Τα καλύτερα The Birmingham Museum podcast (2024)

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You'll Never Walk Alone with Stephen Done Myths & Truths 40:45

8d ago40:45

40:45

Stephen Done returns, he was the club’s archivist and museum curator until he retired in July 2024. We discussed more Anfield myths and legends, including: You'll Never Walk Alone - when and why did we start to sing it, did Celtic or Man U sing it first? What is the best version of YNWA. The back room boys, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, R…

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This Is Anfield - Myths & Stories 55:49

1M ago55:49

55:49

The birth of our club, why did Everton leave Anfield, beer, myths about a return to Stanley Park, the club crest & the Shankly Gates, our Scottish roots and Alec Raisbeck our first superstar player. Shankly myths - the dressing rooms, the proposed triple decker Anfield Road Stand, the original Liverpool Football Club (not us). This Is Anfield – who…

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The Moral Treatment of Washington Willits 29:54

3M ago29:54

29:54

Send us a text Mental health care in the 1800s wasn't always a hellscape of overcrowded asylums filled with patients chained to floors and beds. In the 1840s and 1850s, a new treatment paradigm called "the moral treatment movement" offered patients dignity, respect, individualized treatment plans and creative outlets. One Birmingham man, Washington…

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S2E7: Forging Progress with Mayor Randall Woodfin and Darlene Negrotto 42:05

4M ago42:05

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In this captivating episode of Nuts & Bolts, our host, Amanda Hare sits down with Vulcan Park & Museum CEO Emerita, Darlene Negrotto and Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin to recount Vulcan's significant impact on the Birmingham region from The Vulcans Community Awards to Thunder on the Mountain.Από τον Vulcan Park & Museum

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Besties for the Resties: George Mitchell and Almeron Whitehead 25:49

4M ago25:49

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Send us a text Friendship can be a very powerful thing. It can empower an individual and redirect their life and sometimes it can reshape the fabric of an entire community. Today’s podcast has two subjects because it is impossible to cover one of these individuals without talking about the other. Almeron Whitehead and George Mitchell met at work in…

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78. Helen Speiser, Owner & Founder, Third Street Digital 14:51

5M ago14:51

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Today we are joined by the Founder and Owner of Third Street Digital, Helen Speiser, to chat about her career journey, what inspired her to launch an agency of her own, and how she walks the walk as a people-first employer. Learn more at https://columbusbusinessfirst.com Produced by Crate Media.Από τον Columbus Business First

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77. Heather Hiller, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, The Daimler Group 14:24

6M ago14:24

14:24

Today's featured business leader is Heather Hiller, General Counsel and Senior Vice President at The Daimler Group. Heather illustrates her experience as a woman in a male-dominated field, surveys the shifting landscape of remote vs. office working, shares some great career advice and transports us to the new Downtown Columbus district that's earni…

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A Pony Life: Fenton Watkins 29:03

6M ago29:03

29:03

Send us a text What image comes to mind when I say the word “Birmingham”? I’m going to take a wild guess and say that it’s probably not Shetland Ponies. But, for a period of a few decades in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Birmingham was the premier place in the country to get a purebred Shetland Pony. And the subject of this podcast episode, Fento…

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S2E3: Vulcan's Deteroriation with Gary Bostany 20:58

6M ago20:58

20:58

This is the third episode of this season of the Nuts & Bolts podcast. As Vulcan turns 120 this year, this episode will reflect on the deterioration of Vulcan in 1999. In our last episode, our host, Amanda Hare, discussed the formation of Vulcan Park Foundation and the role that it played in raising the necessary funds to save Vulcan, but in this ep…

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S2E1: Vulcan as a Work of Art with Graham Boettcher 35:51

8M ago35:51

35:51

Nuts & Bolts host Amanda Hare sits down with guest, Graham Boettcher, of the Birmingham Museum of Art, to explore Vulcan's early beginnings as a work of art. Dig deep with Graham and Amanda as they discuss Vulcan's creation and Italian sculptor, Giuseppe Moretti.Από τον Vulcan Park & Museum

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Birmingham's #1 Hater: Minnie Hunt Saltzer 37:24

8M ago37:24

37:24

Send us a text Minnie Hunt Saltzer considered herself the foremost expert on the lives of Birmingham’s pioneers made it one of her life’s goals to educate everyone on it. Unfortunately, her stories contained more prejudice, unchecked gossip and pettiness than facts. We take a look at her life, her writings and just what they can tell us about Minni…

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76. Brooke Minto, Executive Director & CEO, Columbus Museum of Art 15:31

8M ago15:31

15:31

Today we're joined by Brooke Minto, the Columbus Museum of Art's new Executive Director and CEO. With over 20 years of curatorial, educational, and fundraising experience all around the world, Brooke brings a fresh approach and big goals to the 145-year-old museum on East Broad Street. We talk about her early experiences in the city and in her role…

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Catch For Us the Foxes: Harris Machus 26:09

8M ago26:09

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Send us a text It is just not fair that the life and work of Harris Machus gets overshadowed by the disappearance of a certain Teamster from the parking lot of his restaurant. This is us putting some respect back on Machus’ name by exploring his exciting life and business savvy that changed dining in Birmingham forever. This is the fourth episode i…

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Promotion, Champions And Glory 37:39

9M ago37:39

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Once Bill Shankly arrived at Anfield, things changed rapidly. Host Mark Kerr, and fellow Anfield tour guides John Coburn and Bob Williams talk about how Liverpool gained promotion and established themselves among England's football elite. This episode includes all of the following: The 3-2 comeback derby match of 1970, Golden Goal, John Toshack, Ch…

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From The Second Division To Shankly 44:11

9M ago44:11

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Life at Liverpool FC has not always been 6 times European champions. There was a time before the Reds had won any European trophy or even the FA Cup. Host Mark Kerr, and guests John Coburn and Bob Williams discuss the dark days at Anfield followed by the golden dawn of Bill Shankly. This episode includes all of the following: humiliating defeats at…

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Return Of The Lost Shankly Boy 1:12:16

9M ago1:12:16

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Back by popular demand, George Scott, The Lost Shankly Boy, was described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world. George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongside local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys. …

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The Lost Shankly Boy - George Scott 48:33

9M ago48:33

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Described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world, George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongisde local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys. We cover our first FA Cup final win, our first FA Youth Cup fina…

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The Jacobson's Episode: Nathan Rosenfeld 26:00

10M ago26:00

26:00

Send us a text When Nathan Rosenfield brought Jacobson’s Department store to Birmingham in 1950 there was only one huge problem-shoppers didn’t have anywhere to park! Rosenfield would radically alter not just the shopping landscape forever but the urban planning one as well. This is the third episode in a limited series with the Birmingham Shopping…

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Istanbul 2005 50:14

10M ago50:14

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Was this the greatest night in the club's history? It was certainly the most memorable Champions League final ever. How did AC Milan dominate so completely and how did Liverpool manage to turn the tide and pull back a three goal deficit? Why did we field a side that had never played before? What happened at half time in the stadium, back home and h…

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Liverpool 5 Nottingham Forest 0, April 1988 20:35

10M ago20:35

20:35

The legendary Tom Finney said it was one of the finest team performances he had ever witnessed, this extraordinary league match saw Kenny Dalglish's revamped Reds run riot at Anfield. This was the season after Ian Rush had joined Juventus and in came John Aldridge, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley. There were some fine performances from lesser light…

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Coming soon: Sweet Silver Song 2:39

10M ago2:39

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Sweet Silver Song is a podcast that tells you the stories of Liverpool Football Club, one of the world’s greatest teams, six times European champions and followed by over 770 million people worldwide. My name is Mark Kerr, a lifelong Liverpool supporter, who has been watching my team since 1965. I will be talking to people who know this club, who w…

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75. Leah McDougald, Owner, McDougald Research 16:39

10M ago16:39

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Today's guest, Leah McDougald, works in the field of design research, studying our world and people in it on behalf of Columbus's biggest brands, to innovate better experiences, products, and services. It's wide-reaching work: even as she now runs her own business, Leah remains closely involved in the firm's projects, working on her business, and w…

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Department Store Genesis: Gitel and Morris Levinson 24:10

11M ago24:10

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Send us a text For some Birminghamsters, the story of department stores in Birmingham begins and ends with Jacobson's, but the story doesn't start there. In 1896, two Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe changed the retail environment in Birmingham forever by opening up the first department store. Gitel and Morris Levinson weren't just retail pion…

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74. Rehgan Avon, Co-Founder & CEO, AlignAI 25:48

1y ago25:48

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Rehgan Avon felt the time had come to start her own company. She had been thinking about it for a while, reflecting on the ways artificial intelligence was impacting businesses and the unsolved issues she saw across industries. So she made the jump, putting in her notice and readying for her next phase in February of 2020. Of course, that's when th…

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S1E1: Let’s Talk Education 33:23

1y ago33:23

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The Nuts & Bolts podcast will consist of previous honorees of The Vulcans Community Awards providing a then and now reflection from when they were presented the award to present day. We look forward to this podcast providing great insight on all things Vulcan, it’s work throughout the community and the opportunities award winners have gained since …

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Horses, Bicycles and Cars: Edwin A. O'Neal 23:41

1y ago23:41

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Send us a text When Edwin O’Neal opened his harness shop in 1885 he probably never dreamed of exactly what the landscape of Birmingham would look like at his retirement. His business straddles the period where horsepower was shifting from literal horses to how we measure a car’s engine’s power. This is a the first episode in a limited series with t…

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It's in Her Threats: Martha Baldwin 24:54

1y ago24:54

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Send us a text What Birmingham would be like today without Martha Baldwin is hard to picture. She has an outsized legacy that would be far too much to cover in one episode, so over however long this podcast runs we are going to be breaking up her life and legacy into thematic chunks. And since I write the scripts, the first chunk that I’m choosing …

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73. Julie Granillo, President & CEO, Paul Werth Associates 19:04

1y ago19:04

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Julie Granillo didn't expect to take the top job at Paul Werth Associates when she did. Her aunt and mentor, Sandy Harbrecht Ratchford, died this summer after decades running the family business. Just four years earlier, she'd suggested Julie, then living in Nashville, come back to Ohio and join her at Paul Werth. The Western native took her up on …

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The Disappearing Man: Robert Opdyke 27:05

1y ago27:05

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Send us a text Robert Opdyke took a train from Birmingham to Detroit and was never seen again…until his son received an alarming telegram several years later. Robert’s story is one of business and failure in mid-late 1800s Birmingham. To access a full episode transcript as well as to access additional material about the mill and the Opdyke family, …

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How to Steal a Train: John Allen Bigelow 29:33

1y ago29:33

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Send us a text John Allen Bigelow was a man of many talents but taking life too seriously wasn’t one of them. Come along with us as we sneak into the Union Army to fight in the Civil War twice, form a love connection with a good friend’s sister, steal a train, brand ourselves as a one-armed insurance salesman and give future historians headaches wi…

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72. Live from the Inaugural Women Of Influence Awards 30:11

1y ago30:11

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For nearly five years, our Women of Influence podcast has featured conversations with some of the most influential female executives in Central Ohio. This year, Columbus Business First decided to take things a step further with the launch of our inaugural Women of Influence Awards. We fielded 126 nominations, ultimately honoring 27 outstanding wome…

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Bonus Episode! Napoleon the AntiChrist 24:34

1y ago24:34

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Send us a text The world has always been ending, which means there's always a candidate or two around waiting to be cast in the role of the Antichrist. In the late 1700s, a friend or family member of Rhoda Bingham Daniels wrote an 8 page manifesto about how Napoleon Bonaparte was the figure the book of Revelations in the Bible warned about. Why Nap…

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Puritan Shame: Rhoda Bingham Daniels 23:47

1y ago23:47

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Send us a text Rhoda Bingham Daniels was a direct descendant of a famous puritan minister back East, which meant letters from the family contained more hellfire and information on how babies are evil than you might expect. This story has everything: TULIPs, sex cults, lying toddlers and an intimate look at religion and family life in early 1800s Bi…

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71. Lisa Shuneson, CEO, Whalen CPAs 25:16

1y ago25:16

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When Lisa Shuneson talks about accounting, it makes you want to be an accountant. Her passion for the industry is all the more notable given her path to it — while she studied accounting in school, she took a long break to have a couple kids before finally taking the CPA exam. But in the years since she’s risen quickly, and now leads Whalen CPAs as…

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Flight to Freedom: George Taylor 25:58

1+ y ago25:58

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Send us a text It took George Taylor 4 weeks along the Underground Railroad before he achieved freedom. In the following decades he got married, adopted a child and helped to found a still active church community in Kansas before settling in Birmingham, where he became the village’s first Black property owner. Come along with us as we trace George’…

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Not a Zebra: Ziba Swan 23:44

1+ y ago23:44

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Send us a text Ziba Swan was an early Birmingham settler who is perhaps best known today for donating the first ½ acre of land to make Greenwood Cemetery, but he was a lot more than just a land-donator. Ever wondered just what a battlefield doctor during the War of 1812 would have done? Come along and find out. To access a full episode transcript a…

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70. Christy Farnbauch, Exec. Director, Contemporary Theatre of Ohio 27:35

1+ y ago27:35

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Christy Farnbauch serves as executive director of the Contemporary Theatre of Ohio. If that name's not familiar to you, perhaps you might know the organization by its former brand: CATCO. The just-completed and revealed rebranding is one of the first major projects undertaken by Farnbaugh since she joined amid the uncertainty of Spring 2020. She re…

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Prindles Go Everywhere Together: Margaret, Olive and Mariah 22:12

1+ y ago22:12

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Send us a text The lives of Margaret, Olive and Mariah Prindle were three sisters who really did everything together-including moving out to the middle of nowhere. When Margaret and her husband, John West Hunter, moved to what would become Birmingham in 1819 they also brought his parents, and siblings along with Margaret’s unmarried sisters. Theirs…

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The Founder Who Wasn't: Benjamin Pierce 21:51

1+ y ago21:51

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Send us a text The term “founder” can be a tricky thing. Can someone really “found” a place that already had people living in it? Does a “founder” have to do anything other than just be the first? In some older historical material for Birmingham, four men get called Birmingham’s “founders”, which is problematic in itself because three of those men …

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69. Melody Birmingham, Executive VP, NiSource & Group President, NiSource Utilities 26:46

1+ y ago26:46

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Melody Birmingham was a bit of a “unicorn” early in her career. There weren’t many young Black women from the Midwest in management at the Rochester, New York car factory she started her career at after college. But while she did stand out during her time there and later in the utilities industry, that didn’t change anything about the way she appro…

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2 Fish 2 Furious: Elijah Fish 29:08

1+ y ago29:08

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Send us a text Elijah Fish was a prominent abolitionists and his gravesite is part of the National Park Service Underground Network to Freedom. How did one brother become a respected minister and human rights campaigner while the other committed Oakland County’s first murders? And how did Birmingham and Oakland County become a hotbed of the aboliti…

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A Tale of 2 Fish: Imri Fish 26:57

1+ y ago26:57

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Send us a text In 1825 a tiny settlement along the Saginaw Trail was rocked by a double murder. The intertwining stories of Imri Fish and his victims, Polly and Cynthia Utter, can tell us a lot about early migration to Oakland County, early 1800s mental health care and how that small settlement started congealing into the Birmingham we know today. …

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68. Sarah Perez, Managing Partner, Perez Morris 19:51

1+ y ago19:51

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Sarah Perez thinks people should be lawyers, if that’s what they really want to do with their lives. That might seem obvious, but talk to enough lawyers and you’ll hear plenty that discourage following in their footsteps. But Perez, who today leads Columbus law firm Perez Morris, says law school is the right path for someone who actually wants to p…

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67. Darci Congrove, Managing Director, GBQ Partners 24:52

1+ y ago24:52

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For the first time in more than 31 years, Darci Congrove isn’t spending this tax season doing taxes. The longtime Columbus CPA and managing director of GBQ Partners retired from the firm’s tax department at the end of last year. That doesn’t mean she’s not busy, of course; there’s still plenty to fill her schedule as managing director of Central Oh…

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66. Courtney Falato, VP of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase 20:41

1+ y ago20:41

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Courtney Falato was used to being on the side of the table asking for money. She had spent much of her career in education research, often seeking out dollars to fund that work. But in early 2020, just as the world changed, she made her way to the other side of the table. She joined JPMorgan Chase as vice president and program officer for global ph…

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65. Jasmine de Gaia, Head of Customer Data Strategy, Wells Fargo 19:43

1+ y ago19:43

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Today's guest is Jasmine de Gaia, Head of Customer Data Strategy for Wells Fargo. We talked about what her role entails, how she views working in male-dominated fields and how she cultivates vital mentorship relationships. Mentioned in this episode: Let Crate Media help uncover your company's story and amplify your messaging with a branded podcast.…

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64. Jane Higgins Marx, Managing Partner, Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 25:29

2y ago25:29

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Jane Higgins Marx didn't spend her childhood dreaming of being a lawyer, but as she wrapped up college with an English degree in hand, she found herself searching for a way to apply it. An LSAT, law school and two decades with the same firm later, she now leads Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP as its managing partner, a job she started in early 2021. M…

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63. Kristina Johnson, President, Ohio State University 24:11

2y ago24:11

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In some ways Kristina Johnson feels like she's just getting started at Ohio State University. She became president of the school–one of the largest in the country and the economic engine that drives central Ohio–in 2020. But the pandemic was still in full force back then, and its later waves and impacts have forced pivot after pivot in her brief te…

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62. Megan Wood, Executive Director & CEO, Ohio History Connection 26:36

2y ago26:36

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Megan Wood knows her Ohio history. She's been with Ohio History Connection for years, working in a variety of positions across the organization. This summer, she ascended to the top job at the nonprofit becoming the first female CEO in its history. She's overseeing the organization as it kicks off construction of a long awaited $17 million Collecti…

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61. Amy Acton and Jennifer Peterson, Rapid 5 38:07

2y ago38:07

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You probably remember Amy Acton from her daily press conferences back in the spring of 2020, when she used colorful language metaphors and a general sense of compassion to guide Ohioans through one of the most uncertain times in our history. But it was a challenging job for Acton, who left the role in June, 2020, and returned to her previous employ…

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