IBJ Podcast: Rabbi Dennis Sasso on 275 weddings, 1,000 funerals, 800 b’nai mitzvah over 47 years
IBJ Podcast host Mason King sat down with Sasso and his wife, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, to discuss Dennis’ decision to step down.
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IBJ Podcast: The biggest questions dogging the bills passed by the Indiana Legislature
Statehouse reporters Peter Blanchard of IBJ and Casey Smith of the Indiana Capital Chronicle talk about what the Legislature did this session and the work that remains for some of those laws to be implemented.
IBJ Podcast: Pete the Planner on death, divorce and other edgy questions in personal finance
In this 250th episode of the IBJ Podcast, Peter “Pete the Planner” Dunn answers some of the most sensitive questions in personal finance.
IBJ Podcast: Joel Kirk on how Indy became a musical incubator for Broadway
Kirk tells the origin story of Discovering Broadway and explains how this one-man show—at least until recently—persuaded producers and creators with international reputations to make central Indiana their workshop.
IBJ Podcast: ‘I didn’t know how to be someone who was blind’
In this week’s episode, Bosma Enterprises’s Lise Pace tells the story of how her son inspired her to break out of a years-long funk and start volunteering after she lost her sight, which led to a full-time job at Bosma and then an executive position.
IBJ Podcast: Sweetwater’s Surack on selling stake in billion-dollar firm, backing Indy heliport
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Chuck Surack sheds more light on his decision to sell a controlling stake in Sweetwater and step away from day-to-day operations. And he explains the reasoning behind his desire to keep the heliport open.
IBJ Podcast: Indiana’s Jiffy Lube guru on art, entrepreneurism, police relations and March Madness laundry
Steve Sanner is owner and president of Jiffy Lube of Indiana, which counts 51 locations and about 510 employees altogether.
IBJ Podcast: How Homefield sprints to make apparel for Cinderellas of March Madness
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Connor and Christa Hitchcock explain how they parlayed their success with small schools into agreements with the bigger names.
IBJ Podcast: Are apartments the future of downtown Indianapolis?
Joining the podcast this week are apartment market specialist George Tikijian, real estate developer Eric Gershman and Deputy Mayor Scarlett Andrews.
IBJ Podcast: Pete The Planner on the new rules for saving
Late last year, Congress passed a significant revision to the rules for retirement plans with the intent of extending and expanding your saving opportunities.
IBJ Podcast: At Legislature’s midpoint, which bills survived and which bills are toast?
IBJ’s Peter Blanchard and Casey Smith, a reporter for Indiana Capital Chronicle, talk about the state budget, education and social issues that lawmakers have focused on so far this year.
IBJ Podcast: Is downtown safe? Ask two business owners who reached different conclusions.
Mason King talks with Greg Harris, founder of Backhaul Direct, which left downtown, and Andrew Elsenser, co-founder of Spot, which is expanding downtown.
IBJ Podcast: Downtown fixture Wheeler Mission on verge of big transition
Wheeler Mission has been an integral part of downtown for more than 100 years and is intrinsically linked to quality of life issues and downtown’s image. It’s now in the middle of its first leadership transition in 33 years.
IBJ Podcast: He stitched handbags in his Irvington basement, and now it’s a $1M business
In conversation with podcast host Mason King, Howl & Hide’s Christian Resiak details the process of building the business from scratch and his grand plan to become a global brand.
IBJ Podcast: She went from a master’s in social work to tech firm CEO
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Brown discusses the unusual route that led her to become a first-time entrepreneur in her early 40s.
IBJ Podcast: A look back at celebrated Indy jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery
Joining IBJ’s Dave Lindquist are Rob Dixon, a saxophone player and artistic director of the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation. And Lasana Kazembe, a poet, teaching artist and assistant professor of education at IUPUI.
Spotify to cut about 6% of jobs in latest tech layoffs
The music streaming giant has about 9,800 employees. In recent years it has made a massive investment in acquiring podcast networks, creation software, a hosting service and the rights to popular shows like “The Joe Rogan Experience” and “Armchair Expert.”
IBJ Podcast: Internet banking pioneer Becker has bucket list but isn’t going anywhere
The First Internet Bank of Indiana founder is 69 years old and says he has no plans to hand over the reins of CEO and chairman given that developing new products and services for the bank scratches his entrepreneurial itch.
IBJ Podcast: Jeff Wood’s white-knuckle ride from F-16 pilot to head of Tom Wood Automotive
It’s been more than a dozen years since Jeff Wood became company president, and he has used that time to diversify Tom Wood Automotive Group—often following his own interests to see where they lead.
IBJ Podcast: Digging into Salesforce’s ‘restructuring’ and what it could mean for Indianapolis
The global tech giant revealed Wednesday that planned to lay off about 10% of its employees companywide and shrink its real estate footprint. But execs are mum on the possible ramifications for downtown’s Salesforce Tower.