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Impassioned after surviving a Sept. 6, 2018, mass shooting in Cincinnati, OH., Whitney cofounded Whitney/Strong-a non-profit focused on responsible gun ownership & ending gun violence by taking a non-partisan approach to legislation, with her husband, Waller.
Considered an expert in human behavior & org. dynamics, his vision is as a result of reading his books, attending his keynotes/workshops; participants are moved to achieve higher levels of performance & their organizations better places to work!
Adria embodies hope, integrity, humanity & has focused her career on lifting some of society’s most vulnerable populations & being of service to others.
Diagnosed, WEEKS before her daughter’s 1st birthday, with a rare blood cancer called Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, (BPDCN)-an acute form of Leukemia. This disease is SO RARE & SO AGGRESSIVE; the survival rate is very low! Listen to her story of courage!
Workforce thought leader Cara Silletto, MBA, CSP, works with organizations of all sizes to reduce unnecessary employee turnover by bridging generational gaps & making managers more effective in their roles.
Di's personal goals have been to champion small business ownership & success by working to remove the obstacles that keep people from achieving the "American Dream."
Di Tran
Serial Entrepreneur, Computer Engineer, Mentor and Vietnamese Immigrant
Interviewed: 01-24-2020
Since learning how to draw at the age of 2, Ms. Baker dreamt of becoming an artist. Endowed with a strong work ethic & the support of her parents, she continued to practice art until enrolling in college & graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1964 from Baylor University.
As bodybuilder, Ferrigno won IFBB Mr. America title & 2 consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles & appeared in bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As actor, he is best known for his title role in the CBS TV series The Incredible Hulk.
Lou Ferrigno
American bodybuilder best known as “The Incredible Hulk”- Galaxycon
Interviewed: 11-22-2019
Robert is motivated by the form that a dancer gains from training in the traditions of classical ballet, where respect & discipline can facilitate breathtaking strength & freedom.
Marcia leads the Lean strategy for the business focusing on delivering winning products and services for customers and consumers while minimizing waste throughout ALL functions.
Marcia Brey
Vice President of Distribution at GE Appliances, A Haier Company
Interviewed: 08-23-2019
Since the age of 11, Alex has been leading a bipartisan effort in the Kentucky legislature to end the use of corporal punishment in schools. Alex's MoxieTalk was conducted @ the age of 15, making Alex BY FAR, the youngest guest ever featured on MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs.
Josh celebrates the brilliance & strength of marginalized people including LGBTQ+ & Black communities through photography & collaborative storytelling.
Lee has published over 1300 poems in more than 300 magazines in America & abroad. Produced 9 plays, wrote the script for The Moonshine War (MGM, 1970, starring Alan Alda, Richard Widmark, etc.), & has published thousands of articles & short stories in everything from Playgirl to Mountain Life & Work.
She collects, curates exhibitions, writes, lectures, & appraises fine quilts. Zegart has curated many exhibits in the U.S. & abroad, & lectures on all aspects of quilt history & aesthetics.
Her dissertation focused on social networks of parents of students with autism as a proxy measure of social capital. Previously, Dr. Gallagher supervised programming for children with autism & trained school/district/state/national groups of professionals on Evidence Based Practices (EBPs).
Trisha Gallagher, Ed.D.
Former-Administrative Specialist, Exceptional Child Education for the Jeff. Co. Public School System
Interviewed: 03-29-2019
Ferdinand serves as the Executive Director for (TARC), the largest public transit agency in the Commonwealth of KY. Carrying 15 million annual passengers & is responsible for the ldrshp. & direction for all operations in the system.
Ferdinand L. Risco, Jr.
Former Executive Director-(TARC)-The Transit Authority of River City
Interviewed: 03-10-2019
Prior to Dick’s philanthropic efforts, he served in the Vietnam War as a combat photographer & graduated from the University of Louisville.
Today the Healing Place campus is expanding & has several thousand alumni with a 75% recovery rate.
Learn more about Mark's career as a licensed marriage & family therapist (LMFT) & COO & Co-Founder of The InnerView Counseling & Consultation Services.
Learn why Time.com called him the “reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.”
Dr. Tad Seifert is a neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Norton Children's Hospital and Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital.
How Amy Leenerts overcame childhood sexual abuse to train the public to recognize and prevent human trafficking.
William Kellibrew IV is an international advocate for civil, human, women, children, and victims’ rights.
William Kellibrew IV
International Advocate for Civil, Human, Women, Children, and Victims’ Rights
Interviewed: 09-28-2017
In 1999, Claypool founded Bulldogs in the Bluegrass. a program that provides summer internships in Louisville, Kentucky for Yale undergraduates. Since it began, Bulldogs in the Bluegrass has brought over 570 Yalies to experience Louisville through a total immersion experience. Of those, many have returned to Louisville for full-time employment after graduation.
Nat Irvin, II has taught change management, leadership, future studies, and team dynamics since 2007.
Nat Irvin II
Author, Innovator, Futurist, Teacher, Commentator & Founder of Thrivals at IdeaFestival
Interviewed: 09-26-2017
Kris Kimel
Founder, IdeaFestival®, and President, Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC)
Interviewed: 08-27-2017
Abby Drane leads Uspiritus, whose mission is healing the hearts and minds of vulnerable youth and their families.
Love for family drives both Patrick John Hughes and his son, Patrick Henry Hughes, to expand possibilities.
Love for family drives both Patrick John Hughes and his son, Patrick Henry Hughes, to expand possibilities.
The 1993 tragic murder of their daughter, Mary, thrust Pat Byron and her husband, John, into advocacy work for domestic violence victims.
Rowan Claypool is a social entrepreneur who believes that young knowledge economy workers are the future to prosperous communities.
