Legacy Leader's "Your Encore"

Megan Shumaker, Outdoor Recreation Inclusion Specialist with Cleveland Metroparks, joins us for an inspiring conversation about how nature and outdoor recreation support health, connection, and lifelong well-being.

In Walking into Wellness, Megan shares how accessible outdoor experiences can:

• Improve physical and mental health
• Foster social connection
• Promote inclusion
• Encourage lifelong exploration

Whether you are an experienced hiker or simply looking for a new way to stay active, this episode offers practical ideas and encouragement to step outside and invest in your wellness.

The Playhouse Square RedCoats are the welcoming presence for nearly one million guests attending over one thousandperformances annually helping fuel a performing arts ecosystem that contributes more than $359 million to the local economy each year. Their service reflects purpose, civic pride, and the power of meaningful engagement later in life.

This episode explores how volunteering, especially in a vibrant cultural environment can become a powerfulplatform for wellness, identity, and legacy.

Guest Lori K. Long, Ph.D., is a Partner at Shoreline Associates, where she works with entrepreneurs, organizations, and nonprofits to strengthen leadership, people strategy, and purpose-driven growth. She retired early from Baldwin Wallace University after more than 20 years in academia.

Dr. Long explores how to recognize when it’s time to take the next step, especially when you feel drawn toward something new but aren’t yet sure what ee holds. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on mindset before deciding what comes next.

For leaders who are accustomed to solving problems and making plans, pausing without a clear destination can feel uncomfortable. Yet this intentional pause may be the most critical part of the journey—an opportunity to step back from logistics and center your mindset before moving forward.

Retired Children's Hospital VP and Part-time Potter

Meredith Reeves Slosberg has found a way to merge her passions for Food as Medicine and pottery into a project that celebrates both health and creativity.

Inspired by the idea that beautiful, intentional design can encourage mindful eating, Meredith handcrafts unique bowls for patients at the Food as Medicine Clinic at MetroHealth Hospital in Ohio and the Healthy Eating Habits Diabetic Clinic at the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Arizona.

These bowls aren’t just pieces of art; they are rewards for reaching important health milestones, such as improved A1C levels, better blood pressure, or weight reduction. For Meredith, each bowl tells a story of perseverance, wellness, and the transformative power of combining nourishment with thoughtful design.

Guest host DaJon Battle explores leadership and wellness through the lenses of legacy, reinvention, and collective wisdom. She is joined by Connie Hill-Johnson, Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm, and Denise Coats for a thoughtful conversation broken into three segments:

Segment 1 — The Work That Shaped You

Personal stories and career-defining moments that shaped each guest’s leadership.

Segment 2 — Retirement as a Wellness Platform

How retirement can become a purposeful space for health, meaning, and renewed impact.

Segment 3 — Reflections & Collective Wisdom

Closing insights, lessons learned, and practical wisdom to carry forward.

Guest host, Lee Schwebel and his guests will explore the theme: The power of intergenerational communities: What happens when leaders across generations come together to reimagine the future ofcollaboration?

Guests include:

DaJon Battle

Darrick McDaniel

Kait McNeeley

Anthony Peebles

Explore what it means to reinvent yourself after a successful career, and how the skills you’ve built over a lifetime can translate into new, meaningful chapters.

Richard Scott

Richard “Zoom” Scott is a man to pay attention to. He retired from Cleveland Channel 8, FOX 8, after 40 years. This type of longevity in a career only comes with working hard, being a likable person, and learning several usable skills at the same time. 

The Alliance High School graduate knew coming into his profession that he would have to work hard to advance. “Back when I first got started, I knew that if I worked hard, I could get everything I wanted out of my job,” Scott said. 

He started off, and still works as a technician. But he also helps with several other jobs as well, including: cameraman, writer, producer, and flying on TV 8’s Sky Fox helicopter every morning to assist with the morning traffic. 

When Scott isn’t working, he finds time to support the community with his 10th annual Soup for the Soul event, which is held every year to help feed needy families. “I feel like when you’re fortunate like I am, you must find ways to help others. We started this program to help those who are less fortunate. I love the fact that so many wonderful people come out to support us year after year. It makes the holidays special for me and my family and I would not change a thing.” 

People of all ages want to work across generations to help others and improve the world around them. Dr. Minnie Bowers, Assistant Clinical Professor of Behavioral Health, Cleveland Clinic and Meir Manevich, Mandel Scholar, Cleveland State University, have a timely conversation on how working across generations can help solve societal challenges and build community well-being.

Eliza Wing is the founding editor and former President & CEO of Cleveland.com, and a proud alum of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2000. With a distinguished careerin journalism, technology and public service—including a cabinet-level role in Cuyahoga County government—Eliza now brings her leadership experience to the realm of transformational coaching. She is the founder of Your Awakened Heart and creator of the CLEAR framework, which helps individuals and organizations move from striving to stillness, from burnout to clarity.

Through CLEAR—Centering, Letting Go, Elevated Emotions, Attune, and Restore—Eliza offers a grounded and powerful path to presence, purpose, and lasting transformation. You can find Eliza's work at yourawakenedheart.com

Tammy Vigue, a Certified Life Coach, believes that traditional retirement planning is incomplete. Retirement isn’t just about replacing income; it’s about defining the life we want to retire to, and finding ways to replace the non-financial benefits of work.