Join us for episode 21 of the Richmond Leadership Lab.In this special first-ever LIVE episode of the Richmond Leadership Lab, co-hosts Christian Mosier (BenX Consulting) and Taylor Quinn (Filmspire and Richmond Podcast Studio) take the stage in front of a live Richmond audience with three of the city’s most respected leaders: Jody Alexander, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Richmond; Ron Carey, Founder & CEO of Tilt Creative + Production; and Paul Trible, Co-Founder & CEO of Ledbury. Episode Highlights:A Live Richmond Leadership Lab First: After nearly two years and 20 episodes, Christian and Taylor bring the show to a live stage — a panel of three Richmond CEOs in front of an audience, capped with a live audience Q&A.Meet Jody Alexander (YMCA of Greater Richmond): Celebrating 38 years with the Y, Jody rose from swim coach, lifeguard, and lesson instructor to CEO of a regional organization spanning seven municipalities, 18 locations, a 100-acre camp, and roughly 2,600 employees — with an eighth municipality on the way.Meet Ron Carey (Tilt Creative + Production): A Richmond native who played football at UVA and cut his teeth with the Mars family and the Martin Agency, Ron built Tilt on a bold idea: bringing creative agency work and production/post-production together under one roof. Tilt turns nine in January with award-winning work around the world.Meet Paul Trible (Ledbury): From medical missions with Operation Smile to an Oxford MBA to learning shirtmaking on London’s Jermyn Street, Paul co-founded Ledbury and built an e-commerce-first menswear brand in Richmond that now serves more than 100,000 online customers.The Leaders Who Shaped Them: The panel reflects on early mentors — Ron’s parents and Mars executive Ellis Rowe, who taught him to “do hard things”; Jody’s mentor who modeled leading through motherhood and making peace with guilt; and Paul’s father, who showed the power of casting a big vision and repeating it relentlessly.The Real Cost of Leadership: An honest conversation about the price of building something — pulling back your own pay so “leaders eat last,” relocating families across states, and the challenge of always being “on.”How Leaders Recharge: From Ron’s extroverted reset at the river with family, to Jody’s introverted need for quiet (“don’t talk to me until the jewelry’s off”), to two-week vacations that actually let you unplug — the panel shares what real restoration looks like.What Richmond Does Better Than Anywhere: One (or half a) degree of separation, a warm and generous business community, and people who genuinely want to connect you — plus the flip side: the “we already tried that” mindset that can hold big ideas back.Finding and Keeping the Right Talent: Practical hiring wisdom — freelancing people before you hire them, prioritizing cultural fit and hiring for “hungry, humble, smart,” using short video applications and case studies to reveal who truly wants the seat, tapping global talent, and how Tilt keeps turnover under 5%.Learn More About Our Guests’ Organizations:YMCA of Greater Richmond — https://www.ymcarichmond.org/Tilt Creative + Production — https://www.tiltcp.com/Ledbury —https://www.ledbury.com/Connect with the Guests:Jody Alexander — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-alexander-915a5734/Ron Carey — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-carey/Paul Trible — https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-trible-81ba0925/Richmond Leadership Lab is Produced and Co-Hosted by:Taylor Quinn, CEO – Filmspire & Richmond Podcast Studiohttps://www.filmspirevideo.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-quinn-filmspire/Christian Mosier, President – BenX Consultinghttps://benxconsulting.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-mosier/Learn More About Richmond Leadership Lab: https://www.richmondleadershiplab.com