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• Episode 32: Anita Watkins 21.05.2026 41Min.

  Anita Watkins is a 1993 University of Dayton School of Business Administration. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Insights Association - the leading professional trade association dedicated to consumer insights, market research, and data analytics.
• Episode 31: Marty Grunder 20.04.2026 46Min.

  Marty Grunder is a 1990 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Business Administration. Marty is the founder and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Company. He also currently leads the Grow Group, a consulting firm that helps Green industry professionals across the country scale their business.
• Episode 30: Craig Stammen 25.03.2026 45Min.

  Craig Stammen is a University of Dayton School of Business Administration graduate. He is currently the manager of the San Diego Padres - after a 13 year career as a MLB pitcher. During his playing days, he was with the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres, appearing in over 560 games.
• Episode 29: Tim Massa 21.01.2026 58Min.

  Tim Massa is a 1989 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Kroger.
• Episode 28: Vince Lewis and Hank Veeneman 12.12.2025 40Min.

  Hank Veeneman is a 2024 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Business; he is the current CEO of new company Saturn Sports. Vince Lewis is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Executive Director of the Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and President of the Hub.
• Episode 27: Kiera Sullivan 25.11.2025 36Min.

  Kiera Sullivan is a 2007 University of Dayton School of Business Graduate. She majored in Entrepreneurship and Marketing as an undergraduate. She also graduated from the School of Law with a JD in 2010. She is currently the Co-President at Continental Express, Inc., a truckload carrier and full-service logistics company that specializes in the transport of temperature-controlled freight.
• Episode 26: Greg Harmeyer 03.01.2025 45Min.

  Greg Harmeyer is a 1994 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. Greg is the cofounder of TiER1 Performance Solutions and CEO of its parent company, TiER1 Impact PBC, Inc. During Greg's leadership, TiER1 has become a multi-year "Best Places to Work" recipient. TiER1 has been named to the inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest growing privately held companies for fifteen straight years and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by inc. Magazine as well as numerous regional publications.
• Episode 25: Sheree Knowles 26.11.2024 41Min.

  Sheree Knowles is a 1989 University of Dayton graduate. She has spent almost 3 decades working in human resource management - including the last 10 years as CEO of HR Knowledge Source, which provides business consulting solutions for talent management, leadership development, and inclusive workplace culture.
• Episode 24: Greg DeMars 07.08.2024 51Min.

  Greg DeMars is a 2004 University of Dayton graduate. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer at CyberMaxx, a company that helps customers to assess, monitor, and manage cyber risk through a full-service suite of services. Greg previously held positions at PrizeLogic and Credibly.
• Episode 23: Izzy Abreu, Phil Mullen, and Missy Oei 11.07.2024 50Min.

  Izzy Abreu, Phil Mullen, and Missy Oei are graduating seniors in the School of Business. They recently rejuvenated a student organization known as Flyer Angels.
• Episode 22: Beth Karlsson 26.04.2024 49Min.

  Beth is a 2002 University of Dayton graduate. She is a Partner and Chief HR Officer at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Lightspeed is a multistage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends and enterprise consumer health. It currently manages 29 billion dollars in AUM across the globe.
• Episode 21: Whitney Barkley and Amanda Bush 27.03.2024 43Min.

  Amanda Bush is a senior Marketing and Management Information Systems double major. She is currently the President of Flyer Consulting which is a student-run organization that provides pro-bono business consulting to non-profit organizations and small businesses in Dayton and beyond. Whitney Barkley is the Director of the Greater West Dayton Incubator at the University of Dayton. She is also the advisor for Flyer Consulting, the master Content Marketing Strategist at Speakerazzi. On the side, she is an author and podcaster.
• Episode 20: Michael Manns & Doug Lyons 18.12.2023 47Min.

  Doug Lyons and Michael Manns are both 1979 University of Dayton graduates. Doug recently retired from The E.W. Scripts Company, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer. Michael is a Sector Specialist at Sit Investments in Minneapolis, after holding senior positions at Bloomberg, Lehman Brothers, and American Express earlier in his career.
• Episode 19: Steve Shute, President of the Worldwide Field Operations at DocuSign 25.08.2023 41Min.

  Steve Shute is a 1993 University of Dayton School of Business Graduate. He is currently the President of the Worldwide Field Operations at DocuSign, a leading digital agreement company.
• Episode 18: Tracey Grabowski 18.07.2023 55Min.

  Tracey Grabowski is a 1989 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. She recently retired from being Chief Human Resources Officer at Procter and Gamble.
• Episode 17: Bill Raveis 13.06.2023 44Min.

  Bill Raveis is a 1968 University of Dayton School of Business graduate. He is the Founder and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage and Insurance. His company is the number 1 independently family-owned real estate company in the Northeast, and the number 9 real estate company in the country (according to RealTrends).
• Episode 16: Ilias Simpson - President, Modivcare Mobility 09.05.2023 37Min.

  llias Simpson is the President of Modivcare Mobility. Modivcare Mobility is a healthcare service company that provides non-emergency transportation, personal care, nutritious meals, and remote patient monitoring.
• Episode 15: Tyrone Parnell 02.02.2023 47Min.

  Tyrone Parnell is a 1981 University of Dayton School of Business alumnus. He spent 39 years working for IBM. As he gained promotions throughout the years, he concluded as a Managing Director of a large divestiture. Tyrone has significant experience working with cross-functional executive teams to manage succession planning, talent development, and customer acquisition across the globe.
• Episode 14: George Kohlrieser 03.01.2023 44Min.

  George Kohlrieser is a 1967 University of Dayton graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and Sociology. He also received his Master's Degree in Clinical Sociology in 1973. George currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at IMD Business School in Switzerland. At the IMD Business School, he is the founder and director of the High Performance Leadership Program for Experienced Senior Leaders, and the Advanced High Performance Leadership Program for formal HPL participants. George is the author of two international bestselling books; one that was translated into 19 languages, the other into 12 languages. The first book is Called: "Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance." The second book is called: "Care to Dare: Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership." George is also an international keynote speaker at the World Economic Forum and World Business Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
• Episode 13: Tony Krystofik 30.11.2022 44Min.

  Will Blubaugh is a senior Marketing and Finance major and currently serves as the President of Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE). PSE is the only national and professional coed sales fraternity. Tony Krystofik is a principal lecturer in sales and Director of the Talarico Center for Professional Selling.