Behind the Region
By South Bend Regional Chamber
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Episodes: 151
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What’s happening to spur economic vitality in the South Bend, Indiana, Region, and surrounding areas? And who are the people behind these efforts? We'll dive deeper beyond the headlines to keep you informed on the people and businesses making things happen in the region. You’ll hear casual and candid conversations with real people—business and community leaders driving the region forward. Hear authentic, unscripted stories from entrepreneurs, business owners, elected officials, and more!
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Peter Ringenberg - Peter Ringenberg Photography
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Eric Jensen, AIA Principal / CEO / Architect at Arkos Design
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Theresa Cruthird - Owner of Generations AdventurePlex
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Andrew Zack (AJ) - Owner of Aira Fitness Mishawaka
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Jeff Rea - South Bend Regional Chamber President/CEO
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Mark Macheca - Principal at Business Furnishings
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Paul Phair - Executive Vice President of Development at Holladay Properties
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Phil Blasko - Superintendent of Mishawaka Parks
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Laura Dennison - Health Markets
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Carl Buchanon - Fire Chief at City of South Bend
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Mayor James Mueller - Mayor, City of South Bend
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Brian Dodge - Vice President and General Manager of WSBT TV
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May 29, 2026 |
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Michelle Bryant - Managing Partner at Premier Planning Partners
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May 22, 2026 |
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Brian Pappas - Chancellor of Indiana University South Bend
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May 15, 2026 |
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Dee McDonald PHD - President of Bethel University
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May 08, 2026 |
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Ian Book - Notre Dame Football Standout- OSMC Athlete Partner - Director of Investor Relations Golden Legacy Partners
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May 01, 2026 |
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Jesse Oñate - Owner of JC's Coal Oven Pizza in Granger
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Jon Backstrom - Backstrom Insurance Group
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Vahid Sadrzadeh - Co-Founder of VSR Media
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Jamie and Lauryn Brown - National Youth Advocate Program
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Safe and Amanda Brewer - Owners of the Brickhaven Inn Bed & Breakfast
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Amy Bateson - Owner of Magnify Custom Apparel and Design
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Dr. Marco Clark - President of Holy Cross College
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Chris Zorich - Former Notre Dame Football Standout and Chicago Bear
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Kim Becker - Founder of Hello Gorgeous
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Dave Doetsch President & General Manager of Mid-West Family Marketing and Media
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Nick Milovich - Adams Remco
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Brian Witkowski - Strategic Advisor at The AME Group
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ryan Boeskool-South Bend Regional Chamber Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Hugh Johnson - Co-Founder of J2 Marketing.
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Jeff Jarnecke - Executive Director of Visit South Bend/Mishawaka
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Doug Elder - Founder of DOJO Creative
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Irish Saunders - Swan Lake Resort
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Shannon Kellogg, Vice President of Public Policy for AWS for the Americas at Amazon and Heather Ennis, President and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum.
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Jonathan McKinnies - Senior SVP of Mortgage Lending at CrossCountry Mortgage
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Mathew Welsch - Local Franchise Owner at GigWorx
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Ron Montandon and Dennis Slade - Owners of the Beiger Mansion in Mishawaka
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Michael Scott - Vice President at BluSky Restoration
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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John Piller - Founder, JPiller Design & Consulting
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Tom Krueger - Owner of Hinges and Handles
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Jon Keur - Owner and Lead Audio Engineer - Wayfare Podcast Agency
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Viki Brown - Executive Director at Dustin's Place
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Brandon Oyer | Head of America’s Power & Water, Amazon Web Services
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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John Yarger - President/CEO at North American Signs
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Jim Williams - President and CEO of Habitat For Humanity of St. Joseph County
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Dr. Breanne Hartley - President and Chief Clinical Officer, Co-Founder at UNIFI Autism Care
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Mark Herriman - President and CEO at United Way of St. Joseph County
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Chris Campbell - President of Centier Bank/Len Amat-Head of Community Banking at Centier
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Phillip Gulis - Owner of Dean's Barbecue and Restaurant
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Greg Wolfe - CEO at Imagine Financial
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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S3 E34 Rob Kelly | Chief Operating Executive, Mendoza College of Business
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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S3 E33 Eric Klepper | Head Distiller/VP Of Operations, The Indiana Whiskey Company
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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S3 E32 Sarah VanVactor | Founder and CEO, SoVan Media
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Kevin Park | Sales Manager, Leatherman Supply
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Dr. Heather Short | Superintendent, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Kris Priemer | Founder, Momentum Entrepreneurship Hub
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Theo Brown | Franchise Owner, Grease Monkey
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Connie Bryan | CEO & Founder, OnSite Health
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Gary Fox | Retired Corporate Development Managing Partner, Crowe
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Scott Brewer | Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & Community Relations, and Security, Four Winds Casinos
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Andrea Short | President & CEO, 1st Source Bank
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Janet Horvath | Attorney, Athora Law Group
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May 30, 2025 |
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Chris Sharp & Jack Wilkinson | Founders, Sharp Wilkinson
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May 23, 2025 |
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Dan Gartee | CEO, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center - OSMC
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May 16, 2025 |
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Jeff Jarnecke, Executive Director | Alyson Herzig, Director of Economic Development | Visit South Bend Mishawaka & South Bend Regional Chamber
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May 09, 2025 |
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Larry & Sherry Swank, Founders | Jeanie Shuck, Executive Director | JWAS Foundation
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May 02, 2025 |
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Amanda Miller Kelley | President & CEO, WNIT-PBS Michiana
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Donald Swift | Director of Development, Resurrection Lutheran Academy
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Kierstin Eifler | CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Emilie Utigard | Executive Director, Children's Museum of South Bend
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Craig Heatherly | Risk Advisor & Former D1 Collegiate Basketball Coach
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Cale Bolinger | General Manager, Knollwood Country Club
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Jay Mattern | Owner, President & CEO, Villing & Company
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Ryan Matthys | Managing Partner, RSM
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Joe McGuire | CEO, Pure Green Farms
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Justin Reinke | Owner & President, HGR Group
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Jason Osterhage | President & CEO, Everwise Credit Union
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Andrew Shackleford | Location Manager, That 1 Painter
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Regina Emberton | Chief Executive Officer, ChoiceLight, Inc
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Matt Metzger | Co-Founder & Owner, Leadership Tap
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Mark Tarner | Owner & President, The South Bend Chocolate Company
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Joe Hart | President, South Bend Cubs
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Randy Kelly | Executive Director, Leadership South Bend-Mishawaka
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Julio De La Cruz | Owner, DLX Studios
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Rich Carlton | President & CEO, Aunalytics
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Josh Gobel | Owner, Gobel's Commercial Cleaning Service
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Kristian Stankiewicz | Founder & CEO, MAKS Plastics
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Anne Witsken | Director of Marketing & Area Manager, StretchLab
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Tony Stearns | General Manager, Mishawaka Fieldhouse
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Tom Stout | President, Burston Marketing
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Aaron Nichols | Executive Director, South Bend Civic Theater
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Cherri (Peate) Kulp | Founder & CEO, UnEarthed Coaching and Consulting
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Mark Nowak | Owner, Culver's Franchisees
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Shawn O'Brien | Executive Director, MACIAF (Michiana Area Construction Industry Advancement Fund)
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Greg Giczi | President & CEO, PBS Michiana - WNIT
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Jennifer Liddell | President, The Junior League of South Bend
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Nick Swisher | Former Director of Marketing, Communications and Events, IDEA Center, University of Notre Dame
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Phil Blasko | Superintendent of Parks, Mishawaka Parks and Recreation
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Taryn MacFarlane | Vice President, Regional Initiatives, South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Representative Rudy Yakym | Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Caleb Bauer | Executive Director of Community Investment, City of South Bend
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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DJ Tavernier | Owner, River Valley Construction Group
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Nate Zolman | Owner, Zolman's Best One Tire & Auto Care
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Chris Mahlmann, Founder | Jenny Craig Brown, Executive Director | GreatNews.Life
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Steve Messenger | President & Co-Owner, CRS Custom
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Stephanie Murphy | Executive Director, St. Joe County Public Library
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Jim Conklin, Co-Founder & Executive Director | Julie McGill, Partnership & Donor Engagement, Cultivate Food Rescue
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Matt Schrock | Vice President, DJ Construction
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Ryan Woodruff | Regional Manager, GVC Mortgage
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Matt Helmkamp | President, Gates Automotive Group
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Kareemah Fowler | CFO & Assistant Superintendent, South Bend Community School Corporation
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Amber Pulford | Market President, Everwise Credit Union
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Kate Lee | Executive Director of Education & Workforce, South Bend Regional Chamber
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Christina McGovern | CEO, Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County
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May 31, 2024 |
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Bob Hayden | Consultant, Retired Jordan Automotive Group
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May 24, 2024 |
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Dr. Tracy Warhop | Owner, House of Health
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May 17, 2024 |
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Debie Coble | President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of Michiana
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May 10, 2024 |
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Jeff Rea, President & CEO | Alyson Herzig, Director of Economic Development | South Bend Regional Chamber
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May 03, 2024 |
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Eric Garton | Executive Director, Wellfield Botanic Gardens
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Theresa Cruthird | Partner, Generations AdventurePlex
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Seth Maust | Executive Director, Five Star Life
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Juan Constantino | Executive Director, La Casa de Amistad
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Amanda Ellis | Editor in Chief, Livability.com
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Rich Naponelli | Owner, Fetch Pet Care of Michiana/Dog Training Elite
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Dr. Jerry Thacker | Superintendent, Penn-Harris Madison School District
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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John David & Jonathon Gouge | Michiana Health Insurance
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Edward Hayes | President, Hayes Design Co.
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Drew Dudley | Author, Motivational Speaker & Founder, Day One Leadership
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Mike Leda | Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 153
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Scott Ruszkowski | Chief of Police, South Bend Police Department
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Jake Teshka | Indiana State Representative, House District 7
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Andy Kostielney | DLZ Indiana | Fmr. St. Joseph County Commissioner
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Larry Tracy | President, Memorial Hospital of South Bend
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Steve Smith & Vanessa Cooreman Smith | Irish Realty, Irish Custom Homes and Flourish Interiors
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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TJ Jorgensen | Founder & CEO, TJ21 Media Group
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Ismail Turay, Jr. | Executive Editor, South Bend Tribune
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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James Mueller | Mayor of South Bend
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Dave Wood | Mayor of Mishawaka
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Peg Dalton | Owner, PEGGS
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Carl Baxmeyer | President, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Josh Sisk | Executive Director, Potawatomi Zoo
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Andrew Tyler | President & Founder, Tech Tyler PC
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May 11, 2023 |
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Mike Noland | President and CEO, South Shore Line
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Dr. Todd Cummings | Superintendent, South Bend Community School Corporation
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Mike Daigle | CEO/Executive Director, South Bend International Airport
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Joe Dooley | CFO, EVS Ltd 2023 Small Business of the Year
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Pete Yonkman | President & CEO, Cook Medical
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Erik Johnson | 2023 Outstanding Young Business Leader | Principal, J2 Marketing | Entrepreneur
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Anne Feferman | 2023 Woman of Influence Recipient | Vice President, Commercial & Business Services, TCU
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Jeff Jarnecke | Executive Director, Visit South Bend Mishawaka
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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