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Alan Shepard and the arithmetic of coming back
He returned to CNX as its accounting chief in 2020. Six years later, Alan Shepard took over as CEO, carrying a familiar question into a larger job: what creates lasting value per share?
Jonathan Webb and the unfinished business of building
He returned to Kentucky to put a new industry under glass. After AppHarvest’s bankruptcy, Jonathan Webb is taking on nuclear construction - and another promise that has to survive contact with the job site.
Dolly Parton Built a Life Big Enough to Give Away
She wrote her way out of the Smoky Mountains, kept the rights when it mattered, and turned fame into jobs, stories and more than 300 million books for children.
Corey Wilks
Corey Wilks, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist turned executive coach, speaker, and creator based in Austin, TX. After 15 years in clinical psychology, he left the field following a near-death experience during the pandemic and being fired from a remote therapy position, pivoting to help founders and creators remove the psychological bottlenecks costing them business growth. He runs Creator Alchemy - a newsletter, podcast, and community - and is known for his Four Horsemen of Fear framework. His coaching clients include VC-backed founders, CEOs, and bootstrapped entrepreneurs across AI, tech, CPG, and media.