Training Through Losses for Championship Wins: Greg Zabikow’s Business Strategy Framework

Greg Zabikow shares how collegiate swimming taught him to train through losses for championship wins, why asking curious questions transformed a struggling pipe facility, and how Rio Grande Company maintained culture through 132 years including their first layoffs ever in…
Jonathan Ng Sposato on Building the First Asian American TV Channel, JoySauce

Jonathan Ng Sposato shares journey from Apple II game developer to founding JoySauce—first Asian American TV channel on Amazon Prime Video—revealing why $2 trillion spending power needs cultural capital, how childhood in Hong Kong shaped entrepreneurial path, and why celebrating…
Supply Chain AI Implementation: Deanna Harner’s Approach at Avanade

Deanna Harner shares 25-year supply chain journey from Continental Airlines menu design to creating Tariff Navigator at Avanade, revealing why companies need agile data layers before next disruptor, how AI agents work like interns not autonomous workers, and gastric bypass…
Jason Acquisto’s Senior Living Leadership: Balancing Occupancy Goals with Human Dignity

Jason Acquisto, COO at Bickford Senior Living, shares how crisis communications background prepared him for difficult dementia care conversations, balancing 100% occupancy with resident happiness, and using daily mindfulness in emotionally demanding senior living leadership.
Indianapolis Woman-Owned Business: Leticia Snoddy’s 25-Year MSIL Staffing Journey

Leticia Snoddy shares fulfilling seven-year-old promise buying mother house by year three, pivoting from staffing into million-square-foot engine inspection when customer asked “can you do it offsite,” and rebuilding in three years after partner split because original seven employees stayed…
Rachael Nemeth’s Opus Training Revolution: From COVID Communication Crisis to Training 110 Million Frontline Workers

Rachael Nemeth, CEO of Opus Training, shares her journey from restaurant operations to building TikTok-style training platform serving 110 million frontline workers, burning desktop-built systems to ground, and tracking shoulder-to-shoulder learning moments across retail, QSR, and universities.
How Scott Mayer Turned Nine Months of Learning Staffing Into Employee-Owned QPS Employment Group

Scott Mayer shares selling collectibles for gas money while barely making payroll from parents’ basement, landing Kraft Foods contract that launched QPS Employment, losing best friend Mark to heart attack, 2020 ESOP transition, and fighting for food-processing immigration reform with…
Faith-Driven Franchise Investments: Todd Recknagel’s Three20 Group Playbook

Todd Recknagel shares losing $100K his first year with Blimpy Subs, the mentor who taught him to fix problems whether selling or keeping, building $300-400M investor gains across franchise platforms, and paying full COVID payroll before PPP to protect team…
How Cody Fisher & Team Built Surgence Platform to Transform Healthcare Supply Chain

Cody Fisher, President at Concordance Innovations, shares journey from CPA to leading Surgence platform addressing healthcare supply chain visibility crisis exposed by COVID, building organic team culture, and balancing startup leadership with growing family.
How Melanie Brensinger Built A1A Investment Partners Through Small-Town Values and Healthcare Innovation

Melanie Brensinger of A1A Investment Partners shares her journey from GE Capital to founding a healthcare private credit firm, revealing how small-town values and principled leadership drive exceptional investment returns while improving patient outcomes.