An Indianapolis Business Podcast: Off the Circle

On this episode, we interview one heck of a character, Patrick Doerflein. Patrick is a Veteran, worked a career as a Waste Water Treatment Manager, and is disabled. When his physical pain prevented Brad from working any longer, he took an entrepreneurial turn. Patrick attended Eleven Fifty Academy to learn how to program mobile applications and launched his own - Burn & Bet!Special Guest: Patrick Doerflein.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircleLinks: Burn & Bet — A social app for sports fans! Talk up your teams, talk trash to burn your firends, make a friendly bet, vote for the best burns and watch them catch fire. Text burnbet to 797979 to send a direct download link to your phone!

On this episode, we interview a sitting judge, a corporate attorney, and a small business attorney... all members of the Indianapolis Bar Association. It's a unique look inside the legal community, its adoption of technology, and the key issues facing Indianapolis businesses today. Since 1878, the Indianapolis Bar Association has played a significant role in providing for the needs of Indianapolis legal professionals. Founded by former U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and other prominent local lawyers for the education and support of one another, the IndyBar continues with that same core purpose. Located at the heart of it all, the IndyBar empowers its members to never stop learning, to make a difference in the community, to lead by example, to provide a voice for the profession and to build a network of professional and personal contacts. The Indianapolis Bar Association-the heart of legal excellence. Their message is to serve our members, promote justice and enhance the legal profession.Special Guests: Heather L Wilson, James Bell, and Timothy Oakes.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Indianapolis Bar Association — The mission of the Indianapolis Bar Association is to serve our members, promote justice and enhance the legal profession. Bolstered by our attorney, judicial, paralegal and student members, the Indianapolis Bar Association (IndyBar) and its leaders work tirelessly to make the careers of local legal professionals more successful, more efficient and more satisfying. Marion Superior Court — The Marion Superior Court is comprised of 36 elected Judges, 29 commissioners and magistrates and over 750 staff employees. The Court is structured with 4 divisions - Civil, Criminal, Juvenile and Probate. Frost Brown Todd — Frost Brown Todd, a law firm with more than 500 lawyers across its eight-state footprint, offers a deep, talented roster of legal professionals. Committed to their clients, the firm leverages technical, industry and legal knowledge and hands-on experience to serve a diverse client base, from global multinationals to small, entrepreneurial companies. The firm's client teams integrate that powerful network of legal talent and business experience to provide innovative and comprehensive services across their regional platform. Paganelli Law Group — The Paganelli Law Group concentrates in three primary areas of practice - litigation and mediation, business and real estate, and criminal defense.

On this episode, we interview CEO Tammie Barney and Program Manager Thomas Christenson of TeenWorks. TeenWorks provides a year-round employment and college readiness program with supportive services for teens throughout the school year. While their paid employment program gives teens the chance to earn a paycheck, the TeenWorks experience is much more than a job. Participating teens build professional resumes, gain job skills for the future, participate in volunteer projects to give back to the community, and receive hands-on instruction to build key college and career readiness skills in one of our five career pathway areas: Health & Life Science, STEAM, Logistics Distribution & Transportation, Hospitality, and Entrepreneurship. During the summer training program, TeenWorks provides transportation, daily meals, and direct support to help teens discover passions and career aptitudes through exposure, experience, and assessments including MBTI & Strong. During the school year, TeenWorks continues to provide support to their students through employability skills training, mentoring, SAT and ACT prep, and community service outings. Upon successful completion of the program, all TeenWorks teens are also eligible for one of six annual college Scholarships provided by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Family Foundation. As they begin their post-secondary plans, TeenWorks Pro students who have completed 2 or more years of the program are encouraged to apply for a TeenWorks Scholarship through CICF. Most importantly, the TeenWorks experience empowers teens to discover a new level of self-confidence and recognize that going to college and achieving professional success is within their reach.Special Guests: Tammie Barney and Thomas Christenson.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: TeenWorks — TeenWorks provides a year-round employment and college readiness program with supportive services for teens throughout the school year. Glick Philanthropies — Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity.

Indianapolis is home to some great industry leaders. Joe Mack started his career as an Army Officer who graduated from West Point Military Academy. He moved on to Perot Systems, mentored and guided by Ross Perot. Joe Mack has personally been in charge of over 50 teams, ranging in size from 3 to over 150, in military and civilian organizations, in both peacetime and forward-deployed situations... and he's consulted on enterprise-level technology transformations for companies ranging from "mom and pop" shops to household names. Joe has developed an innate ability to recognize both good and bad examples of management, leadership and corporate culture almost instantly. He's worked for managers of just about every kind. He fondly remembers those that he would have followed to the ends of the earth, and wince when "he remembers those that could not pour pee out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel". Join us for this entertaining conversation with Joe on his lessons of leadership.Special Guests: Benjamin McCann and Joe Mack.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle

Remember when you first started your business? You had a clear idea of exactly what kind of workplace you wanted to build, and were sure your employees would thrive in a fun, productive, and challenging environment. But somewhere along the way, something went wrong. Perhaps personality conflicts emerged. Maybe you grew faster than you could manage. Possibly, your organization lost sight of its original goals and ideals. Or it could be that you’re anxious to prevent any of these problems before they occur, enabling your company to grow to its highest potential. Diane and David, from Archos Advisors, assist companies develop internal cultures that spur innovation, employee loyalty, and - ultimately - bottom line results. In this interview, we discuss the often over-utilized term company culture and have a frank discussion of what it means, how businesses get there, and how they can improve their own.Special Guests: David Graham and Diane Brown.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Archos Advisors — The Archos Advisors team implements the ongoing services and training necessary for firms to grow, build strong organizations, and manage change along the way with hands-on personal guidance to ensure success over time.

If you're like most of the country, you're not feeling great about politics nowadays. After this interview with Executive Director Jamar Cobb-Dennard and Tri-Chair Adrianne Slash, I'm confident you'll not only feel better, you'll want to help this bi-partisan effort. The vision of the 10|100 committee is to raise monies that are invested in developing a pipeline of candidates-of-color that will populate campaigns, down-ballot through Congress, with qualified servants who represent values within communities-of-color. The 10|100 committee began its mission in Indiana to recruit board members, learn the landscape of PAC leadership, and support successful candidates. The model will then be replicated across the country, state-by-state, and then to federal races.Special Guests: Adrianne Slash and Jamar Cobb-Dennard.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircleLinks: The 10|100 Committee — The 10|100 committee was formed to address pipeline development and funding issues in politics for persons-of-color. This bi-partisan PAC raises money to systematically train future leaders, fund campaigns, and make independent expenditures to defeat the competition.

A professional employer organization (PEO) is a firm that provides a service under which an employer can outsource employee management tasks, such as employee benefits, payroll and workers' compensation, recruiting, risk/safety management, and training and development. Fullstack PEO was born out of necessity with the technology startups launched with DeveloperTown and has now expanded to assist any technology startup in the state. (Fullstack PEO does cover 2 other states and many other industries). Services with Fullstack PEO may include payroll, administrative and operational HR support, strategic HR consulting, ancillary HR support, compliance, health, dental, vision, supplemental benefits, 401(k) management, and health and wellness programs.Special Guests: Dawn Lively and Michael Kelly.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircleLinks: Fullstack PEO — FullStack provides the services needed to support your team (payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance). If you need us to, we can do more. We can also help with with more strategic offerings like employee on-boarding, health and wellness, and professional development.

Security in business is essential these days. With the recent outbreak of ransomware at various local medical facilities you should be downright terrified of the potential for a data breach. Indianapolis is the home of many technologists, and we bring two security experts to the table for a fascinating interview on corporate security. Mike has a background in assisting small to medium-size medical businesses get HIPAA compliant. Mark has an extensive background in large enterprises and has been the go-to for many companies that have been attacked. Listen to Mark and Mike talk about ways to protect your company's data and how you should approach your business' IT Security policy.Special Guests: Mark Clausman and Michael Boland.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Indiana Security & Privacy Network (INSPN) — The Indiana Security & Privacy Network (INSPN) is a volunteer, non-profit organization with a healthcare industry base for organizations, individuals and other parties who are interested in security, privacy and data exchange best practices and how it affects their operations. The objective of the group is to support collaboration and the sharing of information and knowledge of best practices and regulatory compliance issues that affect all Indiana industries. Boland Enterprises — Boland allows mission-critical systems to remain operational with limited disruption and designed "failover" of total data protection and business continuity. For over 30 years we’ve helped clients support complex scenarios that address not only IT systems, but also things like personnel changes, supply challenges, malware and other risk management issues. The Sterlyn Group — The Sterlyn Group is the premier information security provider in the Midwest. With over 40 years combined experience, our security professionals are the best in the business.

The mission of The Indy Startup Challenge is to teach Indiana founders how to practice the best in class startup methodologies that are now commonplace in many startup hubs throughout the country in order to create a wave of lasting startups throughout Indiana. In this episode, we speak to Stephanie Corliss and Thor Wood, co-founders of Snapshyft and Diana Morris, founder of Ladybug Collaborative. These are both startup companies that are building platforms for their respective industries. Joe Albano joins us in discussing the challenges of startups, from development, to funding, to growth.Special Guests: Diana Morris, Joe Albano, PhD, Stephanie Corliss, and Thor Wood.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Snapshyft — SnapShyft is a “gig-economy” mobile platform connecting food & beverage establishments with available qualified service industry professionals anywhere, anytime, on-demand. With secure transactions handled within the app, SnapShyft provides establishments the simple cost-effective solution to being understaffed and the ability to combat turnover successfully. The Indy Startup Challenge — The Indy Startup Challenge is a 10-week startup bootcamp designed to guide potential founders and their teams through the process of building and validating a sustainable business model based on their idea. Using the principles found in Steve Blanks “Lean Launchpad”, which were popularized by Eric Reis’ Lean Startup book, participants in the Indy Startup Challenge will be provided with the tools, mentoring and other valuable business resources in order to build a sustainable and validated business model. My Financial Zen — We believe that being equipped with real-time data and information will help you build a solid financial foundation for your own unique journey. Our financial tracker is the only mobile solution that captures your commitments in one place, aligns them to your goals and coaches you each step of the way.

In preparation for an upcoming training class on Google Analytics, we speak with Indianapolis Analytics expert and "all things Google" Jennifer Denney. Jennifer's company, Elevated Marketing Solutions, has been booking sold-out Google Analytics training for DK New Media since last summer. Analytics - and Google Analytics - is often misunderstood and never fully implemented by companies. Just as important as getting your accounting in order, businesses today should have their analytics in order. Today we review the key takeaways as well as some tips in properly implementing Google Analytics and utilizing the data to make decisions about your business.Special Guest: Jennifer Denney.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircleLinks: Indianapolis Google Analytics Training — We continue to sell out of this class, so register today while we have some seats left. Conveniently held downtown in the mornings, attendees will learn Google Analytics the best possible way - in their own account with their own data. Elevated Marketing Solutions — Jennifer listens to your online marketing needs, what you are trying to accomplish with your digital marketing, and will work together to reach your goals. Elevated Marketing Solutions Videos — Jennifer launched a series of videos on YouTube for business owners and marketers to learn digital marketing.

We gathered some avid cyclists from in and around Indianapolis to speak to why this city is such an amazing place for bicycling. Tune in to hear from veterans, charities, mechanics, and even a cyclist with a national following!Special Guests: Alison Cole, Anthony Barr, Chris Wiggins, Derek Sitzman, and Jamey McPherson.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: A1 Cyclery — We offer a wide selection of bicycles for different people and uses. And we provide expert assistance in selecting the proper bike type and model. For example, a road bike makes little sense if your plan is to tackle dirt trails. Likewise, if you're into cruising, you certainly don't need to test ride racing rigs. You need the bike type that's right for you, and our experienced staff will listen to you and help you choose. The Cycle Fix — The Cycle Fix has become an on-site Bicycle repair in Indianapolis. What started out as a hobby has now become our passion and we're delighted to share it with you. We offer quality repairs wherever you want to be. Freewheelin Community Bikes — Freewheelin' is a 501(c)3 youth development organization that uses bicycles in many ways to capture kids' interest, engage them in activities that teach them life skills, good health habits and leadership. The heart of the program and most often the entry point is our Earn-a-Bike program in which youth who are between the ages of 10 and 18 come in and work with a teaching mentor to learn basic bike mechanic skills, along with life skills such as delayed gratification, perseverance, problem-solving, focus and accountability. When they finish the program, they have earned their own bike (which they have chosen from our collection of donated bikes and fixed up), a lock, and a helmet. Indy Ride Guide — This is no ordinary bike map. While most bike maps are simply a compilation of bike lanes and greenways, the INDY RIDE GUIDE goes further to evaluate the best streets to ride a bike. Based on a transportation planning algorithm called the Clark Index, this map analyzes the bikeability of major streets in our city. We calculated average daily traffic, posted speed limits, average cyclist speed, number of travel lanes, and usable bike space. Each street was then ranked according to its level of bikeability. Mobile Cyclist — Mobile Cyclist provides an educational and entertainment experience by producing a web-based series of episodes that follow cyclist Anthony Barr as he travels to widely known and obscure cities to share the cycling culture and communities through interviews and interactions with people in places around the world.

It all started when the nuns... introduced Jen to the world of podcasting. It’s true. Jen started out editing their podcast. It was a gateway. Jen fell in love with podcasting and launched The Brassy Broadcast, and set out on a journey to learn everything I could about the medium. Jen is still fascinated with podcasting and excited by the continuous growth she's seen year after year. Jen is a wonderful, positive treasure here in the local community. Her mission is to help the do-gooders of the world make a profound impact by putting them in the ears, heads, and hearts of new audiences with podcasts and other audio content.Special Guest: Jen Edds.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Brassy Broadcasting Company — Jen helps you fill in the blanks, manage the devil in the details, and establish the processes from concept to distribution, that will keep you consistently producing a remarkable podcast. And if you just want to press record, and need a partner to handle the admin, tech, and distribution stuff, she can manage that, too. Sister Threadgoode — Sister Threadgoode is an Americana trio delivering songs about drinkin', cheatin', and redemption in 3 part harmony. Auphonic — Automatic audio post production web service for podcasts, broadcasters, radio shows, movies, screencasts and more Bossjock Studio — A podcast studio right in your iPhone! Izotope RX Elements — RX Elements is a budget-friendly version of RX designed for small home studios that need the basics. It includes a standalone audio editor with spectral editing as well as four essential, real-time noise reduction plug-ins for common audio problems. Linktree — Linktree is a free tool for optimising your Instagram traffic, whether you’re a blogger, an artist or run a content platform.

What are the benefits and challenges of being a solopreneur? We share the good, the bad, and the ugly with three new entrepreneurs and some experienced ones here in Indianapolis. Being a solopreneur is not for the faint of heart or soul. Solopreneurs are a different breed of worker, that have cast away the notion of simply "having a job". One day they decided to follow their dreams to create something different for themselves. Their stories are unique, challenging, scary, and exciting (sometimes simultaneously) and they wouldn't have it any other way. Come listen to their stories and see if being a Solopreneur is something you are interested in.Special Guests: Paige Murrell, Robin Lanning, and Weston Hegerfeld.Sponsored By: My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Think Floof — Robin is a freelance sales & marketing professional who is determined to make the world a better place one person & one project at a time. Evolution Data Design — Evolution Data Design leverages the FileMaker Pro Platform to create customized database solutions to meet your workflow demands. The Story Sketcher — The Story Sketcher produces customized whiteboard sketch and animation videos, combining content with creativity to make your message both unique and persuasive.

What began as a movement at TCC, with 3,000 employees and 800 wireless retail locations across the United States, to do good by including employees and customers has grown into its own company to teach others to build their own Culture of Good. Four years and millions of donated items, volunteer hours and dollars later, TCC employees are bringing their souls to work every single day. They make an impact beyond the four walls of their stores. They do more than serve their customers. They want to serve the communities in which TCC conducts business. Under Ryan’s guidance through TCC’s Culture of Good, which enables others to do good in their communities for the value of the investment rather than the return on investment, TCC donated $1 million to Riley Hospital for Children; provided 250,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children; gave away supply packs to 5,000 teachers; and contributed $100,000 in grants to organizations focused on improving the environment. Now Ryan wants to help other organizations engage the hearts of their employees and customers to be passionate about making the changes they wish to see in the world. Ryan created Culture of Good, Inc. to inspire other businesses to create truly altruistic programs that make the world a better place. Tune in to today's interview with Ryan and found out how your business can impact your employees and their communities in remarkable ways.Special Guest: Ryan McCarty.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Culture of Good — If you are ready to make the world a better place to live and your company a better place to work, then you have come to the right people. Build a cultural movement that inspires employees, ignites positive changes in the world and impacts their bottom lines. When building a Culture of Good, companies connect their performance to a higher purpose. Culture of Good - Book — Scott Moorehead and Ryan McCarty also share very personal stories about how their own backgrounds and histories shaped their journey and how their passion is to inspire every other company out there to seek out its soul by building a Culture of Good of its own.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to connect and exchange data. As technology continues to advance, virtually any device that users interact with will have local computing capabilities that are connected via the cloud to other services. Indiana is a world leader in growing, making, and moving things. When our most important sectors are combined with the spirit of entrepreneurship and the power or technology, Indiana will have leadership in the Internet of Things. The Indiana IoT Lab facility is designed to bring the emerging IoT sector together as a lab for innovation and collaboration. Entrepreneurs and businesses will have the space they need to bring the four key components of IoT solutions together: ideation, cloud data, edge hardware, and development. Through the Lab, these entrepreneurs and businesses will launch the technology solutions needed to meet the world’s growing tech needs. We're ecstatic to have Cameron Weeks, John Wechsler, and Mayor Scott Fadness on the show to discuss how they're working to position central Indiana as a national leader in the Internet of Things.Special Guests: Cameron Weeks, John Wechsler, and Scott Fadness.Sponsored By: DK New Media: If you're a marketing and technology firm that isn't driving leads through your online presence, we can help. We help you develop and execute a digital marketing strategy while educating your staff and providing all the resources. Promo Code: offthecircle My IT Indy: My IT Indy is a complete technology solution provider. We are 100% committed to making sure business owners have the most reliable and professional IT service in the United States. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: ClearObject — ClearObject is an IoT Systems Innovator, helping the world’s best companies connect their bold ideas to the Internet of Things. We bring our years of experience, our team of experts and our coalition of leading partners together to make your IoT solutions a reality. Fishers, Indiana — Indiana is a world leader in growing things, making things and moving things. Add technology and entrepreneurship, and that’s world leadership in the Internet of Things. Indiana’s main industries are the first industries seeing innovation through IoT: agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics. Indiana IoT Lab — The Indiana IoT Lab facility is designed to bring the emerging IoT sector together as a lab for innovation and collaboration. Entrepreneurs and businesses will have the space they need to bring the four key components of IoT solutions together: ideation, cloud data, edge hardware, and development. Launch Fishers — Launch Fishers is open to anyone participating directly or indirectly in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, from “single-shingle” designers and developers to service providers and innovators and "intrapreneurs” from larger companies in the area. Sharpen Technologies — Sharpen just introduced a new programming language to make proactive customer service a reality for every company. For example, in the past, if a consumer’s power went out, they’d have to call the electric company and wait on hold to report the problem. Now, with IoT, contact centers can immediately notify them of the issue and proactively dispatch a utility worker to fix it.