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Episode #169: Mark Clausman - Sterlyn Group

Mark Clausman, President of the Sterlyn Group, Inc, formed the company in 2001. Headquartered in Central Indiana, The Sterlyn Group specializes in providing information security professional services for clients in a wide variety of industries including health care, financial, education, law firms, manufacturing, government, defense and military, aerospace, telecommunications and the entertainment industry.
Clausman’s career path includes serving as Manager of Data Communications for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Manager of Technology Systems for Polygram Records in Los Angeles, and Systems Engineer/Account Manager for Nortel Networks.
His significant accomplishments include developing the computer support program for the Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) campus; designing the communications system for the Polygram North American Operations Center; developing technology systems for A&M Records and Motown Records; deploying an innovative implementation of fiber optics for the Charlie Chaplin Studio Historic Landmark in Hollywood, and attainment of the Nortel Networks Circle of Excellence Award.
Notable security projects include the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); the Indiana Department of Education; the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors (MIBOR); Australian Gold; Notre Dame, Michelin North America; Lockhead Martin; and the Department of Defense.
In addition to earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University, Clausman holds several leadership roles with professional technology groups and associations, including Security Chair of the Indiana Security & Privacy Network—a consortium that addresses security and privacy best practices for Indiana-based health care organizations; contributor on the subject of Indiana security and privacy regulations to Biz Voice, published by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce; past chair of the Indiana HIPAA Workgroup, and instructor for computer courses and security awareness classes at IUPUI.
 
 
 
 
 
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Episode #168: Erin Smith - Spotlight Strategies

Erin Smith, is co-owner of Spotlight Strategies, a premier promotional products marketing company specializing in print, apparel, promotional product and signs in central Indiana. With revenue exceeding $2.3 million, Spotlight ranks in the top 1% of women-owned businesses in the USA.
Erin's strong commitment to Hoosier values and business would lead you to believe she is a native of Indiana. Her impact and influence has been remarkable in the 23 years she has called central Indiana her home.
An accomplished health care administrator turned business owner, Erin brings rare behavioral expertise to the world of small business. With a Master’s degree in social work, and a thriving business she is a sought after advisor, coach and mentor to many of Indiana’s small business owners and support associations. Erin demonstrates unwavering commitment and facilitates profitability to any organization to which she directs her time and talent, and is successful in motivating and empowering people whether supporting a cause or building a company.
Erin’s passion invigorates those who join her and encourages them to believe they can achieve impressive goals. Individuals are eager to serve with Smith because they know she will not waste their time or energy in unproductive pursuits. Her leadership has been recognized through several awards including: NAWBO Indianapolis Member of the Year, Indy’s Best & Brightest, the Ernie G. Mishler Award for community service, Greenwood Chamber Salute Award and Sertoma Service to Mankind Award. Her leadership was also instrumental in creating an annual scholarship for women in business, through the Women’s Leadership Fund.
Outside of Spotlight Strategies, she and her business partner, Susan McCarty own a real estate holdings company as well as a non-profit, Pay it Forward Johnson County which hosts Rock the Block Run with a 5K and 10K walk/run and Kid’s Run every April which raises money for local non-profits serving children and families in Johnson County. 2025 will mark the 10th year for the race with over $250 million dollars given back.
Currently, Erin serves as the President of the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation and is a proud Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow of over 15 years. She serves on the University Of Indianapolis School Of Business Advisory Board and the Central Indiana Police Foundation (past Board Chair). Erin finds enjoyment working out and exploring new adventures from discovering new restaurants to traveling abroad. Erin also volunteer teaches boot-camp classes at the Community Life Center, a part of Mount Pleasant Christian Church, where she is a member. She is also very proud of her adult sons who have earned careers as a pilot and an electrician.
 
 
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Episode #167: John Melind - LED Indy

Meet John – a family man with three awesome kids, partnered for life with his amazing wife, Jenny. When he's not immersed in the world of lighting, you'll find John unleashing his inner sports enthusiast, reveling in the thrill of an active lifestyle. Beyond the field, he channels his passion into making a difference as the co-leader of his congressional district at Bread 4 the World, a hunger advocacy group.
LED Indy started off with a sole focus on lighting upgrades and energy efficiency but has grown into a three tiered contractor providing electrical, data, and technology services, working with businesses all across the country.
 
 
 
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Episode #166: Matt Hunsberger - SprinkGUARD

Matt Hunsberger was born and raised in northern Indiana. He and his wife Megan have been married 23 years and live in Indiana with their 6 kids. Matt was raised by blue collar parents that taught him that faith in God and hard work would make him successful. He has been a high school and college basketball coach for the last 24 years. Matt has a business degree in Organizational Management with a minor in Business Ethics and he also holds a pastoral degree.
 
Matt's background is diverse having worked as a plumber, steel fabricator, coach/teacher, salesmen, inventor and now an entrepreneur & CEO of SprinkGUARD, a multi-million dollar company. In 2009, while coaching at Holy Cross college, Matt invented an industrial strength fire sprinkler head guard. In addition to his role as CEO of SprinkGUARD, Matt is passionate about helping others achieve their God-given purpose in life. Matt does this through personal mentoring, team motivational talks and public speaking. You can learn more about Matt by visiting his website, https://coachhuns.com

Episode #165: Kaitlyn Hodges - Collective Alternative

Kaitlyn Hodges brings 9 years of dynamic experience in the marketing industry to her role as Vice President at Collective Alternative. With a proven track record of driving growth and innovation, Kaitlyn leads the marketing team with a strategic vision and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Through her roles at Collective Alternative, she has been able to grow various skills, enhance strategic thinking and work hand-in-hand with her team to implement and execute innovative, successful projects. She’s also been able to create many relationships with media vendors and work hard to find the right formula that amplifies her clients’ messages while bringing in maximum results. Most importantly, she is committed to building relationships with every client and loves helping them achieve their goals and grow their business. We’re committed to crafting a marketing strategy that is custom-tailored to your business while creating a long-term, genuine relationship with you.
Their team of experts excels in crafting tailored marketing solutions that enhance brand visibility and drive engagement across various platforms. By prioritizing collaboration and staying ahead of industry trends, Collective Alternative has established itself as a key player in shaping the marketing landscape in Indianapolis and beyond.
 
 
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Episode #164: Brian Dorsett - Dorsett Automotive

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Episode #163: Jim Anderson - JL Anderson Heating & Cooling

Jim Anderson is a lifelong resident of the Lafayette Indiana area, lived within the same county block for (50) years then relocating across the river to suburbs West Lafayette.
He has been married to his beautiful wife Cindy since 1984, they recently celebrated their (40th) wedding anniversary on 10/27
He has (3) adult children, identical twins Ashlie & Amanda (37) son Jeffrey (32) and (8) grandchildren: Haley, Carson, Mason, Milo, Clara, Anna, Taylor & Emmie.
Jim grew up with the trades, his father worked for a large commercial contacting firm as a superintendent / project manager over large projects, schools' hospitals, and such. He had been on numerous job sites as young as (7) riding with his dad & learned at a young age that he wasn't a fan of building walls & ceilings, however an interest was sparked on the mechanical side of the contracting.
During high school, Jims’s focus was on industrial arts, his first real job was working at a grocery store as a sacker & cart chaser, gathering carts around the parking lot. In his senior year of high school, a friend asks him to come to work at a local tool & equipment rental store, his friend knew he had mechanical ability especially for someone so young. Jims’s mechanical aptitude came from not only his father, but his passion for minibikes, go carts, then motocross bikes, those type of things, however they break a lot and need continuous maintenance, if he wanted to ride, he had to figure out how to keep them running, after a few years that turned into street rods and so on. The mechanical experience that was learned at the rental store proved invaluable, repairing everything from repairing electric tools, lawn mowers /anything with a small engine, you name it. He worked there until getting into the HVAC trade.
1980, when Jim graduated high school, his plan was to be an Apprentice Electrician. In those days, the economy was a wreck for example 20% interest rates were the norm. Needless to say, there wasn't a lot going on construction wise. for the next (3) years no apprentice applications we accepted. It became clear that he couldn’t wait any longer & one day a flyer from IVTC community collage came in the mail and the HVAC program looked interesting, so he pursued it, while going to tech school he landed his first job with an HVAC contractor.
Jim went on to work for 3-4 different companies working from residential & commercial new construction installation, residential & commercial replacement installation, & residential & commercial service. He spent most of his time in the field running commercial industrial service for a company call Sagamore HVAC, their company is mirrored after today. He would have most likely retired from that organization; he said they were in his opinion, Sagamore was the only professional organization he had ever worked for. However, that all change when the owner (a mechanical engineer that he had the utmost respect for sold the business) after that everything changed. It didn’t take long for the company culture changed & all the key staff left, a thriving company fell apart.
After working for such a first-class organization, he felt lost, after a (3) years of trying to find a new HVAC contracting firm comparable he found no such place existed in his area, with this being his way of making a living he thought he could create one.
Jim knew his limitations & his weakness, even though he did his best to self-educate, he knew it was imperative for help on the business side of things. He had that lined up a group of mentors prior to starting, he knew he wasn’t qualified for to handle those type of things and would be heading for failure without the expertise of others. RE taxes insurance, correct pricing, that type of thing. With the help of many mentors that were experts in their respective fields that were willing to help him, keep him out of trouble, and helped him to get the company kicked off correctly, this proved invaluable, Jim would be the first to admit with out the help of his mentors his organization wouldn’t be where it is today that’s assuming it made it in business at all.
Today he owns a HVAC firm that specializes in, Residential, commercial, industrial , sales, service & installation. He still relies on mentors today
 
 
 
 
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Episode #162: Brad Hughes - Vision Dental Partners

Dr. Hughes is the Founder & CEO of Vision Dental Partners, an emerging dental group with locations in Indiana and South Carolina. Dr. Hughes is a third-generation dentist, proudly following in his father and grandfather’s footsteps, and has been providing excellent dentistry for over 17 years. He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry. With a passion for growing teams and helping others thrive both personally and professionally, Dr. Hughes has dedicated his career to fostering leadership and development in his practices and throughout the dental industry. His entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to growth continue to shape the future of his expanding dental group and the dental space as a whole. He and his wife Megan have twin 5 year old daughters.
 
 
 
 
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Episode #161: Malisa Steckel - Priority 1 Cleaning Solutions

Malisa Steckel was born and raised in Florida and moved to Indiana in 1998. She had her dream wedding two years ago on the beautiful St Pete Florida beach to her husband Brent. Malisa and Brent finally found love in each other after being friends for over 12 years. Malisa has a 24 year old daughter Sydney and a 15 year old step son Stryker.
Malisa and Sydney started Priority 1 Cleaning Solutions with her last $100. They would go clean every evening and weeknd slowly building up their client list. After approximately a year of working full time and cleaning every night Malisa decided to pursue her company full time in Match of 2019. In the summer of 2022, Priority 1 had generated $1.2 million dollars in service revenue. Priority 1 currently employees 11 cleaners and has approximately 200 + customers.
 
 
 
 
 
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Episode #160: Reggie Stewart - Reggie's Motorworks

Reggie Stewart is a family man, entrepreneur, and automotive enthusiast. He and his wife Stephanie have two boys, ages 8 & 12, who both both play hockey and enjoy the outdoors. Reggie owns three auto repair facilities, two of which are right next door to each other in his hometown of Noblesville.
Reggie's Motorworks is his first shop, founded in 2006 as an eBay business selling vintage BMW parts. That evolved into a full-service maintenance and repair shop for European vehicles.
In 2020, Reggie opened The Noble Mechanic to bring the same level of care and detail to those who drive Asian and domestic vehicles. In 2022, he purchased an existing auto repair shop in Kokomo Indiana to further expand The Noble Mechanic brand. His goal is to continue to grow the business, creating new opportunities for his current teams, while continuing to recruit others who want to take care of people through taking care of their cars.
 
 
 
 
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