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Episode #28: Kirk Booher - OnGuard Security Solutions

The 'OnGuardMan' has nearly 40 years of experience implementing security systems (Intrusion and Fire Alarms, Video Surveillance, Access Control, Monitoring, etc). He began his career working for his father's company, Hoosier Alarm, while attending Lawrence Central High School, Indpls. IN, in 1983. He served in the US Navy along with several local alarm companies prior to joining Guardian in 1999. Career positions include the following: installer, central station dispatcher, sales, and sales management prior to founding OnGuard Security Solutions in 2011.
Kirk has personally secured 1,000's residential and commercial properties across Indiana over the past 30-plus years. OnGuard installs and services both business and home alarm systems, video surveillance, access control, and anti-kick, and door hardening systems. Our purpose is to 'professionally protect precious people and property' so that his clients have 'no worries'.
To learn more about OnGuard, you can do so by visiting www.WeAreOnGuard.com or by calling 317.572.5777 or you can connect with Kirk on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbooher/

Episode #27: Todd Krause - The Cleaning Authority

Todd Krause was born and raised in southeastern Wisconsin, approximately midway between Madison and Milwaukee. He spent 34 years in the corporate world successfully managing finance and operations for numerous alternative investment, hedge fund, private equity, venture capital, and administration businesses. These businesses ranged in size from start-up to $34B. During these years, he set up companies and operations for many clients and even successfully founded and grew his own administration firm from a start-up to a firm servicing $2B of client assets.
He is the owner of the Silversun Group comprised of Silversun Cleaning LLC dba The Cleaning Authority, the Silversun Real Estate Group operating in three cities in three states, and Silversun Management Co. Following the acquisition of The Cleaning Authority business, he has worked to establish a solid foundation under the business to support future growth. To date, the business has grown 57% since he acquired the business in September 2020. His focus on cultivating the culture and the diversity of the staff working for The Cleaning Authority resulted in his nomination and selection for the award of Franchisee of the Year from the International Franchise Association, an organization with 1,400+ member franchise companies. He received this award at the end of February 2022.
Todd offers cleaning services through The Cleaning Authority to communities on the northeast side of Indianapolis. You can learn more at TheCleaningAuthority.com/fishers and you can book your service by calling 317-770-3360.

Episode #26: Tony Valle - Promethius Consulting

Tony Valle grew up in the Chicago area and started his IT career as a Programmer/Analyst for Northern Trust Corporation. Tony moved to Indianapolis in 2000 to help found Promethius Consulting with fellow IU Bloomington graduate Denver Abernathy. Promethius provides a well-managed and very experienced “outsourced IT department” for small and medium businesses across the United States. Tony’s main focus these days is educating clients on the proper network setup, best practices and employee policies to safeguard against ever increasing security risks in today’s modern business environment.
Tony is especially known for translating complicated technical topics into “plain speak” that any non-technical manager can understand and act upon. To learn more about Tony and Promethius Consulting, please visit www.promethius.com.

Episode #25: Denise Praul - Whiteboard Learning

Denise Praul is a Referral Marketing Strategist and the founder of Whiteboard Learning. She is committed to sharing practical real-world information to help business professionals create referral marketing strategies to help business owners stop wondering and worrying about where their next referral is coming from.
She put her referral knowledge to the test in her own property tax consulting business and grew it to a multiple 6 figure business with no additional investment of money or time. Using that experience and knowledge she developed a duplicatable system to help other businesses have the same success.
Denise has created a system called Roadmap to Unlimited Referrals that she now trains and shares with other business people to help them significantly grow and scale their own businesses.

Episode #24: Lisa Turner - ServiceMaster Advantage

Lisa Turner was born in Elkhorn Wisconsin, raised all over the Midwest, graduated high school from Cut Bank MT., proceeded to move back to the Midwest, Big Rapids, MI and attend college at Ferris State University. She spent 16 years growing up through the management ranks of McDonalds and even getting the opportunity to open & run a brand-new branch in Baldwin, MI. After that she went to work for her parents in their family business, ServiceMaster in Big Rapids, MI. From 1998-2002 she was the office & claims manager.
This prepared her for the opening of her existing business of ServiceMaster Advantage in April of 2002 with her husband. From a team of 2, Jeff & Lisa Turner, to two offices in Lafayette, IN & Stanwood, MI & approximately 40 employees. We focus on our Core Values of “ Doing What’s Right”, “Helping People”, “Getting the Details Right”, “Communicating” “Giving Back” & “Developing Leaders”. Our business consists of Disaster Restoration – Water, Fire, Mold, Trauma, Storm, Covid Services, Residential & Commercial; Carpet/Uphlostery/Duct Cleaning, Residential & Commercial; and Repair services.
We would like to be your resource for any cleaning or disaster needs – let us put your life back to normal. Go to www.svmadv.com to check us out or call 888.364.1188

Episode #23: Jeff Boller - Vision One Real Estate

Jeff grew up on the East Coast in Maryland and graduated from the University of South Carolina (Go Gamecocks!) with a Business degree in Marketing. After several years in the corporate world and a move to Indiana from Chicago, he decided to make his interest in real estate a new career. Growing up with a Mom who had her own Brokerage in MD and buying his first house in Greenville, SC at age 25 were the catalyst behind this decision. He started with Coldwell Banker and then branched out on his own establishing Vision One in 2016! Since then he has made Personal Investments in Fix-n-Flips, Long Term Rentals and Shorter Term BNB's.
Jeff and his wife Paula live in Westfield. They have three children, including a daughter that graduated from IUPUI, established a career as a teacher and is now a Mom to our Granddaughter Rose! They also have two boys – Julian who is establishing a career in Trucking and Mitch who is establishing a career in the Tech industry. Jeff is active in the Chamber of Commerce and is a third-generation Lions Club member. He and Paula are also heavily involved in their church, Northview Christian Church. The Gamecocks are a staple in the Boller household too – Jeff is the Founder of the USC Indy Alumni Chapter – and you can find him cheering them on all year and flying the Gamecock flag from his house.
Jeff likes to spend time and effort in the community and surrounding areas. He emcees events, is an Elected Official as a Precinct Committeeman and is an alumnus of the Westfield Police Citizens Academy. Focusing on the greater community and where he lives is very important to Jeff so he is the perfect person to help you buy, build or sell your home in Westfield and throughout Indianapolis. Let Jeff use his experience to help make the Real Estate process safe and simple for you. Contact Jeff directly at: Jeff@VisionOneRealEstate.com or 317.490.3206.

Episode #22: Isabel Hundt

Isabel Hundt is a visionary and catalyst for global change through her work as a Sociologist, Multi-award Winning Film Producer of the film “The Power of Connection”, Speaker, Author of her book “The Power of Faith-Driven Success”, Healer (using a combination of intuitive healing, theta healing, emotion's clearing) and Thought Leader.
For more than a decade, Isabel has studied various facets of human connection and explored the emotions and conflicting messages that come with labels, unconscious bias, social programming, and false identities. Due to her unique gift of synesthesia, which allows her to see everything in color, Isabel sees the world as a beautiful dance that evokes compassion and sincere love for humanity. Her focus is on shattering cultural barriers and engaging in cultural transformation globally through aspects of emotional and self-awareness and through supporting the individual in healing trauma, releasing old beliefs and programming.

Episode #21: Jeremy Miller - Rocket Fuel

Jeremy Ross Miller is a 23-year-old marketer, writer, and creator.
Jeremy discovered entrepreneurship as a vehicle for helping others and building community while also searching for an escape from depression. He was sixteen when he opened his first custom longboard business that also focused on creating a safe space for young people to talk about life. Although the business closed with a deficit, he was drawn to entrepreneurship because of how much it impacted his life positively and how much he saw he was able to impact others.
By the age of 18, Jeremy took what he learned from his first business and leveraged mentorship from top digital marketers in the world, to create a digital advertising agency with national clients and national press recognition. By 20, he helped launch a tech startup called SnapShyft and co-founded a 501c3 non-profit called The STARTedUP Foundation that empowers highschool innovators and entrepreneurs. By 23, he was hired as marketing #1 at a software startup called Kennected and remained on to become VP of Marketing helping the company acquire 15,000+ customers in two years. During this, Jeremy grew Joey Chestnut’s social media presence by creating viral videos generating 250k+ YouTube subscribers and 200k+ social media followers.
Now... He’s helping brands and realtors scale their businesses by adding rocket fuel to their content strategy.
You can find him writing about the future of the internet, branding, digital marketing and the creator economy on his blog.
www.JeremyRossMiller.com

Episode #20: Michael Weissman - SYNQY Corporation

Michael Weissman is a 6x CEO and award-winning marketer. Over his 35 year career, he has generated over $700 million in revenue growth, led marketing for two public companies, increased share in 18 different product categories and was instrumental in helping sell one of his start-ups for $190 million. Previously, Michael advised leading technology companies including Adobe, Apple, Amazon, SAP, and Verifone.
Today, Michael is the CEO of SYNQY (pronounced sink-ee), a leading retail media technology company and the inventors of a new kind of advertising called Enhanced Product Listings. They work with leading brands such as Pepsi, Unilever, Starbucks, Canon, and Microsoft and top retailers globally to better connect online with shoppers at the point of sale. Last year alone, the company connected with over 25 million shoppers.

Episode #19: Katrina Simmons - Gifted Minds

Katrina Simmons was born and raised in Elmwood, TN and moved to Indianapolis, IN after completing her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice in 2006. She spent 16 years in the legal world successfully serving as head paralegal for multiple law firms and managing other legal staff in areas of law ranging from NFL Concussion litigation. personal injury, medical malpractice, business, criminal, bankruptcy, family, and drug litigation. In addition to obtaining her Masters in Legal Administration, Katrina has extensive legal expertise in preparing, reviewing, and analyzing various laws and legal documents from around the country. She is an analytical and conceptual thinker who effectively coaches and consults a business owner on how to identify opportunities, make strategic and profitable decisions and drive successful implementations to increase their client base. Her ability to assess complex situations and identify appropriate solutions underscores her ability to gain meaningful insight and follow-up with thorough analysis. Katrina’s main goal is to provide new entrepreneurs and established business owners with one-on-one, personal guidance that is consistent with your purpose, passion and brand while legally protecting their legacies.\
Katrina is currently the owner of Gifted Minds, LLC and S’N’S Private Investigation and Security Company, LLC. Through Gifted Minds, Katrina has developed a successful way to help business owners seeking to embody their passion and purpose and turn them into a legally protected and profitable legacy. Her goal is to prepare new business owners with the proper legal knowledge foundation needed in order to begin and maintain their businesses. Since embarking full-time into Gifted Minds in January 2020, she has helped over one-hundred entrepreneur’s to legally start their businesses during the pandemic creating new streams of revenue or expanding their current business structures. By using both coaching and consulting techniques, Katrina has been able to provide business owners with the fundamentals necessary to become successful companies for generations to come.Katrina offers a complimentary business assessment to discover the legal liabilities within a business and how to best protect and prepare for future expansion. For additional information contact Gifted Minds at giftedmindsagency@gmail.com | p: (317) 647-0341 or on social media
@giftedmindsllc- Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-s...LinkedIn
@giftedmindsllc- Instagram.