Best Scott Eckart Podcasts (2025)

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This is Future Proof with Scott Eckart 1:14

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The biggest shifts in a business often come from decisions no one else sees. Future Proof is a show for business owners facing the pressure to grow and the weight of legacy, often at the same time. Hosted by Scott Eckart, each episode features honest conversations with leaders who’ve made bold moves, stepped into succession, or redefined success al…

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Why an Abundance Mindset Will Grow Your Business 42:13

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How do you build a business on giving without losing sight of growth? Marcus Manges, Regional President at Accelerent Indianapolis, joins Scott Eckart to talk about how his career evolved from selling knives to creating one of the most effective business development platforms in the region. Now serving multiple markets, Marcus shares what he’s lear…

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How a Family Business Became an an Agritourism Destination 42:23

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What does it take to turn a family business into a thriving tourist destination? Lucas Dull and Dana Dull join host Scott Eckart to share how they transitioned from traditional grain farming to building one of Indiana’s most beloved agritourism businesses. As second-generation owners of Dull’s Tree Farm, they’ve expanded far beyond Christmas trees,…

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Episode 85: Clint Mitchell 1:27:51

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Clint Mitchell is CEO and co-owner of Estridge Homes, one of the largest home builders and residential real estate developers in the Indianapolis market. Since 1967, Estridge Homes has developed many of the top-selling neighborhoods in the state, totaling nearly 9,000 homes and over 50 neighborhoods. Prior to being named CEO in 2021, Mitchell led t…

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Episode 84: Mark McFatridge 1:11:56

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Mark McFatridge is the Founder & CEO of Quade Executive Peer Group. He has over 25 years of professional experience and has played a prominent leadership role everywhere he’s served. His background includes serving as the Chief Executive Officer and board member for both public and privately held companies. Mark has led divisions of large companies…

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Episode 83: Scott Eckart 1:20:32

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Scott Eckart is the Owner and Lead Advisor at West Point Financial Group. His passion for connecting with people is what makes him such a natural at helping people design the life they aspire to live. His thorough process helps to provide a path for his clients to take their vision of the future and translate it into a blueprint that can be impleme…

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Episode 81: Emil Ekiyor 1:22:15

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Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Emil Ekiyor left his family (7 sisters and two brothers) in Lagos, to pursue an education in Daytona Beach, Florida. Emil participated in Basketball, soccer, and football in high school and received a full athletic scholarship to attend the University of Central Florida, where he was named captain of the football team. After…

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Episode 81: Max Yoder 1:17:37

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Max Yoder is a renowned, successful and highly respected entrepreneur, visionary and thought leader. He is husband to Jess, dad to Marni, CEO and co-founder of Lessonly, and author of Do Better Work and To See It, Be It. He lives in Indianapolis, where he enjoys walking, talking, napping, reading, and writing. In this fun, deep and insightful episo…

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Episode 80: Randie Dial 1:06:16

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Randie Dial has more than 20 years of experience in providing valuation, forensic accounting and financial modeling services to a variety of publicly-traded and privately-held companies. He performs valuations of businesses and intangible assets for a variety of purposes including financial reporting, tax, merger and acquisitions, private equity in…

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Episode 79: Ben Lytle 1:12:06

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Ben Lytle is a self-made serial entrepreneur-CEO known for being ahead of the curve. He led the creation of five successful companies, including two listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The best known is Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health plans. He is a healthcare policy expert who served on state and presidential healthcare commissions, …

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Episode 78: Joel Kirk 1:58:15

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Joel Kirk is a New York City theatre director and producer who specializes in the development of new plays and musicals. He has worked with New World Stages, Playwrights Horizons, NYMF, The Lark, New Dramatists, Sheen Center, Hudson Guild Theatre, Wide Eyed Productions, WorkShop Theatre, to name a few. Recently he worked with Tony Award Winner Reed…

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Episode 77: Crystal Givens 1:21:37

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Crystal Givens is the president and chief executive officer of Starfish Initiative, a leading youth organization in Indianapolis that inspires, encourages, and prepares motivated high school students for success through one-on-one mentoring. Under her direction, Starfish Initiative is becoming a best-in-class mentoring organization that is effectiv…

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Episode 76: Nate Feltman 1:21:01

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Nate Feltman is co-owner of the IBJ Corporation, publisher of the Indianapolis Business Journal, the Indiana Lawyer and the Court & Commercial Record. Nate also is the CEO of NJF Consulting, LLC, which provides acquisition and business consulting services. From 2010 - 2017, Nate was President, CEO and co-owner of Home Health Depot, Inc. (HHD) and i…

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Episode 75: Scott Long 1:38:55

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Scott Long is a top-rated corporate comedian. He has been seen on NBC, FOX-TV, and The Bob and Tom Show. After 2 decades of headlining comedy clubs across the USA, Scott now focuses his talents to perform at corporate events. Since doing so, he has built up over 100 five-star company reviews, from Seattle to Orlando. Scott’s greatest passion, is he…

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Episode 74: Arvetta Jideonwo 1:13:20

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Arvetta Jideonwo has a distinguished history of leading and organizing high-performing teams in the non-profit sector. She has worked with nationally recognized organizations and has extensive executive-level experience in non-profit management, fundraising, and grant development. She is currently a Faculty Member at the IUPUI Lilly Family School o…

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Episode 73: Devin Johnson 53:07

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Devin Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of Kennected - an Indianapolis-based SaaS company, with over 15,000 users. He is a serial entrepreneur, inspiring leader, and an adept marketer. As the CEO of Kennected, Devin directs the daily workflow, and is responsible for the overall success of over 125+ employees, and reaching over $15m in sales. His le…

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Episode 72: Kylie Conway 1:37:45

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Kylie Conway is a renowned, award-winning and very popular Broadcast Journalist, with 10+ years of experience. Kylie has done everything from morning reporter to evening anchor. Hired as the Weekend Anchor/Weekday Reporter at WISH-TV, she was promoted to Daybreak Anchor and Breaking News Studio-Reporter, in January, 2015. Before heading back to her…

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Episode 71: Brian Wolff 1:24:35

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Brian Wolff is a sales-oriented leader who has worked with small and large teams for companies ranging in size from raw start-ups to billion-dollar publicly traded companies and currently serves as the President & CEO of Parker Technology. As an angel investor with several funds, Brian has learned to appreciate the value of running a lean, flexible…

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Episode 70: Ann Murtlow 1:37:51

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Since joining United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) as its President & CEO in 2013, Ann D. Murtlow has built on United Way’s long-time commitment to education, financial stability, health and basic needs. UWCI has made significant progress in aligning programs, community partnerships, direct service agencies and public policy advocacy to create outc…

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Episode 69: Jeb Banner 1:37:07

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Jeb is the CEO and a Founder of Boardable. He spent most of his 20s playing music and avoiding adulthood. Everything began to click when he discovered eBay in 1999. After building a couple of successful businesses in the auction space, he took what he learned from growing those businesses with online marketing to start SmallBox in 2006. SmallBox ev…

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Episode 68: Megan Nail 1:15:54

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Megan Nail is a Total Rewards Consultant who creates engaging workplaces that value talent by aligning an organization and its goals. As the past State Director for HR Indiana SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), Megan has invested in building and strengthening the HR community. She is currently a national Membership Advisory Council repre…

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Episode 67: Alicia McKoy 1:20:28

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Alicia McKoy is a business owner & serial entrepreneur dedicated to making the work environment better for all. As the Founder and CEO of Peak Mind, her mission is to provide a variety of easy and effective solutions for elevating well-being in the workplace by helping organizations reduce healthcare costs while improving employee satisfaction, wel…

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Episode 66: MIchael Leppert 1:17:08

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Michael Leppert is a lecturer at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, as well as an Adjunct Professor at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Additionally, Michael is a published writer and featured columnist with regular pieces in the Indianapolis Business Journal. Prior to his move to higher education, Michael w…

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Episode 65: CJ McClanahan 1:19:35

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CJ McClanahan is a sought-after coach, speaker, author, and advisor. Since 2003, he’s spent more than 10,000 hours in front of entrepreneurs, executives, and their teams helping them to achieve record sales. A few years after starting his firm, CJ noticed that no matter how much success his clients achieved, few ever seemed to truly enjoy the journ…

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Episode 64: Duncan Alney 1:18:11

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Duncan Alney is the founder of Firebelly Marketing, a top-rated social media marketing agency. Duncan is a self-described "conscious entrepreneur and compassionate leader". He is the host of The Firebelly Social Show podcast. He has become known as a change agent, a straight shooter, a people-focused compassionate leader, a problem solver, and a se…

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Episode 63: Daniel Fuller 1:27:31

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Daniel Fuller is passionate about seeing people, leaders, cultures, and organizations develop. His life and work are given to empowering teachable, humble, and hungry leaders and teams to create and sustain joyful, strategic, and productive environments. Today, Daniel is the Vice President of Business Development at FullStack PEO, an organization t…

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Episode 62: Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow 1:17:17

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Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow is the Faculty Chair of the Undergraduate Program at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University-Indianapolis, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Management and Business Law. In 2019, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie appointed Charlotte as an Indiana University Bicentennial Professor - awarded to "ex…

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Episode 61: McKinzie Roth 1:12:18

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It’s great to have the one and only, McKinzie Roth, as our guest this week. For those that don’t know, McKinzie is famous and ubiquitous: in other words, she’s very popular and everywhere these days, as a: journalist, reporter, on air personality, television anchor, spokesperson, podcaster, fashion model, and social media influencer/public figure (…

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Episode 60: Bryan and Stephanie Neale 1:34:09

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I am happy to report, that Stephanie Neale and Bryan Neale (yes, they are a married dynamic duo!), are my guests’ on this weeks episode of my podcast, Moments to Momentum, with Scott Abbott. Bryan is the founder and Stephanie is the CEO of Blind Zebra, an elite sales and client success coaching company located in Indianapolis. Blind Zebra training …

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Episode 59: Zac Darnell 1:20:44

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Zac Darnell is a lifelong Hoosier, leader at SEP and host of SEP's Podcast, Behind The Product. Zac is a strategic and tactical product leader with a startup mindset, and over 15 years of diverse business and industry experience in various fast-paced organizations. Adept at creating and leading people-focused, process-driven, and technically aligne…

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Episode 58: Dr. Zubair Khan 1:14:51

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Dr. Zubair Khan is the Medical Director and co-founder of Renova Aesthetics, a world-class, all-in-one salon, spa and wellness center, located in the heart of Carmel, Indiana. Zubair is passionate about helping his clients and patients reach their goals, overcome obstacles, and change their lives and their confidence. Dr. Zubair was a physician for…

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Episode 57: Sonal Sheth Zawarhi 1:18:24

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Sonal Sheth Zawahri is an author, speaker, trainer, and life coach. She is also the creator of the “Stretching for Success Workbook: 7 Steps to STRETCH Beyond Your Comfort Zone” which takes you step-by-step through creating and achieving your goals, and two Val-U resource card decks that provide individuals and leaders the opportunity to encourage …

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Episode 56: Jason Barnaby 1:24:25

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Jason Barnaby specializes in actionable inspiration. Whether via one-on-one coaching, facilitating a group leadership program, or delivering an interactive keynote (in-person or virtual), his message and passionate delivery are sure to spark your inner fire. His love for facilitating A-HA moments led him to start his own company, Fire Starters Inc.…

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Episode 55: Mike Kelly 1:28:14

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Mike Kelly is an entrepreneur, author, farmer, podcast host, and co-founder of DeveloperTown and FullStack. Mike helps corporate leaders and founders craft a vision for new products by working with them to put together strategies, teams, and funding to help launch, validate, and grow those products and businesses. Mike is also an active advisor and…

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Episode 54: Lindsay Boccardo 1:27:28

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Lindsay Boccardo is a global, top-rated virtual presenter, keynote speaker, host of the Youtube show “The Porch”, and founder of Lindsay Boccardo Training and Coaching. She is fascinated by generations in the workplace. As a nationally-recognized expert of Millennials and Gen Z, groups from across the country lean on her to help their teams work be…

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Episode 53: Tony Armstrong 1:18:13

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Tony Armstrong is a leader with decades of experience bridging the gaps between the higher education, government, economic development, and technology sectors. In his current position as the President & CEO of IU Ventures, Tony facilitates collaborations between Indiana University faculty, students, staff, alumni, and partners to help foster the cr…

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Episode 52: Bob Grand 51:28

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As managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg, Bob Grand leads the firm’s strategic development and execution of firmwide internal and external goals. He is responsible for driving production, productivity, quality and client service strategies, evaluating and supporting systems objectives and resource needs, and serving as a catalyst for change and in…

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Episode 51: Matt Hunckler 1:25:35

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Matt Hunckler is the founder and CEO of Powderkeg - a digital community (which also hosts great in-person meetups) for thousands of tech entrepreneurs and professionals, that are building innovative companies in tech hubs between the coasts. Moreover, Matt and Powderkeg, are appreciated for simultaneously helping tech startups build great companies…

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Episode 50: Scott Jones 1:14:52

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Scott Jones is a prolific and renowned entrepreneur, investor, businessman, educator and philanthropist. Having raised over $200 million for his companies, resulting in over $5 billion of investor returns, Scott created and/or co-founded the world's largest voicemail provider, the world's largest music and video database company (Gracenote, now a d…

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Episode 45: Jack Russell 1:12:50

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Jack Russell is the President and CEO of OneZone Chamber of Commerce. Before joining OneZone, Jack served as the President and CEO of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce. During his time as President, he grew the chamber to over 400 members and in 2017 the chamber was awarded by ICEA with the Innovation Award for their program, Chamber Innovation, co…

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Episode 44: Marcus Manges 1:18:26

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Marcus Manges is the Regional President for Accelerent, an exclusive business development community in 6 markets across the US – each market has between 45-65 partner companies who are all committed to helping each other grow by making warm, c-level introductions to each other’s top prospects. He is passionate about helping Indiana businesses grow …

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Episode 43: Dave Rodriguez 1:12:57

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Dave Rodriguez is the founder and former senior pastor, of Grace Church in Noblesville, IN. For twenty-seven years, Dave led Grace to advance the Kingdom of God in central Indiana and around the world. He has served the local church in pastoral ministry for over forty years. Grace Church has planted six churches in the United States, along with chu…

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Episode 42: Karen Mangia 1:25:12

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Karen is an internationally-recognized thought leader whose TEDx appearance, keynotes, blogs and books reach thousands of business leaders, each year. She is the author of “Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You”, “Listen UP! How to Tune Into Customers and Turn Down the Noise”, and “Success With Less”. A prolific blogger and sought-a…

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Episode 41: Dave Neff 1:15:17

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Dave Neff is the Chief Revenue Officer for Prolific, where he oversees all new business development, strategic partnerships, and alliances. Formerly, Dave served as President & CEO of EDGE Mentoring for nearly six years – the nation’s largest, faith-based, whole-life intergenerational mentoring organization. Prior to EDGE, Dave worked for ExactTarg…

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Episode 40: Kelly Young 1:20:32

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Kelly is an acclaimed PR professional, with extensive expertise in developing and implementing winning communication strategies. She is also the host of not one, but two podcasts: “The Badassery Life” and “Our Joy Project”. Kelly has garnered 25+ years of hands-on experience in nonprofit, education, arts, and corporate communications - by working w…

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Episode 39: Leonard Hoops 1:11:43

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Leonard Hoops has served as president & CEO of Visit Indy since 2011. He leads a team of 65 industry professionals who are charged with growing Central Indiana’s $5.4 billion convention, tourism, and event business. Under Hoops’ leadership, Visit Indy has shattered all-time records for convention and tourism sales, delivering up to $1 billion annua…

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Episode 38: Lindsay Tjepkema 1:18:32

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Lindsay Tjepkema is the CEO and Co-Founder of Casted. In the years before starting Casted, Lindsay Tjepkema was a marketing leader for a global Martech SaaS enterprise where she led all of the brand’s content marketing efforts. Her mission was to help grow the business by aligning the brand around a common message, humanizing it with a unified voic…

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Episode 37: Derrin Slack 1:24:58

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Derrin is the humble Founder of ProAct Indy, an Indiana nonprofit organization, committed to standing in the gap for vulnerable youth and underserved communities, through human-centered social good. With a strong background in nonprofit management and research, training, and leadership, Derrin acts as the conduit between the needs of the community,…

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Episode 36: Dr. Kevin Berkopes 1:33:56

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Dr. Kevin Berkopes is an unapologetic disruptor, educator, and inventor-- he believes human ecosystems change for the better through entrepreneurship. He and his teams have relentlessly pursued a new system for education that answers THE question of our generation: How do we achieve equitable access to high quality education and resources for all c…

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Episode 35: Jason Mutzfeld 1:20:23

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In addition to being an awesome human being, Jason specializes in career strategy, personal branding, and professional success. He is the author of the book “Find Work Worth Doing: A Career Management Handbook”, the host of the “Reinvent Relevance” podcast, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and co-founded Merrfeld Career Management with his wife,…