Life is constantly evolving — and so are we.
This fall, we’re inviting Denisonians to come home to The Hill for something a little different. ReMix: Adapt is a gathering designed to help us pause, reconnect, and consider what’s next. Taking place Thursday, Nov. 5 through Friday morning, Nov. 6, ReMix will kick off Big Red Weekend: Homecoming on The Hill with a series of conversations, experiences, and connections centered on one essential question: How do we adapt as our lives, careers, relationships, and communities change?
Four Pillars. Four Ways to Adapt.
ReMix: Adapt is organized around four defining pillars, each led by a Denisonian expert bringing their own experience, perspective, and expertise to the conversation.
Allison Aubrey ’90
Journalist, Author, NPR Correspondent
Allison Aubrey is an award-winning science and health correspondent for NPR News and contributor to CBS Sunday Morning, and will serve as the event’s Adapt in Life pillar leader. Allison will draw from her decades of reporting and her new book, Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love. Her book explores the experiences of women who have cultivated creativity, connection, and joy while navigating their “third turns” — offering young alums an evidence-backed, practical look at what could be next as you consider future pathways. Every ReMix registrant will receive a copy of Allison’s new book.
Jessica Gesue ’01
Founder, Alluvita Health + Wellness and Alluvita Social Wellness
As founder of Alluvita Social Wellness, Jessica Gesue is rethinking what wellness can look like across every stage of life and will lead the Adapt for Well-Being pillar. Her approach moves beyond traditional ideas of wellness to consider the whole person — physical, mental, spiritual, financial, and social well-being — and how we can all build healthier, more connected lives. Jessica will also bring an entrepreneurial lens to the conversation, sharing the need she identified in the community and how she is building a new model to meet it through Alluvita’s social wellness club and women’s health offerings.
Erik S. Farley ’03
Chief People and Culture Officer, YMCA of Central Ohio
Erik Farley has built a career around creating connections across teams, communities, campuses, and generations. As Chief People and Culture Officer for the YMCA of Central Ohio, Erik works at the intersection of people, culture, leadership, and community, and will lead the Adapt Together pillar for this ReMix event. A longtime Denison volunteer, former Denison administrator, educator, and community leader, he brings a distinctly Denison perspective to what it means to build spaces where people feel connected, supported, and empowered to navigate change together.
Jackie Hutson ’05
Owner & Founder of Piper & Mint and Co-Founder, The Sourcing Gals
Jackie Hutson brings a firsthand perspective on building, evolving, and growing a business in a rapidly changing marketplace and will lead the Adapt at Work pillar for this event. As an entrepreneur and business leader, Jackie will explore what it takes to recognize opportunity, adapt when circumstances change, and continue moving forward when the path isn’t always clear. Her perspective will add an important practical dimension to the conversation about careers, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the future of work.
Kristin Volk ’04
After 12 years as a broadcast journalist, Kristin Volk made two career pivots — first into legal marketing, then into practicing law. During an interactive workshop, she will share the story behind each transition—the signals, the inspiration, the doubts, the people who helped, and more. Today, as an attorney, she leverages her investigative journalism skills to support her work in labor and employment law, corporate investigations, and white-collar crime. She also brings trial team experience after serving on a very high-profile Ohio public corruption case tied to one of the largest bribery scandals in the state’s history.
ReMix: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Disruption
ReMix: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Disruption is a keystone event on Denison’s campus, where alums from a multitude of industries and backgrounds share their experiences, peeling back the curtain on their careers and offering an insider scoop on their successes and lessons. Attendees discover new ideas, feel inspired by their peers, workshop their own challenges, and foster relationships across generations.
Check out photos from our most recent ReMix: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Disruption!
ReMix Women
ReMix Women was an opportunity to turn reflection into action and connection into impact. Attendees engage in meaningful conversation, gain practical insight, and achieve the perspective that only comes from stepping away from the everyday and gathering with people who understand where you’ve been — and where you want to go.
View Spring 2024 ReMix Women Photos.
Please note: While this event focused on women’s experiences, it was open to all alums and students regardless of sex or gender identity.
Arts ReMix
Arts ReMix was a marquee event on Denison’s campus, where alums from a multitude of art-related industries, majors, and backgrounds shared their experiences, peeled back the curtain on their careers, and offered an insider scoop on their successes and lessons learned.
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