MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs

Andy Beshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane Beshear, the 61st Governor and first lady. Along the way, they instilled in Andy the teachings of Andy's grandfather, a Baptist minister from Dawson Springs, Kentucky, including the values of family, faith, and public service. Andy graduated magna cum laude from...

Ian Rapoport is an American sportswriter, pundit, and television analyst primarily covering the National Football League (NFL). NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport has covered the league since 2009, previously serving as Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for 3 seasons. Now based in New York City, he also has covered the Alabama Crimson Tide for the Birmingham News and Mississippi State for...

Danielle is the reigning Miss Earth USA and will compete for the Miss Earth title later this fall in Vietnam. With such a strong sense of compassion for service, animals, and the Earth-She is currently a global ambassador with Wands for Wildlife to use beauty tools to provide medical aid to wildlife animals. She is also an ambassador with #MeatlessMonday, promoting that trying a plant-based lifest...

The Miss Teen Earth pageant is an international beauty and environmental-themed spectacle focusing on environmental issues and advocacy. It's one of the beauty contests emphasizing social responsibility and promoting eco-friendly practices. This pageant is typically open to young female participants from various countries who are passionate about environmental conservation and are willing to use t...

Mrs. Eden Bridgeman Sklenar has been owner, Chairwoman, and now CEO of EBONY and JET and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Manna Inc since 2017. Mrs. Bridgeman Sklenar has been with Manna Inc since 2009. She served as Regional Marketing Manager for 2 years before taking a leave of absence to complete her MBA in Entrepreneurship at Loyola University Chicago-Quinlan School of Business in 2011. She re...

Starlet Marie Jones Lugo (born March 24, 1962), better known as Star Jones, is an American lawyer, journalist, television personality, fashion designer, author, and women's and diversity advocate. She is best known as one of the first co-hosts on The View's ABC morning talk show, which she appeared on for nine seasons from 1997-98 through 2005-06. She was also one of sixteen contestants of the fou...

Some of you helped cheer Cheryl on to become a Champion on Hollywood's first "reality" television show—American Gladiators! Also, her extraordinary passion for collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia is second to none! Ever since Cheryl's mother read The Wizard of Oz to her as a child, she shared her mother's passion for "all things Oz." Her collection of over 3,500 Oz items— perhaps the world's most...

MG Lamberton was commissioned in the Infantry upon graduation from the University of KY. ROTC Program in 1986. His 1st assignment was with the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. During his time in the 82nd, he served as Mortar Platoon Leader, HHC, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, then Rifle Company Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infa...

She is a nonprofit fundraising executive with > 20 years of experience & proven results. She currently serves as SR. VP/Chief Development & Marketing Officer for Hosparus Health-the largest nonprofit in Louisville, KY. Under her leadership, the organization completed a $29 million People of Compassion comprehensive campaign & throughout her career, Tawanda has raised over $200 million! Most recent...

In the beginning, long before he was born. His parents were both devout fundamentalist Christians, & his maternal grandparents raised his Mother Methodist until they converted to fundamentalist Christianity & his paternal grandmother was a fundamentalist Christian & his grandpa eventually converted. Andrew's parents met at Hyles Anderson College in the late 1980s; Hyles Anderson is known for being...

BGM is a movement dedicated to increasing math confidence, awareness, enthusiasm, identity, fluency, & persistence in children. BGM's flagship product is the Black Girl MATHgic Box, the first and only monthly subscription box designed to increase math confidence & decrease math anxiety in girls on a 3rd-8th grade math level. Black Girl MATHgic has been featured in Forbes, Buzzfeed, BEYONCE.com, Bl...

Born in Pakistan and raised in Southern California, & after only 9 months as Metro United Way's Director of Major & Legacy Gifts, she rose to this position, having previously served as Director for Louisville Metro's Office for Globalization-joining the mayor's team with over 15 yrs. as an experienced leader & public servant from various roles like UPS' Air Region Public Affairs & Communication Re...

Gwen Mooney is the President & CEO of Cave Hill Cemetery, a cemetery considered by PBS to be 1 of the world's greatest cemeteries! In 2015, Gwen started as Pres./CEO of The Historic Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY. She is JUST its 6th leader in almost 200 yrs. & overseeing roughly 300 acres of the cemetery & its arboretum, as well as Cave Hill's Invest. Corp. & the Heritage Foundation. As if...

Taylor Everett - Louisville, KY, Independent Mayoral Candidate, 2022 Born in Phoenix, Arizona, and a Louisville Resident Since 2011, Taylor moved to Pittsburgh, PA, at the age of 4 and lived there through high school. He graduated From the University of Louisville with a bachelor's in Marketing and a minor in entrepreneurship. Taylor believes his life has presented him with challenges that many Lo...

Bill Dieruf - Louisville, KY, Republican Mayoral Candidate, 2022 Mayor Bill Dieruf is in his 12th year as Mayor of the City of Jeffersontown, where he has overseen a police department, public works, an economic development authority, parks and recreation, and all other city services. He instituted the WOW customer service approach to city operations that he used during 35 years operating Dieruf Ha...

Craig Greenberg - Louisville, KY, Democratic Mayor Candidate, 2022 Craig is a proud Louisvillian, husband, father, entrepreneur, and community leader who believes in thinking big, working hard, and making things happen. Craig has spent his career turning dreams into realities and will bring that energy to building a Louisville that works for every family. Craig, an attorney by training who went fr...

MoxieMoments brings you Mary Haynes', President and CEO, Nazareth Home, the best piece of advice.

MoxieMoments brings you Joe Heron, Co-Founder-Copper & Kings American Brandy Company, explaining his defining moment.

MoxieMoments brings you Delanor Manson, CEO-Kentucky Nurses Assoc., Retired U.S. Navy Captain & Owner, Koi Gallery, telling us about her most defining moment.

MoxieMoments brings you Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to discuss being misunderstood.

MoxieMoments brings you Summer Auerbach, Second Generation Owner, Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods, giving her best piece of advice and her thoughts on leadership.

MoxieMoments brings you Caleb Kilburn, Master Distiller, Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co., explaining his defining moments of adulthood.

MoxieMoments brings you Angela Burton, Founder of Feet-to-the-Fire Writer's Workshops, on her contributions to humanity.

MoxieMoments brings you Governor Steven L. Beshear, 61st Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky (2007-2015), providing insight into unforeseen leadership challenges as a governor.

MoxieMoments brings you Nina Moseley, Chief Operating Officer, Wayside Christian Mission, informing us her leadership philosophy.