Hello, my friend, and welcome to another episode of Negotiate Anything.

Thanks for spending time with us today.

It's listeners like you in 181 different countries that have made Negotiate Anything the most popular negotiation and conflict resolution podcast in the world.

I'm your host, Kwame Christian.

I'm a business lawyer, mediator,

professor, and the director of the American Negotiation Institute. Before we get started,

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description to learn more. Matt, thanks for joining us today. Thank you so much for this opportunity.

Now it's a pleasure to have you, my friend. So

how about you get us started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?

Certainly. My name is Matt Lofi. I am the director of marketing and community outreach for the

Westville Area Chamber of Commerce. But in that role, I also serve as the executive director

of Leadership Westerville. And to I also serve as the executive director of Leadership

Westerville.

And to kind of give you the nickel tour of Leadership Westerville, we have two leadership

programs, one for our high schoolers within our school district, and then one for our adults

that work or live within the community.

And so we put on a day of service for seniors. And then we also have our

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