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Episode #121: Nathan Red - Assisted Independence

Nathan Red is an Indiana native, proud husband, and father of two. In 2016, Red founded Assisted Independence, LLC, a home and community-based services provider for individuals with developmental disabilities. The mission of Assisted Independence is for individuals supported to live active and healthy lives at home and in the community. Today, Assisted Independence employees 85 caregivers, nurses, and therapists and supports more than 250 individuals with disabilities in the State of Indiana. Assisted Independence has become a multi-million dollar company since doors opened on July 14, 2017. https://www.assistedindependence.care
 
 
 
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Episode #120: Lowell Rolsky - Pro Care Horticultural Service

I was born in Kansas City Missouri. When I was 13 my father relocated to Indianapolis to become Superintend of Parks and Recreation for Indianapolis, IN. Three years later in March of 1972 my father quit that job and started Pro Care Landscapers. Within 3.5 years Pro Care Landscapers was doing the maintenance and landscaping for many of the downtown city parks he was responsible for as The city's Parks and recreation Superintendent.
Pro Care continued to grow and later transitioned the company name to Pro Care Horticultural Services as the services that we offered and provided to our customers continued to expand and we grew to more of a total service provider. Since I was 16 I worked for my father as the time allowed during school and through the summers. That continued all through college. I went to Indiana University with the intention of becoming a Dentist that specialized in either Orthodonture or Maxillary Surgery.
After graduating with a degree in Biology from IU, I learned that in order to specialize after 4 years of dental school I needed to finish in the top 2% of my class to have the opportunity to move forward with 4 more additional years of specialization. As a realist I figured my chances of finishing in the top 2% of the class was not that great. Besides that I had eight more years of school ahead of me, assuming I was lucky enough to finish in top 2% of my dental class. None of that sounded all that great, and by then I was kind of sick of school. While I was offered a job by Pfizer in Pharmaceutical Sales they presented themselves in a very selfish and self centered way and I declined their offer.
Along the way, while working at Pro Care, I had the opportunity to do everything from mowing grass, being a mechanic, digging holes, building all kinds of things like walls, patios, and structures including operating all kinds of equipment. I thought of myself as a jack of all trades, but master of none. With all that being said and a god given gift to be able to draw, I returned to Pro Care full time and never looked back. There is just something so incredibly special and rewarding about taking something from nothing and turning it into something truly amazing. The personal rewards have been endless. We have continued along this path for over 50 years with the knowledge and expectation that we are going to make mistakes and challenge ourselves everyday in ways that will make us better individually as well as a company. What's better than that???? 
 
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Episode #119: Kenny Blickenstaff - Titan Investment Management

Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Kenny completed his undergraduate studies at Purdue University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Immediately following graduation, he began pursuing his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and employment at Charles Schwab as a broker. He then moved on to become an investment analyst for Purdue Federal Credit Union and completed his CFA designation, passing each level on his first attempt.
After completion of the CFA, he began working for Busey Wealth Management as a Fixed Income analyst and eventually moved on to become a Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Investment Management playing a key role in the management of a $6 Billion multi-family fund. While working for Busey, he also began pursuing his MBA at the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business on nights and weekends.
This pursuit eventually led him to Chicago where he began employment as a Fixed Income Analyst for Geneva Advisors (now CIBC) and took on an advisory role with all equity products. After graduating from the University of Chicago Booth with his MBA in June 2016, he was promoted to Portfolio Manager, eventually overseeing the security selection of over $1.5 billion in assets.
Ten years of education and experience ultimately led to the inception and creation of Titan Investment Management in 2018 – an amalgamation of investment experience, continual education, and forward-thinking strategies.
Kenny now lives in Zionsville, Indiana with his wife, Jordan, and their three daughters. He enjoys spending time with his family, outdoor sports, reading, and exercise in his spare time. https://titaninvestmentmgmt.com
 
 
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Episode #118: Jennifer Denney - Elevated Marketing Solutions

I help business owners and marketers alike understand the funnel of building a business online. I am the Founder of Elevated Marketing Solutions and a Digital Marketing Strategist. I have been in digital marketing for 18 years. I founded Elevated 7 years ago. I have had 28 employees and 10.5 million in marketing dollars underneath me and prefer running a smaller agency. To learn more visit https://elevatedmarketing.solutions
 
 
 
 
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Episode #117: Alex Sylvester - Shepherd Financial

Alex Sylvester was born, raised and continues to live in the Greater Indianapolis area. This year will mark the 10-year wedding anniversary for he and his lovely wife, Mallory. They have two children and live in Carmel. Alex earned a bachelor's degree from Marian University's Byrum School of Business. Today, he is the Executive Partner and President of Development at Shepherd Financial. His firm specializes in managing corporate retirement plans (401ks & 403bs) for more than 250 employers around the country. Their goal is to help create an efficient retirement plan benefit that allows companies to put their best foot forward in recruiting and retaining top talent.
 
 
 
 
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Episode #116: Jacki Leahy - Activate the Magic

Jacki hails in Boston's Back Bay with her miniature dachshund, Freddy. Formerly a kindergarten teacher and Manhattan apartment broker, she took a bold leap into the dynamic world of tech startups in 2015.
Over the past 9 years, Jacki has adeptly navigated the chaos that often accompanies the pursuit of building a repeatable sales motion. As the tenth hire at LinkSquares, she led the construction of teams, processes, and systems that propelled the company's ARR from $350k to $9M in under 2 years. This transformative journey ignited her passion for Salesforce and RevOps—essentially, all technical infrastructure supporting marketing, sales, and customer success.
Now, as the founder of Activate the Magic, a boutique RevOps agency, Jacki empowers B2B founders and sales leaders with scalable tech solutions for chaos-free operations. Her expertise lies in Salesforce migrations, renovations, and integrations—addressing all the crucial components to liberate leaders from operational minutiae and provide a clear pulse on the business through reliable leading indicators, forecasts, and comprehensive pipeline overviews.
At Activate the Magic, all clients enjoy month-to-month agreements, a testament to Jacki's commitment to delivering recurring impact. If you'd like to connect with Jacki, book your complimentary coffee chat at https://activatethemagic.com
 
 
 
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Episode #115: Jill Trimmel - Elevate + Deskimate

Jill Trimmel is the Founder and CEO of Elevate Claims Solutions and Deskimate. Both provide professional claim services in the property and casualty insurance industry. After a range of leadership roles within the industry, Jill took the leap to entrepreneurship. She is married with two children, residing in Indiana.
 
 
 
 
 
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Episode #114: Greg Stanley - Accelerant Consultants

Greg has had a career of over 30 years in business and community leadership. Prior to launching Accelerant Consultants in 2017 with the mission of helping as many middle market business owners as possible optimize their revenue functions in a way that maximizes organizational valuation and gives them more, and more meaningful options to exit, Greg built practices, sales and marketing teams, and channel relationships for Support Net, Arrow Electronics, PwC, and SmartIT. While at PwC, Greg helped build a technology security practice before building a marketing and sales team from the ground up for the Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky region. Greg served on the seven partner leadership council for PwC and had strategy and revenue responsibility for over $325 million in revenue. It is this set of experiences that gives Greg a unique understanding of leadership, strategy, sales, and marketing in both small and large company environments that he leverages for the benefit of his clients. In addition to serving as the president of Accelerant Consultants, Greg is an adjunct professor of sales and sales leadership at Butler University.
 
 
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Episode #113: Aaron Prickel - Lushin

Following his own advice, Aaron strives to lead by example and often arrives at the office before anyone else to take advantage of focused, productive time. A Lushin management consultant since 2007, Aaron acts as the glue that binds and strengthens the team’s collective talents. As not only a sales trainer but a great resource, he encourages his clients to stay true to themselves and their missions, and he adapts his training style to best serve each individual. To learn more about them go to https://www.lushin.com
Aaron emphasizes understanding the underlying cause of business performance problems: belief, behavior, or technique. He aims to teach sales training clients the simplicity of effective solutions.
Winner of the 2015 Ball State Achievement Award from the Miller College of Business, Aaron spends his precious free time outdoors or cheering on his three kids in their respective sports competitions.
 
 
 
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Episode 112: Lori Winkler - BlueSky Commerce

Lori Winkler was born and raised in Northwest Indiana (Dyer) and moved to Columbus, Ohio, after getting married. She and her husband, Aaron, who met at St. Joseph's College, moved to Indianapolis in 1998 to be close to his family.
Lori started as a 4th Grade Teacher in Inner City Chicago before her marriage and move. She then became a Community Educator for a Healthcare Company, which fueled her passion for sales. Lori then grew her career as a sales consultant and trainer for Caskey Achievement Strategies, in Carmel, IN. Helping hundreds of Indianapolis executives and sales teams was a passion. Through this work, she realized the need for sales and marketing alignment. She then joined Sanders Group - a marketing agency in downtown Indianapolis where she was the VP of sales and strategy and moved into the CEO role.
Her entrepreneurial drive continued to pull at her. It led her to start her agency, WDM Creative, in 2010, where she grew and positioned the company for acquisition in 2019 by BlueSky Commerce. Today, Lori leads the Experience and Marketing Agency for BlueSky Commerce, an e-commerce and business consultancy serving global customers with their digital transformation.
 
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