Hannah is the co-founder of Lucy Nash, a jewelry brand that takes its inspiration from her mother’s immigrant story. When Hannah was younger, her mother launched her own successful jewelry business, and Hannah always wanted to continue her legacy. So when she got older, she decided to get into the…
Nature’s Stash Founder, Farmer and Chief Flower Picker Stan Klos III saw a chance to help people choose “plants over pills” by growing industrial hemp and producing the highest-quality organic CBD and cannabinoid products. An entrepreneur by nature, Klos long savored the challenge of doing something at the highest level….
Denisha-Dlang Ferguson is a creative catalyst, event producer and fashion designer. She is the CEO of the Indiana Fashion Foundation and produces Indiana Fashion Week, along with numerous events, projects and programs. She combines research and creativity to show the power of creative` individuals and how they can use their…
Meredith Gradle is the Founder and CEO of Iris Works. After nearly a decade as a photographer, it became clear that out of all the project management tools, and customer relationship platforms – there was nothing that was made for the creative mind. Meredith realized that there was a huge…
Never stop learning. You have to invest in yourself. Indiana native Josh Warren is the President and CEO of WarrenCo Construction & Paving. WarrenCo is Indianapolis’ largest direct-to-consumer residential concrete company and one of the fastest-growing asphalt companies in the region. After many years of owning and managing strongly-branded…
Be more confident and put yourself out there more. Don’t be afraid to look like a fool. Jeb is the founder and CEO of Boardable, a nonprofit board management software provider. He is also the founder of two nonprofits, The Speak Easy and Musical Family Tree, as well as…
Prahasith Veluvolu, Y Combinator alumni, Forbes “30 Under 30” inductee, and a Thiel Fellow, is CEO of Mimir. Mimir is a software company helping to grow the software engineering workforce. Through the company’s core product, Mimir Classroom, Prahasith and his team work with more than 70 universities across the nation…
Put effort into every opportunity that is in front of you, no matter how large or small you perceive that opportunity to be. Chris Belli leads the Strategic Marketing and Business Development for one of the Midwest’s fastest growing design and product agencies—Studio Science. A native of Melbourne, Australia…
At the end of the day, despite all the technology at our fingertips and the light speed of information flow, human relationships and interaction are what make an individual successful or not successful.” Robert Thikoll joined Ingersoll Rand in October 2014 as Vice President of Operational Excellence. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR),…
By testing the waters. You’ll never know if your idea will work unless you share it with folks Grant is an Indiana native and the CEO & founder of App Press. As a former art director with expert knowledge in creative tool, Grant and his team built the best design-first…