Angles with John Richmond
John Richmond is the Co-Founder & CEO of Richmond Vona, a 3x Inc. 5000 personal injury law firm in Buffalo, NY. Angles is where he has real conversations with interesting people from Buffalo and Western New York. Not about their titles or accomplishments. About how they actually got here. Their process. What keeps them rooted. The decisions that shaped them.
You'll hear from scientists and artists, rappers and historians, business owners, and
preservationists. Success from every Angle.
Angles is your space to hear real stories and think differently.
New episodes drop every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms.
Angles with John Richmond
Latest Episodes
Ep69: Mike Shatzel - Cole’s, Buffalo’s Bar Scene, and 40 Years of Wild Stories
John sits down with Mike Shatzel, second-generation owner of Cole’s and one of the most respected figures in Buffalo’s bar and restaurant industry. Mike grew up busing tables at Cole’s at ten years old, played D3 basketball at Johns Hopkins and...
Ep68: Joseph Gramaglia - Retired Buffalo Police Commissioner, Tops, and Leading Through Crisis
John sits down with Joseph Gramaglia, Retired Commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department and President of the Major City Chiefs Association - the organization representing the 70 largest urban police departments in the United States and nine...
Ep67: Lisa Smith - Buffalo Zoo, Conservation, and the Accidental CEO
John sits down with Lisa Smith, President and CEO of the Buffalo Zoo - the third oldest zoo in the United States, a 151-year-old institution that has survived two world wars, the Great Depression, and 115 days of Covid closure, all starting fro...
Ep66: Catie Stephenson - Olmsted Parks, the 33, and Investing in Buffalo’s Future
John sits down with Catie Stephenson, Executive Director of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the first nonprofit in the country to manage an entire historic urban park system. Catie oversees 850 acres, six parks, seven parkways, and eight...
Ep65: Jim Sandoro - Building the Pierce Arrow Museum
John sits down with Jim Sandoro, founder of the Pierce Arrow Museum in Buffalo, for a conversation that spans nearly seven decades of collecting cars, buildings, and history. Jim traces his obsession back to age three, when he pulled back a tar...