Business & Beyond with Gerry Dick

Business and Beyond with Gerry Dick is a weekly conversation with Indiana leaders in business, politics, sports, entertainment…and beyond. The 30-minute podcast explores the successes, failures and memorable moments that have shaped the lives of high profile, high-performing individuals with a Hoosier connection. Inspirational, informative and sometimes emotional, Business and Beyond is an intimate conversation with well-known guests who share their personal, unfiltered stories and what motivates them in their daily pursuit of success and happiness, personally and professionally.

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Episodes

Monday Mar 13, 2023

She is an engineer turned educator with no experience in the world of museums. But Colette Pierce Burnette has never been one to shy away from a challenge, so she says it was a natural to for her to accept the CEO role at Newfields as the organization endured one of its most challenging periods. “There's so much opportunity for us to enrich lives…who would shy away from that?

Monday Mar 06, 2023

It is the result of vision ,persistence and a belief that more than 200 acres of neglected property along the White River could be something special. 35 years after opening, White River State Park is a gleaming collection of arts and culture, sports and entertainment attractions.  But, as Executive Director Jake Oakman explains, this urban park’s relevance, and size, are about to grow.      

Monday Feb 27, 2023

From the bright lights of TV news to the rough and tumble world of the Professional Bull Riders circuit, Fanchon Stinger’s career has come full circle. The Emmy award-winning journalist bid farewell to news and is now bucking trends and breaking barriers for minority women in one of America’s fastest growing sports. A homecoming of sorts that takes her back to her childhood.

Monday Feb 20, 2023

“It’s also suspicious when you have these objects flying over our military installations. And I think it calls for deep concern.” From the downing of a Chinese spy balloon to prospects for high-speed rail, Indiana’s 7th District Congressman talks politics, his late grandmother and how his fascination with UFO’s began as a teenager.  

Monday Feb 13, 2023

From the chaos of war to the pandemonium of a presidential debate, ABC News anchor Linsey Davis feels right at home in the heat of the action. In the opening episode of season three of the podcast, she talks about life in the fast lane of network news, her emerging profile as a children’s author and why Indiana will always feel like “home.”  

Monday Jan 23, 2023

In the second half of our 100th episode, the always opinionated sports talk host weighs in on playing for Bob Knight, his favorite teammates and the head slap that got him to IU.

Monday Jan 16, 2023

For episode 100, we begin a two-part Business & Beyond podcast with the one and only Dan Dakich. From his first recruiting trip to IU to playing for Bob Knight to his career as a firebrand media personality, this Gary native has lots of stories to tell. And he tells them with the passion, and humor, you’ve come to expect from the guy who shut down Michael Jordan.

Monday Jan 09, 2023

“I am a native of Porter County, and I think that's what makes this job even more special to me.” She grew up in the region and today leads Indiana’s first and only National Park. In episode 99, Lorelei Weimer talks about her dream job, Indiana’s “best kept secret” and why its economic impact is just beginning to be felt.

Monday Jan 02, 2023

Rob Shumaker has had a passion for animal conservation from a very young age and today is leading the Indianapolis Zoo through a transformational period. In episode 98, Shumaker talks about his passion for primates and how that passion is playing a role in the zoo’s next big thing.

Monday Dec 26, 2022

She’s an Indiana broadcast Hall of Famer who has left the business but is far from retired. In this episode, Ann Craig Cinnamon talks about breaking Indy radio’s glass ceiling, living in Iran, and life as an entrepreneur.

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