Douglas Karr
Co-Host of An Indianapolis Business Podcast: Off the Circle
Douglas Karr is the CEO of DK New Media, an Indianapolis-based marketing consulting firm that works with clients internationally. He's a public speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster. MarTech is his flagship publication where sales and business professionals research, learn, and discover technology to assist them in getting measured business results.
Douglas Karr has hosted 62 Episodes.
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Michael Reynolds of InnovateMap: How Businesses Can Accelerate Their Digital Transformation Due to the Pandemic
December 3rd, 2020 | 34 mins 47 secs
business, covid-19, digital transformation, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, innovatemap, lockdowns, michael reynolds, pandemic, product innovation, work from home
On this episode, we interview Michael Reynolds of InnovateMap. His firm's expertise has been in assisting businesses to develop digital products and experiences. The pandemic has forced a transition of virtually every business to go digital, and Michael provides advice for business leaders to listen and adapt to changes in consumer and business behavior.
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Julie Kratz: How Inclusive Leadership Leads to a Positive Workplace Culture and Better Business Results
December 3rd, 2020 | 40 mins 44 secs
business, diversity, hoosiers, inclusion, inclusive leadership, indiana, indianapolis, indy, julie kratz, leadership, next pivot point
On this episode, we interview Julie Kratz. Julie is the founder and CEO of Next Pivot Point, an accomplished author, and public speaker. Julie is passionate about assisting business leaders focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace to improve business results and workplace culture.
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Fullstack PEO and CLA: Business Audits, Bookkeeping, Accounting, Taxes and Wealth Advisory Services
December 3rd, 2020 | 33 mins 57 secs
business, business accounting, business bookkeeping, business taxation, business wealth advisory, cla, fullstack peo, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, michael kelly, peo, randie dial, tech startups, tech-enabled
On this episode, we interview Randie Dial of CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) and Michael Kelly of FullStack PEO about the importance of financial auditing, taxation, consulting, and wealth advisory services.
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Jack Klemeyer: Leadership Coaching With An Uncertain Future
September 30th, 2020 | 42 mins 5 secs
business, coaching, grow your business, gyb coaching, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, jack klemeyer, john maxwell, leadership, leadership coaching, pandemic
On this episode, we interview Jack Klemeyer, a veteran business coach with 25 years of experience. Jack provides his insight into the current uncertain economic future of business and how leaders should respond, react, and succeed.
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Torchlite: The Marketplace for Small Business Salesforce Essentials "Flexperts"
July 8th, 2020 | 27 mins 50 secs
business, flexperts, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, salesforce, salesforce essentials, susan marshall, torchlite
On this episode, we interview Susan Marshall, founder and CEO of Torchlite. Susan shares the organization's partnership and focus on supporting small businesses with their Salesforce Essentials implementations and support.
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How to Lead Like An Ally And Facilitate Inclusion in Your Workplace With Julie Kratz
June 22nd, 2020 | 43 mins 3 secs
black lives matter, blacklivesmatter, business, diversity, equality, gender equality, hoosiers, inclusion, inclusive leadership, indiana, indianapolis, indy, julie kratz, next pivot point, racial inclusion
On this episode, we interview Julie Kratz. Despite the best of intentions, very few organizations are reaching their equality goals, even those deeply committed to diversity and inclusion. Julie is a speaker, author, and leadership consultant who assists leaders with driving business results with proven strategies to pivot to the next level with diversity and inclusion.
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Purpose.ly: Empowering Employers to Benchmark and Improve Employee Culture
April 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
business, culture, employee culture, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, jobs, john qualls, marine, marine corps, purpose, purposely, recruitment, role, skills, talent, value, veteran
In this episode Douglas interviews Indianapolis Entrepreneur, John Qualls. John has had an incredible career launching and leading several technology startups. His most recent company is Purposely, a platform to empower employees or individuals to optimize their talents.
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JBJ Legal: Not Your Traditional Law Firm
January 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
attorneys, business, contracts, coworking, employment law, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, industrious, indy, jbj legal, legal, legal profession
On this episode, we interview Hannah Kaufman Joseph and Kimberly Jeselskis, two of the founding attorneys at JBJ Legal. The business of practicing law is changing rapidly with the advent of automation, self-service legal options, and increasing competition in the marketplace.
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WGU Indiana: Access To An Affordable, Fully Accredited Education for Busy Hoosiers
November 7th, 2019 | 29 mins 26 secs
alison barber bell, alison bell, business, business degree, chancellor, college, education, fifth third bank, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, jacob brown, non-profit, online degree, university, veterans, wgu indiana
On this episode, we interview Alison Barber Bell, Chancellor of WGU Indiana, and Jacob Brown, Graduate of WGU's Master's in Business Leadership and Vice President of Fifth Third Bank. We discuss WGU's unique non-profit, accredited online degree program... from WGU's new Indiana offices downtown.
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Sky Outfitters: A Buy-One-Give-One Apparel Company Serving The Homeless
October 20th, 2019 | 31 mins 6 secs
bogo, business, buy one give one, homeless, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, keaton hendricks, keeton hendricks, mission, shelter, sky outfitters, socks
On this episode, we interview Keaton Hendricks, founder of Sky Outfitters. Sky Outfitters is an online e-commerce company headquartered in Indianapolis. For every item you buy online, a matching item is hand-delivered to a homeless shelter.
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Chef Ben Hardy and Larry Dickerson on Indiana's Culinary Crossroads Initiative
October 12th, 2019 | 38 mins
ben hardy, business, cindy hawkins, craig baker, culinary crossroads, erin gillum, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, justin miller, roger hawkings, team indiana, world food championships
On this episode, we interview Chef Ben Hardy and Larry Dickerson on Indiana's Culinary Crossroads Initiative. Ben is joining Team Indiana and headed to Dallas, TX to compete in the World Food Championships.
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Where Speed Matters: The State of 5G in Indiana
October 7th, 2019 | 25 mins 20 secs
5g, business, hoosiers, indiana, indiana 5g zone, indianapolis, indy, iot, mobile, purdue research foundation, sean hendrix
On this episode, we interview Sean Hendrix, the Director of Emerging Technology Partnerships for the Purdue Research Foundation and the managing director of the Indiana 5G Zone. We're discussing the latest public private initiatives to drive 5G implementation and innovation here in Indiana.
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Jeffrey Smith of City Wide Maintenance: Finding and Growing an Award-Winning Franchise
October 2nd, 2019 | 15 mins 31 secs
business, city wide maintenance, commercial cleaning, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, janitorial services, jeffrey smith
On this episode, we interview Jeffrey Smith. Jeffrey researched and identified a franchise opportunity and landed on janitorial services and commercial cleaning. City Wide Maintenance continues to grow and retain clients at phenomenal success and Jeffrey shares his experience here.
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Upper Hand: A Suite of Tools for Sports Organizations to Tech-Enable and Manage Their Business Online
April 9th, 2019 | 26 mins 14 secs
business, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, kevin maccauley, myles grote, online tools, software, sports, sports technology, technology, upper hand
On this episode, we interview Kevin MacCauley and Myles Grote, co-founders of Upper Hand. Upper Hand offers sports organizations a suite of online tools to effectively manage their businesses.
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Matt Hunckler and Powderkeg: Innovation Outside of Silicon Valley
April 9th, 2019 | 53 mins 20 secs
business, hoosiers, hunckler, indiana, indianapolis, indy, innovation, matt hunckler, midwest, orr fellowship, pitch competition, powderkeg, tech conferences, technology
On this episode, we interview Matt Hunckler, founder of Powderkeg.
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The 2019 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year
March 31st, 2019 | 41 mins
blood cancers, boy of the year, business, fundraiser, girl of the year, hoosiers, indiana, indianapolis, indy, katelyn sussli, leukemia, leukemia and lymphoma society, lls, lymphoma, man of the year, tim houterloot, woman of the year
On this episode, we interview Tim Houterloot, a ten year survivor of Hairy Cell Leukemia. Tim is a candidate for the Man of the Year award. And we have both this year's boy and girl of the year on the show...