Akron Roundtable Podcast
The Akron Roundtable podcast brings you monthly installments of nationally recognizable figures and local leaders sharing their thought-provoking perspectives on topics that engage, educate, and inspire listeners. These episodes are recorded in full at the Akron Roundtable events and include the audience Q&A session with each guest. To learn more about Akron Roundtable or to attend a luncheon please visit https://www.akronroundtable.org/
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Dr. Daniel Isenberg, Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project: Fostering Entrepreneurship Ecosystems for Regional Scale Up
This episode from April 20, 2017 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable Board Member, Mark Scheffler: "Isenberg brought a palpable energy to the podium that mirro…
00:39:15 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Dr. Para Jones, Stark State College: Educating and Training During the Pandemic
Presentation: Around the country, colleges are struggling to find the right way to educate safely and effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic. From shifting between in-person and online classes to d…
00:43:29 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Tom Ridge, Ridge Global: On the Ridge: Views of the First Secretary of U.S. Dept. Homeland Security
This episode from September 19, 2019 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by both, ART Board President, Karen Talbott: "His presentation was plain-spoken and direct, pointing out m…
00:42:36 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Brian Mosteller, Former Director of Oval Office Operations: In the Proximity to Power
This episode from Friday, June 16, 2017 is part of our "Fan Favorites" collection. Recommended by Becky Gossett: "Brian Mosteller served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and director of…
00:45:54 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Dr. Julius Bailey, Author: Sustaining Democratic Hope in this Gut-Wrenching Age of Racism, Hypocrisy, Bad Faith
Presentation: Within weeks America will engage in the election of our 46th president. What has been seen as the beacon of democratic light, namely American democracy, is seen now by some to be flicke…
00:59:22 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Frank LaRose, Ohio, Secretary of State: Making Ohio Ready for November
Program: Facing the most challenging election of our generation, voters are stepping up to ensure all registered Ohioans can have their voice heard this fall. From best safety practices and voting op…
00:59:06 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Steven Johnson, Author: How We Got To Now- Lessons from History's Unsung Innovators
This episode from January 27, 2015 is part of our "Fan Favorites" collection. Recommended by Marnie Sanders: "I would propose the Innovations speaker's video, as both delightful and enlightening; cov…
00:47:21 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Dorothy Ridings, Commission on Presidential Debates: The Debate Over Presidential Debates
This episode from, March 17, 2016 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by past Roundtable Board Member, Elizabeth Bartz: "Do you remember March 2016 when Dorothy (Dot) Ridings spok…
00:46:16 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Debra Adams Simmons, National Geographic Magazine: Reverence to Relevance: How History & Culture Tell our Shared Story
Presentation Overview: In this conversation, National Geographic Executive Editor for History and Culture Debra Adams Simmons, invites you to reflect on how and why the stories of our past, and the s…
00:53:04 |
Sun 30 Aug 2020
Carolyn Warner, Founder and Chairman, C//ECI: Work & Worth in the 21st Century- Rebuilding the American Dream
This episode from, January 18, 2018 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Beth Boggins: "In my mind, Dr. Warner provided one of the more exception…
00:48:15 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Renato Camacho,CEO (CAK): Akron-Canton Airport–Overcoming Current Challenges & Seizing Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World
Program: Prior to 2020, the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), challenged by a reduction of passenger traffic of more than 50% since 2012, looks at plans to rebound. With social distancing measures in place…
00:42:22 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Akron Roundtable - David A. Lieberth, from September 2000 - Imagine. Akron: 2025
This episode from, April 18, 2013, is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Joan Lauck: "I think one of my favorite aspects of Akron Roundtable is th…
00:50:37 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
BGen Stephen A. Cheney, CEO, American Security Project: Protecting the Homeland - The Rising Costs of Inaction on Climate Change
This episode from September 20, 2018 is part of our "Fan Favorites" collection. Recommended by Patty Dill: "My most memorable Roundtable was having BGen Stephen Cheney, he spoke about Homeland Securi…
00:43:40 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Michael Morell, Former Director, CIA: Today's National Security Threats
This episode from June 3, 2015 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, David Hunter: "Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of the CIA. A Cuyah…
00:47:18 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
Jim Donovan, Sports Director, WKYC Channel 3: Cleveland Sports - Ups, Downs but Forever Committed
This episode from August 16, 2018 is part of our "Fan Favorites" collection. Recommended by Diane Lazzerini: "I don't get to attend many Roundtables but I organized a group of my lady friends and we …
00:46:02 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Calvin Williams, Cleveland Police Chief: Our Collective Challenge: Restoring Mutual Trust and Respect Between Law Enforcement and Our Neighborhoods
This episode from August 17, 2017 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Vivian Hairston: "Chief Williams, did a really great job of helping me unde…
00:45:28 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
JoDee Winterhof, Human Rights Campaign: Out in Akron? Out in America? The Need, Path and Future of LGTBQ Equality
This episode from October 17, 2019 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, David Hunter: "This 2019 Akron Roundtable speaker will long be remembered …
00:50:51 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
Theaster Gates, Artist & Founder Rebuild Foundation: Importance of an Artist as an Entrepreneur
This episode from September, 15th 2016 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Barbara Feld, "People are still saying this was one of the best Roundt…
00:39:20 |
Tue 26 May 2020
Patrick Kennedy, Founder Kennedy Forum: My Journey- Making Mental Health Essential Health
This episode from July 21, 2016, is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, David Minc, who said: "Mental health is a large public concern. Attitudes ha…
00:56:13 |
Wed 20 May 2020
Mike DeWine, Ohio's Governor-elect: Vision for Ohio
This episode from January 17, 2019, is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Mark Scheffler, who said "In his first public appearance after being swor…
00:49:18 |
Wed 13 May 2020
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