Summary: On this episode of Conquering Columbus we sat down with Zachary Traxler, CEO and Founder of Traxler Printing LLC. Zach walks us through his journey, from his upbringing in Athens, Ohio, to struggling with addiction in High School, and wrapping up with how he built Traxler Printing on the mantra of Buy Local Buy …

Summary: Chet Scott and his team at Built to Lead are leadership and development coaches for some of the most influential leaders across the city of Columbus and abroad. In this episode, Chet takes us through his path to creating Built to Lead, which involved a long stint at Columbus founded CompuServe, how to find …

Summary: Ever wonder what it’s like to take over a family business with no business experience? Have you ever been curious about the path that the peanuts in your peanut butter take before they make it into your kitchen? (hint: it’s way more technical than you’ll ever guess) What about what it’s like running a …

Summary: Mike Lanese is a former Ohio State football player under direct coaching of Jim Tressel, a graduate from the University of Oxford, a Navy Veteran, a member of the Army Reserves, and a serial tech-entrepreneur here in Columbus, Ohio. In this episode we cover it all with Mike, with a heavy focus on his …

Summary: Joe Anstine is the Co-Founder & CEO of PriorAuthNow, a company dedicated to changing the fragmented and broken process of prior authorizations in the personal healthcare space (and single-handedly putting the fax machine industry out of business). With no previous experience or background in healthcare, Joe has grown himself into an expert in the …

Summary: On this episode we sit down with Dr. Steve Smith of Smith Facial Plastics. Dr. Smith is a graduate of the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Men’s Varsity Wrestling team. He then went onto attend medical school at The Ohio State University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. …

Summary: Raised by a father who’s an executive of the 2nd largest insurance company in the world, Andrew took his own stab at the corporate world after graduating law school. He climbed the ranks quickly, but it didn’t take long for him to realize it wouldn’t be his place forever, and when 2008 struck Andrew …

Summary: Kip Morse, President of the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio, sits down with us to tell us his personal story & path to the BBB of Central Ohio, what exactly the BBB does, who it does it for, why it does what it does, and everything in between! Mile Markers: (00:00:00) Kip Morse …

Summary Andy Barth is a graduate of Columbia University, Summa Cum Laude while being a contributing & well-accomplished member of the Men’s Varsity Wrestling Team. Andy also received his MBA from Columbia, and he is now the President of one of largest Investment Management companies in the world. These days he splits his time between …

Summary: We sit down with Senior Vice President of The Ohio State University, Gene Smith, to talk about his background and childhood, his experiences playing college football, his path to a career in athletic administration, how he excelled in his career through simple practices like sticking to his values / constantly differentiating himself / and …