Luminate: Navigating the Unknown Through Creative Leadership
From navigating everyday team operations to carrying maximum impact in the boardroom, visionary leaders have used their experiences to create success. Listen to Luminate: Navigating the Unknown Through Creative Leadership as the Schmidt Associates’ team speaks with executives and leadership experts to uncover their achievements, watershed moments, and the turning points that have shaped their careers. Along the way, you’ll hear about their influences, discover what it takes to build strength and stability at the top, and learn lessons anyone in business can appreciate.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 14: Ken Britt, Chief Operating Officer and Chancellor, Marian University
As the founding dean of the Marian University Klipsch Educators College, the University’s former senior vice president of strategic growth and innovation, and now as Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Ken …
Episode 13: Dan Maloney, Director, Louisville Zoo
An innovative leader with a passion for conservation and animal wellness, Louisville Zoo director Dan Maloney believes that strong and effective leadership encourages inclusiveness and increased enga…
Episode 12: Deborah Bilitski, Executive Director, Waterfront Development Corporation
With a background in law, city government, land use, and community development, Deborah Bilitski joined Louisville’s Waterfront Park in 2018 to continue its transformation into a city treasure. While…
Episode 11: Aster Bekele, Felege Hiywot Center, Founder and CEO
As the Founder and CEO of the Felege Hiywot Center in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis, Aster Bekele emigrated to the United States from Ethiopia and brought with her a sense of…
Episode 10: Greg Hunt, Ed.S., Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations, LaPorte Community School Corporation
For over nine years, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations for La Porte Community School Corporation, Greg Hunt has overseen district building projects that have positively contributed …
Episode 9: Dr. Nikki Woodson, Superintendent, MSD of Washington Township
As the superintendent of Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Dr. Nikki Woodson is the face and voice many have come to know and trust. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she…
Episode 8: Michael McKillip, Executive Director, Midtown Indy
While serving as Board President for the Maple Road Development Association in 2007, Michael McKillip helped establish Midtown Inc. and became its first full-time Executive Director in 2012. Since th…
Episode 7: Elizabeth Head, Head of School, International School of Indiana
As the third Head of School for the International School of Indiana (ISI) and the first female to hold the position, Elizabeth Head is a trailblazing leader with a breadth of International Baccalaure…
Episode 6: Bobby Garrett, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Since 2013, Dr. Robert Garrett has been educating future business leaders at the University of Louisville where he serves as the director of Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship, the Brown and Williams…
Episode 5: Joseph Jarzen, Schmidt Associates Client Liaison
After spending 21 years helping central Indiana communities preserve historic structures and enhance natural landscapes, Schmidt Associates Client Liaison, Joseph Jarzen is looking forward to continu…
Episode 3: Alan Witchey, Damien Center, President & CEO
With a focus on expanding multiple programs, including increased medical care, the Damien Pharmacy, harm reduction services, youth homelessness programs, and the Center’s HIV prevention strategies, P…
Episode 2: Kasey Maier, Louisville Waterfront Botanical Gardens, President & CEO
As President and CEO of the Waterfront Botanical Gardens in Louisville, Ky., Kasey Maier and her team turned a former city landfill into one of the strongest examples of sustainability and education …
Episode 1: Cindy Hoye, Indiana State Fair Commission Executive Director
For over 34 years, Indiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cindy Hoye has been celebrating the Hoosier spirit through agricultural heritage, creating a welcoming community, and drawing atten…