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Episode 33: Wilks & Wilson: Using Elixirs to Craft The Best Old-Fashioned, Manhattan, and Martinis Jul 12, 2018

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Wilks & Wilsonʼs hand-crafted, organic infused and all natural elixirs, though also meant for use in non-alcoholic beverages, cooking and coffee, are intended for use in cocktails. Many of these cocktails were common to the late-1800s to the early 1900s– also known as the pre-Prohibition era. The exact origin of the term cocktail is disputed. However, what is known is that, since even before this time, people have been using various blends of spirits, sugar and other natural ingredients as a way to enjoy their favorite alcoholic beverages.

Every spirit has its own nuance. Every cocktail has its own history and ingredients that have been carefully selected to bring out and enhance those nuances. Elixirs play a large role in that process. Zach and Greg wanted to brand themselves in that era, going for the term “patent medicine.” Patent medicine was the term for secret, original remedies common to this period, which often carried crazy names and wild claims.

Today, we are witnessing a return to the appreciation of the finer, hand-crafted cocktails of yesteryear. Staying ahead of the trend, Wilks & Wilson has scoured the annals of bartending to find the recipes and stories behind the greatest cocktails in history. Zach said his style of bartending centers around the pre-Prohibition era, naming it as his sweet spot. Instead of focusing on more modern practices, he said he researches and mixes historical, cultured cocktails, then puts a modern twist on them to make them his.

Wilks and Wilson make the finest cocktail elixirs available today. Every cocktail has a story and, with Wilks & Wilson, the story of the hand-crafted cocktail will continue to be written with taste and distinction.

Special Guests: Greg Wilson and Weston Hegerfeld.

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Wilks & Wilson — Wilks & Wilsonʼs hand-crafted, organic infused and all natural elixirs, though also meant for use in non-alcoholic beverages, cooking and coffee, are intended for use in cocktails.

Episode 32: Leaf Software: Building the Right Culture the Right Way Jun 29, 2018

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On this episode, we interview Mike Wilson, Chairman of Leaf Software Solutions. Leaf has been helping businesses reach their corporate goals since 1987. At its core, Leaf takes great satisfaction in being a principle-centered company. They believe in fairness, kindness, effectiveness, and significance. The four principles are deeply embedded in their corporate DNA. They expect that their customers, their employees, their vendors, and their community will benefit from the careful attention they give to living out their principles on a daily basis.

And it's working. Leaf Software is continuously leading the pack of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. Mike is not your conventional Chairman and doesn't even come from a technology background. Listen to his amazing story here and you'll get a clear sense of why the culture they've established at Leaf is one for every business to model.

Special Guest: Mike Wilson.

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Leaf Software Solutions — Like most successful consulting firms, Leaf has a proven methodology for developing solutions. But unlike most of those companies, Leaf is nimble and agile. Leaf develops custom enterprise applications, develops MVP solutions, and also specializes in cloud migration and DevOps services.

Episode 31: Charitable Allies: The Charity that Provides Legal Support to Nonprofits Jun 04, 2018

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On this episode, we interview Zac and Robert of Charitable Allies, a charity that provides legal, educational, administrative support, training, and consulting services to nonprofits. Serving nonprofits may not be unique, but being a nonprofit itself surely is!

Charitable Allies also provides its clients:

Legal services - Most charities are unable to afford excellent, experienced nonprofit legal services. Charitable Allies provides these services at free and greatly reduced rates to charities and charitable programs.
Governance, education and training - Charitable Allies provides educational training, in partnership with myriad other charities, for Boards of Directors, officers and staff, related to governance, leadership, and charitable and philanthropic programming best practices.
Administrative support services - Many nonprofit leaders are great at charitable programming, working with their boards, and maybe even fundraising, but may lack essential administrative skills; this can mean that the nonprofit is not as successful as it could be if its leaders were free to play to their strengths. Other nonprofits are stuck in the starvation cycle and don’t spend enough on administrative and “back-office” support. Charitable Allies provides a back office extra set of hands so your nonprofit leaders can do what they do best.

Special Guests: Robert Miller and Zac Kester.

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Charitable Allies — Charitable Allies is a charity that provides legal, educational, administrative support, training, and consulting services to nonprofits.

Episode 30: When Should Your Business Hire an Environmental Consultant? May 28, 2018

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On this episode, we interview the leadership of Terra Environmental Corporation, Project Manager Jeff Stone and Rusty Wheat, the founder and President. It's a fascinating conversation about the environmental industry with some information on when you'd need to hire an environmental consultant. We discuss issues regarding meth house cleanup through the complications with commercial real estate issues.

Terra Environmental works with business to identify recognized environmental conditions (RECs) in order to quantify the risks associated with environmental issues and cleanup. Customers who have benefitted from their expertise include attorneys, banks, commercial real estate agents, insurance companies, petroleum dealers, and other businesses that may have a need for environmental services.

Rusty and Jeff perform site assessments, investigations, and even the remediation of environmental issues.

Special Guests: Jeff Stone and Rusty Wheat.

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Terra Environmental Corporation — The team at Terra Environmental has more than 65 years of experience in both private and public environmental consulting to assist you in identifying and resolving any existing Recognized Environmental Condition.

Episode 29: Darrin Gray: Sports Ministry and Leadership Development May 20, 2018

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On this episode, we interview Darrin Gray, the President of The Center for Serving Leadership. Darrin is an incredible mentor in our community and has dedicated his life to help develop leaders throughout the region and the NFL. The Center for Serving Leadership cultivates the global community of Serving Leaders, strategically located at the Sagamore Institute, an Indianapolis-based action-oriented Think Tank.

With more than 25 years of executive experience in leadership, media, branding, sports philanthropy and non-profit sectors, Darrin provides leadership advisory services which include The Lions Lead behavioral assessments, executive coaching and Serving Leadership trainings that lead to higher levels of organizational performance and improve corporate culture.

Darrin has also served All Pro Dad for 11 NFL seasons to advance the impact of an amazing not-for-profit founded by best-selling author and NBC Sunday Night Football TV personality, Tony Dungy. Together, they reach fathers and kids across America with a unique brand of “strategic sports philanthropy”. They are blessed to have the involvement of NFL insiders including Steelers Coach Tomlin, Lions Coach Caldwell and many more.

Special Guest: Darrin Gray.

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Center for Serving Leadership — Leaders have a deep desire to make a difference – to have a long-lasting impact in their sphere of influence and in the greater world. Using a powerful and proven model based on John Stahl-Wert’s best-selling book, The Serving Leader, they provide practical, hands-on training solutions and resources to equip leaders to solve real-world challenges.
All Pro Dad — All Pro Dad is on a mission to help you love and lead your family well. Be a hero to your kids.
Sports Science Combine — Learn about the Sports Science football combine that visited Lawrence Central High School, and how it could change the way high school athletics are evaluated by partnering behavioral psychology with physical assessment.
First, Break All The Rules — Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world’s greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers at every level.

Episode 28: Patrick Doerflein: Disabled Veteran to Waste Water Manager to Mobile Application Entrepreneur! May 14, 2018

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On this episode, we interview one heck of a character, Patrick Doerflein. Patrick is a Veteran, worked a career as a Waste Water Treatment Manager, and is disabled. When his physical pain prevented Brad from working any longer, he took an entrepreneurial turn. Patrick attended Eleven Fifty Academy to learn how to program mobile applications and launched his own - Burn & Bet!

Special Guest: Patrick Doerflein.

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Burn & Bet — A social app for sports fans! Talk up your teams, talk trash to burn your firends, make a friendly bet, vote for the best burns and watch them catch fire. Text burnbet to 797979 to send a direct download link to your phone!

Episode 27: Indianapolis Bar Association: A Peak Inside Our Local Legal Community Apr 27, 2018

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On this episode, we interview a sitting judge, a corporate attorney, and a small business attorney... all members of the Indianapolis Bar Association. It's a unique look inside the legal community, its adoption of technology, and the key issues facing Indianapolis businesses today.

Since 1878, the Indianapolis Bar Association has played a significant role in providing for the needs of Indianapolis legal professionals. Founded by former U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and other prominent local lawyers for the education and support of one another, the IndyBar continues with that same core purpose.

Located at the heart of it all, the IndyBar empowers its members to never stop learning, to make a difference in the community, to lead by example, to provide a voice for the profession and to build a network of professional and personal contacts.

The Indianapolis Bar Association-the heart of legal excellence. Their message is to serve our members, promote justice and enhance the legal profession.

Special Guests: Heather L Wilson, James Bell, and Timothy Oakes.

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Indianapolis Bar Association — The mission of the Indianapolis Bar Association is to serve our members, promote justice and enhance the legal profession. Bolstered by our attorney, judicial, paralegal and student members, the Indianapolis Bar Association (IndyBar) and its leaders work tirelessly to make the careers of local legal professionals more successful, more efficient and more satisfying.
Marion Superior Court — The Marion Superior Court is comprised of 36 elected Judges, 29 commissioners and magistrates and over 750 staff employees. The Court is structured with 4 divisions - Civil, Criminal, Juvenile and Probate.
Frost Brown Todd — Frost Brown Todd, a law firm with more than 500 lawyers across its eight-state footprint, offers a deep, talented roster of legal professionals. Committed to their clients, the firm leverages technical, industry and legal knowledge and hands-on experience to serve a diverse client base, from global multinationals to small, entrepreneurial companies. The firm's client teams integrate that powerful network of legal talent and business experience to provide innovative and comprehensive services across their regional platform.
Paganelli Law Group — The Paganelli Law Group concentrates in three primary areas of practice - litigation and mediation, business and real estate, and criminal defense.

Episode 26: TeenWorks: Empowering Teens to Achieve Excellence in College, Career, and Community Apr 12, 2018

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On this episode, we interview CEO Tammie Barney and Program Manager Thomas Christenson of TeenWorks. TeenWorks provides a year-round employment and college readiness program with supportive services for teens throughout the school year.

While their paid employment program gives teens the chance to earn a paycheck, the TeenWorks experience is much more than a job. Participating teens build professional resumes, gain job skills for the future, participate in volunteer projects to give back to the community, and receive hands-on instruction to build key college and career readiness skills in one of our five career pathway areas: Health & Life Science, STEAM, Logistics Distribution & Transportation, Hospitality, and Entrepreneurship.

During the summer training program, TeenWorks provides transportation, daily meals, and direct support to help teens discover passions and career aptitudes through exposure, experience, and assessments including MBTI & Strong. During the school year, TeenWorks continues to provide support to their students through employability skills training, mentoring, SAT and ACT prep, and community service outings. Upon successful completion of the program, all TeenWorks teens are also eligible for one of six annual college Scholarships provided by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Family Foundation.

As they begin their post-secondary plans, TeenWorks Pro students who have completed 2 or more years of the program are encouraged to apply for a TeenWorks Scholarship through CICF. Most importantly, the TeenWorks experience empowers teens to discover a new level of self-confidence and recognize that going to college and achieving professional success is within their reach.

Special Guests: Tammie Barney and Thomas Christenson.

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TeenWorks — TeenWorks provides a year-round employment and college readiness program with supportive services for teens throughout the school year.
Glick Philanthropies — Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity.

Episode 25: Joe Mack: Leadership Lessons From West Point to Perot Systems... and Beyond Mar 30, 2018

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Indianapolis is home to some great industry leaders. Joe Mack started his career as an Army Officer who graduated from West Point Military Academy. He moved on to Perot Systems, mentored and guided by Ross Perot.

Joe Mack has personally been in charge of over 50 teams, ranging in size from 3 to over 150, in military and civilian organizations, in both peacetime and forward-deployed situations... and he's consulted on enterprise-level technology transformations for companies ranging from "mom and pop" shops to household names.

Joe has developed an innate ability to recognize both good and bad examples of management, leadership and corporate culture almost instantly. He's worked for managers of just about every kind. He fondly remembers those that he would have followed to the ends of the earth, and wince when "he remembers those that could not pour pee out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel".

Join us for this entertaining conversation with Joe on his lessons of leadership.

Special Guests: Benjamin McCann and Joe Mack.

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Episode 24: Archos Advisors: Why Does Culture Matter In An Organization? Mar 22, 2018

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Remember when you first started your business? You had a clear idea of exactly what kind of workplace you wanted to build, and were sure your employees would thrive in a fun, productive, and challenging environment.

But somewhere along the way, something went wrong. Perhaps personality conflicts emerged. Maybe you grew faster than you could manage. Possibly, your organization lost sight of its original goals and ideals. Or it could be that you’re anxious to prevent any of these problems before they occur, enabling your company to grow to its highest potential.

Diane and David, from Archos Advisors, assist companies develop internal cultures that spur innovation, employee loyalty, and - ultimately - bottom line results. In this interview, we discuss the often over-utilized term company culture and have a frank discussion of what it means, how businesses get there, and how they can improve their own.

Special Guests: David Graham and Diane Brown.

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Archos Advisors — The Archos Advisors team implements the ongoing services and training necessary for firms to grow, build strong organizations, and manage change along the way with hands-on personal guidance to ensure success over time.

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