Toph Day, Laura Crawshaw, Thomas Verrette | Office Hours #512

Christopher Day [4:58]Toph Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures has perspective to offer on the “creative collisions” that will fuel the midwest’s growth as an innovation hub through Rally Innovation. Rally was developed to bring together companies, universities, entrepreneurs & investors to forge the creative cross-sectors that power innovation.Laura Crawshaw [18:16]She started her career in her twenties, working as a counselor in Alaska's first Employee Assistance Program, where she encountered employees suffering at work due to their abrasive bosses. Moved by the suffering of these employees, she embarked on a mission to relieve suffering in the workplace caused by abrasive leaders. Became known as the “Boss Whisperer” by observing bosses to understand why they bully & why their managers fail to intervene.Thomas Verrette [34:04]He’s an award-winning director, producer, & editor. A 15-year veteran of the film industry, Verrette is a former Fox and Disney creative and post-production executive, and is most known for producing the 20-episode World Cup docu-series, Phenoms, for Fox Sports. Verrette also edited the Goalkeepers episode, which premiered the series at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also executive produced the documentary feature Ordinary Gods, co-produced the short-comedy series Small Shots, and edited the sci-fi feature Parallels.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.