Join us as we sit down with Dionte Johnson for this episode of Rebels in Retail. Dionte is the owner of Sole Classics, one of the nation’s premier sneaker, apparel and lifestyle shops.

Join us as we sit down with Jonathan Mugler for this episode of Rebels in Retail. Jonathan is currently Interim President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Justice.

Join us as we sit down with Jamie Schisler for this episode of Rebels in Retail. After a 20 year career in merchandising at Abercrombie and Express, Jamie currently leads the UpWest brand as the Chief Comfort Officer.

Join us as we sit down with Greg Lehman for this episode of Rebels in Retail. Greg is a Founder and CEO of Watershed Distillery and has been involved in all aspects of running the business since its inception. He has a passion for business and is an entrepreneur at heart.

Join us as we sit down with Yohannan Terrell for this episode of Rebels in Retail. Yohannan is an award-winning marketing professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in all aspects of successful traditional, nontraditional, experiential and digital marketing, and multi-media.

An Introduction to the Rebels in Retail Series. Join TENFOLD and TENSPACE Founder + CEO Rachel Friedman and Faith Huddleston as they sit down to discuss Columbus and the brand-new retail experience, TENSPACE, opening September 2021. 

Alex Fischer capstones the series as he shares about his time serving in government in Tennessee, working for Battelle, how he found his way to Columbus, the inception of The Columbus Partnership, and the great potential of our city including what we are striving for over the next 10, 20, 50, or even 100 years in Columbus.

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Congresswoman Beatty shares her experience growing up in a segregated Dayton community, her path to serving in public office, becoming a member of the U.S House of Representatives, social injustice and The Black Lives Matter movement, the story of her being pepper-sprayed, and what she is currently working on in Columbus and in Washington D.C.

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Ron details his early career at Lazarus Department Store, founding the Pizzuti Companies in 1976, The Pizzuti Gallery and his inspiration as an art collector, Columbus professional sports franchises, and some of the early visionaries of the infrastructure of Columbus.

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Cameron tells the story of his tumultuous childhood and finding his passion for the restaurant entertainment business, the founding of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, The KIPP School, Mitchell Hall - a state of the art hospitality school at Columbus State, and midwestern hospitality including “The Columbus Way.”

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