Jeni Britton is the Founder of Columbus-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Floura & Co. Jeni is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People In Business and a Henry Crown Fellow through the Aspen Institute.
Richard Stoff is the senior advisor to the Leadership Now Project.
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Ohio is a place where everyone’s voice matters. That is the heart and character of our state.However, Ohio is also one of the most gerrymandered states in America.From every corner of this amazing state, 535,005 Ohioans are on record saying this must end, and our voices matter: we want citizens, not politicians to decide who represents us in Columbus and Washington.We are also heartened that our hometown paper, the Dispatch, has affirmed the people’s powerful and clarion voice in its editorial of Oct. 6.
One of us — Jeni — moved here as a kid from Peoria, entered Ohio State University as a fine arts major, left as an entrepreneur and slowly built an iconic national brand. Building a company requires more than talent and creativity; it is about genuinely “caring for the people in my company and community.”