Circle City Success

Kent Kramer is the President & CEO of Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana and has worked his way up through the organization since he started working there in 2002.

In this episode, you’ll hear Kent tell us about some of the unique opportunities that Goodwill of Central & Southern IN provide to the community, some of the things that he does to be intentional about maintaining relationships and learning from others, and why he believes it’s so important to volunteer and get involved in the community.

Sam Mishelow is the Chief Strategy Officer at Meyer Najem Construction and serves on many nonprofit boards.

In this episode, you’ll hear Sam tell us about how he got started with Meyer Najem in 1999 and how his role has changed since then, about the “giver’s gain” methodology that has helped him to be successful throughout his career, and why he preaches to young professionals that your reputation is your calling card.

Sha-Ki Johnson is the Director of Product Continuous Improvement at Delta Faucet where he’s worked for nearly 9 years.

In this episode, you’ll hear Sha-Ki tell us about his personal desire for continuous improvement as evidenced by his MBA, dual MAster’s from Kettering, and Master’s from Villanova, about the mentors that he’s had along the way and how they’ve helped them as well as his own mentorship style, and why his #1 takeaway for listeners is to value your time.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sha-ki-johnson-mba-2b819768/

Toph Day is the Co-Founder & CEO of Demand Jump which is a marketing software company with a mission for people that use DemandJump to get bonuses and promotions.

In this episode, you’ll hear Toph tell us about his background growing up in a German Baptist household, which he calls Amish people with wheels, and how that helped shape his work ethic, about the many businesses that he’s started, ran, and sold, and about DemandJump and why he describes it as a central brain to help marketers make decisions.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherday2/

DemandJump: https://www.demandjump.com/

Alan Bacon is the Senior Director of the Social Innovation Fund at the United Way of Central Indiana.

In this episode, you’ll hear Alan tell us about how being involved in organizations like the Indy Chamber and building relationships have led to opportunities for him, about the work that he’s doing with the Social Innovation Fund, and why his ultimate goal is to work himself out of his current job.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanbacon7/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanbacon7

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011365836892

Jason Ulm is the Vice President of Sales for AxiaTP and he’s passionate about being involved with nonprofits in the Indianapolis community and building long-term relationships to help others reach their goals.

In this episode, you’ll hear Jason tell us about how leaving college after a year and a half to sell phone systems kickstarted his career, the mentors that he’s had along the way and some of the things he’s learned from them, and how he’s been intentional about building relationships which have helped him be in both his career and personal life.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/

AxiaTP: https://www.axiatp.com/

Dick Aderman is a former business leader and CEO known for leadership and turning around businesses.

Currently, he’s the President of The iTeam where he uses his knowledge and experience to help facilitate conversations between CEOs to provide them with a confidential space to share and get feedback on important issues and problems with their peers.

In this episode, you’ll hear Dick tell us about how taking the margins of a $200M product line from single digits to the teens that he was responsible for at at 27-years-old set the trajectory for his career, about continuously turning around struggling businesses throughout his career and how he was able to consistently do so, and why two of the greatest lessons that he’s learned along the way are to be coachable and to build a great team.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dickaderman/

The iTeam: https://www.thaddeusrex.com/iteam

Anson Ross Thompson is a Co-Owner of The Thompson Group which is an insurance agency, Owner of The Loft Publishing Company, and Founder of Insurance Sherpa which provides training for insurance agents and agency owners. He’s also the author of 12 books on various topics.

In this episode, you’ll hear Anson tell us about how he was able to transition from acting how society told him to to being himself, why writing daily is such a big part of his life including publishing a book called Marketing with Naked 70 Year Olds among many others with interesting names, and why he thinks it’s so important to get involved with a group that can help you grow.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansonthompson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anson.thompson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ansonpc

The Thompson Group: https://thethompsongroup.net/

Insurance Sherpa: http://www.insurancesherpa.net/

Stephanie Singh is the Director of Communications and Marketing for the Town of Plainfield. She’s deeply involved in the community working on communicating town news and providing new opportunities. She’s been recognized for her efforts by receiving the IUPUI Communications Department’s Outstanding Alumni in Media award in 2020.

In this episode, you’ll hear Stephanie tell us about her journey going from being a reporter in San Angelo Texas to her current position representing the Town of Plainfield, about a lot of opportunities around Plainfield and initiatives that she’s working on, and why she thinks it’s important to try a bunch of different things to help find what you love to do. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-singh-mps-3b452566/

Town of Plainfield: https://www.facebook.com/TownOfPlainfieldIndiana/

Neal Rothermel and his wife, Mandy, started Virtual Meeting Strategies in 1995 selling broadcasts as an alternative to traditional meetings. Today, the company is known as VMS BioMarketing and focuses on health care patient education and support solutions.

VMS has been recognized in Fortune’s Great Places to Work rankings as a Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women, Top 100 Best Medium Workplaces, and Best Workplaces for Giving Back.

In this episode, you’ll hear Neal tell us about how he and Mandy started VMS while they were dating and how the company has pivoted from the original business plan over the years, his passion for continuing education and peer groups and why he values both so much, and about his role as the Executive-In-Residence at the IU Tobias Center for Leadership.

Website: https://www.vmsbiomarketing.com/