Elevating Female Founders with Alicia Robb of Next Wave Impact
“The commonality of the really great pitches that we see: those that actually are able to tell a personal story.” -Alicia Robb, founder and CEO of Next Wave Impact
Government Innovation with Katherine Tobin of National Intelligence
“It’s all about understanding the story that the audience needs to hear, as opposed to the story that you want to tell.” -Katherine Tobin, Director of Lateral Innovation at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Data-driven Strategies with Nicole Armstrong of Queen City Certified
“We all want the best talent. We all want the most innovative ideas. If you’re only looking at a small group of people for those ideas and for that innovation, you’re going to be very limited. Part of what we talk about is diversity—diversity of ideas, experiences, lived experiences—that doesn’t cost you a lot. It just costs you time, commitment, and intention.” —Nicole Armstrong, founder and CEO of Queen City Certified
Lean Innovation with Kathy Fish of P&G
“Fall in love with the problem and consistently check back with the consumer to make sure that the solution that you’re providing is really a painkiller in solving their problem in a meaningful way better than anything else that’s out there.” -Kathy Fish, Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer at Procter & Gamble
Revolutionizing Accessible Healthcare with Dan Miller of Spora Health | Healthcare Heroes Pt. 1
“The consumer’s relationship with the content is extremely important in bridging the gap, helping them stay engaged and increasing adoption.” -Dan Miller, mentor at Backstage Capital and founder and CEO of Spora Health
Untold Committed to Diversity & Inclusion
We’re proud of how our team has worked to amplify innovation stories from diverse individuals and businesses, through both content creation work with our clients and our innovation storytelling podcast. Nevertheless, there is still so much work to do to ensure equality. We’re making a number of commitments that we will uphold for years to come.
Inspiring Innovation with Derrick Braziel
“It’s about a larger story, which is this renaissance that’s happening in Cincinnati. And I can’t think of a single person that I’ve ever met who lives in Cincinnati that doesn’t want the city to get better. And I think that most of us would agree that it’s a better city if all of us can participate.” —Derrick Braziel
How to Protect Your Innovation Ideas with Angela Freeman
“I didn’t know patent law existed. I just wasn’t exposed. So, I truly believe exposure is critical.” —Angela Freeman is an intellectual property associate at Barnes & Thornburg, LLC and president of Women & Hi Tech
Nurse-led Innovation with Charlene Platon
“Storytelling is so very important, especially when it comes to innovation and disruption.” —Charlene Platon, Johnson and Johnson nurse innovation fellow and director of ambulatory nursing at Stanford Health Care
Data. Storytelling. Empathy. COVID-19. with Jeff Shaffer of Data + Science
“When you’re starting a data visualization, the first questions you need to ask are: Who’s your audience? What’s the message? And how are they going to consume that message?” —Jeff Shaffer
Life-Saving Stories Spark Medical Innovation with Angie Lorts
“Storytelling is really important to something like ACTION, and how you tell the story and the passion that you have behind it means a lot to everybody that signs on to be part of it.” —Angie Lorts, cardiac intensivist, co-founder of ACTION, and associate chief quality officer of outcomes at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Inspiring New Cultural Expectations in the Beauty Industry with Don Frey of The Honest Company
“You always have to be spurring other people to innovate—that will allow you to innovate the future.” —Don Frey, chief innovation officer at The Honest Company
