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Matheos Mesfin – Founder and Executive Director of IEA Councils

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Matheos Mesfin, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for East African Councils, on IEA Councils’ mantra for their work~

“I always say that the mantra for our work is that there’s no growth in comfort, and so the more concentration you have with the same kind of people, the more your comfort zone will cement. So we interject and we take them out of that comfort zone and say, “Go to school in rural Massachusetts.”

Matheos Mesfin - Founder and Executive Director of IEA Councils with Andy Ockershausen
Matheos Mesfin – Founder and Executive Director of IEA Councils with host Andy Ockershausen in-studio interview

Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town with a very special conversation with a young man that I happened to… [Read more…] about Matheos Mesfin – Founder and Executive Director of IEA Councils

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Jimmy Lynn – Entrepreneur, Servant Leader and Georgetown Professor

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Jimmy Lynn on what went into his decision to stay in Our Town after grad school ~

“When I was coming out of AU after grad school, a couple mentors pulled me aside and said, you think you might need to move to New York or LA? I wasn’t sure. And they said, you might be a small fish in a big pond. Why not stay here in DC where you can be a big fish in a medium sized pond.”

Jimmy Lynn and Andy Ockershausen in studio interview
Jimmy Lynn, Entrepreneur, Servant Leader and Georgetown Professor and host Andy Ockershausen in studio interview

Andy Ockershausen: This is Our Town. This is Andy Ockershausen. And this is such, I say this in all sincerity, a great, great opportunity and a pleasure to talk to a friend for many, many years. At one time, [Read more…] about Jimmy Lynn – Entrepreneur, Servant Leader and Georgetown Professor

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Phil Hochberg – Former “Voice of the Redskins” and Lawyer

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Phil Hochberg on revenue generation in Major League Baseball today ~

“Well, interestingly, Major League Baseball is now suffering attendance losses over the past few years, but Major League Baseball is making more money than it ever had because of the media rights and everything . . . everything has just changed so much. It is no longer just radio. It is no longer radio and television. It is not radio, television and cable. It is the Internet. It is the streaming services. It is just everything.”

Phil Hochberg - Former Voice of the Redskins and Lawyer with Andy Ockershausen
Phil Hochberg – Former Voice of the Redskins and Lawyer with host Andy Ockershausen in-studio interview

Andy Ockershausen: This is Our Town. This is Andy Ockershausen. In a conversation with not only a friend, but I would say a world known friend from doing his work as the public address announcer for [Read more…] about Phil Hochberg – Former “Voice of the Redskins” and Lawyer