MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs

Kirt Jacobs is the host and producer of MoxieTalk, a talk show that gives an intimate look into the courage, character and defining moments of today’s most inspiring individuals.

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MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #7: Trey Grayson

From an early age, Trey Grayson has been motivated to serve his community. Grayson is a northern Kentucky native. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1994 and his J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1998. Grayson was elected to the office of Kentucky secretary of state in 2003, which at age 31 made him the youngest secretary of state in the country. He later became known as an expert on innovation in politics, as well as the political views of the millennial ...

Jun 21, 2017•15 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #6: Barbara Sexton Smith

Barbara Sexton Smith’s personal mission is to leave the earth better than she found it. Sexton Smith has a storied professional background that includes time in corporate America where she rose to become the second highest ranking woman at Wendy’s International. She also is a successful entrepreneur. She founded Quick Think, Inc., a leadership development company in 1996 and was nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. A champion of the arts and area nonprofits, Sexton Smith helped rais...

Jun 21, 2017•15 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #5: Bob Russell

At age 22, Bob Russell became the pastor of a small congregation of 120 people called Southeast Christian Church. By the time he retired from Southeast 40 years later, it would become one of the largest in the United States, with 18,000 people attending services every weekend. Growing up, Russell intended to become a high-school basketball coach in his Philadelphia hometown. His plans changed during his senior year of high school when he realized a desire in his heart to enter the ministry; he e...

Jun 21, 2017•16 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #4: Debbie Scoppechio

Debbie Scoppechio is the founder of Kentucky’s largest advertising agency. After 15 years in the business, Scoppechio decided to take her considerable energy, vision and determination and start her own agency. Creative Alliance has grown from a three-person company to a Top 100 national agency employing over 150 people with annual billing of $200 million. Scoppechio was the second woman inducted in the Kentucky Business Hall of Fame. Her honors include Top Kentucky Woman Business Owner of the Ye...

Jun 21, 2017•13 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #3: Christopher 2X

Christopher 2X is driven by the plight of the poor and wants to help them transform their mindset. After serving a seven-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in the 1990s, 2X become both an anti-violence advocate and a community spokesperson on issues of violence and at-risk youth. 2X has become a trusted face and voice for the poor and disenfranchised. After a police shooting in Louisville left an African-American teenager dead in 2004, 2X was instrumental in calming the community’s anger ...

Jun 21, 2017•13 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #2: David Armstrong

David Armstrong is an achiever who looks to maximize everything he can do in a day. He is a graduate of Murray State University and received his J.D. from the University of Louisville school of law in 1969. Armstrong has a long and distinguished career as a public servant. He spent time as a family court judge, Jefferson County commonwealth attorney, and in 1983 became attorney general of Kentucky. Armstrong served as Louisville’s mayor from 1999 to 2003, after a decade as Jefferson County judge...

Jun 21, 2017•12 min

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #1: Stan Curtis

Stan Curtis wants to inspire and empower people to help those who can’t help themselves. In December of 1986, Curtis experienced a life changing moment. While standing in a cafeteria line, he imagined workers delivering food that would otherwise go to waste and delivering it to those in need. Curtis founded Kentucky Harvest and USA Harvest to collect leftover food from restaurants and groceries and deliver them to shelters and soup kitchens across the country. Curtis sees Kentucky Harvest as an ...

Jun 21, 2017•13 min

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