Lay of The Land
Telling the stories of entrepreneurship, startups, and builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio.
Popular Episodes
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#40: Brian Zimmerman (Cleveland Metroparks)
Brian Zimmerman — CEO of The Cleveland Metroparks — on leading the renaissance of Cleveland’s most beloved hidden gem, the Cleveland Metroparks. We cover the history of the Metroparks, the importance of nature and preservation, and how he and his …
#114: Ed Largent (Westfield)
Ed Largent — President, CEO, and Board Chair of Westfield, one of the most enduring companies in Ohio. Very few companies in the world can boast the longevity of Westfield, which is celebrating its 175th year of existence. Or...
#65: John Nottingham (Nottingham Spirk)
John Nottingham — Co-Founder & Co-President of Nottingham Spirk — on building the longest-standing design collaborative in the world (celebrating its 50th anniversary & based here in Cleveland), the creative process, vertical innovation, and creating some of the most ubiquitous …
#15: Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland)
Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland, on running for office and his vision to modernize city government.
#90: Pat Conway & Mark King (Great Lakes Brewing Company)
Pat Conway & Mark King — Co-founder & CEO respectively of Great Lakes Brewing Company — on building Ohio’s original craft brewery, celebrating 34 years of sustained success and continuous innovation, the history of beer production in Cleveland, br
#128: Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify)
Mitch Kroll, co-founder & CEO of Findaway (acquired by Spotify). Mitch started Findaway back in 2004, a time when audiobooks were available only on CD and cassette, in order to revolutionize this business of audiobooks, conne...
#162: Andre Cisco (MGK's Manager, XX Brands, Dead Logic, 27 Club) — K…
Andre Cisco — Manager for MGK and XX Brands, Brand Strategist and Investor, co-owner of the 27 Club — the coffee lounge and kitchen here in Cleveland — and Managing Partner at Dead Logic, a marketing strategy and brand manage...
[REWIND] #89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland) — Local Journalism in Cle…
Today we’re running a replay of one of my favorite conversations from 2022 with Lila Mills of Signal Cleveland . Since we last spoke, Signal Cleveland has continuously produced reliable daily journalism across a plethora of l...
#164: Dr. James Kenyon (NASA Glenn) — To the Moon, Mars and Beyond, F…
Dr. James Kenyon , Director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio The road to the Moon goes through Cleveland. With a budget of approximately $900 million, a staff of more than 3,200 civil servants, over 725 pate...
#171: Umberto Fedeli Round II — Lifelong Learning, Happiness, Wealth,…
Umberto P. Fedeli — Founder, President, and CEO of The Fedeli Group I first had the opportunity to speak with Umberto on this podcast just over a year ago! At the time, our conversation extended far beyond what we were …
#181: Fred DiSanto (Ancora) — Connecting Dots, Activist Investing, Me…
Fred DiSanto, Chairman and CEO of Ancora — the Cleveland-based investment firm with nearly $10B in assets under management and over 100 employees — which he’s led since 2006! Before Ancora, Fred had an expansive investing car...
Recent Episodes
#200: Andy Tran (Arthur Street Ventures) — A Modern Renaissance Man
#199: John Knific (Squad) — The EdTech Guru
#198: Rob van Haaren (Proximal Energy) — Powering The Solar Revolution
#197: Ali Bonar (Oat Haus) — The Granola Butter Company
#196: Stephen McHale (Graici & Unify Labs) — Serial Entrepreneurship & the Pursuit of Inclusive Prosperity
[Bonus] Rust Belt Rundown featuring Jeffrey Stern of The O.H.I.O. Fund
#194: Hanna Kassis (Babylon Asset Management) — Business Financing, Private Credit, and Growth Capital
[In Honor Of] Bob Sopko
#193: Ryan Schreiber (Streamline) — The One-Stop Streaming Guide
#192: Jim Weisman (Ingine) — Revolutionizing Knowledge Generation for a Healthier Tomorrow
#191: Lance Hill (Within3) — Raising >$100 Million to Breakdown Healthcare Communication Barriers
[Bonus] Marketing Moves — Investing in Ohio's Future: Ft. Jeffrey Stern
#189: Chas D. Withers (Dix & Eaton) — Running Towards the Fire
#188: Joe Pulizzi (Tilt Publishing & Content Entrepreneur Expo) — Content Marketing, Community, and Cleveland
#187: Aaron Hoffman & John Zinno (DeliverThat) — The Future of Catering Delivery
#186: Andrew Rising (Encore Venture Labs) — Bridging Cleveland's Industrial Heritage To Its Industrial Future
#185: Franco Kraiselburd (Asclepii Inc.) — Building the Next Generation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Cell Therapeutics to Improve Human Health
#184: John Vickers (Blue Abyss) — Building the World’s Foremost Extreme Environment R&D Facilities for Space and Deep Sea Exploration
#183: Laura Bennett & Alex Krooglik (Embrace Pet Insurance) — The Story of A Cleveland Unicorn
#182: Dan Nitowsky (Tiger21) — Wealth Preservation, Legacy, and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Peer Support
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About the Host
Jeffrey Stern
Telling the stories of builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Jeffrey is a NYC transplant, principal and investor at The O.H.I.O. Fund, Co-founder @ Axuall, product manager, advisor at Signal Cleveland and Venture for America, and optimist who believes telling the stories of those most inspiring builders around us is one of the best ways to learn and to inspire more to build.
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