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Nick Mingione Conversation

Nick Mingione has consistently led Kentucky baseball to new heights, including multiple Super Regional appearances, top-10 rankings, and a record-breaking…

September 17, 2024
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Evans Nwankwo Conversation

Evans Nwankwo, CPE founded Megen Construction in 1993 after a successful career at a national construction firm. Under his leadership,…

June 3, 2025
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Peter Harrold Conversation

Peter Harrold played hockey at Boston College where he served as Team Captain and appeared in two Frozen Fours.  After…

November 15, 2022
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Tom Van Dam Conversation

Tom serves as a Professor of Leadership at the United States Naval Academy and works with Team Captains and other…

October 4, 2022
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Jason Wells Conversation

For 28 years, Jason Wells has dedicated his service to the Lexington Fire Department. In 2021, he was named the…

May 7, 2024
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Jay Hennessey Conversation

Jay Hennessey is the Vice President of Learning and Development for the Cleveland Guardians.  In his previous career Jay spent…

April 18, 2022
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Lee Hall Conversation

Lee Hall is the Vice President and co-owner of Hallway Feeds. Lee graduated from the University of Kentucky, College of…

February 6, 2023
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Bronco Mendenhall Conversation

Bronco Mendenhall is a college football coach who most recently coached six seasons at the University of Virginia.  In this…

June 20, 2022
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Dave Aranda Conversation

Dave Aranda is the Head Football Coach at Baylor University.  Previously Dave served as the Defensive Coordinator at LSU, Wisconsin,…

September 20, 2022
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Johan Cedergren Conversation

Johan Cedergren is the Head Coach of the Men’s Soccer Program at the University of Kentucky.  Johan is a three-time…

March 28, 2023
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Raye Perez Conversation

Raye Perez shares some of the leadership lessons he’s learned as a combat veteran and U.S. Army Ranger.  Listen in…

January 4, 2022
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Nikin Shah Conversation

Nikin Shah currently serves as the General Partner and Healthcare Operator at Front Porch Venture Partners, a Southeast-focused investment firm…

February 6, 2024

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