Zach Benedict has dedicated his career to understanding the connection between people and places. As the firm’s president, he oversees MKM’s strategic operation and continued dedication to successfully serving clients throughout the Midwest. With an extensive background in urban sociology, he has been instrumental in developing the firm’s approach to healthy placemaking. Through these efforts, he has lectured internationally on a variety of topics that focus on encouraging communities to reevaluate the importance of inclusive civic space. While designing numerous projects ranging from rural hospitals to public libraries, Zach’s passion for MKM’s research-focused process has helped solidify the firm’s dedication to developing meaningful and disruptive design innovations with clients across the care continuum. MKM has their own book club, these are the two books they are reading now. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Palaces for the people: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg Zachary Benedict President MKM Architecture + Design [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scott Peper co-founded Mobilization Funding in 2013. Scott’s vision and strategy transitioned a series of investments into the successful business Mobilization Funding is today. Prior to Mobilization Funding, Scott spent 16 years in the medical device industry with Angio Dynamics and Stryker Orthopedics. Before entering the medical device industry, he was the founder and principal of the Wellness Zone, a health and fitness company focused on individual wellness programs for executives. Scott received his Bachelor’s in Business with a concentration in Marketing and Hospitality Management from Keuka College in New York. Mobilization Funding Website: Homepage - Mobilization Funding The Big Book of Cash Flow Resource Page: The Big Book of Cash Flow - Mobilization Funding The Big Book of Cash Flow Ordering Page: The Big Book of Cash Flow: Unleash Your Company's Ultimate Potential for Growth and Performance by Scott Peper | BookBaby Bookshop Mobilization Funding YouTube: Mobilization Funding - YouTube Scott Peper LinkedIn: Scott Peper | LinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode I pulled in Shane Ginnan, retired Police Chief and Director of Public Safety as well as Pete Olson, retired Town Manager and Director of Government Services to talk with Cumberland Police Chief Suzanne Woodland about Organizational Leadership. Chief Woodland goals with Organizational leadership is making sure that her department has all of the tools they need to properly complete their responsibilities including updating policies, such as light duty policies, recruitment and retaining employees. Chief hopes that by working on organizational leadership that when she decides to leave this post she has left it better than when she found it. Prior to becoming Chief, Woodland served as Commander of Investigations & Administration Divisions and was the top detective for CMPD, being at the center of many major cases. Woodland also served as a Field Training Officer, Certified Instructor, CIT Officer, Patrol Supervisor, and several other responsibilities at CMPD. Woodland comes from a large police family where her father, brother, uncle, and grandfather have all served either Indianapolis and/or Cumberland. Chief Woodland is also a graduate of the IMPD Leadership Academy (2016) and of the 283rd Session of the FBI National Academy (2022). Chief Woodland has maintained the goal of ensuring CMPD is one of the most professional and dedicated law enforcement agencies in Central Indiana to provide the absolute best police services to the Town of Cumberland. Shane has over 25 years of law enforcement experience and conducts security and safety assessments for our clients. Shane uses crime prevention through environmental design concepts to make facilities safer for staff, clients and visitors. Shane is a former Chief of Police, FBI National Academy graduate, ALiCE & Stop the Bleed instructor and uses his knowledge of violent critical indents to help staff have a plan to react properly. Pete Olson is focused on positive outcomes for all entities by creating impactful relationships with elected officials, residents, and stakeholder. He recently retired from public service after more that 20 years of experience in local government and enjoys utilizing various techniques to vision, implement, construct, and operate projects and government services that lead to successful communities. Utilizing his skills as a veteran high school football official, he is able to overcome conflicts while seeing both sides of the situations. Chief Woodland is a huge fan of Prince and even has even toured his estate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Phil Kenny ad Chris Wilhelm joins the podcast celebrating Wilhelm’s 100 years in Business. The company started in 1923 and grew from modest beginnings. With an eighth-grade education, a deep passion for helping others, and a need to support a growing family, founder Francis A. Wilhelm built a porch for his neighbor. That first project laid the foundation that supports Wilhelm 10 decades later. Francis believed in hard work, innovation, and flexibility which remains in the fabric of Wilhelm’s culture. Today, Wilhelm is the largest contractor in the State of Indiana and employs the largest construction labor force in the Midwest. To celebrate the 100th anniversary, Wilhelm is spotlighting legacy milestones of our clients and their projects which have had a tremendous impact in and around our communities. Additionally, celebrations are planned to honor and thank employees and their families. Through a community giveback campaign, Wilhelm will also provide financial support and in-kind donations to charitable organizations in the communities that impact our clients, our employees, the climate, and the neighborhoods we live and work. “100 years is a special accomplishment, my grandfather, F.A. Wilhelm had a saying that Hard work brings you luck. This hard work mentality has allowed Wilhelm to weather some tough times over the last 100 years.” stated Phil Kenney, F.A. Wilhelm’s president. Wilhelm is known for their innovation in construction methods around concrete, masonry and modular construction as well as making sure their employees have all the tools and resources necessary to complete the work efficiently. Recent projects in the Wilhelm portfolio include Cummins DBU Indianapolis, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Indiana State Museum, IU Health Regional Academic Center in Bloomington, Four Winds Casino and Hotel in South Bend, the new Consolidated Courts Building at the Community Justice Center, the NCAA Headquarters, Republic Airways Corporate Campus, Sid and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, and the Zotec Partners Headquarters in Carmel. Clients include Catalent, Churchill Downs Inc., Citizens Energy Group, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis Children’s Museum Indiana University Health, Ingredion and UIndy. “We are honored and humbled to celebrate our 100th anniversary this year,” stated Chris Wilhelm, Executive Vice President. “It starts with the people who work for Wilhelm and the clients who entrust us to build their projects. Our clients are experts in their fields and drive us to be innovative and problem solvers.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aaron Collins is the Business Development Representative for OfficeWorks in Fishers, Indiana. OfficeWorks is Indy’s certified MillerKnoll dealer and covers the gamut of workplace environments, from workplace research, to interior construction, and of course, furniture and settings. He specializes in understanding workplace trends, community engagement, and leadership development. While he’s only been with the OfficeWorks team a short time, he spent the previous 10 years in retail leadership, including multi-box leadership. He’s passionate about creating equitable and inclusive workplaces, whether it’s by building empathetic teams or brainstorming intuitive environments. He’s an outgoing, out-of-the-box thinker, who’d rather be wrong and learn something than to assume he knows everything already. In his free time, Aaron is an active member of the Garfield Shakespeare Company in Indianapolis and plays Dungeons and Dragons with his fellow nerds.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode I was able to get Greg Martz from GM Development, Dan Lawson from Meyer Najem Construction and Tim Jensen from The Veridus Group to get in depth discussions on the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) project delivery method following Indiana State Statute IC 5-23. Between these three they have over 100 BOT projects completed in the State of Indiana ranging from Municipalities fire stations, police stations, civic centers, parks & recreations and libraries to name a few. BOT allows for the design, construction, operation, management, maintenance, and securing financing of the cost of a public facility to be partially or entirely the responsibility of the operator.    During this episode we will walk through the BOT process, discuss it’s benefits as well as it’s risks and add lessons learned from each person’s perspective.    This episode is a good road map for anyone considering using the BOT as a delivery method on their capital projects.    Greg Martz  GM Development  [email protected]     Dan Lawson  Meyer Najem Construction  [email protected]     Tim Jensen  The Veridus Group  [email protected]    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While attending the AIM Conference, I decided to take advantage of the exhibit hall and have Adam Lee from Bo-Mar Industries join in discussion on custom metal fabrications.    bo-mar Industries is a specialized custom metal fabrication company that can make your ideas a reality from design to fabrication to installation. For more information on bo-mar heck them out here www.bomarind.com    Adam Lee  317-430-0680  [email protected]    Adam's favorite book is from Stephen King - The Shining.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While attending the AIM Conference, I decided to take advantage of the exhibit hall and have Scott Nelson of Telamon Energy join in discussion on Solar Developments using the Inflation Reduction Act    Inflation reduction act is game changing legislation providing opportunities to do solar developments and receive incentive tax credits for the next 10 years.     Scott Nelson  Telamon Energy  317-790-4195  [email protected]  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While attending the AIM Conference, I, along with Tim Jensen and Pete Olson from The Veridus Group, decided to take advantage of the exhibit hall and have people join us in discussions.    On this episode, we sat down with Fred Prazeau, the Owner of Context Design in Indianapolis to talk Landscape and Urban Design. This led us to talk about the Town of McCordsville and their investment into the new McCords Square. As we talked, Tim Gropp happened to walk by and joined us on the podcast.    In early planning, some of the bigger challenges Cities and Towns are facing are investing in Quality of Life. This seems to be the bones of every decision where developers are investing in their downtowns like never before. Creating great streetscapes and downtowns have been transformative to revitalize downtowns    Communities must have a passionate leader out advocating for their community to make sure the projects are successes across administration changes, committed to vision, adapting, changing, morphing it and making sure the development community sees the congruency.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Live from Accelerate Indiana Communities (AIM) Conference in French Lick, Indiana with Kevin Evans and Debbie Driskell from the Indiana Township Association.    While attending the AIM Conference, I, along with Tim Jensen and Pete Olson from Veridus, decided to take advantage of the exhibit hall and have people join us in discussions.    This episode, Pete Olson and I were able to have Kevin and Debbie sit down with us and discuss the Indiana Township Association (ITA). The role of the ITA is to provide guidance and education and support of Townships in Indiana. The trustees are on the front line in their communities at the most local level, having personal interactions daily with individuals struggling or dealing with difficult issues or obstacles. Several years ago, Indiana Reformed the welfare system for the state and took away case managers call center and took away the face to face. So, the public relies on Trustees to tell their stories.    Debbie and Kevin can be reach here:    Debbie Driskell  [email protected]    Kevin Evans  [email protected]  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.