Circle City Success

Victor Figlin is one of the Owners of Indy Auto Man, which is a used car dealership with a focus on giving back to the local community. In this episode, you’ll hear Victor tell us about growing up in Ukraine and moving to the US with his family as refugees when he was 17-years-old and how that made him grow up quickly because he had to act as an interpreter for his parents, about how his partner Eugene made more money in a month flipping cars than Victor did at his W-2 job and how that started their journey to what is now Indy Auto Man, and about some of the professional development programs that he’s been a part of that have helped the business to be successful. Victor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitya/ Indy Auto Man: Website: https://www.indyautoman.com/ Google Reviews: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Indy+Auto+Man+(Car+Dealership)/@39.7059179,-86.1506019,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8814add034dff88b:0xb98d5fbab607ee71!8m2!3d39.7059179!4d-86.1484132 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indya

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four August guests who were: Dave Neff, Chief Revenue Officer at Prolific Wendy Noe, Executive Director at Dove Recovery House for Women Andre Harakas, Founder & CEO of ProBook Sports John Qualls, CEO & President of Purpose HQ CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/   Episodes Discussed in This Recap: 134. Learn From People Who Are Different Than You with Dave Neff https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/134-learn-from-people-who-are-different-than-you-with-dave-neff 135. Dove Recovery House for Women with Wendy Noe https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/135-dove-recovery-house-for-women-with-wendy-noe 136. Finding Your Flame & Aiming to Make a Difference with Andre Harakas https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/136-finding-your-flame-aiming-to-make-a-difference-with-andre-harakas 137. Purpose & Experiences with John Qualls https://circle

John Qualls is the CEO & President of Purpose HQ, which was founded on one core principle: that people deserve to be aligned with their purpose and their work. In this episode, you’ll hear John tell us about how a typing class that he took in high school to get closer to girls eventually led to charting the path for his career in the world of tech, how he looks at everything like a 3-year tour of duty and intentionally does a self-assessment every 3 years to determine what he wants to do for the next 3 going forward, and about chasing purpose and experiences rather than money and things. John: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jqualls/ Purpose HQ: Website: https://purposehq.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeArePurposeHQ/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeArePurposeHQ/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purposehq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeArePurposeHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4uF6LIlFzCGddeGnZbnTg   CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https:/

Andre Harakas is the Founder & CEO of ProBook Sports, which is an all-in-one video and team management platform for sports teams. In this episode, you’ll hear Andre tell us about how being willing to ask questions and asking people for help have helped him develop and refine ProBook, about why it’s so important to find your flame and what drives you, and his attitude of “If I can make a difference, then I’m going to try.” Andre: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-noe-7308917/ ProBook Sports: Website: https://probooksport.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProBookSports Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProBookSports LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bethepro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/probooksports/ CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Connect with CCS: Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/ Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Wendy Noe is the Executive Director at Dove Recovery House for Women, which is a nonprofit that was founded in 2000 with a mission to “help women with a history of substance abuse or addiction become clean, sober, and self-sufficient primarily through providing safe, affordable housing for their recovery. In this episode, you’ll hear Wendy tell us about how an internship at The Julian Center during her senior year of college led to her passion for helping women and spending her entire career so far in the nonprofit space, about a mentor she had in college who left an impact on her and how when you see her wearing red lipstick today it’s an homage to that mentor, and about Dove Recovery House for Women and how the organization provides free services to women with substance abuse disorder. Wendy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-noe-7308917/ Dove Recovery House for Women: Website: https://doverecoveryhouse.org/ Amazon Smile:https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/homepage/ref=smi_se_cl_rd_ge?orig=%2Fhz%2

Dave Neff is the Chief Revenue Officer at Prolific, which is a strategic growth and consulting firm. Formerly, Dave served as the Founding President & CEO of EDGE Mentoring for six years – the nation’s largest whole-life intergenerational mentoring organization. In this episode, you’ll hear Dave tell us about his first job out of college working for Pacers Sports & Entertainment and how all roads lead back to the Pacers and relationships that he built early in his career, why he feels it’s important to be intentional with relationships and to go deep with them and how that’s helped him advance through his career, and why it’s important to spend time with people who are different than you and who have different perspectives than you do. Dave: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrneff/ Prolific: Website: https://prolifichq.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prolifichq/ CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizein

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four August guests who were: Leah York, Founder and President of Talbott Talent Matt Gay, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Circle City Relief Debbie Stolen Hasbrook, Owner of Hotel Broad Ripple CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Episodes Discussed in This Recap: 130. Outside the Frame with Leah York https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/130-outside-the-frame-with-leah-york 131. Circle City Relief with Matt Gay https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/131-circle-city-relief-with-matt-gay 132. Hotel Broad Ripple with Debbie Stolen Hasbrook https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/132-hotel-broad-ripple-with-debbie-stolen-hasbrook Connect with CCS: Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/ Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Debbie Stolen Hasbrook is the Owner of Hotel Broad Ripple, which is a 19 room boutique hotel that she started in 2014 which focuses on comfort and service. This is the next episode in our series of collaborative stories with Broad Ripple Magazine. Be sure to check out the August issue of the magazine for a feature story on Hotel Broad Ripple and its expansion. In this episode, you’ll hear Debbie tell us about her background from graduating from IU as a voice major to entering the world of fashion to becoming an interior designer and rehabbing 20 houses, the story about how she has always noticed there was no lodging in the Meridian-Kessler area for families visiting Butler students and how that idea led to starting Hotel Broad Ripple, and why her number takeaway for listeners is to not be afraid and to go for it. Hotel Broad Ripple: Website: https://www.hotelbroadripple.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hotelbroadripple/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotelBroadRippl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/

Matt Gay is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Circle City Relief, which is a nonprofit that exists to Reveal Jesus Christ to a struggling world by providing food, clothing, resources and fellowship to people in need. In this episode, you’ll hear Matt tell us about how his rival high school football coach got him to walk on at Kansas which led to earning a scholarship, playing in the NFL, and playing overseas in the NFL Europe, about being introduced to poverty after his NFL career while working at Chase Bank and how a mission trip to New York City led to starting Circle City Relief in 2010, and about Circle City Relief and how the organization provides relief services based on Biblical counseling. Matt: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gay-b8237aa0/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammattggay/ Circle City Relief: Website: http://www.circlecityrelief.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/circlecityrelief Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccrelief Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ci

Leah York is the Founder and President of Talbott Talent which is an executive search and consulting firm providing services exclusively to nonprofits and their leaders. In this episode, you’ll hear Leah tell us about why she feels like if she’s not failing on a daily basis she’s not doing enough, why her number one success principle is to just show up, and that if you’re inside the frame you can’t see the picture and how that relates to her job of helping nonprofit boards find the right candidates for their situations. Leah: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsyork/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahsyork Twitter: https://twitter.com/leahsyork Talbott Talent Website: https://www.talbotttalent.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talbott-talent/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalbottTalent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/talbotttalent CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Connect with CCS: Connect

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four July guests who were Brian Wolff, President and CEO at Parker Technology Julie Petr, Executive Director at Dress for Success Indianapolis Robert Vane, Founder and President of Veteran Strategies CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Episodes Discussed in This Recap: 126. Quality Relationships Matter with Brian Wolff https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/126-quality-relationships-matter-with-brian-wolff 127. Dress for Success Indianapolis with Julie Petr https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/127-dress-for-success-indianapolis-with-julie-petr 128. Leaders and Legends with Robert Vane https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/128-leaders-and-legends-with-robert-vane Connect with CCS: Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ulm-0919123/ Connect with Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfeutz/

Robert Vane is the Founder and President of Veteran Strategies which is a federally-certified veteran business enterprise that specializes in media relations, public outreach, crisis communications, speech writing, and content creation. In this episode, you’ll hear Robert tell us about how joining the military out of college set the path for his career in public service and allowed him to work with important people at a young age, how his career in public service has progressed and how the relationships that he has maintained along the way have helped him with each next step, and about his podcast, Leaders & Legends. Robert: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-vane-91bbb36a/ Dress for Success Indianapolis: Website: https://veteranstrategies.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rdv5150/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vetstrategies Leaders and Legends https://leadersandlegends.fireside.fm/ CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://sy

Julie Petr is the Executive Director at Dress for Success Indianapolis, which is a nonprofit organization that provides local women in need with professional attire, career & job placement, and professional training to propel them towards economic independence. In this episode, you’ll hear Julie tell us about how the skills that she developed as a stay-at-home mom for 10 years have helped her to be successful in her career, why it’s important to ask questions when you’re struggling with something and may be nervous to ask for help, and about Dress for Success and how the organization serves women in need. Julie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-petr-3a749424/ Dress for Success Indianapolis: Website: https://www.indydfs.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dress-for-success-indianapolis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DFSIndianapolis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DFSIndianapolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/indydfs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dfsindy/ CCS Pod

Brian Wolff is the President and CEO at Parker Technology LLC which is a software and services company that helps parking facilities resolve issues for parking guests. In this episode, you’ll hear Brian tell us about his background from growing up in Michigan to attending the University of Michigan to getting his first job in pharmaceutical sales, how he went from pharmaceutical sales to software sales to eventually becoming the CEO of Parker, and how building and maintaining relationships helped him to get each new job along the way. CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Brian: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolffbriane/ Parker Technology: Website: https://www.helpmeparker.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parker-technology-llc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVKIPIicBh_-zTD-XMcVbkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkertechnologyllc Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelpMeParker Connect wit

In this episode, we recap some of the things that we learned from our four June guests who were Roe Hitchcock, Managing Director of Heartland Advisors Nancy & Dan Hintz, the Founders of Million Meal Movement Sonal Sheth Zawahri, who is an author, speaker, trainer, and Founder of her business Tru You LLC And Broc Buckles & Peter Ciravolo, Co-Founders of BC Brokerage Be sure to listen to the end where we get to speak to the winner of this month’s Indy Auto Man IAM4Indy campaign. CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Episodes Discussed in This Recap: 121. Country Enterprises with Roe Hitchcock https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/121-country-enterprises-with-roe-hitchcock 122. Million Meal Movement with Nancy & Dan Hintz https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/122-million-meal-movement-with-nancy-dan-hintz 123. Have You Stretched Today with Sonal Sheth Zawahri https://circlecitysuccess.libsyn.com/123-have-you-str

Broc  Buckles & Peter Ciravolo are the Founders of BC Brokerage which is an independent insurance brokerage that they started together in January 202. In this episode, you’ll hear Broc & Peter tell us about why it’s important to focus on controlling the controllables when starting a business and how they’ve focused on doing so, about figuring out the type of life that you want to live and intentionally working towards that rather than mimicking somebody else’s lifestyle, and the difference between an entrepreneur and a ‘wantrepreneur’. Broc: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brocbuckles/ Peter: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterciravolo/ BC Brokerage: Website: https://www.bc-brokerage.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bc-brokerage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTf7C-floA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcbrokerage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcbrokerage/ CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize

Sonal Sheth Zawahri is an author, speaker, and trainer who is focused on empowering individuals to step into action and develop the mindset that they need to stretch and create the life they want. In this episode, you’ll hear Sonal tell us about her background and from growing up in an immigrant household to now being on what she calls the fourth reinvention of her career, about her STRETCH model to help people stretch their minds and tap into the strengths, and why it’s important to put yourself in situations that are difficult and that make you feel uncomfortable.  Sonal: Website: https://www.sonalshethzawahri.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truyou/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonalSZawahri Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonalshethzawahri/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalshethzawahri/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xMYKfk7FM8ASwz1M0-2fg CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ Connect wi

Nancy & Dan Hintz are the Founders of Million Meal Movement which is a nonprofit organization with a two-fold vision of feeding the hungry and teaching the importance of volunteerism. In this episode, you’ll hear Nancy & Dan tell us about how they met in college, got engaged after dating for 2 weeks, and have been married for 28 years since, how the idea for Million Meal Movement came about one night as Nancy was feeding their daughter, about how they’ve turned packing meals into team building and family events which has led to nearly 32 million meals being packed since they started in November 2007. Million Meal Movement: Website: https://millionmealmovement.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillionMealMovement Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMealMovement LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/million-meal-movement/   Nancy & Dan: Nancy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-hintz-b20a7b42/ Dan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hintz-a6b211a/   CCS Podcast Partners:

Roe Hitchcock is the Managing Director of Heartland Advisors who serves as an Interim C-Level (CEO/CFO) Executive and Board Member for organizations. In this episode, you’ll hear Roe tell us about how he started in business at an early age selling his high school boat cleaning business with 15 employees and 100 boats to clean, about some of the businesses that he has worked on throughout the years from knocking on doors on Wall Street to raise money to trying to start the Green Bay Packers of NASCAR team, and why it’s important to ask for help even if it hurts your ego.

In this episode, Jason and Drew recap some of the things that we learned from our three April guests who were Jeff Worrell, the Founder & President of Advantage Medical Rehab Equipment, Founder of the Good Day Carmel email newsletter, and an At-Large Carmel City Councillor Ashley Haynes, the the Director of Communications & Marketing for Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Tom Britt, the CEO and Founder of the Towne Post Network You’ll also hear us mention that episode 118 with Ashley Haynes of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful was our first collaborative story with the Broad Ripple Towne Post Magazine. You can also check out the May issue of Broad Ripple Magazine for a story on The Women of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful that corresponds with episode 118. CCS Podcast Partners: Broad Ripple Magazine: https://townepost.com/broad-ripple/ BoCo Collective Marketing: https://www.bococollective.com/ Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/   Episodes Discussed in This Recap: 117. Good Day Carmel with Jeff Worrell: https: