Access Louisville

Several Louisville companies are led by CEOs that have chosen not to live in Louisville.But how much that matters seems to be up for debate — and we chat about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast.LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett is on this week's show to talk about an in-depth report that he just finished on CEOs leading Louisville companies from somewhere else. Humana Inc., Yum Brands and Papa Johns International Inc. are a few big examples, but there are others as well. For the story, Stinnett talked to executives who said that not having the CEO present can impact both the community and the workplace culture.“When company leaders reside here, things get done,” including building stadiums, zoos, parks and so on, John Schnatter, former CEO of Papa Johns International Inc. told Stinnett. Others, such as Scott Catlett, formerly chief legal officer at Yum Brands Inc., spoke about how it can impact morale inside the workplace.On the other side of the issue, we heard from local executives lik