Tripoint Coversations

Most of us know the kind of person we want to be. More patient. Less stressed. Better listeners. More present with the people we love. The hard part is knowing what to actually do. In this conversation, Linda Babulic shares the habits she's developed through decades of coaching, leadership training, and her own life experiences. We talk about why so many people feel stuck, how small daily practice...

What if feeling overwhelmed isn't about having too much to do? What if it's about making the same decisions over and over again? In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, I sit down with Jennifer Kattula, Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft Advertising, to talk about something every busy parent and professional can relate to: the mental load. Jen shares how the same systems thinking she uses to...

David Cooper has been on both sides of business for over four decades, as the owner of seven companies and as the attorney who has since helped hundreds of others build, structure, and sometimes walk away from theirs. In this conversation, he talks about what he watches for when entrepreneurs walk through his door, what business partnerships get wrong before they even start, and the week he made a...

Most people see Shannon Burton today and immediately notice the confidence. They see the runway photos, the modeling career, the Sports Illustrated Swim Search finalist title, the TikTok following, and a woman in her 50s fully stepping into new opportunities without apology. But what makes Shannon’s story so compelling is everything that came before that version of her. In this episode of Tripoint...

In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, Kristina Lowe sits down with Will Partin, President of GO Ministries, to talk about faith, leadership, family, identity, and what happens when you say yes before you fully understand the cost. Just weeks after getting married, Will and his wife Audrey moved to the Dominican Republic with little more than faith, a love for people, and a willingness to lear...

Chelsea Ellis-Hogan didn’t set out to work in construction. But growing up around entrepreneurs, she saw what it looked like to build something, solve problems, and still be present for the moments that mattered. Now, as CEO and majority owner of Jim Reynolds Asphalt, she’s not just continuing a 40+ year business, she’s reshaping how it operates. In this conversation, we talk about what it’s like...

Derby week in Kentucky comes with a lot of traditions. For Rebecca Rupp and her family, one of those isn’t just something she celebrates, it’s something her family built. Her great grandparents created Derby Pie in 1954. Her dad spent decades growing it into what it is today. And in 2024, after his passing, Rebecca and her siblings were faced with a decision they never expected to make. Step in…or...

In this episode, I sit down with Summer Dixon, founder of Dixon Strategies and a Vistage Chair, for a conversation that goes beyond titles and into how leaders actually think and make decisions. Summer built her career inside a fast-moving corporate environment where she was constantly stepping into the unknown, launching teams, building programs, and figuring things out before there was a clear p...

For most of her career, Tiffany Calvert helped organizations figure out how people perform, grow, and lead at scale. She spent over two decades inside Brown-Forman building leaders, shaping culture, and developing talent across the business. Now she’s doing that work in a completely different way. In this conversation, we get into what it looks like to step out of a long, successful career and bui...

Most leaders aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do. They’re stuck because they’re not acting on what they already know.   In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, I sit down with Lawrence Smith, a former CFO, CEO, and COO who has led companies through growth, turnarounds, and high-stakes decisions, and now works as an executive coach helping leaders navigate complexity. But this isn’t...

Annette Manias didn’t just build a business. She built the people who would eventually take it over.   After more than 30 years leading her company, she made a decision most owners struggle with. She didn’t sell to private equity. She didn’t hand it off to a competitor. She sold it to three employees she had developed along the way.   In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, we get into how that...

I sat down with Ann Brown, founder of Development Edge, for a conversation that goes far beyond HR and leadership theory. Ann has spent more than 30 years working across corporate, nonprofit, and consulting environments, helping organizations build stronger teams, develop better leaders, and create workplaces where people actually want to stay. But what makes this conversation different is how she...

In this episode of Tripoint Conversations , Kristina Lowe sits down with Jessica Wuchterl, owner and Chief Visionary Officer, and Lisa Stephens, CEO of Xtreme Coating Solutions , a Kentucky-based company specializing in epoxy flooring, concrete coatings, concrete repair and resurfacing, flooring restoration, and commercial surface protection. But this conversation is not really about flooring.   I...

What happens when a leader spends nearly two decades building a company… and then steps away to help others do it better?   In this episode of Tripoint Conversations , Kristina Lowe sits down with Linda Ruffenach , founder of Execuity.   Linda spent 19 years helping grow a company from startup to more than 3,000 employees across four countries, serving in roles across operations, finance, and even...

What happens when the “safe plan” falls apart? In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, Kristina Lowe sits down with Anora Morton, founder of The Nori Project, to talk about setbacks, identity, entrepreneurship, and what it actually takes to build something from nothing.   Anora’s path started with a full ride to college and a 20-year plan to become a lawyer. It led her through law school, two f...

What happens when the vision comes before the confidence? In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, Kristina Lowe sits down with Cathi Bingaman, founder of InSync with You, a Louisville-based personal concierge and home management company serving busy professionals, physicians, executives, and families. For over a decade, Cathi has built a trusted, word-of-mouth business designed to help high-cap...

In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, I sit down with Vic Roos, founder of VPR International and a leadership advisor with more than 30 years of corporate experience. Vic spent decades inside organizations like GE Appliances before realizing something was missing. In the middle of COVID, while leading global procurement teams, he had a simple but radical insight: organizations don’t just need...

In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, I sit down with Alison Moulder, founder of Simplicity and Style, a Louisville-based organizing, styling, and relocation company. Alison didn’t start with a five-year plan. She started with three young kids, a season of wanting more, and an encouraging friend who told her to stop overthinking and hit “publish” on a website. What began as a few organizing p...

Welcome to Tripoint Conversations. In this first episode, I’m sharing the story behind why I launched this podcast, the career pivots, the unexpected turning points, and the moment I realized it was time to stop waiting for perfect and just begin. After years working in strategy, marketing, and leadership across industries, I found myself at a crossroads. Instead of going back to what was familiar...