved into orchestra operations through an internship with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. In 2006, she started working in operations for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in 2015 Thoms moved to the Nashville Symphony to lead the operations department. Some of her projects at the Nashville Symphony include the annual Summer Community Concert Series, the Violins of Hope Project, hosting the League of American Orchestras’ 2019 National Conference, and supporting the orchestra’s return to the stage after pandemic shutdowns. In 2019, Thoms created OrchestraCareer.com, an online mentoring service that provides a bridge for young people from college to careers at orchestras. She has been instrumental in creating the first-ever student content at League Conferences.
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    39 mins