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Central Indiana is carving its path as the Silicon Valley of the Midwest. On this week's episode, we explore the major strides being made at IU Indianapolis, which recently earned an R1 research designation from the Carnegie Foundation. IU President Pam Whitten shares how this achievement will elevate Indiana's tech scene and transform the 16 Tech Innovation District into a national biosciences hub. In northeast Indiana, we dive into the potential impact of tariffs on local businesses with insights from Fort Wayne-based Do it Best. Plus, Winchester, Indiana, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the cult classic Now and Then—a film with deep local ties. We'll also introduce you to the family behind Crew Carwash, a Fort Wayne-born business that revolutionized the carwash industry and became one of the best places to work in the country. Other highlights include: A closer look at the Orr Fellowship and how it's keeping top talent in Indiana. The construction of a new pedestrian bridge at 16 Tech that promises to connect communities and innovation. The latest updates from Indiana's business scene, including new residential developments, partnerships, and big wins for the region. Join Gerry Dick and the Inside INdiana Business team for these stories and more from Indiana's business news leader.

Now in its 23rd year, the Orr Fellowship program has helped develop an astounding number of leaders in Indiana's tech and entrepreneurial ecosystems. It now counts 264 alumni who have worked at—and in some cases founded—nearly 300 significant companies and organizations. The program was established in 2001 to help develop the early careers of promising college graduates, in part by matching them with high-growth Indiana companies for two-year stays. In addition to employment, the fellowship offers vast networking opportunities, workshops, pitch competitions and stipends to learn new skills. The hope is that Orr Fellows will decide to stay in-state and form the foundation for new generations of leadership. Indeed, 84% of fellows remain in-state immediately after the program. If you take into account all of the alumni over 23 years, about 60% are still Hoosiers. We can get a robust sense of the big picture by narrowing the focus to an Indianapolis-based startup named Malomo. It was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Yaw Aning, who was a member of Orr Fellowship's Class of 2007. Malomo's head of strategy and operations is Alicia Gaba, a member of the Fellowship's Class of 2008 and who joined Malomo in 2021. Mariah Parsons, who currently is Malomo's head of marketing, joined the firm as a fellow in 2021 and was promoted to the leadership team soon after the fellowship ended. All three are guests on this week's podcast to talk about their experiences as fellows and a concept we call horizontal networking. In this case, it's how Orr Fellows lean on their peers for mentoring, career support, job opportunities and even capital as they help grow central Indiana's entrepreneurial ecosystem. We also take a side trip to talk about Indiana brain drain and whether that concern is less relevant in the age of remote work.

Steven Emch is the President of Orr Fellowship   Listen to CCS episode ​185 where you'll hear Steve tell us about… ● The value of attitude on life, career, and people and the perspective of having a gratitude mindset  ● Why raising your hand when no one else wants to will differentiate you from peers, set you up for long term career and life success, and leaders will take a bet on you ● How Orr Fellowship is like a career accelerator connecting people to resources, organizations around Indy and is on a mission to create the premier post-undergraduate experience in the nation.    As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: St. Elmo Steakhouse, IU Indianapolis Athletics, Java House, This is North Indy, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, D&E Printing Company, and our recording venue The Hangar Indy. CCS Podcast Partners: ● IU Indianapolis Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● St Elmo Steakhouse: https://www.stelmos.com/ ● The Hangar: https://hangarindy.com/ ● This is North Indy: https://linktr.ee/ThisisNorthIndy ● D&E Printing: https://www.dandeprinting.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

In this week's episode of the For Everyday Leaders Podcast, Brandon and Alex sit down with Brian Schutt as he shares his journey of embracing entrepreneurship. Brian talks about how long-lasting anchored relationships have influenced him both personally and professionally. Brian is committed to impacting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state of Indiana. Brian is the Co-Founder of Homesense Heating and Cooling, Co-Founder at Refinery 46, a Civic Renewal Fellow with American Enterprise Institute, Board Member at Orr Fellowship and the StartedUP Foundation. Brian writes for the Indianapolis Business Journal and serves as the Innovation Advisor for the Wayfinders Impact Studio Cohort. You can learn more about Brian and the organizations he is involved with at https://www.bschutt.com

10 years ago, roughly half of Indiana's college graduates remained in the state upon graduation. This number was even lower for STEM degrees, as many of these students found opportunities and offers in major tech hubs. It was in the face of this problem that TechPoint launched the Xtern program, a 10 week internship program that employs hundreds of college students in roles at local tech companies. In this Circuit mini-series,  X Years of Talent, TechPoint interviews the major players in Indiana's tech landscape from talent organizations to the people who were there at the beginning of Xtern. We look back at the past decade of Indiana's talent initiative and look towards the future of Indiana's tech workforce. In this episode, we sit down with Steven Emch, President of the Orr Fellowship. Orr Fellowship is a nonprofit organization that matches exceptional graduating college seniors with full­-time employment at  Indianapolis area companies. He talks about Orr's rich history in Indiana's tech sector, his vision as the organization's new president, and TechPoint and Orr's future of collaboration.

This is a special recording from an in-person event with the Orr Fellowship. Our guest speaker is Allison Ehrhart Allyn, MA LICSW, a licensed social worker in the state of Massachusetts and Co-Founder of Ehrhart Singer Therapy Group. If you recognize her voice, that's because she's been a repeat guest on Learn 2 Listen, so be sure to check out those previous episodes should they interest you. The conversion is moderated by Annah Van Gheem and Danny Cuevas, two of my wonderful friends and teammates on the Orr DEI Team.This conversation is tailored to young professionals, but we hope you can find many golden nuggets no matter what stage of life or headspace you're in. We chat through how to be intentional when addressing mental health so we don't minimize the experiences of people around us, the differences between mental health and mental illness, where and how to find value in our lives, how to define your boundaries and then share those boundaries with important figures in our lives, as well as many more topics!

This is Part 2 of our three part Momentum for Cycling podcast series. For these three podcasts, we take a look at grassroots cycling and how it's changing to reach more people than ever. This series ties with Zipp's support of the Momentum Indy bike races and festival and the Honor Major Taylor ride in Indianapolis.   In this episode, we meet cyclist Olivia West. Oliva grew up in Northern Indiana playing basketball and working with horses. Now she's passionate about bikes and how they expand and empower her life. Olivia also was inspired by visiting the Major Taylor exhibit at the Indiana State Museum.   To learn more about Momentum Indy, visit momentumindy.org.   So now on to the show with guest host Mariah Parsons talking with Olivia about all things cycling. Thanks Olivia and Mariah for that great conversation.   Guest interviewer Mariah Parsons currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the host of two podcasts (Learn 2 Listen & Retention Chronicles). She is currently in the Orr Fellowship and works as a Marketing Specialist at Malomo.

We're going something different for the next few episodes of the Zipp Speed Podcast. While we're all about bike tech, we know cycling is all about people. Here at Zipp we're excited to be part of SRAM's commitment to expand cycling and make it more accessible to a more diverse array of people. This episode of the Zipp Speed podcast kicks up a three-part series we're calling Momentum for Cycling. It ties into a racing and cycling festival we support here in our hometown of Indianapolis called Momentum Indy. This festival includes the Honor Major Taylor ride presented by Zipp—a free ride dedicated to world champion and Indianapolis native Marshall “Major” Taylor. To learn more about Momentum Indy, visit momentumindy.org. In our three-part Momentum for Cycling series, we meet two new African American cyclists, Mario Leavell and Olivia West, and a visionary of American cyclist, race and event executive director Jennifer Cole Cvar. In our first Momentum of Cycling episode, we meet Mario Leavell. Mario started riding bikes since 2000, and used cycling to transform his health. Along the way he became inspired by Major Taylor and became a big fan of LEGION of Los Angeles. Last fall he even traveled from his home in Evansville, Indiana, to California for LEGION's Into the Lion's Den race. Marion So now on with the show with guest host Mariah Parsons talking with Mario about the power of cycling. Join us for episodes 2 and 3 of this special Momenum for Cycling series from the Zipp Speed Podcast. Guest interviewer Mariah Parsons currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the host of two podcasts (Learn 2 Listen & Retention Chronicles). She is currently in the Orr Fellowship and works as a Marketing Specialist at Malomo.

This episode of Learn 2 Listen is a tad bit different in that my lovely friend and Orr Fellow, Devon Ngo, is interviewing our host, Mariah Parsons, on why she started Learn 2 Listen. Devon attended the University of Notre Dame (Class of 2021), is currently in the Orr Fellowship, and is also an Operations Analyst and Photographer. He is currently building out his photography portfolio and asked Mariah if she would be featured. The mission of Devon's project is to capture people in their element, doing what they are passionate about, and for Mariah, that's podcasting! If you're in the Indianapolis area and are looking to get involved with Devon and his photography, please check him out via his website!

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, and customer-focused organization. Today his focus is on growing a great company and continuing to work with funded companies to identify their value propositions and execute their growth strategies. In this fun and insightful episode, Brian talks about growing up in Michigan, his crusade to make people see the value in parking, the importance of relationships, leaving Corporate America, the Orr Fellowship, the value of core values, the “Wolff rule”, and what he learned from a moment when he was fired from a company that he started.  Connect with Brian on LinkedIn Learn more about Parker Technology Sponsors: Talevation Ninety.io Straticos Buy your copy of Level-UP To Professional: Second Edition

Culture, when built correctly can be your key differentiator. When built incorrectly it can be your Achilles' heel.Today we do a deep dive into the founding story of Indianapolis darling startup Lessonly. Lessonly is a market leader in training software and was acquired by San Diego-based Seismic in 2021.We sit down with co-founders Max Yoder and Conner Burt to discuss Lessonly's development over the last decade and why culture has always been a North Star in the companies evolution.Max and Conner both started their professional career by means of the Orr Fellowship, a two-year, Indianapolis-based fellowship focused on developing the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs.Max began working on Lessonly after winding down his first startup. Conner was working in sales at ExactTarget (acquired by Salesforce) at the time. The two were roommates and Conner became an early adopter of the original Lessonly platform, where he used it to help train an international sales team of ExactTarget.Learn more about the Lessonly journey and hear the words of wisdom this dynamic duo has about growing a high-performing, venture-backed tech company.If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes. You can also follow on Soundcloud or Stitcher.Join the Powderkeg community

Culture, when built correctly can be your key differentiator. When built incorrectly it can be your Achilles' heel. Today we do a deep dive into the founding story of Indianapolis darling startup Lessonly. Lessonly is a market leader in training software and was acquired by San Diego-based Seismic in 2021. We sit down with co-founders Max Yoder and Conner Burt to discuss Lessonly's development over the last decade and why culture has always been a North Star in the companies evolution. Max and Conner both started their professional career by means of the Orr Fellowship, a two-year, Indianapolis-based fellowship focused on developing the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Max began working on Lessonly after winding down his first startup. Conner was working in sales at ExactTarget (acquired by Salesforce) at the time. The two were roommates and Conner became an early adopter of the original Lessonly platform, where he used it to help train an international sales team of ExactTarget. Learn more about the Lessonly journey and hear the words of wisdom this dynamic duo has about growing a high-performing, venture-backed tech company. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud or Stitcher.

Tiffany Sauder is the CEO of Element Three, a full-service marketing consultancy in Indianapolis.  Under her leadership, Element Three has appeared on the Inc. 5000 six consecutive times, brought home a “Best of Show” ADDY Award, claimed spots on the IBJ Fast 25: Fastest Growing Businesses, and won HubSpot’s Agency of the Year. She’s been named to IBJ’s 40 Under 40, honored with Junior Achievement’s Best and Krannert’s Burton Entrepreneurship Award, and sits on the boards for Gibson Insurance, YPO Indiana, and Orr Fellowship. On paper, the story looks great. But that’s just the highlight reel. The reality is that leading the company at 24 years old, navigating a recession, and balancing family life all at the same time wasn’t easy. It was—and continues to be—messy, emotional, and scary. Alongside being CEO of Element Three, Tiffany motivates leaders, executives, and business owners to tackle their own big moments in business and life head on.  Outside the office, she spends time with her husband and four daughters, runs half marathons, and is practicing for the day Food Network calls to cast her on Chopped. Learn more about Element Three  Connect with Tiffany on LinkedIn Sponsors: Talevation Ninety.io Straticos Buy your copy of Level-UP To Professional: Second Edition

Our guest on this episode is Maria Sirounis. Maria is a recent graduate of Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. She majored in both Marketing and Management, and also received a Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Currently she is part of the Orr Fellowship and is working at NCW in Indianapolis, IN.Since Maria is a recent graduate and has started her career, she's able to talk about how her college experiences directly translate into her career. We discuss:- Why she chose Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship/Innovation- Her advice for college Freshmen/Sophmores looking to get involved on campus- The importance of Soft Skills- Why you should surround yourself with a motivating circle of friends- All of her tips about getting involved and her biggest takeaways from her time as a student leaderIf you found this podcast helpful, we'd appreciate if you could take the time to leave a review. If you'd like to follow up with Maria, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-sirounis/ To get in touch with Chris, you can email him at chris@chris-molina.com or connect with him on social media:LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-molina/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camolina3/

Most consumers are excited after they buy, so they check their tracking number according to UPS, 2.42 times after they have ordered an item. And if you're shipping 1,000 packages, that's 2,420 brand impressions. Some, if not most of the well-known brands, will always send that type of traffic to a shipping company like FedEx or UPS or any third-party company. Which entirely disrupts the customer's entire branded experience. It has never been more challenging to get and retain customer attention, so every touchpoint with the customer must be hit. But what if there was a company that was offering this kind of experience? That’s why in today’s pitch episode of the Powderkeg Podcast, you’ll hear from Yaw Aning, Co-founder and CEO of Malomo, a platform that turns shipment tracking into a powerful marketing channel for eCommerce brands. Yaw had only 5 minutes on the Powderkeg stage to pitch his company Malomo to a live panel of investors and industry experts from our CX & Customer Journey pitch night we hosted last year featuring some of the most innovative companies scaling in the United States. The four experts you’ll hear from in this episode include: -Darcy Lee | Director of Sales at AIS -Alex Shortle | Vice President, Periculum Capital -Cathy Langlois | Executive Vice President at Peoplocity -Tiffany Sauder | President & CEO at Element Three Today’s Presenter, Yaw Aning, found himself bitten by the entrepreneurial bug at a young age. Yaw joined an entrepreneurial program called the Orr Fellowship, where he grew his entrepreneurial skills and led him on his entrepreneurial journey of growing and founding his company. Yaw has had a number of entrepreneurial successes but, currently, he’s killing it with Malomo, a platform that turns Shipment Tracking into a Powerful Marketing Channel for eCommerce Brands. Tune in for more! Figuring out your next career move doesn't have to be so stressful. So why not try Powderkeg Matches? By joining Matches, you’re joining a community of thousands of top professionals in the Powderkeg community to get connected with outstanding people at the hottest tech companies between the coasts. Get matched with great employers, land your next major opportunity, and get started today! Please enjoy this pitch with Yaw Aning of Malomo!

“ The world won't end if you don't achieve at the first thing you thought you wanted to do “ Amanda Alexander has found an unique way to use the principles and skills she learned in creative writing and apply them beyond the scope of pen and paper. “ business is the same way. Its about a story you're trying to tell and there's many ways to get there. I really love the logistics of that “ She later tells us how much she enjoys business for all the personalities and backgrounds coming together to solve problems. Growing up with her father owning hardware stores, she has always been shown there is another way than the traditional 9 to 5 and its okay to carve your own path. Now she helps developing business leaders with the Orr Fellowship program. Where people go through a vigorous 2 year post grad program. They help you become the leader you want to be while keeping the local community and businesses in mind. It is here that she was able to start the Overdressed and UnderQualified podcast in partnership with the program where she now works to make a stand alone production. Still paying homage to its ties to Orr Fellowship but creating its own voice, personality and culture. At OU they interview top business leaders to reveal the things they learned in the beginning of their careers. Amanda took the time to share some of the lessons she's learned along the way so far: Do it before you think you should Prioritize what needs to be done but don't pressure yourself too much if it doesn't all get completed Make sure everyone is heard but make the choices that are best for the company and team Go for what you want but remember what you want isn't always where you need to be Be sure to use the links below to find the podcast and more information on the Orr Fellowship https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overdressed-and-underqualified/id1449142283 https://orrfellowship.org/orr-experience/ Connect with us https://www.instagram.com/theunitedpromotion/ https://linktr.ee/TheUp

Interview starts: 7:45Debrief starts: 49:27Mike Preuss is the co-founder and CEO of Visible, an investor reporting platform for startups. Beginning in 2014, Visible is a completely remote company used by over 2,000 businesses. They help founders update their investors on their business and maintain accountability and trust throughout growth.An Orr Fellow from Indiana University, Mike Preuss was the Business Development Manager for Formspring before Visible.We discuss: AD: Finding experienced employees for your new business with Integrity Power Search (5:23) Mike's background and entrepreneurship experience (7:56) Orr Fellowship (11:17) Managing a remote culture, different time zones, and off-sites (12:44) Initial problem and genesis of Visible (18:38) Changing the product from investors to founders (21:53) Finding clients (26:07) Tracking metrics and data (or lack thereof (30:05) Visible using Visible (32:38) Money model (36:13) Investors' and founders' access to information (43:13) Visible's potential in a downturn or recession (46:31) Learn more about Visible: https://visible.vc/Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikePreussFollow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefmAdvertise with an upside classified: https://upside.fm/classifieds--This episode is sponsored by Integrity Power Search, the #1 full stack high growth startup recruiting firm between the coasts. They partner with venture capitalists, private equity groups and CEOs to build amazing teams for the world's most disrupting companies.Learn more about or get in touch with Integrity Power Search: https://upside.fm/integrity

TechPoint is developing our tech ecosystem through the leadership of Mike Langellier. Mike grew up on a farm in rural Illinois, learning the work ethic he still executes today. Depauw University expanded his view to new ideas, particularly how economics "can explain real life." While searching for a three-week internship, he found Angie's List. Although only there for a short time, he had the conviction to pitch a new business structure idea to Angie Hicks and Scott Brenton. This moment was career-changing because Angie and Scott liked his plan, so he recognized that he had the power to make a difference. The same conviction led him to the Orr Fellowship, to marry his wife, and to start his own business with two young children after the stock market crash. Within 18 months, he built and sold MyJibe to return to Indianapolis as the leader of TechPoint. Now, TechPoint has nearly 1,000 people that they've placed into internships and job opportunities, as well as many programs for companies and employees to boost their tech expertise and resources. Tune in to learn about how to make quick business decisions to grow your company, about the resources TechPoint has for our tech community to grow, and about the Red Carpet Experience that TechPoint created to attract talent to Indianapolis. Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you with Mike Langellier of TechPoint. Learn about TechPoint! Review the episode on iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook! Join our community on Patreon! What we tasted...2018 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Check out our sponsors for this episode: Naptown Fitness - To start your health journey today, visit naptownfitness.com http://naptownfitness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/naptownfitness/ https://www.facebook.com/NapTownFitness FullStack PEO - Turnkey HR for Emerging Companies. https://www.fullstackpeo.com/drnkcltr https://www.linkedin.com/company/27092746/ https://twitter.com/fullstackpeo https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Consulting-Agency/FullStack-PEO-1107694849373703/ Sahm’s Coffee Cake - The official dessert of Indy Holidays. Available at all Sahm’s locations, Big Lug Canteen, Liter House, and Goose the Market. Don't forget to tell them we sent you! https://www.sahms.com Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A  

Here to kick off Season 2 is Brian Carter. Brian graduated from Purdue back in 2018 and today he is a Marketing and Business Development Specialist at Kalos, a realtor with F.C. Tucker, and maybe most importantly – Brian is an Orr Fellow. The Orr Fellowship is Indianapolis's ultimate post-grad experience. Fellows are competitively recruited each fall from top universities in Indiana and all across the country. Converging in Indianapolis, these talented graduates join vibrant companies in positions that create a foundation for career success. In addition to full time employment, Orr Fellows participate in a two year curriculum consisting of executive mentorship, exclusive networking opportunities, and acquiring new skills propelling them towards a career of excellence. Boilers, you can meet the Orr Fellows at IR on 9/11 and SMEF on 9/12. Apply for the fellowship online: http://orrfellowship.org/apply-now/

Delivering an impressive customer experience requires influencing the customers’ perception of your company. These perceptions affect their behaviors and build memories and feelings to drive their loyalty. If they walk out from the interaction with your team feeling like their wants and needs weren’t met, then they’ll associate those negative perceptions with your company forever... and likely never return. In other words: if customers like you and continue to like you, they are going to continue to do business with you and recommend you to others. On today’s episode of the Igniting Startups podcast, you’ll hear from two experts who are passionate about Customer Experience. Our first guest started his career as a software developer & systems engineer. Haresh Gangwani is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bolstra. Bolstra is a customer success work management solution that organizes and optimizes workflows through an agile framework enabling companies to prescriptively deliver a superior experience to their customers. Joining him is Yaw Aning, who got his start with the Orr Fellowship program and quickly became passionate about entrepreneurship. Yaw is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of Malomo. Malomo helps eCommerce brands generate more revenue and loyalty by turning their shipment tracking experience into brand marketing channels. In this episode, Haresh and Yaw will discuss the importance of building a positive customer perception through the use of successful customer experiences. Along with company perception, they will discuss the importance of how companies are using the customer experience to grow their brand and build positive growth. Tune in for more! In this episode with Haresh Gangwani and Yaw Aning, you’ll learn: --- How companies are personalizing the customer experience --- Building a positive perception with your customers --- How companies help customers succeed through great experience and product --- Haresh and Yaw’s hopes for the future of CX If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud or Stitcher. We have an incredible lineup of interviews we’ll be releasing every Tuesday here on the Powderkeg Podcast.

There’s another Hunckler building community in Indianapolis? This week we chat with Matt Hunckler about the entrepreneurial career that led him to accidentally start Powderkeg. Matt, brother to alumni Josie Hunckler of Rabble Coffee, spent his youth designing buildings, desirous of being an architect. While visiting friends at IU during his freshman year at Purdue, Matt would drop-in to the #1 rated entrepreneurship school in the country where he learned how concepts like accounting and finance were the building blocks of a business. As you might expect, Matt transferred to IU, where he started his first business after listening to alumni Scott Hill's presentation about his experience as an entrepreneur. After graduation and while in the Orr Fellowship, he started a group called Verge for entrepreneurs in the tech space to get feedback on their projects. It wasn’t his intention for it to grow, but it’s now a comprehensive, curated platform to connect the right people to the right culture in tech. Specifically, in areas that do not have a dense population of talent. Take a sip of your Hotel Tango whiskey as we learn about how vital culture match is to employee retention, about the growing tech community and industry, and the struggles of growing a lifestyle business. We even have a special, uninvited guest who tunes in. Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you this week with Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg. Visit the Powderkeg website here!  Review the episode on iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook! Join our community on Patreon! The drinks we tasted...Hotel Tango Whiskey Check out our sponsors for this episode: Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery - hoteltangowhiskey.com  Facebook - @hoteltangowhiskey Instagram - @hoteltangodistillery Twitter - @hoteltangoindy LinkedIn YouTube 2nd St Creative - A small shop you can trust with your big ideas.http://2ndcreative.comhttps://www.instagram.com/2ndstcreative/ https://twitter.com/2NDcreative https://www.facebook.com/secondstreetcreative Sun King Brewing Co - Sun King Brewery celebrates 10 years of Independent craft beer with a party on June 22nd. Live music, food trucks, and the release of GFJ. Tickets are on sale now at sunkingbrewing.com http://www.sunkingbrewing.com https://www.instagram.com/sunkingbrewing/ https://twitter.com/sunkingbrewing Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A  

Nichole Clayton, an Orr Fellowship class of 2013 alumna, talks about life after the Fellowship, her time with TechPoint, and her very recent decision to start working at Lev. For context, TechPoint is a non-profit organization focused on recruiting top talent for tech companies in Indianapolis. They host an internship program for ten weeks over the summer with the hopes that companies will hire interns as full-time employees.

On this episode, we interview Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg (https://powderkeg.com). There's no doubt of the massive impact Matt has had in Indianapolis on the technology community. From his origins as one of the first Orr Fellows (https://orrfellowship.org) to Powderkeg, he's skyrocketed and accomplished somethinging truly special. We discuss his journey and Powderkeg in this episode. Powderkeg is a network of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and supporters who are passionate about creating massive value through software, technology and their innovative businesses. They host regular tech conferences, pitch competitions, and industry events in host cities around the U.S. and publish the best strategies and methodologies for growing a technology business. Special Guest: Matt Hunckler.

Kelly Smith, a Notre Dame graduate with a degree in English, talks about how she applies her writing skills to her daily job and what it’s like to run a team in the Fellowship. Kelly is a second year Fellow and works at Sigstr, an email signature marketing company, and she is also a member of the Fellowship Leadership Team (FLT). To provide more context to my interview with Kelly, Fellows have opportunities to contribute to Orr Fellowship’s continued growth while learning essential skills as they recruit the next class of Fellows in addition to owning initiatives, planning events, and stepping into leadership roles. Orr Fellowship is a two-year, post-grad program, so every year we recruit college seniors to be the new class of Fellows. This means that there are only two classes at any one time, and this is where the term 1st year or 2nd year comes in, depending on which year of your fellowship you are in. With each new class there also comes a new leadership team. While we all participate in Orr and keep it running, much like a business, we do have a board of directors and two full-time employees, but we also have a formal leadership team to oversee different departments. For Orr, this is called FLT, or Fellowship Leadership Team. We have Chief of Staff, Director of Recruitment, Director of Finance, Director of Curriculum, Director of Civic, Director of Fellowship and Alumni Engagement, Director of Marketing, and Director of IT. First years have the opportunity to get plugged in and be on teams, while second years run FLT. In order to fill these positions each year, we host elections. Any 1st year can run for a role, and on election day they present their platform, answer questions, and the rest of Orr Fellowship formally votes in the next director for each position.

Tiffany Sauder, President of ElementThree and member of the Orr Fellowship Board of Directors, talks about her time with Eli Lilly, owning a business during the Recession, and other challenges and successes that have led her to where she is today.

Karyn Smitson, the executive director of Orr Fellowship, talks about her career before Orr Fellowship and what her daily life entails. From Host Company recruitment to working with and supporting Orr Fellows themselves, in our podcast today Karyn shares what it’s like to be on the other side of our organization.

Orr Fellowship (http://orrfellowship.org/) has already made an enormous impact in the region's fastest-growing organizations, but what do you know about it? Many of us have had the pleasure of working alongside a Fellow, but didn't understand what the mission was, how it started, what the impact has been, and how to get involved. We were lucky enough to have Executive Director, Karyn Smitson, in our studio along with four current Orr Fellows. They describe what the program is like, how the program differs from any other, and why you should get involved - whether you're a company or a student. Special Guest: Karyn Smitson.

How comfortable will you be to one day put your business in the hands of the next generation? Orr Fellowship believes in raw education and real world experience for young people. Orr Fellowship fosters recent graduates and immerses them into the world of entrepreneurship and the reality of executive-level positions. This week we will welcome Jonathon Corwin, digital marketing coordinator at Bluelock CloudSuite . He is an Orr Fellow alumni and was definitely able to showcase his talents through his experience with the organization. Jon was named Online Marketing Champion at Orr and has a passion for startup businesses, web design and entrepreneurship.