All For Business

All For Business

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All For Business episodes

  • A Diverse City with Reid Wodicka

    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 Deputy County Administrator for nearby Bedford County and Town Manager for the Towns of Woodstock and Elkton in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

    A graduate of E. C. Glass High School, Dr. Wodicka was born and raised in the City of Lynchburg. He later graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg with a BS in Public Policy and Administration. He continued at JMU to earn his Master of Public Administration degree while serving as the Town Manager in Elkton. After several years of working in local government, he earned a PhD in Public Policy with a concentration in Urban and Regional Development from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

    Dr. Wodicka serves as a member of a number of local community boards and organizations. He is also a member of the Virginia Local Government Management Association and the Government Finance Officers Association.  

    46 min
  • Let's Talk Nuclear with Rex Geveden
    We sat down with Rex Geveden, President and CEO of BWX Technologies to talk nuclear power, lessons learned from growing up, and what skills a business leader truly needs! Rex D. Geveden is president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), a $2 billion nuclear industrial conglomerate headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. As CEO, Mr. Geveden directs all business operations and leads strategic planning, capital allocation, and leadership succession planning and implementation.Mr. Geveden joined BWXT in 2015 as chief operating officer (COO), responsible for all operating business units. Previously, he was executive vice president at Teledyne Technologies, leading two of the four Teledyne operating segments.He spent 17 years at NASA, including service as the agency’s COO responsible for a $16 billion portfolio of work that encompassed the agency’s technical operations of science, aeronautics, space operations and exploration as well as overseeing NASA’s 10 field centers.
    49 min
  • Geoff Kershner at the Academy Center of the Arts

    In our first-ever episode, we sat down with Geoff Kershner, Executive Director of the Academy Center of the Arts, to discuss his experiences and background, the importance of the arts in the Lynchburg region, and the impact of the pandemic on local business.

    About the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance

    The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance is the region’s largest business association. For nearly 750 businesses, professionals and organizations in the Lynchburg region, our mission is to lead regional economic development through: 

    • Generating Jobs & Investment
    • Promoting the Region’s Brand and Image Globally
    • Cultivating Talent
    • And Enhancing the Business Climate
    44 min
  • This is All For Business
    We believe business isn’t something you have to do alone. Introducing All For Business, a new podcast from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance taking you on a deep-dive into all things business. Our conversational and personal episodes will help you get to know your peers around the Lynchburg region and give you the advice and tools you need to to make your own business more successful.
    1 min

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