Conquering Columbus Podcast

Todd King is a VP and Partner at Sky Climber, LLC. The Sky Climber brand represents a multi-national family of companies brought together to meet a variety of safe access needs across several business verticals. Through its various businesses, Sky Climber delivers products and services across several work-at-height industries including renewable energy, telecommunications, aerospace, industrial &#...

Brian Schottenstein was recently named one of the Smart 50 executives by Smart Business Magazine and is currently a columnist for the magazine. Brian was also recently selected as a Future 50 leader by Columbus CEO magazine. Brian now oversees Schottenstein Real Estate Group as President of the company. He is on the board of …

Clint Edgington is the founder of Nest Opportunity Fund. Nest Opportunity Fund is a positive impact investment fund that allows you to defer and reduce capital gains taxes while helping to rebuild American communities that have great potential but lack smart, strategic investments. Clint also leads the Beacon Hill Investment Advisory’s high net worth client’s …

Chad Underwood is Co-Owner at Modo Yoga Columbus, a hot yoga studio here in Columbus. Modo Yoga is a community-based hot yoga studio, with a focus on decreasing our impact on the environment as well as fostering a sense of belonging for community members.

Michael Triplett is President of Carmen Partners, a life science ventures and innovation advisory firm. Michael is Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Armatus Bio LLC, a gene and cell therapy company based in Columbus. He is also Co-Founder, President, and initial CEO of Clarametyx Biosciences, Inc. a startup infectious disease company spun out of Nationwide …

Tanisha Robinson is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and the current CEO and Founder of W*nder, a CBD-infused, sparkling water brand. Tanisha came up with the idea while working as the Chief Disruption Officer for Brewdog, but when the Brewdog team was not ready to take the leap into the CBD market, Tanisha decided to forge …

Greg is the founder and President of The Schenk Company, Inc., Central Ohio’s exclusive tenant/buyer representative brokerage and consulting firm. He has 32 years of experience in the real estate industry, ranging from representing tenants and buyers in relocations to assisting clients in negotiating commercial space. He’s also been teaching for 25 years, is on …

Dr. Anup Kanodia is a graduate of the North Eastern Ohio Medical University, did his residency in family medicine at the Mayo Clinic, and did a fellowship at Harvard in alternative and integrative medicine. He also has a master’s in public health from Harvard. Dr. Kanodia currently practices Medicine in Columbus.

Urban Meyer is a retired college football coach, with over 18 years of experience as a head coach of NCAA Division 1 teams. As a coach, Urban led three of his teams to national titles. He was the head coach at The Ohio State University from 2011-2019, leading the Buckeyes to six major bowl appearances …

Emre is the Founder and CEO of DAtAnchor, a data security startup that helps companies keep their secure data safe, even when sharing it with team members and other remote teams. Emre is a professor at the Ohio State University and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Dan Sorenson is the CEO and Founder of Flywheel Advertising, a customer acquisition consulting firm that helps businesses accelerate their sales cycle and push more leads through the funnel by optimizing channels like paid search, paid social, website development and data analytics. Before founding Flywheel, Dan worked in customer acquisition for Manta and as a …

Jason Block is the CEO of Brewdog USA as of January 2020. Before Brewdog, Jason was the President at Homage, but he left that role in 2018. Between that role and taking over at Brewdog, Jason co-founded Innerspace, a coworking space aimed at health professionals.

Dr. Tsipursky is a consultant, speaker, coach, trainer, and author whose mission is to protect business leaders from dangerous cognitive biases and help them make better, data-driven decisions. Using his over 20 years of experience, Gleb has written 2 books, with his most recent book becoming a best-seller, Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering …

Alex Gertsburg is the CEO of Gertsburg Law Firm and Founder of CoverMySix. A serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, Alex has been involved in dozens of projects throughout his career, and even hosts his own podcast, “Best. Podcast. Ever”. He’s also a veteran of the Army Reserve, having been called to serve in Iraq.

Greg Oden is a former professional basketball player, as well as a former Ohio State basketball player, having helped lead the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title and a runner up finish at the NCAA tournament in 2007. He was later drafted, as the number one pick, by the Portland Trailblazers and played 6 seasons …

Jeff is the Co-Founder and President of Clarus R+D, a technology-driven solution for claiming research and development tax credits, helping innovative companies get money back into their business so that they can continue to innovate and grow. Prior to Clarus, Jeff served in a variety of leadership roles at several companies, and he is also …

Adiya is the Founder and President of Yubi Beauty. Before founding Yubi, Adiya was the Director of International Counsel for Wendy’s. As a mother of two, she was leading a busy life and found she never had time for beauty, which is why she created Yubi – centered around a 9-in-1 beauty brush which slides …

Bob Lester is the Founder of PaveBid, as well as President and CEO of Dura-Seal. Dura-Seal is a high-quality commercial and industrial sealcoating, asphalt, and concrete services company based here in Columbus. Founded in 2007, Dura-Seal continues to grow and evolve today to bring their clients innovative solutions to their unique problems.

Rick Ricart is the President of ​Ricart Automotive Group in Columbus, Ohio. Ricart Ford was founded in July 1953 by his grandfather, Paul Ricart Sr. It was his grandfather’s philosophy that to lead, you must first work alongside the employees. Rick started out as a lot attendant, and by 2005 had worked in eight different …

Tony Guilfoy is the Founder and Head Distiller at Noble Cut Distillery, located in Gahanna. He founded Noble Cut with the help of his great-great-grandmother, Seraphina, whose limoncello recipe became a center-piece for the brand. They also distill several types of whiskey here locally.

Kelly Gratz is the President and CEO of g2o, formerly ICC. Kelly has led the charge to shape g2o as they have rebranded from ICC and explored new territory as a company in order to bring their customers more value in the ever-changing world of digital design and experience.

Lisa Arledge Powell is the President and Co-Founder of MediaSource, an award-winning creative agency that specializes in content-focused public relations, content marketing and national media exposure for major brands. As an industry leader, MediaSource was named the Best HealthCare PR/Marketing Agency by Ragan Communications for four consecutive years. They work with the nation’s top hospitals &#...

Jess Hellmich is the CMO and Paul Sherry is the COO of Dueling Axes, an axe throwing lounge here in Columbus that is helping to shape the fast-growing industry; both here and with their new location in Las Vegas, opening in 2020.

Imran Nuri is the Founder and CEO of The 52 Million Project. Imran is also currently a student at The Ohio State University, and he was the President for BuckeyeThon from March 2019 – March 2019, which raised over $1.7 million dollars for Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The mission of The 52 Million Project is to …

Perry Maughmer is a Chair for Vistage here in Central Ohio. Vistage is an invite-only peer group for CEO’s and Business leaders, which provides a space for people who run their businesses to discuss challenges with their peers. Before Vistage, Perry served in a variety of leadership roles for companies like Alliance Data, Idegy, and …