Business & Beyond with Gerry Dick
Business and Beyond with Gerry Dick is a weekly conversation with Indiana leaders in business, politics, sports, entertainment…and beyond. The 30-minute podcast explores the successes, failures and memorable moments that have shaped the lives of high profile, high-performing individuals with a Hoosier connection. Inspirational, informative and sometimes emotional, Business and Beyond is an intimate conversation with well-known guests who share their personal, unfiltered stories and what motivates them in their daily pursuit of success and happiness, personally and professionally.
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Anne Ryder: Hoosier Storyteller Still Making a ...
Her award-winning storytelling took her around the globe for interviews with Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. But Anne Ryder’s heart and home remain firmly planted in Indiana, where today she is paying it forward, teaching the next generation of broadcast journalists. In this episode, she opens up about the future of television news, moments that changed her life…and that time she did weather.
35 min
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Karen E Laine: Good Bones Co-Star Demolishing M...
For Good Bones’ co-star Karen E Laine, celebrity has turned the tables. “I am no longer the weirdo who goes up to complete strangers and starts conversations…now someone else does it to me.” The former prosecutor, who has risen to stardom demolishing and rehabbing homes with her daughter on the hit HGTV show, opens up about life, her eclectic spirit and breaking down stereotypes…about women in construction and living in Indianapolis.
31 min
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NFL Referee Bryan Neale: The Blind Zebra Hits H...
That Indianapolis sales consultant Bryan Neale is a National Football League referee should come as no surprise. The name of his firm is Blind Zebra Consulting and the Newburgh, Indiana native sees many parallels between success in business and officiating on football’s biggest stage. He talks the pursuit of his life dream, the moment he got the call from the NFL and how it almost came crashing down in the College Football National Championship Game.
35 min
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JMV: Small Town Boy Rides Hard Work to Big Stage
John Michael Gliva, or JMV as he is known to his legion of followers, has come a long way from the tiny Greene County town of Owensburg. The ride for JMV has included stints as a TV weatherman, radio DJ and mortgage loan broker. And while he landed his dream job as the high-profile host of The Ride with JMV on Indy sports talk station The Fan more than a decade ago, he remains a decidedly small-town guy.
41 min
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Allison Melangton: Indy’s Pied Piper of Big Tim...
From Final Fours to the Super Bowl, she has been a key player in the biggest sporting events Indianapolis has hosted. Allison Melangton talks about her path from a small town in Maine to a big-time role in helping Indy become a sports capital. The Penske Entertainment Corp. senior vice president shares the inside story of what attracted her to Indy, how the city earned its place on the biggest stages in sports and why she’s very bullish about the future.
37 min
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Max Yoder: A Passion for People and Their Success
How does the son of a northern Indiana funeral home owner become a face of the state’s emerging tech economy? Find out in this week’s Business & Beyond podcast as Max Yoder talks tech, his passion for music and how getting cut from his middle school basketball team may have been a turning point in his life.
40 min
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Quinn Buckner: A Lifetime of Success
Some people are just winners. Quinn Buckner is a winner. From championships at every level of his sport to his recent election as chair of the Indiana University Board of Trustees, the once shy, self-described mama’s boy has led a life of leadership. He talks about his path to success, his relationship with Bob Knight and lessons learned along the way.
41 min
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Jim Irsay: “The Best is Yet to Come”
In the buttoned-down world of the National Football League, he is an owner who wears his passion on his sleeve. In a wide-ranging conversation, Colts owner Jim Irsay talks about his expectation for more Lombardi trophies, passing the torch to his daughters and plans for a world class museum in downtown Indy. Oh, he also shares some great stories on the move from Baltimore, too.
50 min
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Joey Mulinaro: From Living Room Laughs to Inter...
From Nick Saban to Andrew Luck, his sidesplitting spoofs have made him an internet sensation. And while hard work has catapulted Indianapolis native Joey Mulinaro into the national spotlight, and earned him accolades from some big names, this self-described living room impersonator will always be a south side guy.
36 min
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Mark Boyle: ‘I Prefer Eclectic or Interesting’
From his early days in Minnesota to his special relationship with the late Bobby “Slick” Leonard, Mark Boyle talks about a career that has been anything but ordinary. Entering his 34th year as the Voice of the Pacers, this masterful storyteller has had a front row seat for the “Hicks vs. the Knicks” and the “Malice at the Palace”…where things got a bit too up close and personal.
45 min
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Lloyd Winnecke: From Second Base to City Hall
As a youngster, he dreamed of playing second base for his beloved St. Louis Cardinals. But instead of turning double plays, Lloyd Winnecke would wind up pitching a transformation of his hometown as Evansville’s 34th mayor. The broadcaster turned banker turned politician talks about change, challenge and charting what’s next.
39 min
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Inez Evans: “It was Just Like Coming Home”
She was born on a military base in Virginia and attended music school in New York City, dreaming of life as an opera singer. But Inez Evans would eventually turn to transportation as her route to success, working her way from call service rep to chief executive of Indiana’s largest transit system. A self-described OTG (old transit girl), she talks about the future of mass transit, a “terrifying” turning point and why Indy feels like home.
37 min
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Governor Eric Holcomb: Born to Serve
He was born, raised and educated in Indiana and says he knew at an early age he wanted a life of service. From his election as Senior Class President at Pike High School, to a tour in the U.S. Navy, to his current role as the state’s 51st Governor, Eric Holcomb is living out his dream. But this Hoosier hoops fanatic, who has made a jump shot in all 92 counties, says his decision to run for the state’s top office was not a slam dunk.
41 min
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Chris Baggott: Challenges are Simply Opportunities
Chris Baggott has never been one to shy away from a challenge. And the ExactTarget co-founder is attacking perhaps his greatest challenge yet: using technology to reinvent the grocery business. Baggott talks about the continued growth of food delivery business ClusterTruck, his passion for sustainable agriculture and, for the first time publicly, a recent battle with cancer.
36 min
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Chris Gahl: A Hoosier with Heart
He is a high-profile player in selling Indianapolis to the world as a destination for big time conventions and world class sporting events. It comes naturally for Chris Gahl, an Indy native who is passionate about his hometown and his roots. The Butler University graduate talks about the city’s COVID comeback, his Hawaiian connection and how personal setbacks have helped shape his life.
38 min
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Cindy Hoye: City Girl on the Farm
She grew up in the city, just 10 minutes from the Indiana State Fairgrounds. It was an urban-rural vibe that would ultimately define Cindy Hoye’s career. The woman who has led a transformation of the Indiana State Fairgrounds into a year-round venue with more than $200 million in direct economic impact talks about why the State Fair is more relevant than ever, key mentors and what it was like to be crowned the Fair’s Rabbit Queen.
32 min
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Anthony Calhoun: To Whom Much is Given, Much is...
From his early days playing Little League baseball growing up in Evansville, Anthony Calhoun knew he wanted to be a sportscaster. Today, “AC” is one of the most recognized personalities on the Indiana sports scene . But his career is being defined by more than sports. The charismatic Calhoun talks about the importance of giving back, the changing sports landscape and some of his most important mentors.
37 min
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Maggie Lewis: Mama’s Girl
From her days as a Boys & Girls Club kid in Columbus to her trailblazing political career in Indianapolis, there has been one constant for Maggie Lewis: the love and support of her mother. The first female president of the Indianapolis City-County Council credits her mom, who gave birth to her at the age of 16 and worked two and three jobs to make ends meet, with providing the example that led her to a life of service.
33 min
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Dr. Allison Barber: On a Mission to Serve
Ever since she was a little girl growing up in Lake County, Allison Barber has had a passion for sports and competing. Little did she know that passion would one day lead her to the front office of a professional sports franchise. Or the While House. Or on a special mission inside Saddam Hussein’s palace. Learn more about the president of the Indiana Fever, who through eight diverse careers, remains on a mission to serve.
40 min
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Rick Fuson: Homegrown Leader
From Indianapolis Public Schools to Indiana University to the Indiana Pacers, Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Rick Fuson is undeniably an Indiana guy. And throughout his nearly 40 year career, he has made it a point to give back to his hometown, taking leadership roles in the city’s pursuit of numerous big time sporting events, from NCAA Final Fours to the Super Bowl. In a wide-ranging conversation, he talks sports, social justice and gardening and raising chickens in Brown County.
30 min
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Bo Boroski: Not an 8 to 5 Guy
“To be a middle-aged man, to walk out and have the hair on your neck stand up. I mean what else could you do to have that feeling? I’m not in tune with the 8 to 5…I just can’t do it.” He once dreamed of a career under the bright lights of Major League Baseball. Instead, Bo Boroski is today on the biggest stages of college basketball as one of the game’s most recognized officials. He talks about his emotional road to the Final Four, coaches and arenas, youth sports parents and much more.
41 min
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Jake Query: It All Started with A Phone Call
His first call to a TV station sports department, at the age of 12, was met with a rude response. Undaunted, he called back and set the course for a broadcasting career with many twists and turns. Jake Query talks about his media journey, penchant for visiting unusual places and a brush with death that changed his life.
41 min
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Business & Beyond: The First Eight
Thank you for listening to the Business & Beyond podcast! I’m really pleased to report the podcast is gaining a large and loyal following as our library of interesting and accomplished guests continues to grow. So I thought this would be a good week to share some of the highlights from my first few conversations, beginning with Indiana University Football Coach Tom Allen. I hope you enjoy this special edition!
34 min
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Scott Dorsey: “We Were Just Scrappy Little Entr...
When Scott Dorsey reflects on the creation of digital marketing powerhouse ExactTarget, he admits “the odds were stacked against us.” The internet bubble had just burst, and he and his partners were non-technical guys jumping into the world of software. Thirteen years later Salesforce would buy ExactTarget for $2.5 billion. Dorsey shares personal stories of his entrepreneurial journey, why he remains committed to building the Indiana tech economy and two pictures taken on the day the Salesforce deal closed.
35 min
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Scott Jones: “It Started with Breaking Everything”
Since the time he tore apart and rebuilt his dad’s train set as a kid, Scott Jones has had the inventor bug. His interest in inventing and innovation would fuel his passion as a serial entrepreneur, whose successes include patented technology that led to the widespread adoption of voicemail. Scott talks about the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur, why he’s bullish on Indiana and a life lesson from his late sister that he’ll never forget.
38 min