Circle City Success

Allison Melangton is the Sr. Vice President of Penske Entertainment and is responsible for the oversight of several business areas within the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and the Penske Entertainment video content team.

In this episode you'll hear Allison tell us about how she moved to Colorado for college without having ever been there before and then later moved to Indianapolis for a job without having ever been their before either, about her experience working 9 Olympic games, serving as the President & CEO of the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee for 4 years, and organizing the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, and about how she has been successful by surrounding herself with great people.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Allison Melangton

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-melangton-160a8188/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

In this episode, we spoke about some of the changes and updates in our lives in 2022, a few things that we've learned from some guests that we have had on, and what we're looking forward to in 2023.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Jim McKenzie is the President of McKenzie Foods, which runs and operates 22 KFCs, and Co-Owner of Homes by McKenzie, which is a custom home building company.

In this episode you'll hear Jim tell us about how playing football through college at Purdue has made a lasting impact on him and how he applies lessons learned from football to business, how he scaled McKenzie foods from 3 restaurants to 22 restaurants from 2005 to 2022 by serving as an exit plan for many franchisees, and about why it is so important to keep a proper perspective in life and business.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Jim McKenzie

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-mckenzie-07b0315/
• Website: https://www.mckenziefoods.com/
• Website: https://www.mckenziecollection.com/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Tamika Catchings is a former professional basketball player, Founder of the Catch the Stars Foundation, and Owner of Tea's Me Cafe Indy.

In this episode you'll hear Tamika tell us about growing up with a father who was a professional basketball player and how she set a goal to be in the NBA, about how she went from never speaking as a child and teen because of a hearing disability and a speech impediment to learning to speak publicly, and about her passion for serving youth and the community through the Catch the Stars Foundation and Tea's Me Cafe.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Tamika Catchings

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamika-catchings/
• Website: https://www.tamikacatchings.com/
• Catch the Stars Foundation: https://www.catchthestars.org/
• Tea's Me Cafe: https://www.teasmeindy.com/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Allison Barber is the President & COO of the Indiana Fever.

In this episode you'll hear Allison tell us about how if someone says something hasn't been done before that intrigues her and becomes something she wants to do, how she has taken jobs where she doesn't have experience and becomes immersed and learns the business, and about the Indiana Fever and why she describes it as an organization in transition.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Allison Barber

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-barber-phd-06201a2/
• Indiana Fever: https://fever.wnba.com/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Dick Hester is a Senior Partner at Indiana Business Advisors.

In this episode you'll hear Dick tell us about why being involved in the community is so important, why he believes seeking mentorship is a key aspect of personal development, and how if two people or business partners always agree, one is not needed.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Dick Hester

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hester-40b76816/
• Indiana Business Advisors: https://indianabusinessadvisors.com/

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Coach Matt Painter is the head coach of the Purdue Men's Basketball team.

In this episode you'll hear Coach Painter tell us about growing up in Muncie, Indiana and how he was a multiple sport athlete at Delta High School, why he believes there are 2 components (scheduling and recruiting) a leader/coach has to get right, and how you don't get judged on what players you don't get...you get judged on the players you do get, and how coaching, leadership, and success are all intertwined in life.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine and Synergize.

Coach Matt Painter

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachpainter

Purdue Men's Basketball

• Website: https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

Adam Gonzalez is the Owner and CEO of Viva Tia Maria which is a Hispanic food manufacturing business.

In this episode, you'll hear Adam tell us about growing up attending food shows as a young teenager and how the first product he sold was a fruit juicy, how he has learned to be a great communicator and why he decided to take the path in the food business, and how he was able to successfully pitch his brand to national retail chains like Kroger and Meijer.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine & Synergize.

Viva Tia Maria:

• Website: http://www.vivatiamaria.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivatiamaria

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

There are still too many amazing stories to share.

We're back with Generation 3 of the Circle City Success Podcast.

The mission remains the same:

To interview successful people in the Indianapolis area and share their knowledge and

experience with Indianapolis' professional community.

What's new?

4 rotating co-hosts and bi-weekly episodes.

Be sure to listen to CCS episode 149 to hear Jason, tall Matt, taller Matt, and Drew talk about G3 of the podcast and why we're excited to be bringing it back.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners North Indy Magazine & Synergize.

CCS Podcast Partners:

• North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Matt Hadley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buildauthenticrelationships/
• Connect with Matt Carroll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarroll1/

148 published episodes.

Countless lessons learned.

All good things must come to an end.

Over three years after we recorded our first episode on January 12, 2019, we're hanging up the mics.

Be sure to listen to CCS episode 148 to hear Jared, Jason, and Drew recap some of the lessons we have had the opportunity to learn from the guests that we have interviewed as well as from each other.

Thank you to every guest who has been willing to spend time with us and allow us to share a little bit of your story with the world - we truly appreciate it.

And a special thank you to our partners Broad Ripple Magazine & Synergize - be sure to give them a follow.

What's your definition of success?

CCS Podcast Partners:

• Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Connect with CCS:

• Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/
• Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/
• Connect with Jared: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jareddefore/