NextGen

The World of M2: Year in Review and Goals for 2018

Brett Hagler: Founder of New Story, Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur on Breaking Stigmas, Finding Your Faith, Searching For Opportunity in The Least Likely Places, and Taking Advice From Your 80 Year-Old Self

Carrie Sheffield: Founder & CEO of Bold, Co-host on Bold TV, and Executive Director of Generation Opportunity on Finding Her Voice, Growing Bold TV, and Why She Keeps a List of Her Haters

Josh Thompson: Advisor for New Classrooms and Blockchain For Change, The Ultimate Public Servant, on The Issues of Homelessness and Education Policy, Running for Mayor of NYC at The Age of 30 and Why Innovative Leaders are Needed Now More Than Ever

Sarah Kenny: UVA Student Council President, on Thomas Jefferson, Free Speech, Feminism, Otto Warmbrier, White Supremacists, and How The Actions on UVA Grounds are a Learning Experience for Everyone

Dave Maloney: Founder of The D10, on Start-Up Culture, Pushing Your Boundaries, Dominating First Impressions, and How We Can Work Together to Raise Money and Live a Healthier Life

On Episode 8, Mayor Jim Gray said: "There are always two sides to every pancake. What matters is the thickness in-between." After our travels to New York City last week for the marathon and business, we found that statement to be relevant to our experiences in the Big Apple in comparison to our experiences in Lexington. Episode 10 is a discussion between Wyatt and me that dives into the details of our transition from NYC to Lexington, and why, now more than ever, we are focused on our mission in Kentucky.

Welcome to Episode 9 of the NextGen Podcast. Today, we sit down with Matthew Swift to talk about his journey founding Concordia and how it has transformed into an international non-profit that makes a profound impact on the public and private sectors. Matt is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Concordia. He shares with us advice on starting a business from scratch, his views on pressing current event topics, why he never stops learning and his future plans for Concordia.

Episode 8 of the NextGen Podcast welcomes Lexington’s very own Mayor Jim Gray. Throughout our discussion, we gain insight on the role of mayor and how it is different from any other executive government position. M2 and Mayor Gray dive into details regarding the future vision for Lexington and his leadership responsibilities as the executive of a NextGen City. Mayor Gray is a proactive leader who places a strong emphasis on innovation, collaboration and compassion to ensure a bright future for Lexington.

“Courage and compassion go hand - in - hand. Without courage, compassion falters. And without compassion, courage has no direction.” - Governor Eric Greitens That is just a glimpse of the powerful conversation Wyatt and I had with Governor Greitens. Episode 7 of NextGen sits down with the former Navy SEAL, humanitarian, philanthropist, husband and father and now, Missouri governor, Eric Greitens.

On this episode of The NextGen Podcast, we highlight Chris Schembra, Founder & Chief Question Asker of the 747 Club. Chris is an empathy strategist who uses the power of pasta sauce to help individuals, companies and entrepreneurs find their best self by creating more empathy in their life. Throughout our discussion, we dive into the art of turning your passion into your life, how your lowest point might be the tipping point to turn it all around and why the world needs empathy now more than ever.

The World of M2: Breaking the Status Quo

For this episode of NextGen, we highlight Harlem Lacrosse Founder, Simon Cataldo. Wyatt dives into Simon's decision to join Teach for America and how that, in turn, sparked the foundations for and establishment of Harlem Lacrosse. At a young age, Simon's life work has revolved around helping to solve the problems of inner cities and their broken education systems. Simon's passion, focus and commitment to making the world a better place is contagious and humbling.

President and Co-Founder of the Millennial Action project, Steven Olikara is taking a break from saving the world and joining us on NextGen via Skype (please excuse the audio difference). Steven was one of our very first connections Wyatt and I made when we decided to start M2. We found his journey and his advice to be profound, inspiring and encouraging. Thus, we wanted to share that experience with you straight from Steven himself. Enjoy! 

On this episode of the NextGen Podcast, we welcome olympians Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt. This duo dives into what it's like to compete at the olympic level, what it takes to get there and how they balance their relationship all while also building their professional careers. They are an inspiration and a force. Wyatt and I are honored to call Lee and Gerek our friends, and we are excited to have them share their experiences with you all. Enjoy!