175. All That Matters Is People with Mario Rodriguez

Nida Ansari is the Founder and CEO of Karmic Partners and CIO of 16 Tech Innovation District

Listen to CCS episode ​182 where you'll hear Nida tell us about…

● How coming to the United States while in high school helped prepare her for the life experiences she has encountered along her journey

 ● How she got her start in Innovation with a career stint in Atlanta, why she choose Atlanta for a social scene and how that led her to make the move to Indy

● Her passion to work with Innovation, Start ups, and the Tech scene and why that helped her launch her own business Karmic Partners

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy

● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Larry McQueary is the President and CEO of Indy Fuel and Fishers Freight.

Listen to CCS episode ​181 where you'll hear Larry tell us about…

● How an internship in college at WZPL landed his first job out of school and eventually helped guide the way to start his own business

 ● How a career in sports is a lifestyle not a job and how he got his start in sports with Indy Sports Corp

● The Indy Fuel Hockey team, the new Fishers Event Center, and the upcoming Indy Indoor Football Team, now know as Fishers Freight

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy

● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Stephen Lindsay and Brian Lindsay are Co-Owners of The HandleBar Hangar Indy

Listen to CCS episode ​180 where you'll hear Stephen and Brian tell us about…

● How they each learned important lessons about entrepreneurship early in life from their parents who were entrepreneurs for over 40 years

● How sitting at a stop light in Seattle Washington created the idea for The HandleBar Indy and being featured in Car and Driver Magazine launched the buzz for the brand

● All the unique experiences that are now included by visiting The Hangar Indy which is now a destination for food, drinks, activities, golf simulators, crafting, and taking a HandleBar tour around downtown Indianapolis 

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: Java House, IUPUI Jags, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our new recording venue The Hangar Indy.

CCS Podcast Parnters

● IUPUI Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/

● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/
● North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/north-indy/
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:
● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Courtney Zaugg is the Founder and CEO of Plaka + Associates, Founder of VentureVets and the Co-Founder of Zinc Contractors

Listen to CCS episode ​179 where you'll hear Courtney tell us about…

● How leaving Indiana and everything she knew to study abroad in Greece was the best life decision and a transformational experience 

 ● Her philosophy on mentorship and why and how to find the best mentor to make a lasting impact on career and personal life

● Why she is passionate about helping communities support entrepreneurs and innovation led companies to create an impactful ecosystem

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy

● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Special episode release promotion as The Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation applications are now live

Lauren Petersen James is the Executive Director of Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation and Kelsey Cook is the Membership Director of Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation

Listen to CCS episode ​178 where you'll hear Lauren and Kelsey tell us about…

● How they each had internship positions at the Indiana State House and how that gave them positive exposure and prepared them for their careers

● Why making an impact for the State of Indiana is an important aspect for each of their missions and values

● Why being a Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Fellow is a life changing and career defining opportunity and an opportunity to engage with influential leaders and future leaders of Indiana

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: Java House, IUPUI Jags, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Parnters

● IUPUI Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/north-indy/
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:
● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Macy Troyer is the Founder and CEO of Goaldy Social Media, Founder of Kindspire Cards and the Author of Ready, MIndset, Go!

Listen to CCS episode ​177 where you'll hear Macy tell us about…

● How hear big dream was to work at Proctor and Gamble until she took an entrepreneurial class in college and everything she thought about business was debunked by a professor

● How she decided when the time was right to launch her own business and the early lessons she learned along the way that helped her become a successful entrepreneur

● Why she wrote her first book "Ready, Mindset, Go!" and where the idea of Kindspire Cards was created and her vision on how to use them

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy

● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Taylor Schaffer is the President and CEO of Downtown Indy, Inc.

Listen to CCS episode ​176 where you'll hear Taylor tell us about…

● The Downtown Indy Inc. Circle of Lights® presented by IBEW 481 – Indy's most time-honored holiday tradition – celebrates its 61st anniversary on Nov. 24 and how many lights are on the Monument. The evening festivities will begin at 5:00PM on the Monument Circle.

● Her philosophy of "Be able to speak up, be able to show up, and be able to out work others" and her career advice on asking for an expanded role also includes being willing to take on more work load.

● How the Downtown Indy population has grown by 50% since 2010 and what that means for future growth plans and opportunities for the mile square.

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Indy Dwell Real Estate, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy

● Indy Dwell Real Estate: https://www.indydwell.com/
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Mario Rodriguez is the Executive Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority 

Listen to CCS episode ​175 where you'll hear Mario tell us about…

● How his background in civil engineering led him to a fascinating career in designing airports which then positioned him to become a nationally recognized leader and airport director

● How his time at the New Orleans airport spent during Hurricane Katrina was a life changing, life defining, career defining time and that identifying a poor levy system just weeks prior safed thousands of lives

● Why the Indianapolis International Airport continues to be a national award winning airport and his belief on treating people with respect 

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Fred Yeakey Sr. is the Principal and Founder of 2 Thirty-Eight Properties and the Chief Partnership Officer for Providence Cristo Rey High School

Listen to CCS episode ​174 where you'll hear Fred tell us about…

● How he found a passion to become a key note speaker which led him to many speaking engagements including speaking at his alma mater Kentucky State University Founder's Day Homecoming

● How cutting hair created a positive infuence in the community and helped launch his mission and movement across the country

● Why he decided to pursue life changes or career moves with no experience and how he conquered and mastered each of those opportunities

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, This is North Indy, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:

● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx

Kathryn Haigh is the President and CEO of The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Listen to CCS episode ​173 where you'll hear Kathryn tell us about…

● How she assembled a team that rigged a sculpture off the top of a mountain for an exhibit

● How her parents always made sure her and her sisters had access to art while growing up and this led to her volunteering at the local Cincinnati Art Museum while in school

● Why she wanted to be a CEO early in her career, how she found that motivation, and why she suggests considering every opportunity you are tapped for whether you take it or not

As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: IUPUI Jags, Java House, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club.

CCS Podcast Partners:

● IUPUI Jags: https://iupuijags.com/

● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/
● North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/north-indy/
● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/
● Java House: https://javahouse.com/
● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/
● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/

Connect with CCS hosts:
● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp
● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb
● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A
● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx