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Zach Sarkis, founder and executive director of the NY HempLab and founder of FLWR CITY Collective, joins the RBJ to discuss the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in New York, how the bill ensures social and racial justice, the timeline ...

Annika D’Andrea, founder, president and CEO of Tender Loving Family Care and president and co-CEO of TLC Virtual Resiliency, joins the RBJ to discuss her organizations’ response to COVID-19, the extra stress of dealing with the pandemic, lessons learned, and ...

Michael Hess, president and CEO of Waste Harmonics, joins the RBJ to talk about the pandemic's effect on waste management, Waste Harmonics' success amid a challenging year, his outlook for the rest of this year, and more

Herb Escher, president and CEO of Dale Carnegie Training of Rochester, joins the RBJ to discuss Dale Carnegie's response to COVID-19, leadership amid the pandemic, his outlook for the rest of this year, and more.

Marc Iacona, CEO of Simcona Electronics and Executive Director of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, joins the RBJ to talk about how the pandemic has affected Simcona, the Jazz Festival, the local arts community, and more.

Common Ground Health CEO Wade Norwood joins the RBJ to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the pandemic’s effect on inequitable health outcomes in our community, Common Ground Health’s goals for the near future, and more. WATCH VIDEO This item is ...

Angela Sims, president of Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School, joins the RBJ to talk about the school’s response to COVID-19, its focus on the Rochester community, the state of theology schools in the current climate, and more. WATCH VIDEO This ...

Seanelle Hawkins, president and CEO of Urban League of Rochester, joins the RBJ to discuss Urban League’s response to COVID-19, the Interrupt Racism initiative, the Rochester Police Department and more. WATCH VIDEO This item is part of Rochester Business Journal’s ...

Jerome Underwood, president and CEO of Action for a Better Community, joins the RBJ to discuss ABC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent “Racism is a Public Health Crisis — Attacking the 2 Pandemics” virtual conference, the obstacles to addressing ...

Bill Goodrich, CEO and Managing Partner of LeChase Construction Services, joins the RBJ to discuss LeChase’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the construction industry, his role as chair of the United Way’s 2021 campaign, and more. WATCH ...

Marty Birmingham, President and CEO of Five Star Bank, and Sean Willett, Senior Vice President and Chief Administration Officer of Five Star Bank, join the RBJ to discuss the latest round of PPP loans, what's different from previous rounds, their importance to the local economy, and more.

Erica Mangers, an executive director with Watermark Retirement Communities, joins the RBJ to talk about Watermark’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization’s approach to vaccinations, silver linings from the past year and more. WATCH VIDEO This item is part of ...

Rep. Joseph Morelle joins the RBJ for a discussion about COVID-19, legislative priorities, and more. Editor’s Note: Because of technical difficulties, the recording of this interview was interrupted. This item is part of Rochester Business Journal’s video series, Rochester Biz ...

Aqua Porter, executive director of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative, joins the RBJ to discuss her organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, her goals for 2021, the Rochester business community's engagement with the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge, and more.

Deana Porterfield, president of Roberts Wesleyan College and Northeastern Seminary, joins the RBJ to discuss how the fall semester went amid the COVID-19 pandemic, her hopes and concerns for next year, the responsibilities of leadership during this crisis and more.