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Area Office on Aging - A Tale of Two Cities Within One City



Justin Moor - Exec. Dir. - Area Office on Aging



A Tale of Two Cities Within One City focuses on two neighborhoods, one that has the highest average life expectancy and one that has the lowest life expectancy, both in the same city, Toledo, and just less than four miles apart.



With this knowledge the Area Office on Aging felt the responsibility to try to do something to address this longevity gap that exists in our community.



Power phrases for dealing with workplace conflict



Karin Hurt - CEO, Let’s Grow Leaders



As a CEO and President of Let’s Grow Leaders, Karin Hurt is known for practical tools, highly interactive keynotes, and leadership development programs that stick.



She is an award-winning author of five books. Karin Hurt and her partner, David Dye, surveyed over 5000 full time workers in over 45 countries and in all 50 US states about conflict in the workplace.

It turns out conflict is becoming more of an issue everywhere you go.



They wrote POWERFUL PHRASES FOR DEALING WITH WORKPLACE CONFLICT to help all employees (and their managers) rebuild trust, collaboration, and ultimately enjoy more influence at work.

70% of participants in their survey report the same or more conflict over the last few years.

Only 30% reported less conflict - and nearly half of those say it’s because they (or the people they were in conflict with) changed jobs, or they’re working remotely.



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Toledo: a tech town?



Brandy Alexander - Activate Innovate Organizer | CEO, TandemTide Marketing

Michael Saleh - Technology Advisor & Consultant, JumpStart Inc.



The gameplan for Toledo’s Uptown was set. There would be a technology incubator going into the newly refurbished Jefferson Center. The jobs and the production coming out of the center would revolutionize Toledo’s identity and future forecast. BITWISE was looking to branch out and bring its tech savvy into underserved communities and give individuals a hand up instead of a handout. However, it wasn’t to be - at least in that form - BITWISE would go belly up in a financial scandal that rocked the worlds of nearly 20 local employees who believed in the message and the mission. Still, there is a newly renovated historic building in Toledo’s Uptown district, and there are individuals with passion and purpose who still see the possibility that Toledo could still be a tech town and an innovation hub. In fact, coming up Thursday, June 13, Toledo will play host to the Activate - Innovate Conference. The list of speakers, influencers, and local leaders is impressive.



Leadership Toledo - Regional tour days



Tedd Long - Author | Blogger | Storyteller - Holy Toledo Tours



Leadership Toledo has a long history of providing opportunities for Toledo’s youth. But last month, The Signature Program spent a day immersed in Toledo's rich and layered history. Between birds-eye views of the city and touring hidden gems, members learned about the building blocks of the community and the exciting opportunities coming our way thanks to the dedicated leaders who care so much for Toledo.

Tom Seeman | Author | Toledo Native

Tom Seeman's book, Animals I want to See, is a lyrical coming-of-age story set in the projects of Toledo, Ohio, which explores themes of identity, ambition, religion, and friendship—often across racial and social lines. Seeman grew up in Toledo in the 1960s.

Money Matters

Billy Horn | Savage & Associates

Interest Rates are still higher than they've been in decades. So how are people dealing with it and where are rates heading in the future?

Chicks for Charity



Emily Zarecki & Mona Shousher



Chicks for Charity provides girls and women of all ages with the inspiration and opportunity to participate in giving back, maximize impact, and experience the joy and dignity of being philanthropic. It’s not about how much you give. It’s the idea that you want to help.



BGSU Labor Trafficking Education and Research Initiative



Lara B. Wilken, DNP, RN - Assistant Clinical Professor, Bowling Green State University



Tracy McGinley, MA - Teaching Professor, Criminal Justice, Bowling Green State University Firelands



The Labor Trafficking Education and Research Initiative was created in 2024 to help fill the gap in the understanding of human trafficking, specifically labor trafficking. Through data, the Initiative seeks to offer insight to enable better identification of victims, services available, and best practices.



U Change Counseling & Behavioral Health Agency



Lashanna Alfred - CEO and Founder



Licensed Independent Social Worker as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toledo teaching Master Level Social Work classes. Her passion is to inspire others to become the trauma that has paralyzed them by empowering them and bringing them to a place of healing where they can be the best version of themselves.



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LeSean Shaw – VP, Empowered AI


It was the promise to not only transform a part of Toledo’s Uptown area, but also to bring change and create career opportunities for Toledo’s underserved communities by teaching people to code.

However, the promise, the plan, the future wasn’t to be - as the powers behind the west coast tech hub operation Bitwise were found to be robbing Peter to pay Paul to keep the operation running, duping investors, including ProMedica, out of thousands or even millions of dollars.

Since then, the former CEOs of Bitwise were charged with fraud and 18 local employees were furloughed.

But now, some of those 18 former employees are determined to keep grinding for this city they love and the field that they know so well.

Kate Fineske - Executive Director - National Museum of the Great Lakes

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is celebrating 10 years in the Toledo area, but they aren’t growing complacent. In fact, the NMGL is about to undertake an expansion.

Over the past ten years, the museum has captivated visitors with its diverse array of exhibits, featuring visual, audiovisual, and hands-on experiences spanning centuries of Great Lakes history.

From the era of fur trading, to the challenges of the underground railroad, and the exploits of rum runners, the museum offers a comprehensive journey through the pivotal moments that have shaped the Great Lakes into the vital resource it is today.

DAVID MANN - PRESIDENT & CEO - LUCAS COUNTY LAND BANK

The Lucas County Land Bank hosted a community update and debuted a series of short films showcasing its work building neighborhoods recently at the Imagination Station.

The event was to highlight progress under the Land Bank’s five-year strategic plan called Building neighborhoods and new initiatives to invest in land, buildings, and people
in Lucas County. About 200 people, including elected officials, neighborhood leaders, and residents were there. 



GUEST: TIM FRIEDMAN - OWNER - CULTURE CLASH RECORDS 

Saturday, April 20th is the 17th annual global Record Store Day, and Culture Clash is throwing the best party in town.
Record Store Day launched in 2008 as a means to celebrate and promote the distinctive culture and community surrounding thousands of independently owned record stores around the world.