The BOLD Podcast

Sachika is a creative, critical-thinker and sociologist whose passions lie in research and data analysis, community health, and social justice.  At GlobeMed she is responsible for cultivating and maintaining healthy GlobeMed student chapters and their 1-to-1 partnerships with grassroots organizations around the world.  She is a two-time graduate from the University of Cincinnati with a MA and BA in Sociology.  Sachika graduated from BOLD 5 in 2021.   Here is what Sachika had to say about BOLD: "As a staff member of a non-profit, the Board often feels like an inaccessible, enigmatic, and sometimes intimidating structure. Despite being strongly connected to a couple non profit organizations, I have never been quite sure of how to connect with the board -- and never considered that I could serve on one. All of this changed through the Board Orientation + Leadership Development program by Leadership Council for Nonprofits. I participated in informative training and virtual sessions, deepening my expertise in the areas of: legal and fiduciary responsibilities, fundraising, strategic planning, succession planning, and assessment for nonprofit boards. I learned that my character strengths include: an appreciation for beauty and excellence, a love of learning, and bravery. I also learned that age is not a qualification for board service; it’s the passion, expertise, and connections that you bring to the table that matter."

Alfonso Cornejo is a 30-year resident of Montgomery, where he and his wife Marilyn raised three children. Cornejo was born and raised in Mexico. He is a business consultant that helps small companies do business in Latin America.  Cornejo moved to Cincinnati with P&G 30 years ago and continued in HR positions with Clorox and Chiquita before retiring in 2002.  Alfonso has been president of the all-volunteer Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA for nearly 20 years. Initially he agreed to lead the organization temporarily, having little knowledge of nonprofits. But he liked seeing the grass-roots enthusiasm and realizing results the sector delivered.  Alfonso has sent two of his board members through the BOLD program.

Beth Hartman has over 24 years of banking experience at both Fifth Third Bank and National City Bank / PNC Bank.  She is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and payments expert.  Beth manages a team of five treasury sales professionals who support the Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, and Northern Kentucky markets. Beth is a BOLD 1 graduate and currently serves as Vice President of the Southwest Ohio Association for Financial Professionals (SWOAFP) and on the board of trustees at CET TV.

Andy Freeze is a fundraiser and developer for StriveTogether.  John Webster works in business operations for Cincinnati Children's Hospital.  Both are alumni of the BOLD Program.

Joel Willis is the Editor in Chief of "The Dad", a lifestyle brand for dads.

Tanya Mack is Director of Global Transportation Capability at Procter & Gamble. Deon Mack is a Police Officer with the City of Cincinnati. Both are graduates of the BOLD 4 Class.

Danyele Harris-Thompson is a change management professional with proven experience designing and executing integrated plans to engage employees and activate organizations’ strategies.

Mike Sipple Jr. is the president of Centennial and co-founder of Talent Magnet Institute. He is also the host of the Talent Magnet Institute Podcast. He has spent over 20 years investing in individual and organizational leaders. He has been a leader who is constantly learning as well as teaching and showing others how to lead well. He has a passion and desire for people and our world that many feel is contagious. He is a visionary who accepts and acknowledges the potential we all have to lead and love people well. Mike has extensive experience supporting forward-thinking and growth-oriented decision makers of family-owned businesses, privately held organizations, and private equity groups all across the world.  He partners with leaders and board members who have a strong desire to build highly effective leadership teams and healthy organizations to achieve their next chapter of success. He also believes that to become a true talent magnet you have to not only attract the best but also retain the best. Leaders and companies utilize Mike’s expertise in succession planning, talent acquisition strategies, employment branding, community engagement and building high performing executive teams. Mike is sought after to speak to associations, peer groups, and organizations about how to attract and retain top talent. Mike is very passionate about community engagement and sees it as a way to help the community as well as improve your organization.

Maribel is a BOLD 4 graduate and GE Aviation Sr Technical Project Manager working on an important migration project across the whole engineering community. Born and raised in Mexico City, Cortes Conde holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. Her career in a male dominated industry includes managing outsourcing IT operations with teams in Mexico, India, China and USA. Some of the clients in US included GE Aviation, GE Energy, GE Transportation, Anheuser Busch and Mitel Networks in Canada. Maribel’s passion for education moved her to support the Cincinnati Ohio Hispanic Community with volunteering work at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, supporting organizations such as Su Casa, LULAC and Santa Maria etc. She is an active member of the GE Aviation Hispanic Forum and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which have been a platform to support Cincinnati Public school kids during the pandemic, where she led the initiative to provide refurbished laptops to ESL students within the school district. Maribel has 2 daughters, Sophia Munoz(16) and Tamara Munoz(14) who attend Walnut Hills High School and is married to Walter Munoz, who is also an active member supporting the Hispanic community.

Michael Moore is the founder of Black Achievers, a networking organization with over 27,000 members nationwide. Michael's mission is to build a network of Black professionals who can work together to make the world a better place for everyone to live. Michael is also the author of "Achieve Your Dreams, The 9 Principles of African American Success" At age 19, Michael taught himself how to write computer code. He started designing and programming websites for businesses as a hobby while still in college. He eventually started his own web development business called Websites Express, which he grew into a multi million-dollar business employing over 10 people. Michael has also worked in corporate America. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He has been an account manager for a Fortune 500 Company where he managed a $5 million dollar business unit in the IT/Engineering field. He currently works as an IT Project Manager overseeing a team of 30 developers at one of the largest Banks in Ohio.