An Indianapolis Business Podcast: Off the Circle

Not too many people realize that we have one of the nation's best fundraising companies here in Indianapolis, Art to Remember. Art classes are the first budget cut and teachers often are buying supplies out of their own pocket to keep supplies in the classroom. While schools have a ton of fundraisers, few are as successful, easy, and fun as Art to Remember. Art teachers receive the supplies to build a project in their classroom, then send the artwork to Art to Remember. Art to Remember scans and places the artwork on any number of over 40 items purchased by friends and families of the students. A portion of the sales is returned to the school! The result are happy parents, happy students, and a happy school! It's the perfect program for any school.Special Guests: Bill Boncosky and Kelly DeNeal.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: Art to Remember — Art to Remember is an art fundraising company that helps school art programs raise money for their classrooms. Low time commitment and step-by-step aid from our friendly customer service team make this school fundraiser one that you and your parents will want to do year after year.

Indiana has 4.7 million acres of forestland (just over 20% of IN land base) and 4.6 million acres of timberland. 95% of Indiana's forests are classified as hardwood forest types and more than 635,000 acres have been enrolled in the Classified Forest program. Have you ever wondered why Indiana forests are so amazing? Would you like to keep them amazing? Meet two of the people from organizations fighting to keep and grow our forests plentiful. Anne Laker and Shannon Anderson talk about the importance of saving our forests and what challenges they run into in that battle.Special Guests: Anne Laker and Shannon Anderson.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: Earth Charter Indiana — Earth Charter Indiana inspire and advance sustainable, just and peaceful living in Indiana by promoting the values and principles of the Earth charter. Indiana Forest Alliance — Preserving and restoring Indiana’s native hardwood forest ecosystem for the enjoyment of all Find Your Legislator — Find and let your legislators know that these issues and others are important to you. Central Indiana Landtrust — CILTI preserves the best of Central Indiana’s natural areas, protecting plants and animals, so Hoosiers can experience the wonder of the state’s natural heritage. Donate a Tree to Indiana's Tree Project — By donating just $10 to plant a tree, you will help wildlife, prevent soil erosion, support our state’s largest agricultural industry, and help bring back natural beauty to our state.

Blaine Zimmerman of Circle City Vets and Matt Hall, the Indianapolis Mayor's Veteran Service Officer join Harrison and Douglas Karr for an inaugural podcast, Veteran Cast. The mission of Veteran Cast is to educate, inform, and improve the lives of Veterans in our community. This episode speaks to the economic impact of Veterans in the region, why Vets make amazing employees, and where Veterans can go and listen to be involved. If you're a Veteran, be sure to subscribe to Veteran Cast.Special Guests: Blaine Zimmerman and Matt Hall.

Does your work inspire you? Does it serve others? Are you changing the world around you? Today, we speak with three female entrepreneurs that left corporate life and the stability of a great paycheck to pursue their passions. We have an amazing conversation with 3 female business owners who have created businesses serving their community. The founders of JenDaisy Boutique, Indiana Originals, and Fatherless Daughters are an inspiration - and we interview them here in Off the Circle.Special Guests: Jen Russell and Mel McMahon Stone.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 Originals — Indiana Original's mission is to create healthier, stronger communities and more jobs in Indiana by encouraging and facilitating a greater use of local, Indiana original businesses. JenDaisy Boutique — JenDaisy is unlike other boutiques. Where other boutiques leave you feeling pressured to buy, JenDaisy's number one goal is to make sure you've found the best look for you- and that you had fun during your time with us. You can order online, over the phone, or by visiting our boutique! Fatherless Daughters — Fatherless Daughters is a community of women from all over the globe that understand and share the grief of losing a father. They are a strong, loving, supportive, amazing group of women who communicate, meet and share through social media and their online forum. Members have made lifelong friendships, written and spoken with the most amazing women through their shared experiences and love of their fathers.

Michael is a well-respected CEO of an agency in Indianapolis, SpinWeb. Like many other agencies, his team struggled with deploying high-performing, compliant, beautiful sites. Existing content management systems are often based on technology and code that's over a decade old. Existing CMSs weren't built for the demands of today, nor for the incredible technology we now have to deploy websites. In this interview, Michael discusses the platform his team has built. Open to power users and agencies, the platform is secure, PCI compliant, HIPAA compliant, and highly performant. Special Guest: Michael Reynolds.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: Zephyr CMS — Build powerful websites for your clients, with speed and style. Schedule a demo to try it out for yourself.

Indianapolis is turning into a hotbed for technology and startups. In 2016, 43 technology companies committed to add over 5,000 full-time jobs. These tech jobs pay twice the median average wage. Two-thirds of the $77 million in 2016 venture capital in Indiana companies went to technology companies (three-quarters of all companies who received VC) and since 2000, $7 billion in acquisitions and IPOs from more than 2 dozen companies has materialized. According to SmartAsset, Indy is ranked the 4th best city for women in tech for gender pay gap, income after housing costs, and women as a percentage of the technology workforce and four-year tech employment growth. Kenzie Academy is a tech apprenticeship school, pioneering a new model in education. We’re developing future tech leaders with the skills, passion, and purpose to meet the demands of growing companies. Founder Chok Ooi was successful - working both on Wall Street and Silicon Valley - but decided to open the Kenzie Academy here in Indianapolis. Here Chok's story and how the Kenzie Academy goes beyond a "Coding School" and prepares its students for full-time technology job with their immersive learning environment.Special Guest: Chok Ooi.Links: Kenzie Academy — Kenzie Academy is a tech apprenticeship school, pioneering a new model in technology education. They are dedicated to providing the highest-quality education, experiential learning, mentorship, and most importantly, a lifelong commitment to each and every one of their students. Kenzie Academy offers 6-month to 2-year programs with a paid apprenticeship after 6 months, and a guaranteed job placement after 2 years.

How you handle finances is key to your success at operating a business as well as how you prepare for retirement. Today we talk about personal and business finances, taxes, and how to plan ahead for the highs and lows of owning a business. What should you do when the money is good, and how to plan for seasonal work, when you need to ask for assistance... all on Off the Circle!Special Guests: Dan Rodgers and Ed Gunnell.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: GreenBridge Financial Solutions — GreenBridge provides a full range of accounting, advanced reporting and analytics and CFO advisory services geared towards assisting small to mid-sized companies. Gunnell & Kinnamon Financial — The principal objective of our company is to make sure you know exactly where you stand financially. It is the best way to ensure your interests are secure and you're able to make the right decisions for you and your company.

Facial Recognition has been in use for years as a means to authenticate. It's often been a bad joke in the tech industry for it's failure to differentiate your face from a picture of your face. Until now. Apple is releasing Face ID with the iPhone X and it's replacing Touch ID which utilizes your fingerprint to unlock your iPhone. On this episode we speak with Seth Wilson, an attorney with Adler, Tesnar & Whalin and talk about what your rights are with this new means of unlocking your phone.Special Guest: Seth Wilson.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

Orr Fellowship 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.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: Orr Fellowship — The mission of Orr Fellowship is developing the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs. They empower extraordinary college graduates with a set of unique skills and experiences not found elsewhere. Orr Fellows launch their careers at innovative, carefully selected Indianapolis host companies and, outside of work, Fellows grow and learn alongside each other for two jam-packed years.

Apple had a special event held at Steve Jobs Theater on September 12, 2017. Since we're all fanboys, we wanted to discuss the product announcements in detail. They announced the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple Watch 3, watchOS4, Apple TV 4K, watchOS 4, and iOS 11. Doug, Adam, and Ryan got together the day after to give their take on each of the devices, the advancements, the hits, and perhaps a few misses.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 Agent Sauce: A feature-rich real estate marketing platform specifically built for Real Estate Agents to grow their business online. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Apple Special Event. September 12, 2017 — Apple announces the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, watch OS 4, Apple TV 4K, and iOS 11.

Two incredible businesses in Indianapolis, Freedom Pest Control and Zinga's Home Solutions visit the studio to share what makes a great home services company, what to look out for, and what their secrets to success are. Freedom Pest Control is an Indianapolis pest control business. Zinga's is an Indianapolis home security and automation business. Christine, CEO and founder of Freedom Pest Control, saw a great opportunity in an industry full of poor service and high sales-pressure sales to launch Freedom Pest Control. Together with her husband, Howard, they have built and exited over 20 successful companies in the last 18 years - a record that few entrepreneurs could ever reach. Benjamin McCann is launching the home automation and security arm of Zinga's, a company that already had a winning streak in the window coverings industry. Special Guests: Benjamin McCann, Christine Coleman, and Howard Bienstock.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: Zinga's Home Automation and Security — Zinga's offers home security systems and automation paired together at an affordable price. With smart homes on the rise, we wanted to provide our customers with many of the features they were looking for like smart thermostats, turning on lights, shutting their garage door, and seeing that their kids made it home safely from school. Freedom Pest Control — Freedom Pest Control's goal is to provide you with not only a service you need but one you can trust. Their mission is to protect your home, your family, and your business using only the most effective and safe methods of extermination. Along with integrity, we provide the experience you need when you are in the precarious situation of needing pest control services. We take our profession seriously and are committed to making your property our priority no matter what the pest problem may be. We offer customized plans designed to fit your needs and your schedule.

Almost 24% of Americans have listened to a podcast in the last year. Of those listeners, almost half of them have turned into weekly listeners. In this episode, Doug won't shut up about podcasting, but we hope you won't turn away and stay tuned in to listen to everything the team has to say. Have you thought about starting a podcast? It's easier than ever given the advancement of inexpensive smartphones, apps, and microphone technologies. We'll walk you through everything you need to know about equipment, hosting, and syndication. Podcasting is skyrocketing in popularity - we'll explain why and maybe you should jump onboard!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 Agent Sauce: A feature-rich real estate marketing platform specifically built for Real Estate Agents to grow their business online. Promo Code: offthecircle Links: Podcast Indy — A fantastic support group of Indianapolis podcasters who get together often to share tips, tricks, and the latest gear for personal or professional podcasting. DK New Media — DK New Media's podcasting studio at the Speak Easy in Downtown Indy. Edge Media Studio — Edge Media's video and podcasting studio in Indianapolis. Creative Zombie Studios — The first professional studio built in Indianapolis, with video and photography studios adjacent. Waveone Radio — A new audio studio built at the base of 120 E Market St in downtown Indianapolis. Shure MV88 iOS Condenser Microphone — Douglas mentions the incredible and portable condenser microphone he uses on the road. Blue Yeti USB Microphone — A crowd favorite with podcasters, the Yeti Mic is fantastic for self-recording or recording an interview. Zoom H6 Six-Track Portable Recorder — The Cadillac of recorders, the Zoom H6 has 4 built-in XLR connections (you can buy an extension for 2 more) and a ton of accessories. The simple user interface and controls make it easy for the tech-challenged to record everything they need and adjust volumes as necessary. Brassy Broadcast Podcast Boot Camp — Podcast Launch Bootcamp is a week of hand-holding, cheerleading, and drill sergeant-ing to give you that extra push to get your podcast out into the world. Fireside — Podcast hosting and analytics, wrapped into a beautiful, responsive, mobile-ready website. Simplecast — Very simple podcast hosting. Everything you need to host and syndicate your podcast.

Passwords, security, two-factor authentication, password recovery, wi-fi security, phishing schemes, backups... what are all of these things and why should you be concerned? Ryan Grimes from My IT Indy and Adam Small of Agent Sauce share horror stories, concerns, and strategies for managing your data and devices.Sponsored By: Agent Sauce: A feature-rich real estate marketing platform specifically built for Real Estate Agents to grow their business online. 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 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: AgentSauce — Are you looking for real estate marketing platform that will enhance your business? A system that will work for you instead of you having to work it? Agent Sauce is an integrated Real Estate CRM, Email Marketing, Lead Generation and Marketing Automation platform built specifically for Real Estate Agents. Agent Sauce provides you with all the tools necessary to generate, nurture, and manage your contacts, leads, and marketing in one place. Have I Been Pwned? — Check and see if you have had any of your online accounts compromised in a data breach. You can also sign up for notifications if your email address ever does get discovered in a breach.