"Veteran Owned and Air Force Made" with Rich Johnson C.E.O. and Founder Viaquest

06/27/24 • 50 min

Hear my conversation with Rich Johnson and learn how he went from Air Force airman to CEO, building ViaQuest into a leading healthcare provider with 3,500 employees across Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Episode Highlights

Care Trends: Evolution of managing disabilities, mental health, and hospice.
2008 Banking Crisis: How Rich steered ViaQuest through financial turmoil.
Veteran Pride: The impact of veteran leadership in business and as CEO.
Healthcare Insights: Navigating staffing challenges, Medicaid, and Covid-19.
Vocational Training: The importance of trade education and why college isn’t for everyone.

Episode Highlights

Care Trends: Evolution of managing disabilities, mental health, and hospice.
2008 Banking Crisis: How Rich steered ViaQuest through financial turmoil.
Veteran Pride: The impact of veteran leadership in business and as CEO.
Healthcare Insights: Navigating staffing challenges, Medicaid, and Covid-19.
Vocational Training: The importance of trade education and why college isn’t for everyone.

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“We Create The Trends” with Hal and Julie Lansky

Our guests today are Hal and Julie Lansky.

Lansky Bros. opened as an army surplus and uniform store in 1946. It then pivoted when supplies ran out after WW2. Bernard Lanksy hit the jackpot when a young man with no money, Elvis Presley, walked into his store before the one and only Ed Sullivan show.

Today, 78 years later, Lansky Bros. is an international brand. Here, I sit down with second-generation Hal Lansky and third-generation Julie Lanksy at the world-famous Peabody Hotel.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy today's episode!

Link: their website- https://lanskybros.com

LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2012-nov-16-la-me-bernard-lansky-20121116-story.html

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“Rise Above The Fray” With Memphis Mayor Paul Young

Memphis, TN is where I call home. A city that has much momentum, but also a city that has significant challenges. This episode is outside my normal focus of business and entrepreneurship, but I wanted to sit down with Mayor Paul Young to discuss his journey and these things head on.

Discover his vision for transforming Memphis, a city rich in history and culture but also facing significant issues such as cutting high crime rates, economic issues, minimal population growth, and more.

With a city proper population of over 600,000 and a deep History of the blues, Elvis, and sadly Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s assassination in 1968, Memphis is known all over the world. This interview covers Mayor Young’s own journey, what drives him, his thoughts on these issues, plus his vision for the future plus much more.

Episode Highlights

Underdog’s Journey: Finding his purpose as Mayor of Memphis, doing it his way.
Hope: Tapping into people’s hope to face the tough challenges
Continuous Growth: Incremental improvements by building on strengths.
A New Legacy: Living his ancestors wildest dreams.
Vision for the Future: Balancing a delicate relationship with the District Attorney’s office.