The ROI Podcast

On this episode, we are sitting down with the President and CEO of Edge Mentoring Dave Neff who is sharing why you need a mentor and why you should be a mentor. With ever increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among the Millennial generation, it's time for us leaders to step in and help.  ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

On this episode, we are finishing our conversation with Indiana University’s Athletic Director Fred Glass who is taking us on his unique journey of healing a hurting organizational culture. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

On this episode, we have the honor to sit down with Indiana University’s Athletic Director Fred Glass who is taking us on his unique journey of healing a hurting organizational culture. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

On this episode, we’re sitting down with the former CEO of Whirlpool, Jeff Fettig – a Kelley School of Business alum who helped lead his company through one of the worst financial collapses of all time. Jeff started at Whirlpool following an internship in 1981 and worked his way to Chief Executive Officer in 2004. Little did he know, just 4 years after getting acclimated inside the C-level suite, all his leadership training, life experiences, and personal fortitude would be put to the test. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

Forbes.com released an article in December of 2018 that states, "Remote work is no longer a privilege. It’s becoming the standard operating mode for at least 50% of the U.S. population." A staggering trend that’s continuing to grow. With organizations adapting to or fighting against this movement – the question is, how do we address it? On this episode, we’re sitting down with the founder of VMS BioMarketing Neal Rothermel, who shares how his company makes working remotely, successful. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

The most efficient organizations run smoothly because of intentionality. At some point, the executive team created systems to streamline the workflow - keeping individuals accountable, and reducing confusion when problems arise. No organization accidentally became efficient – let me repeat – no organization accidentally became efficient. Systems also work as culture guards – protecting the vision that we work so hard to create. On this episode, we’re sitting down with the CEO of A.C.T. Services, Tina Moe, who in the height of tax season and heavily relies upon organizational systems to safeguard her team from unnecessary frustrations. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

Competition. One of the great pillars of our free-market culture. It drives us to be better – pushing us into new frontiers of innovation. And what better manifestation of this value than the fields and arenas around the country, full of sweaty athletes and tribal chants. However, none of this exists without the loyalty of the men and women in the stands. So what draws those crowds? On this episode, we’re sitting down with Kelley Marketing Professor Kim Donahue, who’s helping us discover how we can make fans of our organizations, not just customers or donors. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

As we continue the celebration of women who are making major economic impacts and sitting in high levels of organizational leadership, we want to go back into the vaults of The ROI Podcast and revisit one episode with a Kelley grad, who led a publicly traded tech company into a private entity. Former CFO of ExactTarget, which is now Salesforce, Traci Dolan is sharing tips that led her into the C-level suite. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

Few things beat the thrill of taking an idea and creating an entire business from it. The risk of failure, the adrenaline of making the first profit, the motivation behind first staff meetings – all elements that help us feel alive. So when the time comes to sell our hard work, it’s bitter-sweet. How can one put a price tag on the blood, sweat, tears, and time put into this organization? On this episode, we’re sitting down with Randy Stocklin, CEO of One Click Ventures, who led his company through a buy-out and how he prepared his organization for the transition. Let’s get to the podcast… ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make a better business decision. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ

Last week, we started a conversation with State Workforce Cabinet Chairman Danny Lopez, who shared the Governor’s vision and steps his team is now taking to make Indiana globally competitive. If you missed last week’s episode, I highly recommend you go back to part one because today’s conversation picks up where we left off. On this episode we’re covering what other cities are doing that drive success, what the entrepreneurship landscape looks like here in Indiana, how higher education needs to change to support the growing economy, and what goals constitute a successful year for the Workforce Cabinet. Let’s get to the podcast… ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make better business decisions. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ