ThriveIN Wabash County
ThriveIN Wabash County
Podcast Description
Hosted by three passionate leaders—Adam Stakeman, Alex Downard, and Christine Flohr—the podcast dives into the people and projects shaping Wabash County’s future. Every episode offers its listeners key takeaways that can be implemented in their own communities and will cause you to pause and celebrate the wins in your own backyard. With backgrounds in community development, economic growth, outdoor adventure, marketing, and tourism, the trio interviews local business owners, nonprofit leaders, and creatives who are all working to make Wabash County thrive. Subscribe and join us!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes including community development, entrepreneurship, and local culture, with episodes like Mic to Main Street exploring personal journeys that shape Wabash and Bluegrass at Hopewell discussing innovative community events that enhance local engagement. Key areas include local business initiatives and the impact of grassroots projects on Wabash County's growth.

Hosted by three passionate leaders—Adam Stakeman, Alex Downard, and Christine Flohr—the podcast dives into the people and projects shaping Wabash County’s future. Every episode offers its listeners key takeaways that can be implemented in their own communities and will cause you to pause and celebrate the wins in your own backyard. With backgrounds in community development, economic growth, outdoor adventure, marketing, and tourism, the trio interviews local business owners, nonprofit leaders, and creatives who are all working to make Wabash County thrive. Subscribe and join us!
Volunteerism, community spirit, and giving back are values that can be passed from one generation to the next. In this episode of ThriveIN Wabash County, Christine sits down with Billy, Crystal and 16-year-old Gavin Lester to talk about their family’s commitment to the community they call home.
The Lesters share why they choose to get involved, volunteer and invest their time and talents in Wabash County—and why being an active part of the community matters to them. For Gavin, that commitment is now becoming his own story as he grows up rooted in the place he calls home.
From volunteering and community involvement to raising a family in Wabash County, the Lesters offer a firsthand look at what happens when local families choose to pour back into the communities that have poured into them.
A heartfelt thank-you to our community partners—The City of Wabash, Bowen Health, Sandra Kunkel Trust, Mark & Amy Ford, PaperWorks Industries, Lisa Gilman Investment Fund, the Community Foundation of Wabash County, and Visit Wabash County—for helping bring this podcast to life. This podcast is produced in partnership with Destination Wabash County.
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