Out of Business

15/05/2025 1h 15min Temporada 3 Episodio 6

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Episode Synopsis

Our host, LUL President & CEO Lyndon Pryor, is joined by Adria Johnson, President & CEO of Metro United Way. Before ⁠becoming CEO in 2021⁠, Johnson served as its Chief Impact Officer. The organization's mission is to improve lives in the seven-county region with a focus on thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community. The duo discusses the challenges of leading a non-profit, the struggles in advocacy work, and the dream of putting non-profits out of business due to the need no longer being required.Johnson graduated from Ball State with a BS in Accounting and from the University of Louisville with a Master of Business Administration. She spent several years working for the Louisville Metro Government and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She was named a Muhammad ⁠Ali Center Daughter of Greatness in 2023⁠.