
Angles with John Richmond
Angles is a podcast about learning from the paths of interesting and successful people. Hosted by John Richmond, Co-Founder and CEO of Richmond Vona, the show features conversations with entrepreneurs, professionals, and leaders from Buffalo and beyond. By exploring their stories from different angles, each episode uncovers the moments, mindset, and moves that helped them grow and offers insights you can use in your own life and career.
Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes
Angles with John Richmond
Latest Episodes
Ep14: Sharon Cryan — Food Nerd Founder on Fighting Processed Foods and Feeding the Future
What if the cereal in your pantry was designed to be addictive?This week on Angles, Sharon Cryan, the founder and CEO of Food Nerd, shares her deeply personal journey—from growing up in Buffalo with a single mother battling MS to launch...
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Episode 14
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58:04

Ep13: Lisa Johnson - Championing Mental Wellness
In this episode of Angles, Lisa Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer at Compeer Buffalo, shares her journey from a college volunteer to leading an organization dedicated to combating loneliness and promoting mental wellness. The conversation explore...
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Episode 13
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49:49

Ep12: Emily Martin — Hiring Right & Having Hard Conversations
Emily Martin is the founder of Ally HR Partners, where she helps Buffalo companies hire the right people and tackle the tough conversations that keep teams on track. She joins host John Richmond to explain why HR should guide strategy, how clea...
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Episode 12
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Ep11: Tom Prince — The Heart of High School Sports
Tom Prince, Vice President of Western New York Athletics, turned a volunteer baseball blog into a full‑fledged sports network spotlighting student‑athletes across Buffalo. In this episode, host John Richmond chats with Tom about the evolution o...
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Episode 11
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51:25

Ep10: Justin Hartman — From Lawyer to Distiller: Building Hartman’s Craft Spirits & Community
Host John Richmond sits down with Justin Hartman—former New York City trial lawyer and founder of Hartman’s Distilling Co.—to unpack his leap from law to whiskey, the science of crafting award-winning bourbon, and the realities of scaling a Buf...
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Episode 10
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