Guests

260 Guests

#258 Larkin Poe
Singer/Songwriting Sisters and Multi-Instrumentalist Duo
#257 Phoebe Hunt
Violinist
#256 Swimming with Bears
Austin, TX. based musical group
#255 Michael Cleveland
& The Flamekeepers - Musician, & 2018 National Fiddler Hall of Fame recipient
#254 Fawn Weaver
Bestselling Author & Co-Founder/Historian Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey
#253 Shawn Herbig
President/Founder of IQS Research
#252 Terry Meiners
Louisville’s Legendary Broadcasting Icon & WHAS Radio & WHAS-TV Personality
#251 Mark Parrish
Co-Founder of The InnerView Counseling & Consultation Services
#249 Jack Hughes Jacobs (1935-2018)
“The Guest That Got Away”…
#248 Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
#247 Dr. William 'Bill' M. Parsley
Dermatologist & Founder of the Parsley Waldman Hair Center
#246 Dr. Tad Seifert
Neurologist & Concussion Expert, Norton Healthcare
#244 Ouita Michel
Owner, Ouita Michel Restaurants Group
#243 Dr. Joseph Flynn
Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief, Norton Cancer Institute (NCI)
#242 Fred Minnick
Author, Journalist and Whiskey Blogger
#240 Patrick Armstrong
President/CEO, Kentucky Derby Museum
#238 Cynthia Torp
President/Owner, Solid Light, Inc. (A 100% Woman-Owned Business)
#235 Judy Lambeth
CEO, MaryHurst
#234 Summer Dickerson
Founder, Women of the Well Ministry
#233 Amy Leenerts
Founder/Director of Free2Hope.org
#231 Twyman Clements
Cofounder, CEO and President of Space Tango Inc.
#230 William Kellibrew IV
International Advocate for Civil, Human, Women, Children, and Victims’ Rights
#229 Roman Yampolskiy
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville
#228 Erick Simanek
Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Christian University (TCU) & Director of the TCU IdeaFactory
#227 Rudy Rucker
American Author & Mathematician
#226 Jennifer Carter
Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University; Director of SpaceTrek-(Space Science Camp for Young Women)
#225 John King
CNN Chief National Correspondent, Analyst & Anchor of Inside Politics
#224 Rowan Claypool
‎Founder and President, Teach Kentucky
#222 Anshu Gupta
Founder, India-based Nonprofit Goonj & One of India’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs
#221 Nate Wonder
Member, American Funk Duo, Deep Cotton
#220 Ken Ham
Speaker, Author, President, CEO, and Founder of Answers in Genesis
#219 Nat Irvin II
Author, Innovator, Futurist, Teacher, Commentator & Founder of Thrivals at IdeaFestival
#218 Wendy Whelan
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
#217 Kris Kimel
Founder, IdeaFestival®, and President, Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC)
#216 Ryan Burch
Actor and Student at the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art
#214 Frederick “Fred” Booker Noe III
7th Generation Master Distiller, Jim Beam Distillery
#213 Cole Gallagher
2016 Kentucky High School Goalkeeper of the Year
#212 Chef David Danielson
Executive Chef, Churchill Downs Racetrack
#211 Mary Haynes
President and CEO, Nazareth Home
#210 Governor Mike Huckabee
Politician, Former Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)
#209 Wes Henderson
Co-Founder and Chief Innovations Officer, Angel’s Envy® Distillery
#208 Carlos Rivas
Director of Fitness and Wellness Operations, Proformance Fitness and Wellness
#207 Dr. M. Bradley Calobrace, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgeon, CaloAesthetics Plastic Surgery Center
#206 Robbie Bartlett
Band Leader, The Robbie Bartlett Band
#204 Stacy Griggs
President/CEO, El Toro
#203 Delanor Manson
Senior Healthcare Executive, Manson and Associates LLC, and Retired U.S. Navy Captain
#202 Chef Peng S. Looi
Partner/Executive Chef of Asiatique Restaurant and August Moon Chinese Bistro
#201 Theresa Reno-Weber
President and CEO, Metro United Way, and Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard
#196 Ian Derrer
former-General Director, Kentucky Opera
#194 Taylor Trusty
CEO, Blackstone Media, Digital Marketing Entrepreneur and Speaker
#193 Coach James O'Connor
Head Coach, Louisville City FC (Football Club)
#192 Conrad Bachmann
Founder, Louisville International Festival of Films, and Hollywood Actor
#191 Amanda Duffy
Past President, Louisville City FC (Football Club)
#190 Senator Mitch McConnell
United States Senator (1984-Present) Majority Leader (2015-Present)
#188 Dr. Donald M. Vowels (1953-2017)
Psychotherapist, Spiritual Counselor
#187 Sterling A. Lapinski
Co-Founder of Genscape & Founder, Clipperdata
#186 Nina Moseley
Chief Operating Officer​, Wayside Christian Mission
#184 Rebecca Eaves
President, The Arrow Fund (Animal Welfare Organization)
#182 Joey Wagner
Owner & Event Planner, J Wagner Group & DerbyVIP.com
#181 Gale Lively
Executive V.P. (retired), Louisville Apartment Association
#180 Ankur Gopal
Founder & CEO, Interapt.com & a Google Glass Global Partner
#179 Chris Morris
Master Distiller, Brown-Forman Corporation
#178 Lee W. Robinson
Owner, The Lee W. Robinson Company
#177 Kevin Grangier
Restauranteur, The Village Anchor & Le Moo’ Restaurants
#176 Coach Dan McDonnell
Head Coach, University of Louisville Men’s Baseball
#175 Tom Jurich
Former Vice President and Director of Athletics, University of Louisville
#174 Coach Jeff Walz
Head Coach, University of Louisville NCAA Women’s Basketball
#172 Jackie Ford
CEO, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
#171 Emily Cleveland​
Kentucky State Director, Best Buddies International
#169 David Nicholson
Circuit Court Clerk, Jefferson County, Kentucky
#168 John Varanese
Chef and Restaurateur, Varanese, River House, and Levee Restaurants
#167 Patrick John Hughes
Inspirational Father and Son Leadership Story
#166 Patrick Henry Hughes
Inspirational Father and Son Leadership Story
#164 Michael Blowen
Founder and President, Old Friends Farm – A Thoroughbred Retirement Facility
#163 Katie George
2015 Miss Kentucky USA
#161 Tyrone Cotton
Singer, Songwriter and Musician, Tyrone Cotton Band
#159 Lee Squires
President & CEO (Retired), Cave Hill Cemetery Co., Inc. (1975-2015)
#157 Wayne Hettinger
Producer and Originator, Thunder Over Louisville
#155 Matt Jamie
Founder and Owner, Bourbon Barrel Foods LLC and Bluegrass Soy Sauce Co., Ltd.
#154 Kelli Campbell
President and Owner, Joseph’s Salon/ Spa
#153 Terry Taylor
Executive Director (Retired), Interfaith Paths to Peace (IPP)
#151 Pam Darnall
President and CEO, Family & Children’s Place
#149 Judge Erica Lee Williams
District Court Judge, 30th Judicial District in Division 17
#148 Elizabeth Kizito
Owner and Founder, Kizito’s Cookies
#146 Donna Hargens
Former Superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)-(2011-2017)
#144 Matt Thornton
President and CEO, Thorntons Inc.
#143 Cathy Fyock
Human Resources and Author Consultant, Your Possibility Partner
#142 Christen Boone
President and CEO, Fund for the Arts
#141 Tom Partridge
former, President and CEO, Fifth Third Bank Kentucky
#140 Tom Fawbush
WBNA TV 21 General Manager
#139 Tim Laird
“C.E.O” Chief Entertainment Officer, Brown-Forman Corporation
#137 Ed Hart
President & Partner, Kentucky Kingdom
#136 Dr. James Calleroz White
Head of School, Louisville Collegiate School
#135 Dan Rivers
Managing Partner & President, Northwestern Mutual-Louisville
#134 Ed Webb
President and CEO, World Trade Center of Kentucky
#131 Saul Garcia
Co-Founder & Owner of the Los Aztecas & Sol Azteca Mexican Restaurants
#130 Ed Lee
Internationally Renowned Chef & Founder of 610 Magnolia & Milkwood Restaurants
#129 Vincenzo Gabriele
Founder, Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant
#128 Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz
Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
#127 Les Waters
Artistic Director of Actors Theatre of Louisville (“ATL”)
#126 Mark Hogg
Waterstep Founder & CEO (Formerly EDGE Outreach)
#125 Chris Hartman
Founder & Director of the Fairness Campaign
#123 Robert Davenport
CEO, Kentucky Planning Partners & Founder, Louisville Concours d’ Elegance
#122 Mark Johnson
International Horse Racing Announcer, Kentucky & Epsom Derbies
#120 J.K. McKnight
Founder, Forecastle Festival
#119 Joe Phelps
Pastor, Highland Baptist Church
#118 Sam Swope (1926-2014)
Founder & Chairman, Sam Swope Auto Group, LLC
#117 Mandy Connell
Past Host, “Mandy Connell Show” 84 WHAS RADIO (2010-2013)
#116 Troy D. Burden
Executive Director, Highland Community Ministries
#115 Deeanna Esslinger
Senior VP of Greater Kentucky & Southern Indiana Alzheimer’s Association
#114 David Easterling
Past President & CEO, Falls City Brewing Co.
#113 Pat Gallagher
Internationally Renowned Visual Artist
#112 Lora Tucker
Past CEO, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
#111 Angela McCormick Bisig
Jefferson County District Court Judge
#110 Derek Anderson
Entrepreneur & Former UK & Miami Heat NBA Player
#109 KY. State Senator Gerald Neal
Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate District 33 (1989-present)
#108 Jeff Van Note
Retired Center-NFL Atlanta Falcons (1969-1986) & Broadcaster
#107 Carol Haddad
Past Member, JCPS Board of Education (1986-2014)
#106 Bruce Simpson
Past Artistic Director of Louisville Ballet (2002-2014)
#105 Mjr. Genl. Donald C. Storm
Major General (Retired) United States Army
#104 Lynn Abramson-Saltzman
Past General Manager/Exclusive Marketer of the KFC YUM! Center (2011-2013)
#103 Stephen Klein
Past President of The Kentucky Center for the Arts (2005-2013)
#101 Berk Bryant
“The Country Gentleman” Bluegrass Radio DJ
#99 Hal Heiner
Republican Louisville Mayoral Candidate
#98 Greg Fischer
Democratic Louisville Mayoral Candidate
#97 Jackie Green
Independent Louisville Mayoral Candidate
#94 John Y. Brown Jr.
1979-1983 Governor of Kentucky & Kentucky Fried Chicken Entrepreneur
#92 Dr. T. Pearse Lyons (1944-2018)
President & Founder, ALLTECH, Inc. And 2010 Title Sponsor, FEI World Equestrian Games (held Lexington, KY.)
#87 Kevin Kramer
Councilman District 11, Louisville Metro Council
#86 Joni Jenkins
Representative (D) House District 44 (1995-)
#85 India Jewell
Past GE Consumer & Industrial’s Counsel for Commercial Law (2006-2010)
#84 Kent Taylor
Founder, Texas Roadhouse & Aspen Creek Restaurant Chains
#83 David Tandy
Past Louisville Metro Councilman (2005-2017) & 2009 Louisville Metro Council President
#81 Tori Murden McClure
World Class Rower & President, Spalding University (2010-present)
#80 Coach “Scotty” Davenport
Head Coach, Bellarmine University Men’s Basketball Team (2005-)
#79 Joe Castro
Chef & Executive Chef Training Specialist, GE Experience Center
#78 Marc Masterson
Past Artistic Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville (2000-2011)
#77 Mark Lamkin
President, Lamkin Wealth Management & Former 2005 “The Apprentice” contestant
#76 Angie Fenton
Past THE BUZZ Columnist (2005-2009), The Courier-Journal
#75 Greg Fischer
Entrepreneur & 2008 U.S. Senate Democratic Candidate
#74 Paul Lenzi
Past Executive Director, Blue Apple Players (1976-2015)
#73 Denton Randall
Chief Development Officer, ElderServe
#72 Bob Hill
Retired Courier Journal Journalist (1975-2008) & Author
#71 Dave Stone
Senior Minister, Southeast Christian Church
#70 Tom Owen
Past Louisville Metro Councilman (2002-2017) & University of Louisville Archivist
#69 William “Bill” McNulty
Resident Actor & Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville
#68 Dr. Jo Ann Rooney
Past President, Spalding University (2002-2010)
#67 Pat Day
Retired Horse Racing Jockey (1976-2005) & 1992 Kentucky Derby Winner
#66 Dr. Wayne Creighton
President & CEO, Interlink Counseling Services
#65 Darryl Isaacs
Attorney, Isaacs & Isaacs (aka “The Heavy Hitter”)
#64 Brenda Light
Former Owner, Light Touch Day Spa (1981-2009)
#63 Councilman Jim King (1951-2015)
Past President & CEO, King Southern Bank & 2008 Louisville Metro Council President
#60 Patricia “PJ” Cooksey
Former Female Jockey & 1984 Kentucky Derby Contender
#59 Ed Hamilton
Internationally Renowned American Monument Sculptor
#55 Jack Conway
Former Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (2008-2016)
#53 Chris Thieneman
President, Thieneman Real Estate, LLC
#52 Denise Vasquez Troutman
Past President & CEO, Center for Women & Families (2006-2011)
#50 Jennifer Bielstein
Past Managing Director of Actors Theatre of Louisville (2006-2016)
#49 Brian Quail
Past CEO, Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross (2003-2009)
#47 Glenn Hogan
Past President and CEO, Hogan Real Estate (1987-2016)
#45 Diane McGraw
Past Executive Director, Greater Louisville Sports Commission (2006-2009)
#44 John Harralson
Former Owner and Past Editor, The Voice-Tribune (1987-2005)
#43 Teddy B. Gordon
Attorney, Meredith vs. Jefferson County Board of Education
#41 John Asher (1955-2018)
former-Vice President of Racing Communications, Churchill Downs
#36 Barbara Day
Radio Host & Past Publisher, Kentuckiana Health Fitness & Healthy Woman Magazines (1997-2010)
#33 Deepak “D.T.” Tiwari
Indian-Born American Entrepreneur
#32 Omar N. Ayyash
Former Executive Director, Office for International Affairs, Louisville Metro Government
#26 Denny Crum
Former U of L Basketball Coach (1971-2001) & Radio Talk Show Host
#25 Allan Cowen
Past President & CEO, Fund for the Arts ((1976-2011)
#23 Paul Hornung
1956 Heisman Trophy Winner
#22 Jim Host
Former Kentucky Commerce Secretary & Founder of Host Communications
#21 Dr. Whitney Jones
Founder of Colon Cancer Institute
#20 Francene (1964-2010)
Former-Talk Show Host, 84 WHAS
#19 Steve Sexton (1959-2016)
Past President, Churchill Downs (2002-2009)
#18 Rowan Claypool
Founder, “Bulldogs in the Bluegrass”
#17 Billy Reed
Nationally Renowned Sportswriter & Author
#15 Kimberly Bunton
Past Director, Louisville Metro Government’s Policy and Strategic Planning Department (2004-2009)
#14 Jonathan Blue
Founder, Blue Equity, LLC
#12 Jack Guthrie
Founder, Guthrie-Mayes Public Relations
#11 Craig Greenberg
Former Attorney, Frost Brown Todd (1998-2010)
#9 J. Bruce Miller
J. Bruce Miller Group & Author “Airball”
#8 Rebecca Jackson
CEO, Crusade for Children & Former Jefferson County Judge Executive (1998-2002)
#7 Trey Grayson
Past Kentucky Secretary of State (2004-2011)
#6 Barbara Sexton Smith
VP, Fund for the Arts
#5 Bob Russell
Former Reverend, Southeast Christian Church (1966-2006)
#2 David L. Armstrong (1941-2017)
Former Mayor of Louisville (1999-2003) (1941-2017)
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