Larry Mead, Executive Producer

Larry leads a Management Consulting firm, Worthington Partners. Ltd., specializing in customized financial, strategic planning, and advisory services to Fortune 1000 companies. His experience includes 30 years of multiple executive management roles at Sterling Commerce Corporation, Bank One Corporation, and Philip Morris including Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Banking, Finance, Sales, Operations and Technology. Prior to his business career Larry was a School District Administrator in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He holds a BA degree in Political Science from Lawrence University, MBA (Finance) and MS (Educational Administration) degrees from the University of Wisconsin.

An active investor in emerging technology businesses, Larry is a founding member of the Ohio Tech Angel Fund and Investment Screening Committee member and advisor to TechColumbus, a technology incubator enterprise funded by the Ohio Department of Development. Larry is currently Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Wickford Companies, Director for the Central Ohio Chapter of the Financial Executives International, and is an advisor to the Center for Entrepreneurship at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

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Kathy Mead, Executive Producer

Kathy Mead has been an educator for almost 40 years. After spending many years in the high school classroom, she is now working with at-risk youth and adults who wish to pursue a high school diploma. Her work takes her into adult education programs, social service agencies, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and correctional institutions.