Our Joy Project

Kerry owns Joyful PR and has found ways to spread joy personally and professionally through her new company. She grew up watching her parents love and accept everyone, which helped her become the joyful and kind person she is today. Kerry finds joy in connecting with people every day and bringing a smile to everyone she meets.  

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Melissa has found purpose in being a vessel to help people heal themselves through her business, Pasitive Solutions. She believes joy comes from within – it’s an inner bliss. For Melissa, service and helping others is the best form of joy. She finds true joy in transforming lives (and rolling down hills).

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Ben is a health care entrepreneur, a business icon, a passionate philanthropist, a father to 3, a grandfather to 8, and a budding author (3 books in the works). He believes every moment presents a chance to shine your light. For Ben, joy is a force in nature, a spontaneous exuberance of existence, and the exhilaration of life itself. Joy is the wellspring of sustainable happiness. 

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Artist and philanthropist, Marianne Glick, talks about the joy she gets from painting, helping others, and by being a positive influence and mentor to teens through TeenWorks. For Marianne, joy is a deep feeling from inside. She believes joy is where your soul feels good. 

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Dave is an engineer, woodworker, and the founder of a new nonprofit called Socially Distant Woodworking. He experiences joy from seeing the genuine look in people’s faces when they do something different, like woodworking for the first time. For Dave, joy is a state of elation. 

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Melissa defines joy as a state of being. For her, it’s not a destination or something you get from an exchange; it’s synonymous with living in her truth. Melissa finds joy in sharing her experiences and gifts with others. She gets honest about not living in joy every day but going to that place in her mind to find joy.

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Bart Peterson, President & CEO of Christel House International, talks about how joy comes from human interactions. Whether its transforming lives through Christel House schools, his work as former mayor of Indianapolis, or time with family, Bart experiences the most joy by helping others. He believes we can share and experience joy by slowing down and finding the things that make our eyes light up. 

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Andrea is a new mom, new fiancée, and the general sales manager for Radio One. For her, the meaning of joy changes over time and right now it’s defined by having a mellow heart. In this episode, she opens up about finding joy after a difficult delivery, PTSD, and therapy. She’s controlling one day at a time and using her platform to share joy with others. 

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Longtime meteorologist, Randy Ollis, has spent decades at WISH-TV forecasting the weather for viewers. In this episode, he talks about how he has discovered joy and peace through his faith. As a believer, he finds joy in giving himself to others and doing something for someone else. 

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Terri believes that everybody has something in their heart that they love and are passionate about. She feels joy more often than she doesn’t. For her, doing something for someone else is like a shot of a good vitamin and brings her so much joy. 

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