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Joel Russell’s journey began as a dedicated soccer player, where he had the privilege of competing at the collegiate level for renowned institutions like Indiana University and Stanford University.  With a strong foundation as a teammate and leader, he soon discovered his true passion centered around building people and processes. In 1998, Joel founded eimagine technology group – a business, community, and personal improvement company that uses technology and IT solutions as a tool to help companies create business value and facilitate change and advancement.  The guiding principles of eimagine is the perspective of IC3: Individual, Client, Community, and Company.  This holistic approach ensures every decision made aligns with creating a positive and lasting impact. As a long-term thinker and lifelong learner, Joel is deeply committed to making decisions that shape a better tomorrow. In addition to Joel’s role as the Founder/CEO of eimagine, he also serves as the Head Coach of the Cathedral High School boys soccer team.

Here are some book recommendations from Joel-

Business Books:

You Can’t Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar by David H. Sandler https://amzn.to/46kXGJy 

Patrick Lencioni Books https://amzn.to/462HQUh 

Inspired by Marty Cagan https://amzn.to/461drFV 

Non-Business Books:

Author Daniel Silvia – Gabrial Alon series https://amzn.to/45lmtMR 

Author Lee Child – Jack Reacher series https://amzn.to/3t9Rrdh 

Author Brad Thor – Scot Horvath series https://amzn.to/454rskS 

Author Michael Connelly – Harry Bosch https://amzn.to/454Y91m 

You can find more information about Joel on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelljoel/ 

You can find moreinformation about eImagine on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eimagine/ 

Samantha Schwartz is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of THE PLAIDAGENCY, an award-winning full-service marketing agency. PLAID provides strategic consulting, brand development and/or optimization, marketing plan build/oversight, cross-channel management, digital strategy, tactical project implementation, multi-channel content creation – everything marketing soup to nuts.

Because of her leadership and advancements in marketing, technology, and product launch, Samantha was a 2013 Women in Hi-Tech Award Nominee and an IBJ 40 under 40 award nominee. In addition, PLAID received accolades as an Indianapolis top 10 branding, PR, and digital communications agency, an IBJ largest Indianapolis ad agency recipient, while also being recognized with top honors from the Davey, PRSA, and Web Management Associations.

Prior to founding PLAID, Samantha spent 15+ years in the healthcare marketing sector—with leadership roles and recognition at both Eli Lilly and Avant Healthcare Marketing. Samantha earned her bachelor's degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, where she graduated with highest distinction and was elected to the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society upon graduation.

You can reach me: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-b-schwartz/

or via pigeon at

12411 N Pennsylvania St Suite 200, Carmel, IN 46032

Website http://THEPLAIDAGENCY.com 

Current book recomendations

Scaling Up – Verne Harnish https://amzn.to/3Pq2qH1 

Obviously Awesome – April Dunford https://amzn.to/3Pq2syD 

An Effective Life – Stephen Covey https://amzn.to/3PjPbHP 

Kenny was born and raised in Lafayette, IN, graduated from Purdue and went on to achieve both his CFA and Graduate degree from the University of Chicago.   Before Titan Investments, Kenny spent most of his career in investment management in Chicago, IL.  Kenny is now the owner of Titan Investments in Indianapolis, IN.    

You can find more information about Kenny and Titan Investments at http://titaninvestmentmgmt.com

Some Books Kenny recommends.

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnman https://amzn.to/48viccq

Nudge by Richard Thaler https://amzn.to/3EJcqGs

Proverbs (Bible – King Solomon)

Most small businesses waste a ton of money on marketing that never moves the needle, leaving business owners feeling stressed, strapped, and discouraged. Joe Garrison is the owner of Moonflower Marketing in Indianapolis, where he helps small businesses and nonprofits create powerful brand messaging that helps them reach more people, make more money, and create more impact.

You can learn more about Joe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeggarrison/  or @JoeGGarrison on most social platforms. You can learn more about Moonflower Marketing at moonflowermarketing.com or @moonflowerindy on most social platforms. We also discussed Joe’s non profit work, you can find information about the North Shadeland Alliance at http://www.Northshadeland.com  and @northshadeland on most social platforms.

Finally, Joe has some book recommendations

• Building a StoryBrand, by Donald Miller https://amzn.to/3PywIZr

With the first 30 episodes of the podcast recorded, I have a conversation with Robin Green about what I have learned so far. Whether you are an aspiring business owner, a new business owner or have owned your business for some time, the conversations I have had serve as a reminder that there are fundamentals to being successful. 

Rosemily Geyer is a business owner working on building a sustainable business while raising three daughters who are busy with sports and school activities.  She was a CPA with EY and discovered that she really wanted to build a business. As her business has grown she has discovered her real passion is growing her team. 

You can find information about Rosemily on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemilygeyer/ 

You can learn more about Geyer Fire on their website https://geyerfire.com/

Jeff Donovan  the managing partner of Donovan CPAs and he believes he is successful because of his people. To learn more about his business you can visit www.cpadonovan.com, or go to his office. They have two office locations, one in Avon at 5151 E US Highway 36 and one in Indy at 9292 N Meridian St. You could also call the number is 317-745-6411.

To learn more about Jeff you can go to linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-donovan-cpa-cva-maff-6bbb7838/ 

Here are a couple of recomended books from Jeff

Taipan by James Clavell (this is historical fiction and one in the Shogun series but taught me a lot about business in general) https://amzn.to/3L0Ut9V 

Blood and Treasure by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin (a history of Daniel Boone and his exploration of Kentucky), https://amzn.to/3OO9DQQ 

Traction by Gino Wickman. https://amzn.to/3OZjGlY 

As a graduate of the University of Wyoming, Tommy taught music in public, private, and charter schools between 1995 and 2009. In 2010, he led the startup of Paramount Schools of Excellence and is now the CEO of the organization, serving more than 250 employees and 2100 students in the state of Indiana.  In 2019,  Tommy co-published a book for new school leaders called, Lead From the Start. Tommy is also an avid foodie and started the cheesemaking program at Paramount Schools, the annual Perfect Bite Championships, and the Junior Chef Academy for middle school students. Tommy is the president of Kelly’s Fund, a non-profit set up as a memorial to his late wife Kelly Wensing to promote her lifelong commitment to the community and the service industry. Since the Pandemic, Kelly’s Fund has worked with area partners to raise more than $50,000 for local chefs and for the Greg Hardesty Scholarship Fund at Ivy Tech. 

You can find moreinformation about Tommy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommyreddicks/ 

You can buy Tommy's book Lead From the Start here https://amzn.to/3qPNeuo 

You can donate to Kelly's Fund here https://www.kellysfund.org/ 

You can find more information about Paramount Schools of Excellence https://paramountindy.org/ 

Ron has built grown and exited two companies. His bio is extensive. Here is a brief summary "An enthusiastic servant leader with executive-level experience in motivating teams, applying technology and innovation, untangling problems, empowering entrepreneurship, and encouraging mentoring, I seek opportunities to invest in teams looking for a thoughtful time contributor to their leadership efforts on a part-time basis."

Ron recommended a few books and movies-

You’re Always Being Interviewed by Ron Brumbarger https://amzn.to/3qAR8ak

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson https://amzn.to/3OsQqUE

Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore https://amzn.to/3QzsgdP

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries https://amzn.to/45s9lWr

Radical Candor by Kim Scott https://amzn.to/3s3JKok

Good to Great by Jim Collins https://amzn.to/3KI3J2i

Emotional Intelligence by Travis Bradbury https://amzn.to/3s6LFbH

Start with Why by Simon Sinek https://amzn.to/3KI1Pim

Atomic Habits by James Clear https://amzn.to/3KHmD9x

To find more information about Ron go to LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brumbarger/ or just send him an email [email protected]