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Episode #128: Ed Snyder - Oaktree Financial Advisors

Ed and his wife, Gina have been married for 28 years. They have five children ranging in age from 8 to 21. He enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, reading and the occasional (or not so occasional) cigar.
Ed began his financial services career in 1994 with a large national firm. He soon realized that most “financial advisors” were salespeople working for companies who manufactured financial products that they wanted to sell to consumers - whether it was right for the client or not. These were not financial advisors working for their clients. These were salespeople working for large institutions.
This is where he got the vision for a firm that would provide financial advice from a truly independent perspective. In 2000 he co-founded Oaktree Financial Advisors. At Oaktree there are no sales pitches. Instead, they work for clients, developing long-term relationships with the highest level of service.
Oaktree Financial Advisors specializes in helping Eli Lilly employees with their financial lives, relieving their stress around money, simplifying their lives, and freeing up their time. Ed is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. As such, he acts as a fiduciary when providing financial advice. This means he puts your best interests first.
Check them out here https://www.oaktreeadvisors.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Episode #127: Adam Grubb - Adam Grubb Media

Adam Grubb is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in broadcast, media, and marketing. Starting his career at 15 as a radio personality, he spent seven years playing the hits of the 90s and 2000s as well as promotions director. Adam transitioned into new home sales for a few years before joining Pro Builder and Pro Remodeler, construction trade magazines, eventually becoming the VP of Sales.
In 2015, Adam founded Adam Grubb Media, a video marketing agency. His company focuses on helping businesses identify and tell their unique stories through video, marketing, social, events, and magazines. Under his leadership, Adam Grubb Media has grown to over $2 million in revenue and a team of 15 and has become a trusted partner for brands needing to grow.
Check them out here https://adamgrubbmedia.com
 
 
 
 
 
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Episode #126: Luke Humphrey - Train for the Crane

Luke Humphrey was born in Terre Haute Indiana and moved around a lot as a younger adult. Eventually settling back into the west suburbs of Indianapolis. Luke is married to his beautiful wife Bridgette and they have two beautiful children Kyra and Korbin. Luke started in the construction industry at the very bottom, servicing and running equipment as well as bouncing through life not knowing exactly what his purpose was. While working full time Luke eventually completed his BS degree in Occupational Safety & Health and started to notice a lot of regulatory changes headed for the Crane and Heavy Equipment Industries.
Luke set his course to become one of the highest certified individuals in the crane industry and once successful it started opening a lot of doors. Train for the Crane LLC was officially started in 2018 and has seen tremendous growth since then. Train for the Crane is represented in 35 states and have continued to grow the team and reach every year. Train for the Crane has been recognized as one of the leaders in the niche industry of Crane Certification Training and Testing and prides itself on training safety oriented equipment operators.
This approach has landed Train for the Crane, national contracts with several Fortune 500 companies, and allowed the growth of a strong company foundation with the team of individuals that are with us today. Train for the Crane and Crane Industry Experts are your way into the Crane Industry so if you or someone you know is looking to advance your career please reach out to us, we would love to help you. Learn more at https://trainforthecrane.com
 
 
 
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Episode #125: Vinicio Sanchez - S&P Staffing

About S&P Staffing Inc Since being established in 2019, S&P Staffing Inc. has been known for its unparalleled commitment to customer satisfaction. It’s this standard of excellence that has provided the impetus for us to grow into the business we are today. With over 38 years of combined experience in the staffing and hotel industry, we can understand our client's needs in a more personal way. We understand the importance of having a reliable, productive, and motivated team with a great attitude. At S&P Staffing, we specialize in connecting companies with highly motivated and dependable personnel who can contribute to your organization's success. Our extensive network of qualified candidates, combined with our rigorous screening and selection process, ensures that we deliver top-tier candidates who meet your specific needs screening and selection process. Here are some key reasons why partnering with S&P Staffing can benefit your organization:
 
1. Customized Staffing Solutions: We recognize that every partner has unique staffing needs. Our team will work closely with you to understand your specific requirements, including skill sets, shift preferences, and any other considerations., to provide tailored staffing solutions that align with your operational goals.
2. Reliable and qualified candidates: Our comprehensive screening process ensures that we only present candidates with the right skills, experience, and work ethic.
3. Flexibility and scalability: We understand that the demands of the market can fluctuate. Whether you require temporary staff for peak seasons or long-term workforce solutions, we have the flexibility to adapt and scale our services according to your changing needs.
4. Streamlined hiring process: Our goal is to make the hiring process as seamless and efficient as possible for you. We take care of all administrative tasks, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and compliance, so that you can focus on your core business operations.
We believe that the customer always comes first - and that means exceptional service.
Get in touch today to learn more about what we have to offer. https://www.spstaffing.net
 
 
 
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Episode #124: Jacob Wise - Crafted

Jacob Wise was grew up on the east side of Indianapolis. He founded Crafted with his 2 partners Job and Sean in 2017. Crafted is a digital agency that partners with growth seeking organizations to help build user interfaces that scale. https://craftedup.com
 
 
 
 
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Episode #123: Rachel Downey - Share Your Genius

Rachel Downey is the founder, CEO, and Executive Producer of Share Your Genius, an award-winning podcast production company. With a strong ability to connect with people and a background in B2B marketing, live performances, and organizing events like the ESPYs, she's passionate about empowering impact-driven brands and their visionary leaders to create content that fosters human connection, builds community, and achieves remarkable business outcomes.
Share Your Genius guides the creative, strategy, and execution of brand podcasts. And they do it because that is their mission—to create content that fosters human connection. They are an award-winning content-first podcast production agency specializing in B2B brand shows, having produced hundreds of shows, produced thousands of episodes, resulting in millions of downloads.
 
 
 
 
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Episode #122: Tom Miller -TPMA

Tom Miller is the President and CEO of TPMA, a full-service consulting firm that empowers organizations and communities through strategic partnerships and informed solutions to create positive, sustainable change.
After spending over 30 years in strategic consulting on a multitude of economic and workforce development initiatives all over the US, Tom knows what truly produces results – solid leadership. Under his executive leadership, TPMA has grown to serve an impressive, international client base with a matching roster of innovative and impactful strategic projects. In 2017, TPMA was ranked #6 on the Indianapolis Business Journal’s FAST 25 ranking of fastest growing private companies in Indianapolis.
Tom is a master of connecting expertise with opportunities which has enabled TPMA to draw on best practices and proven methods from across disciplines and industries in developing communal solutions. As the first president of the Indiana Technology Partnership (now called TechPoint), he successfully led the organization to raise more than $2 million in operating capital; increase collaboration among technology-based Hoosier companies and entrepreneurship culture; and create metrics for measuring tech competitiveness with other states.
Prior to founding TPMA in 1989, Tom served as Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Employment and Training Services (now Indiana Department of Workforce Development) under Governor Robert Orr. At the time, Tom was at the forefront of incorporating workforce development as a key component of the state’s economic development strategy. His innovative approach was noted by the U.S. Department of Labor, who became the first client of TPMA.
 
 
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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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