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Lauren Worley is “all-in” on everything she does. Lauren Worley has perhaps the most immediately impressive resume of anyone we’ve had on the show so far. Press Secretary for NASA. Global Talent Lead for Bono’s...

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Colin Nourie designs environments that make work happen. Colin designs systems furniture – furniture for large offices and industrial installations. On the surface it might seem straightforward: design furniture for professional settings with a few...

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Polly Campbell is more than just a restaurant critic. As the food & dining writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Polly Campbell covers anything and everything going on in Cincinnati that has to do with restaurants...

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Brandon Irvin meets mental illness with compassion every day. In order to understand the work Brandon Irvin does, it’s important to first understand how the patient population he treats is different from other environments. It’s...

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Tommy Rueff didn’t set out to run a community non-profit. Four years after Tommy Rueff to Cincinnati from Chicago to start an advertising agency, a chance event changed his life and pointed him in the...

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Lew Weeks and Tony Moore have great taste. Okay, pardon the pun, but it’s true. First, they know flavor in a way that is an entire vocabulary. But as a part of their work in...

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Jason Snell Wants You To Feel It. Bob Dylan once sang “The country I come from, is called the Midwest.” For a creative professional, sometimes working in the Midwest really does feel like another country....

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Luna Malbroux is America. In fact, that’s even the URL of her website, LunaIsAmerica.com. And she should know, because she’s seen a lot of it. Luna Malbroux grew up in Louisiana, attended college in New...

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Allison Lester believes in the power of technology to educate. After all, she’s seen it work. As a career STEM/STEAM educator, Allison believes the interaction of technology and space is key to facilitating learning. For...

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Carrie Farler Sees A Lot Of Resumes As the “Head of People” for Paperless Post, Carrie Farler oversees all aspects of recruiting, hiring, compensation planning, and a lot of things people in the HR industry...

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Dani McClain believes motherhood is inherently political for black women. As a journalist and author Dani McClain writes and reports on race and reproductive health policy and issues. She is a columnist for the progressive...

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John Faherty knows he has the perfect job. After previous careers in television and print journalism, four years ago John Faherty took a bit of a left turn. Today he is the Executive Director of...

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Cole Imperi wants to talk about death. Perhaps more importantly, she wants you to talk about death. As a thanatologist Cole Imperi studies, teaches, lectures, and writes about death, dying, and grief. Cole’s work comes...

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Myra Ballentine is familiar with discrimination. VECTRE Co-Founder Myra Ballentine Born and raised in Pakistan, Myra Ballentine knows first-hand the thousands of micro-aggressions a woman or a person of color experiences every day. But through...

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Mandy Nagel has done a lot of things. And maybe that’s why we love her at The Distiller, because she’s got the only resume that rivals ours for sheer meandering goodness. She worked at Apple...

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Darren Blase didn’t set out to be a music historian. But that’s essentially what he’s become. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows more about Cincinnati’s musical history than Darren and his brother...

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Julia Petiprin’s ready for the next adventure. When she moved to Cincinnati in 2014 to open the iconic bar Sundry & Vice, she thought she’d be here a year. Open the bar, get it running,...

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Allison Rogers knew she wanted to be a meteorologist when she was twelve years old. When Hurricane Katrina blew through her hometown, Allison relied on the TV weather to let her know if things were...

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Jeremiah Griswold wears his art on his sleeve. Spend any amount of time with tattoo artist Jeremiah Griswold, and two things become immediately apparent. First, he’s a deep thinker, who does nothing without considering the...

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