Circle City Success

In this episode, we recap the three January episodes which were

• 104. Get Connected with Randie Dial who is the Managing Principal for CLA in Indianapolis,
• 105 which was our nonprofit interview of the month with Girl Scouts of Central Indiana CEO Danielle Shockey, and
• 106. Titled Hustle & Passion with the Co-Founder & CEO of Direct Connect Logistix, Greg Humrichouser.

In this recap, you’ll hear Jason and Drew talk about some of the general themes of the month that we heard from our guests, about the unique stories that the three guests told us, and a sneak peak of some things to expect from the podcast in March.

CCS Podcast Partners:

• BoCo Collective Marketing: https://www.bococollective.com/
• Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/

Episodes Discussed in This Recap:

• 104. Get Connected with Randie Dial: https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/104-get-connected-with-randie-dial
• 105. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana with Danielle Shockey:https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/105-girl-scouts-of-central-indiana-with-danielle-shockey
• 106. Hustle & Passion with Greg Humrichouser: https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/106-hustle-passion-with-greg-humrichouser

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

Greg Humrichouser is a former hip hop artist known as Hum.v who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Direct Connect Logistix, which is a company that he started in 2009.

In this episode, you’ll hear Greg tell us about his hip hop career and how booking and playing 3 or 4 gigs per week while in college, including opening shows for The Roots, Jurassic 5, Twista, and Kanye West, helped him learn to hustle and sell, how the passing of his father pushed him to start DCL, and how his work ethic, hustle, and passion have allowed him to build a business that today has 140 employees and generates $160M in revenue.

LinkedIn:

• Greg - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-humrichouser-a5b48833/
• Direct Connect Logistix - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dclogistix/

DCL Website: https://www.dclogistix.com/

Hum.v Website: http://www.humvmusic.com/

Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/

Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Danielle Shockey is a former Principal and Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Indiana Department of Education who currently serves as the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

In this episode, you’ll hear Danielle tell us about how she went from being a teacher and principal to working for the Indiana Department of Education to taking over the head role for the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, how not being afraid of taking on challenges and leadership positions even when she didn’t know how she would accomplish them has led to success, and why it’s important to never underestimate any introduction, conversation, or opportunity.

LinkedIn:

• Danielle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-shockey-220b293b/
• Girl Scouts of Central Indiana - https://www.linkedin.com/company/girl-scouts-of-central-indiana/

Website: https://www.girlscoutsindiana.org/

Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/

Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Randie Dial is the Managing Principal of the Indiana geography for CLA, where he has worked his entire career since he graduated college.

In this episode, you’ll hear Randie tell us about why it’s so important for young professionals to get involved early and how doing so leads to a compounding effect, how being intentional about recognizing others has helped to shape his firm culture, and about his passion for coaching others and helping find the best path for them no matter whether that’s with CLA or with another organization.

LinkedIn:

• Randie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/randie-dial-23b0122/
• CLA - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cliftonlarsonallen/

Website: https://www.claconnect.com/

Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we recap the three January episodes which were episode 100 titled Get Out of Your Comfort Zone with CCS co-founder and former co-host Jared Defore, episode 101 with George Giltner who is the President & CEO of the TechPoint Foundation for Youth, and episode 102 titled Passport Joy & World Barber Shop Adventures with Matt Javit.

In this recap, you’ll hear Jason and me talk about some of the general themes of the month that we heard from our guests, about the unique stories that we the three guests told us, and Jason gives us a sneak peak of the February nonprofit interview.

Matt Javit is a former five-time international sales award winner turned  publisher, world traveler, and career gapper who paused his career to travel the world full time with his wife for 27 months from February 2017 through May 2019 with a single backpack each.

In this episode, you’ll hear Matt tell us about how he and his wife Nikki made the decision to pause their careers to travel for 2 years straight without returning home during that time, about some of the projects that they took on to document their journey including their blog and podcast named Passport Joy and Matt’s video series on Amazon Prime called World Barber Shop Adventures, and why you deserve to achieve your goals and dreams if you’ve put in the work.

LinkedIn:

• Matt - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjavit/
• Javit Consulting - https://www.linkedin.com/company/javit/about/
• PassportJoy.com - https://www.linkedin.com/company/passport-joy/about/

Facebook:

• PassportJoy - https://www.facebook.com/PassportJoyTravel
• World Barber Shop Adventures - https://www.facebook.com/worldbarbershopadventures
• Matt - https://www.facebook.com/matt.javit

Instagram: 

• PassportJoy - https://www.instagram.com/passportjoy/
• World Barber Shop Adventures - https://www.instagram.com/worldbarbershopadventures/
• Matt - https://www.instagram.com/mattjavit/

Website: https://passportjoy.com/

Website: https://javit.com/

World Barber Shop Adventures on Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/2Ol2f1q

World Barber Shop Adventures YouTube Playlist: http://bit.ly/WBSASeries

George Giltner is a former high school teacher and robotics coach who is now the President & CEO of the TechPoint Foundation for Youth.

In this episode, you’ll hear George tell us about how he didn’t like school as a student but went on to become a teacher and robotics coach, about being asked to join the TechPoint for Youth Foundation which impacted 36,000 kids last year and all of the opportunities that the foundation provides, and why he believes that having robotics in schools is as important as athletics.

LinkedIn:

• George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgegiltner/
• Foundation - https://www.linkedin.com/company/techpointyouth/

Facebook:

• George - https://www.facebook.com/ggiltner
• Foundation - https://www.facebook.com/TechPointYouth

Instagram: 

• Foundation - https://www.instagram.com/techpointyouth/

Website: https://www.techpointyouth.org/

Jared Defore is the Co-Founder & Co-Host of the Circle City Podcast whose day job is working as a fee-only financial planner.

In this episode, you’ll hear about a big announcement, some changes to the podcast going forward, and our interview of Jared.

Jared shared with us his background story and some of the key takeaways he’s learned throughout his career, how getting outside of his comfort zone has forced him to grow and has led him to where he is today, and about his passion for helping younger people.

Jared’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jareddefore

Jared’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jared.defore

Jared’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jareddefore/

Jared’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jareddefore/

Jim Borthwick is the Founder & Coordinator of Circle City Traveler Property Group, which is a vacation home rental management and consulting company, and Let’s Convention, which is a short-term rental booking platform for convention and business travelers.

In this episode, you’ll hear Jim tell us about some of the things that he learned while working part-time at a restaurant and how he applies those lessons to his businesses today, how success with CCT Property Group led him to creating Let’s Convention and Hosts Helping Hosts, and why being open for business should be steps 1, 2, and 3 of your business plan.

Circle City Traveler Website: https://www.circlecitytraveler.com/

Circle City Traveler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/circlecitytraveler/

Circle City Traveler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circlecitytraveler/

Circle City Traveler Twitter: https://twitter.com/CircleCityTrvlr

Let’s Convention Website: https://letsconvention.com/

Hosts Helping Hosts Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/545990332638815/

Jim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-borthwick-indianapolis/

Alex Hershey is the Pastor of The Branches Community Church which he launched in 2013 with the ideas of doing church with no baggage and having fun.

In this episode, you’ll hear Alex tell us about some of the things that he learned as an associate pastor at other churches prior to starting The Branches and how relationships that he made in those positions have stuck with him, how networking, specifically in the local Chambers, and setting a goal of meeting 5 people per day were one key to the church’s success, and why it’s so important to find your calling.

The Branches Website: http://iamthebranches.com/meet-alex/

The Branches Twitter: https://twitter.com/branchescc

The Branches Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/branchescc/

Alex’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexhershey