In this episode of Dreamers, Drivers, Doers, Greater Akron Chamber President and CEO Steve Millard sits down with Dr. Teri Lash-Ritter, President of Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Lodi Hospitals and President of the South Submarket of the Northeast Ohio Market. Dr. Lash-Ritter shares her leadership journey from growing up in Canton to becoming a key figure in healthcare administration, with a strong foundation as a physician leader. She reflects on lessons learned in crisis management, the need for empathetic leadership, and her commitment to reinvesting in preventive care. Throughout the conversation, she offers candid insights into building trust, overcoming leadership challenges as a woman in medicine, and how Cleveland Clinic Akron General's physician-led model keeps patients at the center of every decision.