Casey McCarty's guest appearances

Casey McCarty

Conquering Columbus Podcast

Women Of Influence

Wayne Harer

Mark Kvamme

Nikola Labs

Andrew Ginther

Cathy Lyttle

Michael Drake

Stephan Harman

Lacey Picazo

Joe Deloss

Doug Ulman

Debra Penzone

Cameron Mitchell

Sherrod Brown

Greg Lehman

Chris Hawker

OwlTail

Summary: Casey McCarty is the CEO of the Idea Foundry. Before taking over as CEO a year and a half ago, Casey had served as the COO for 7 years. The Idea Foundry is a community of makers, designed to inspire creativity and help their members bring out new ideas and unleash their passion to …

Casey McCarty – Columbus Idea Foundry

When Casey McCarty first joined the Idea Foundry, her role was largely behind the scenes. She was in charge of operations, something she compares to your organs, in that "you don't really think about them unless there's something going awry. But then, last August, she ascended to the top job at the makerspace. Early in her tenure as CEO, though, she learned an important lesson about what it takes to be the "frontman" of an organization. "I was still running into situations where'd I be, say, upstairs in our coworking space, chatting with people around some coffee and someone would say … 'Which business do you run?" McCarty recalled during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast. Sheepishly, she would answer, "This one." "So that's a lesson learned," McCarty said during our interview. "Even if your job description isn't necessarily out if in front, if you have career aspirations, you better make sure people know your face."Check out our full conversation with McCarty for more leadership lessons and to learn more about how her background in criminal justice impacts the way she does her job today.

When Casey McCarty first joined the Idea Foundry, her role was largely behind the scenes. She was in charge of operations, something she compares to your organs, in that "you don't really think about them unless there's something going awry. But then, last August, she ascended to the top job at the makerspace. Early in her tenure as CEO, though, she learned an important lesson about what it takes to be the "frontman" of an organization. "I was still running into situations where'd I be, say, upstairs in our coworking space, chatting with people around some coffee and someone would say … 'Which business do you run?" McCarty recalled during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast. Sheepishly, she would answer, "This one." "So that's a lesson learned," McCarty said during our interview. "Even if your job description isn't necessarily out if in front, if you have career aspirations, you better make sure people know your face."Check out our full conversation with McCarty for more leadership lessons and to learn more about how her background in criminal justice impacts the way she does her job today.

Women of Influence #15: Columbus Idea Foundry CEO Casey McCarty

When Casey McCarty agreed to help out the Columbus Idea Foundry, she thought she knew what kind of response she would get. "Who even is she?" McCarty said she imagined the (largely male) members of the makerspace saying when they saw McCarty, a neophyte to the world of the "maker" industry, trying to make necessary operational changes. "I was just expecting all of this pushback," said McCarty, who joined the Idea Foundry as COO about eight years ago. "That's not what I encountered at all.""The members … wanted it to be successful" she said. "All these anxieties about being in this overly male-dominated space didn’t end up coming to fruition.”McCarty, now a year into her tenure as CEO of the makerspace, shared that memory in a recent conversation for our Women of Influence podcast. The experience taught her that there's not much to be gained from being nervous about entering a male-dominated space as a woman in leadership. That's not to say, of course, that she's never encountered some "toxic sexism" in her work life. Check out the teaser below to hear how McCarty handles those issues, plus my own recap of some conversations about women in leadership that came up at this week's L Brands investor day.

When Casey McCarty agreed to help out the Columbus Idea Foundry, she thought she knew what kind of response she would get. "Who even is she?" McCarty said she imagined the (largely male) members of the makerspace saying when they saw McCarty, a neophyte to the world of the "maker" industry, trying to make necessary operational changes. "I was just expecting all of this pushback," said McCarty, who joined the Idea Foundry as COO about eight years ago. "That's not what I encountered at all.""The members … wanted it to be successful" she said. "All these anxieties about being in this overly male-dominated space didn’t end up coming to fruition.”McCarty, now a year into her tenure as CEO of the makerspace, shared that memory in a recent conversation for our Women of Influence podcast. The experience taught her that there's not much to be gained from being nervous about entering a male-dominated space as a woman in leadership. That's not to say, of course, that she's never encountered some "toxic sexism" in her work life. Check out the teaser below to hear how McCarty handles those issues, plus my own recap of some conversations about women in leadership that came up at this week's L Brands investor day.

Women of Influence Preview #15: Casey McCarty