Circle City Success

Diana Caldwell is the CEO of Amplified Sciences, Inc   Listen to CCS episode ​190 where you'll hear Diana tell us about… ● Early career learnings taught her the importance of people skills and communication and how those relate to practical people management leadership ● The Indiana Eco-system of VCs and start ups and the challenges she had when trying to get access to capital when raising funds from investors  ● Why she decided to be an entrepreneur and start up founder in Life Sciences to make something out of nothing, how Amplified Sciences was found, and the mission and value proposition of this organization   Circle City Success Podcast Partners: ● T&W Design and Build: https://twdesignbuild.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● D&E Printing: https://www.dandeprinting.com/ ● Java House: https://javahouse.com/ ● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/ ● AP Engin

Rebecca Fleetwood Hession is a Keynote Speaker, Author, and the Founder and CEO of WEthrive.live   Listen to CCS episode ​189 where you'll hear Rebecca tell us about… ● How making a decision to leave home at an early age helped her experience life and taught her important lessons that are still applicable today  ● Being curious about her clients and not so worried about the content of a sale but the context of what she was selling truly helped add value to her success  ● Doing work that aligns with her authenticity and the inspiration involved in her book and podcast "Write Your Own Story"   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, T&W Design and Build, IU Indianapolis Athletics, Java House, This is North Indy, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, D&E Printing Company, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● T&

Niki Burt is the Senior Community Director at Yelp Indy   Listen to CCS episode ​188 where you'll hear Niki tell us about… ● How moving to Spain after graduating from Butler to become an English teacher became a major life changing experience including meeting her future husband, then moving back to the states, and her 90 day fiance story   ● Grabbing coffee with a mentor/sponsor eventually helped connect her to Yelp Indy and her philosophy on bringing value to every coffee meeting  ● Having a good balance of life and then work, including breaking down each task for the day, and fully investing in yourself    As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, T&W Design and Build, IU Indianapolis Athletics, Java House, This is North Indy, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, D&E Printing Company, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.

Jennifer Magley is Chief Brand Officer for The Basketball League   Listen to CCS episode ​187 where you'll hear Jennifer tell us about… ● How growing up in a household of a professional athlete prepared her for competitive tennis and eventually the #1 national ranking   ● Leaving sports completely, making the decision to be a stay at home mom, transitioning to entrepreneurship, and becoming a single mother overnight ● The Basketball League having a larger geographical presence than the NBA G-League and to expect seeing more teams, more cities, and more representations and sponorships as she contines to build the brand   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, T&W Design and Build, IU Indianapolis Athletics, Java House, This is North Indy, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, D&E Printing Company, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: h

Matt Taylor is Manager of Radio Production and The Voice of the Indianapolis Colts   Listen to CCS episode ​186 where you'll hear Matt tell us about… ● How he got his start in radio at Franklin College while also playing on the football team, setting up all the equipment involved for in game radio and then rushing to the field before kickoff to play, and how that helped prepare him for all aspects involved in radio  ● "Just need a chance" and how chasing jobs in broadcasting early in his career eventually landed him an opportunity with a major local radio station answering phones on the weekends as a way to get his foot in the door, which was the start that allowed him to fill in on air radio shows when someone was absent ● That one quiet July 4th weekend when a couple of Colts guys came in to do some fill in radio shows and they took notice of him juggling 15 things at once and then 2 weeks later, he got that call from the Indianapolis Colts   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors:

Steven Emch is the President of Orr Fellowship   Listen to CCS episode ​185 where you'll hear Steve tell us about… ● The value of attitude on life, career, and people and the perspective of having a gratitude mindset  ● Why raising your hand when no one else wants to will differentiate you from peers, set you up for long term career and life success, and leaders will take a bet on you ● How Orr Fellowship is like a career accelerator connecting people to resources, organizations around Indy and is on a mission to create the premier post-undergraduate experience in the nation.    As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IU Indianapolis Athletics, Java House, This is North Indy, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, D&E Printing Company, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● Th

Carol Howard is the Executive Director of Rev Indy   Listen to this promo release episode where you'll hear Carol tell us about… ● Rev Indy on May 4th brings together food, fun, and a night of celebration to kick off the greatest month in racing, the impact the event has across Indiana inlcuding care for the drivers and patrons at IMS, and some of the featured guests and special apperances at this year's event ● How her entire childhood was spent in a pool as a comptetive swimmer and was so dedicated to swimming that eventually led her to the Olympic trials in 1996 ● Having a stint of unemployment for the first time in her life was a very humbling experience that helped realign her purpose and launched a new direction in her life, finding the impact that relationships have on professional and personal stories   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IU Indy Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, and our r

Caroline Abeleda is the Co-Founder of Exploradoor   Listen to CCS episode ​184 where you'll hear Caroline tell us about… ● The value of networking and making connections and how you never know where you're next introduction might take you, so stay connected with your network  ● Why she believes learning and development and company culture are the greatest investments any organization can make for their people ● How Exploradoor can help organizations develop their teams by connecting high school students and college students with the community, partner schools, and companies   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, D&E Printing, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/Thisis

Joel Kirk is the CEO and Founder of Discovering Broadway   Listen to this special episode release where you'll hear Joel tell us about… ● Discovering Broadway will present the Broadway concert of The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends starring Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls) and Myha'la (Netflix's Leave the World Behind) for one-night only! April 20th at 5PM & 8PM at The Tobias Theatre.  ● How growing up in Carmel, Indiana, watching 4 movies every weekend, and attending Carmel High School with a distringushed fine arts program helped him discover his passion at an early age and Why he choose Ball State University over all others when he was interviewing various programs to attend ● The behind the scenes of screenwriting, what all is involved financially, how much of a time commitment is needed, and how to gather investors that believe in the story   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Con

Jennifer Pace Robinson is the President and CEO of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis   Listen to CCS episode ​183 where you'll hear Jennifer tell us about… ● How she wanted to be a Disney Imaginer at an early age to be involved in the story lines and creating the rides seen at Disney World   ● How the idea for the uber popular Dinosphere exhibit was started around a baby T-Rex and the story behind the scenes  ● How the ideas for new exhibit opportunities are created and the partnerships involved in making it all come to life at the Children's Museum   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy ● Synergize: https:

Nida Ansari is the Founder and CEO of Karmic Partners and CIO of 16 Tech Innovation District Listen to CCS episode ​182 where you'll hear Nida tell us about… ● How coming to the United States while in high school helped prepare her for the life experiences she has encountered along her journey  ● How she got her start in Innovation with a career stint in Atlanta, why she choose Atlanta for a social scene and how that led her to make the move to Indy ● Her passion to work with Innovation, Start ups, and the Tech scene and why that helped her launch her own business Karmic Partners   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy ● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ ● Java House: https

  Larry McQueary is the President and CEO of Indy Fuel and Fishers Freight. Listen to CCS episode ​181 where you'll hear Larry tell us about… ● How an internship in college at WZPL landed his first job out of school and eventually helped guide the way to start his own business  ● How a career in sports is a lifestyle not a job and how he got his start in sports with Indy Sports Corp ● The Indy Fuel Hockey team, the new Fishers Event Center, and the upcoming Indy Indoor Football Team, now know as Fishers Freight   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy ● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ ● Java House: https://javahouse.com/ ● Migration Wealth Management: https://migration

Stephen Lindsay and Brian Lindsay are Co-Owners of The HandleBar Hangar Indy Listen to CCS episode ​180 where you'll hear Stephen and Brian tell us about… ● How they each learned important lessons about entrepreneurship early in life from their parents who were entrepreneurs for over 40 years ● How sitting at a stop light in Seattle Washington created the idea for The HandleBar Indy and being featured in Car and Driver Magazine launched the buzz for the brand ● All the unique experiences that are now included by visiting The Hangar Indy which is now a destination for food, drinks, activities, golf simulators, crafting, and taking a HandleBar tour around downtown Indianapolis    As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: Java House, IUPUI Jags, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our new recording venue The Hangar Indy.   CCS Podcast Parnters ● IUPUI Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● Nort

Courtney Zaugg is the Founder and CEO of Plaka + Associates, Founder of VentureVets and the Co-Founder of Zinc Contractors Listen to CCS episode ​179 where you'll hear Courtney tell us about… ● How leaving Indiana and everything she knew to study abroad in Greece was the best life decision and a transformational experience   ● Her philosophy on mentorship and why and how to find the best mentor to make a lasting impact on career and personal life ● Why she is passionate about helping communities support entrepreneurs and innovation led companies to create an impactful ecosystem   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy ● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ ● Java House

Special episode release promotion as The Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation applications are now live   Lauren Petersen James is the Executive Director of Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation and Kelsey Cook is the Membership Director of Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Listen to CCS episode ​178 where you'll hear Lauren and Kelsey tell us about… ● How they each had internship positions at the Indiana State House and how that gave them positive exposure and prepared them for their careers ● Why making an impact for the State of Indiana is an important aspect for each of their missions and values ● Why being a Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Fellow is a life changing and career defining opportunity and an opportunity to engage with influential leaders and future leaders of Indiana   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: Java House, IUPUI Jags, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

Macy Troyer is the Founder and CEO of Goaldy Social Media, Founder of Kindspire Cards and the Author of Ready, MIndset, Go! Listen to CCS episode ​177 where you'll hear Macy tell us about… ● How hear big dream was to work at Proctor and Gamble until she took an entrepreneurial class in college and everything she thought about business was debunked by a professor ● How she decided when the time was right to launch her own business and the early lessons she learned along the way that helped her become a successful entrepreneur ● Why she wrote her first book "Ready, Mindset, Go!" and where the idea of Kindspire Cards was created and her vision on how to use them   As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● This is North Indy: http

Taylor Schaffer is the President and CEO of Downtown Indy, Inc. Listen to CCS episode ​176 where you'll hear Taylor tell us about… ● The Downtown Indy Inc. Circle of Lights® presented by IBEW 481 – Indy's most time-honored holiday tradition – celebrates its 61st anniversary on Nov. 24 and how many lights are on the Monument. The evening festivities will begin at 5:00PM on the Monument Circle. ● Her philosophy of "Be able to speak up, be able to show up, and be able to out work others" and her career advice on asking for an expanded role also includes being willing to take on more work load. ● How the Downtown Indy population has grown by 50% since 2010 and what that means for future growth plans and opportunities for the mile square. As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Indy Dwell Real Estate, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI J

Mario Rodriguez is the Executive Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority  Listen to CCS episode ​175 where you'll hear Mario tell us about… ● How his background in civil engineering led him to a fascinating career in designing airports which then positioned him to become a nationally recognized leader and airport director ● How his time at the New Orleans airport spent during Hurricane Katrina was a life changing, life defining, career defining time and that identifying a poor levy system just weeks prior safed thousands of lives ● Why the Indianapolis International Airport continues to be a national award winning airport and his belief on treating people with respect  As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● T

Fred Yeakey Sr. is the Principal and Founder of 2 Thirty-Eight Properties and the Chief Partnership Officer for Providence Cristo Rey High School Listen to CCS episode ​174 where you'll hear Fred tell us about… ● How he found a passion to become a key note speaker which led him to many speaking engagements including speaking at his alma mater Kentucky State University Founder's Day Homecoming ● How cutting hair created a positive infuence in the community and helped launch his mission and movement across the country ● Why he decided to pursue life changes or career moves with no experience and how he conquered and mastered each of those opportunities As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.

Kathryn Haigh is the President and CEO of The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Listen to CCS episode ​173 where you'll hear Kathryn tell us about… ● How she assembled a team that rigged a sculpture off the top of a mountain for an exhibit ● How her parents always made sure her and her sisters had access to art while growing up and this led to her volunteering at the local Cincinnati Art Museum while in school ● Why she wanted to be a CEO early in her career, how she found that motivation, and why she suggests considering every opportunity you are tapped for whether you take it or not As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/north-indy/ ● Synergize: https://syne