Community Episodes

Jan. 5, 2023

#100: Jeffrey Stern's Reflections on 100 Episodes — Entrepreneurial M…

Jeffrey Stern — host of the Lay of The Land Podcast and co-founder at Axuall — reflecting on the 99 conversations prior, what draws people to entrepreneurship in the first place, where do company ideas come from, and the real importance of culture!

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Dec. 15, 2022

#98: Kris Snyder (Ninety.io, Impact Architects, & Vox Mobile)

Kris Snyder — founder of Vox Mobile and Impact Architects & Head of Finance and Partnerships at Ninety.io — on working with entrepreneurial leaders to create impact and pursue a world where small and medium organizations and their employees can become more humane, productive and resilient in order …

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Oct. 13, 2022

#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

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Oct. 6, 2022

#89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland)

Lila Mills — founding editor-in-chief of Signal Cleveland — on starting a newsroom from scratch and building the trust required to be the source of daily news and information for Greater Clevelanders.

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Sept. 22, 2022

#87: Sherrill Paul Witt (Lolly The Trolley)

Sherrill Paul Witt — founder of Lolly The Trolley — on running one of Cleveland's most beloved icons since 1985, covering 3.1 million miles during its 37 years on the road and introducing so many to the hidden gems of the city!

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Aug. 25, 2022

#83: Tom Tyrrell (Great Lakes Biomimicry)

Tom Tyrrell — founder and Chairman of Great Lakes Biomimicry & co-founder of Segmint — on the power of biomimicry and harnessing the intelligence found in nature’s 3.8 billion years of R&D (asking questions nature has already found the answers to)

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Aug. 18, 2022

#82: Baiju Shah (Greater Cleveland Partnership)

Baiju Shah — President and CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) — on economic development in Cleveland and leading the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the nation!

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April 21, 2022

#69: Ray Leach and Hardik Desai (JumpStart)

Ray Leach (Founder/CEO) & Hardik Desai (Sr. Partner) on the history of JumpStart, the launch of JumpStart Ventures and its role in the Cleveland startup ecosystem, and perspective on founder sentiment and questions.

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Jan. 6, 2022

#55: Jane Alexander (Cleveland Museum of Art)

Jane Alexander — Chief Digital Information Officer at The Cleveland Museum of Art — exploring the state of the art for art, museums, and experiences through the lens of the CMA.

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Dec. 9, 2021

#52: Mike Belsito (Product Collective)

Mike Belsito — Co-Founder of Product Collective (based here in Cleveland) — on bootstrapping his organization back in 2015 which now boasts a thriving community of over 30,000+ product management professionals and building two of the top rated product management conferences in the world (INDUSTRY: …

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Nov. 25, 2021

[REWIND] Justin Bibb (Cleveland Mayor-Elect) (Episode 15)

Justin Bibb, now Mayor-Elect of Cleveland, on running for office and his vision to modernize city government.

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Nov. 18, 2021

#50: Jeffrey Stern’s Reflections on 50 Episodes & Startup Flywheels

Jeffrey Stern — host of the Lay of The Land Podcast and co-founder at Axuall — reflecting on 50 episodes of the podcast, his own professional journey and hosting Lay of the Land, and musings startup ecosystem flywheels.

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Oct. 14, 2021

#45: India Johnson (UAVistas)

India Johnson — Founder of UAVistas — on the future of drones and their implications for business and society.

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Sept. 9, 2021

#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 team ha

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March 18, 2021

#15: Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland)

Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland, on running for office and his vision to modernize city government.

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