Mar 29, 2021

The 17th president of the University of Notre Dame knows a lot about family and the importance of community.  Father John Jenkins was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the 3rd-eldest of 12 children, an experience that has had a profound impact on the man and his leadership style. From part-time jobs in the Omaha stockyards...

Mar 22, 2021

She ventured into the ultra-competitive, male-dominated restaurant industry with absolutely no restaurant experience. Now, more than three decades after opening her first Café Patachou, Martha Hoover leads a growing culinary empire that includes a dozen restaurants. The trailblazing restaurateur talks about her...

Mar 15, 2021

Even as a child, Jeff Smulyan knew where he wanted to go in life. Listening to late night ballgames fueled a passion for radio that would one day propel him to create Emmis Communications, a multimedia powerhouse and one of the radio industry’s most influential players. A great storyteller, Smulyan opines on...

Mar 8, 2021

After surviving a near drowning as a child, Ryan Vaughn went on to become an All American swimmer in college. But that was just the beginning for Vaughn, who has made his mark in politics and now sports. As president of the Indiana Sports Corporation, he is a key driver in the state’s $2 billion+ sports industry. The...

Mar 1, 2021

He was born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, grew up on the west coast, the son of a rocket scientist with dreams of performing on Saturday Night Live. Today, Leonard Hoops is leading central Indiana’s more than $5 billion tourism industry. He also has a pretty amazing Howard Cosell impersonation. The one-time...