All For Business

All For Business is back for our second season! We're excited to kick it off with another "Around The Table" mini-series with Leadership Lynchburg in honor of Black History Month. Leadership Lynchburg believes that creating opportunities for healthy conversation builds awareness, trust and ultimately relationship. Relationships can create productive action and relationships enable you to "go there...

All For Business is back for our second season! We're excited to kick it off with another "Around The Table" mini-series with Leadership Lynchburg in honor of Black History Month. Leadership Lynchburg believes that creating opportunities for healthy conversation builds awareness, trust and ultimately relationship. Relationships can create productive action and relationships enable you to "go there...

All For Business is back for our second season! We're excited to kick it off with another "Around The Table" mini-series with Leadership Lynchburg in honor of Black History Month. Leadership Lynchburg believes that creating opportunities for healthy conversation builds awareness, trust and ultimately relationship. Relationships can create productive action and relationships enable you to "go there...

On this week's episode of All For Business, Carroll Moon, Chief Technology Officer of CloudFit, speaks on his journey from Lynchburg native to 17 years at Microsoft, to helping found CloudFit, a rapidly growing IT and digital transformation company started right here at the Alliance.  About Carroll Moon Carroll has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. As the Chief Technology Office...

Adolphus Humbles, who is being inducted into the Business Hall of Fame posthumously, was a successful merchant in Campbell County and operated the toll road between Lynchburg and Rustburg. He was an early supporter of the Virginia Theological Seminary, a precursor to the Virginia University of Lynchburg, where Humbles Hall is named for him, and he also was the Treasurer of the Virginia State Bapti...

Stuart Fauber attended Washington and Lee University where he studied economics and then entered the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI upon graduation. He served three years active duty as Navigator and Communications Officer on board the USS Richard E. Kraus (DD 849). Stuart is also a graduate of Lynchburg College, now the University of Lynchburg, as well as the Stonier Graduate Schoo...

J. Everette “Ebo” Fauber, III, is a graduate of Christchuch College Preparatory School and the University of Virginia where he studied Architecture. He is the founding principal of Fauber Architects, now known as Dominion Seven. During his career he received gubernatorial appointments from four different Virginia governors from 1989 to 2011 and served on the National Council of Architectural Regis...

John Fees is the chairman of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT). He has served as chairman of the company since 2015, following a series of spin-offs from McDermott International, Inc. He was CEO of McDermott until July 2010, at which time he retired from the company with 31 years of service, In parallel, he has been an advisor and board member of Brookfield Asset Management, focused on their infrastru...

Rodger Fauber is a graduate of E.C. Glass High School and attended Washington and Lee University and Columbia University as well as the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and the Member American Institute of Banking. Rodger served at Central Fidelity Bank for 30 years, 15 of which as the President of the Western Region until he retired in 1996. He has served on many local boa...

On this episode of All For Business we check-in with Blair Godsey, Founding Partner of the Altus Group. Mr. Godsey has had profound impact on the sites and building of the Lynchburg region in the past decade. Part of his work has been in restoring historic buildings to their former glory with modern improvements, including the Virginian Hotel, a massive public/private partnership, the Carter Glass...

In this episode of All For Business, we chat with Gary Mignogna, President & CEO of Framatome Inc. in North America. Gary is a top-notch leader and expert on the nuclear energy industry and a long-time resident of the Lynchburg region. Over Gary's 40-year nuclear career, he has gained experience in engineering design and analyses, project engineering & management, product development &...

Listen in to part 3 of our Leadership Lynchburg Around the Table Series to discuss the impacts of DEI in the workplace with a few professionals who apply it to their daily lives. This week we have Tina Garrett-Ragland, Tim Smith, and Trae Watkins joining us with host, Chal Nunn.  Tina is a Senior Human Resource Executive at Pacific Life with 30 years of HR experience. Tina has also led DEI an...

Alyson Ramsey, President & CEO of Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest stopped by our brand new podcast studio to discuss the history and the future of one of region's best known landmarks. Alyson spoke to us about the new parkway project to create a new entrance to Poplar Forest off of Enterprise Drive which will create greater access and visibility for guests to experience their 600+ acres. As w...

In this week's episode we took a trip to visit Fire Chief Gregory Wormser at the historic Fire Station 6 at Miller Park. Located at 2084 Fort Avenue, Station 6 is currently the oldest active station in the Fire Department and is the only station that still utilizes a sliding pole. Station 6 opened in November of 1914 is currently the home to Engine 6 and Medic 6. About Fire Chief Greg Wormser Fall...

We sat down with Kelly Mirt, publisher of The News & Advance , to discuss his experience in writing, advertising, and news reporting, as well as how the world of print and digital is changing. About Kelly Mirt Kelly is a veteran newspaper executive who joined The News & Advance in 2018. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and has also served in top advertising leadership positions...

Welcome to Part 2 of our Around the Table with Leadership Lynchburg. We're bringing leadership to REAL conversations about REAL topics of our day. Leadership Lynchburg is the nationally award winning community leadership program in Lynchburg, Virginia offering programming for college students, emerging and mid-career managers, leaders, executives, and alumni. In this series, we’ll sit down with le...

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Mark Hine at Liberty University. Dr. Hine is a long-term resident of the Lynchburg region and in this episode you'll hear him describe just how much has changed after the last four decades. You'll also hear his thoughts on the new student life and mental health awareness, leadership styles, and lessons-learned from his life experiences. About Dr...

We met with Ryan Zuidema, Chief of Police at the City of Lynchburg Police Department at the Skyline on top of The Virginian Hotel to discuss societal issues facing our region and nation and how the department partners with our community to protect our citizens, while respecting the rights and dignity of all persons. Given that the issues discussed in this episode are timely and societal events cha...

We had the opportunity to sit and talk with Gloria Witt, community leader and owner of Define Success Coaching & Consulting. Listen in to hear how she grew up in Virginia, her advice for leading your organization towards success, and how we should be responding to the events of our time. About Gloria Witt Gloria Witt, ACC, is the founder of Define Success Coaching and Facilitation Services, LL...

We met up with Dr. David Brat, Dean of the Liberty University School of Business, to talk about his experience as a U.S. Congressman and businessman. Before coming to Liberty, Dr. Brat served in the United States Congress for Virginia’s 7th District. He served on the Budget, Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access. His knowle...

On this special episode of All For Business, Leadership Lynchburg, the nationally award-winning program of the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance begins to dive into the hard conversations our region and the nation is facing. Listen in to the "Around The Table" series to learn how to have tough conversations on issues such as race, equality, diversity, equity, and inclusion and much more.

We caught up with University of Lynchburg President Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar to talk about her experience working around the world in higher education. About Dr. Morrison-Shetlar Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar is the 11th president of the University of Lynchburg. She most recently served as provost and interim chancellor at Western Carolina University. She has held academic and leadership roles at...

We visited Liberty University's Williams Stadium to talk football, life, and the art of coaching with Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze. About Coach Freeze A winning tradition at the highest level of NCAA collegiate football was brought to Liberty Mountain when Hugh Freeze was introduced as the ninth head coach in football program history on Dec. 7, 2018. Just like the other stops along his storied...

We sat down in the studio within the state-of-the-art Liberty University School of Music to chat with award-winning singer and songwriter, Charles Billingsley. Charles has sold thousands of records and is currently a professor and local business owner. About Charles Launching his career nearly three decades ago as a lead vocalist for GRAMMY®-nominated genre giants NewSong, Charles has since headli...

We sat down with Interim Lynchburg City Manager, Reid Wodicka, to discuss the City of Lynchburg as the hub for our greater region. Take a listen and find out how we stack up against the country's best small cities! (Spoilers- REALLY WELL). Reid Wodicka was appointed Interim City Manager for the City of Lynchburg on Tuesday, September 8. Prior to his service in the City, Dr. Wodicka served as...