Elevate Podcast: Powered by Braden
Welcome to the Elevate podcast, where we host local leaders, both from businesses that are for-profit and non-profit, and that have shaped our community. If you’re looking for leadership insights, wanting to learn more about elevating your skills in business, then Elevate was made for you.
Episodes
In this episode, Braden Business Systems has the honor of having Indiana Governor Mike Braun as a guest on our Elevate Podcast.
Host Jason Ulm explores how technology, innovation, and strong communities are driving business success across the state, while discussing the challenges and opportunities facing today's leaders.
Governor Braun reflects on his journey from building a successful business to serving as Indiana's Govern...
Can leadership, faith, and education transform lives? Dee McDonald believes they can.
In this episode of the Elevate Podcast Jason Ulm sits down with Dr. Dee McDonald, President of Bethel University in Mishawaka, Indiana, to discuss leadership, higher education, servant leadership, career growth, and building communities that make a lasting impact.
Dee shares his journey from growing up in La Porte, Indiana, playing baseball, and...
How do you preserve a family culture while growing a global company?
In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Jason Ulm sits down with Patrick Gallagher, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Gallagher to discuss leadership, entrepreneurship, company culture, innovation, and the future of business.
Patrick shares his journey from growing up in the Gallagher family business to starting in the company mail...
Welcome to the first episode of our special Chicago Week series! One week of every month the Elevate Podcast will feature guests from the Chicago, IL area, and how they lead both with intention and success in the fast-paced community.
In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Jason Ohm travels to Palos Heights, Illinois, to sit down with Jide Lawal, President & CEO of Applied Home Health Network.
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In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Jason Ulm sits down with Derrick Christy, CEO of Approved Mortgage, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey. From starting a cleaning business in high school to building one of Indiana's leading mortgage companies over the past 33 years.
Derrick shares lessons on leadership, company culture, mentorship, continuous learning, technology, AI, real estate investing, and why serving your co...
Tammy Williams has built an incredible career by embracing every opportunity with one simple mindset: "This is going to be great." From growing up in a small town in Missouri to playing Division I softball at Northwestern, competing for Team USA, playing professionally in Japan, and now serving as President of Cook Financial Group, Tammy shares the lessons that shaped her journey.
In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Tam...
What does it take to transform a small Indiana community into one of the state's fastest-growing cities?
In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Jason sits down with Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton to discuss his remarkable journey from firefighter and paramedic to four-term mayor. Todd shares how strong leadership, innovative thinking, and a commitment to community have helped attract over $1 billion in economic developm...
What does it take to lead a thriving Indiana community?
In this episode of Elevate: Powered by Braden, Jason sits down with Wabash Mayor Scott Long to discuss his remarkable journey from serving in the U.S. Army and law enforcement to leading the City of Wabash. Scott shares how strong leadership, community collaboration, economic development, technology, and long-term planning are shaping the future of Wabash.
Learn about downto...
In this episode of the Elevate Powered by Braden Podcast, Jason sits down with BJ Lippert, Managing Partner of Donovan CPAs, to explore an inspiring leadership journey built on relationships, community, and a people-first approach to business.
BJ shares how a college pivot from engineering to accounting ultimately led him to public accounting, where mentorship, networking, and saying "yes" to opportunities shaped his career. From ...
Joe Heidt, Executive Director of Marian University Preparatory School, joins the Elevate Powered by Braden podcast to share his incredible journey from Indianapolis to Colorado, California, commercial real estate, and ultimately educational leadership.
In this conversation, Joe discusses:
✅ His father's career advice that shaped his future
✅ Teaching and school leadership experiences in California
✅ Why he left commercial real ...
In this episode of the Elevate Powered by Braden Podcast, Jason Miller sits down with Greg Schahet, President and CFO of Schahet Hotels, to discuss his journey from Indianapolis to Cornell University's renowned Hotel Administration program and ultimately into leading a multi-generational family hotel business.
Greg shares insights on hotel development, hospitality leadership, franchise partnerships with Hilton and Marriott, real e...
In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Jason sits down with Deana Potterf, CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, to discuss her inspiring journey from being a Girl Scout in Logansport, Indiana, to leading one of the largest Girl Scout councils in the country.
Deana shares valuable leadership lessons, career advice, and the mentors who helped shape her path from marketing and communications roles to executive leadership. She dis...
What does it take to build a successful company, survive economic downturns, navigate partnership challenges, and create a culture employees want to return to?
In this episode of the Elevate Podcast Powered by Braden, Jason sits down with Michael Webster, CEO of Engineered Solutions, to discuss his journey from a small-town Illinois athlete to engineering graduate, sales leader, entrepreneur, and business owner.
Michael shares ca...
In this episode of Elevate Podcast, Jason sits down with John Wechsler, veteran, entrepreneur, community builder, and CEO of SpokeNote.
John shares his incredible journey from serving as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army to launching successful technology companies, helping build Fishers' entrepreneurial ecosystem, and leading innovative ventures focused on authentic human connection. John aspires to lead by making connections, a...
In this episode of the Elevate Powered by Braden Podcast, Jason Miller sits down with Lori Winkler, Chief Experience Officer at BlueSky Commerce, to discuss leadership, customer experience, technology, entrepreneurship, and the moments that shape our lives.
Lori shares her incredible journey from growing up in Northwest Indiana, overcoming personal loss, teaching fourth grade in inner-city Chicago, building a successful marketing ...
In this special episode of the Elevate Podcast, Jason steps out of the studio and sits down with Jeff McDermott, CEO of the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts at The Palladium in Carmel, Indiana.
Jeff shares his incredible career journey from practicing law for decades to leading one of the premier performing arts venues. Jeff opens up about taking unexpected opportunities, leadership, organizational culture, and wha...
In this episode of the Elevate Powered by Braden podcast, Jason sits down with Kevin Wright, President of STAR Financial Bank, to talk about leadership, family business, community banking, entrepreneurship, technology, and the lessons learned from sports.
Kevin shares his journey from growing up in small-town Indiana and playing competitive basketball, to becoming a fourth-generation leader helping grow STAR Financial Bank into a ...
In this episode of the Elevate Powered by Braden Podcast, Jason sits down with Michelle Baker, Chief People Officer at FORUM Credit Union, to talk about leadership, company culture, talent development, and building high-performing teams.
Michelle shares her journey from aspiring teacher to HR executive, how a “plot twist” changed the course of her career, and why investing in people is the key to long-term business suc...
In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Jason sits down with the President of Orr Fellowship, Steven Emch, to discuss leadership, entrepreneurship, a growth mindset, business development, and creating opportunities for young professionals in Indiana.
Steven shares his journey from working in a family business and studying engineering to overcoming failure, rebuilding his confidence, and becoming a leader focused on mentorship, per...
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