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039- Fitness to IMPACT Character | Dream Chasers | Barbara Gederian Muckel | Xcel 2 Fitness – NWIndiana

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05/11/18 • 32 min

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Mark Borst, owner of Versatile Real Estate Solutions and Co-Founder of Impact Club and

Today’s Host of the Tri Town Advice Givers Podcast, interviews Barbara Muckel, the Executive Director of Xcel 2 Fitness – NWIndiana. Barbara discusses her passion for getting involved in X 2 Fitness, what the program entails, how it is beneficial to young boys, and what the surrounding community can do to get involved.

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00:50 – Barbara is a native of northwest Indiana, she has been involved in Xcel 2 Fitness for two years, and prior to that: Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana where she coached and is now a board member.
04:28 – Xcel 2 Fitness is a six-week program with 12 sessions that uses the fundamental skills of fitness: speed, agility, balance, and strength to build character using a curriculum that changes every season focusing on leadership, goal-setting, and teamwork

06:20 – At the end of the 6-weeks, they host the Dream Chaser Challenge Obstacle Course Race that is the boys compete in as a team.

15:35 – Xcel 2 Fitness boys have to do community involvement initiatives like cleaning their school or making cards for veterans to give back to their community.

17:51 – Barbara physically goes to as many schools as she can during the off-season with packets of information.

19:19 – There is a registration fee, but no boy will be turned away do to financial hardship and she goes to businesses for sponsorship.

20:04 – Barbara has several people that assist on the board and volunteers.
23:11 – Obstacles that Xcel 2 Fitness faces is finding sponsors and donors, and getting people to volunteer to be coaches.

27:40 – “Prime to Perform” is a book about creating a culture for business that is one that Barbara read and she also enjoys Tim Ferriss’ podcast and books.

29:42 – Barbara loves running outside and working out at Studio Bar, she loves spending time with her son, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

31:49 – Barbara’s Muckel’s contact information:

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033 – Trust and Respect | Creating Culture | Mike Arnold | Creekside Landscaping

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03/09/18 • 26 min

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In this new episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews Mike Arnold, the owner and president of Creekside Landscaping in Northwest Indiana. Arnold is a firm Jesus Christ believer who does chaplain work touring with NASCA right along with his business ambitions. In addition to

Landscaping, Mike Arnold and Creekside also offer additional services such as Complete Turf Care and Commercial Snow Removal. Learn how Mike’s belief in empowering and assisting talented, trust-worthy people has expanded his company and his life. Mike talks about how you treat your employees shows up in the work they perform.

Time-Stamped Show Notes

● 00:45 – Mike Arnold introduces himself as a Jesus Christ follower and a business
owner.
● 01:33 – Creekside Landscaping is about to be turning 10 years old.
● 01:55 – Mike was less interested in college and shifted towards his love of working
outside with his hands and developing businesses.
● 03:00 – Creekside Landscaping’s business is divided into thirds: outdoor living
areas, turf care, and commercial snow removal.
● 04:42 – Design is the first step to the process with 3D renderings in 1-3 weeks and
6-8 weeks to start the project.
● 06:26 – Architecture Design in school, play with Legos, and his creative instincts
were all inspirations to Mike.
● 07:20 – Mike is not just the owner, but he is also active in the sales process and is
the first of contact. Many of his employees overlap tasks.
● 09:35 – Mike prefers to bring talent in through recommendations – that he can trust.
● 14:14 – They stay on top of repeat customers to avoid complaints.
● 16:55 – Without learning from failures, it is hard to grow.
● 18:26 – Unilock is a Creekside Landscaping partner that upholds strong quality
assurances, with a lifetime guarantee on their products.
● 20:14 – Duties with NASCAR that Mike Arnold is engaged in include: Motor Racing
Outreach and the NASCAR Pinty’s Series.
● 22:44 – The NASCAR Truck Series had a chaplain who got Mike Arnold involved
with working with NASCAR for going on four years.
● 24:00 – Mike’s NASCAR work goes from mid-May to late-September, mostly every
other weekend.

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018 – Inspiring Compassion | Anything is Possible | Rachel Delaney | Humane Indiana

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10/24/17 • 59 min

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Rachel Delaney believes it is the mission of every person to make a difference. Born to teenage parents who divorced when she was young, Delaney moved around a lot, but she remembers what animals meant to her when she was a child. She began spending all her free time volunteering at the shelter despite going to school to be a nurse and working twelve-hour shifts as a paramedic. Now, the shelter’s CEO Rachel has spent over twelve years bringing the love and compassion of animals to Humane Indiana.

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[00:00] Introduction and background of Rachel Delaney of Humane Indiana.

[02:04] Getting started.

[09:21] Rebranding the shelter.

[17:40] Rescuing wildlife.

[22:10] Rescuing domestic animals.

[24:06] Humane Indiana Resale.

[27:08] Delaney’s drive.

[39:10] Locking the block for Pets for Life.

[42:44] Adoption guidelines.

[46:26] Designer dogs.

[48:01] The team.

[49:39] How you can get involved.

[50:50] Changes she’d make.

[52:57] Books that made a difference.

[55:51] Hobbies.

[57:18] Parting words.

[58:20] Contact information.

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020 – Sustainable Development | Bi-State Initiative | Sarah Coulter | Calumet Collaborative

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12/01/17 • -1 min

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Sarah Coulter was working as the senior program manager for the Millennium Reserve when the steering committee gave her the charge to start working on the development of a bi-state nonprofit entity. In January of 2017, Calumet Collaborative was officially started. Now Coulter has projects in four focus areas to address the region’s challenges. There are a lot of independent organizations doing good things, but to make real change, they need to work together. “We’re bringing together 39 different organizations that represent different aspects of sustainable development together in a room to figure out solutions to the challenges that we face,” Coulter says.

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[00:00] Introduction and background of Sarah Coulter of Calumet Collaborative.

[01:50] Calumet Collaborative.

[04:38] Evolution.

[06:43] State involvement.

[08:08] Funding.

[08:29] Sustainable development.

[09:31] The benefits of having several viewpoints represented.

[10:47] Current projects.

[13:08] Chicago Community Trust’s assistance with the brownfields project.

[14:48] Collaboration.

[16:45] Calumet Collaborative is a work in progress.

[18:50] The team and board members.

[20:51] Get involved.

[21:23] Workgroups.

[22:24] Different lenses is the point of sustainable development.

[23:54] The biggest challenge so far.

[25:00] Coulter’s title and role in Calumet Collaborative.

[25:56] Seeking involvement from businesses and the public.

[27:54] Equal representation for Indiana and Illinois.

[29:19] Contact information.

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027 – Float your Stress Away | Mind Body Soul | Gloria Morris | Float Sixty

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01/19/18 • -1 min

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After just an hour in a float tank, Gloria Morris knew she wanted to own a float tank. Being too cost prohibitive to be put in her basement at home, Gloria created a business plan and opened her first location 9 months later. Now two years down the road, Gloria is about to open the first of its kind in Northwest Indiana, Float Sixty.

Float tanks are used by high profile CEO’s, Athletes, celebrities and anyone who just to reset their mind, body, and spirit.The primal human connection between flotation and relaxation is the principle behind one of the most inventive tools of 20th-century neuroscience: the isolation or sensory-deprivation tank. Devised in the 1950s by Dr. John C. Lilly, these dark saltwater tanks were used to isolate the brain from stimuli — light and sound, but also, to an ex

tent, gravity — to get a clearer read of the brain at rest.

Floating, Lilly realized, helped to peel back the brain’s learned layers to its elemental core and reprogram it. “Suddenly all of the stimulation of holding one upright against gravity disappears,” he wrote. “One’s cerebellum is now freed for uses other than balancing the body.” Rather than trying to quiet my brain in order to float, I could use floating to achieve a sort of Zen stillness. Inner peace, divined by salt water…. from New York Times

The intended open date is Feb 13, 2018. I personally will be waiting in line!

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026 – One to Many | Power of Network | Kathy Sipple | My Social Media Coach

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12/29/17 • -1 min

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In 2009, Kathy Sipple turned a tragedy into a business when her sister fell ill and Kathy wanted to include friends and family on her sister’s journey. She learned everything she could about social networking while using a blog as a tool to help her sister cope with a debilitating injury. Once she had the concepts and execution dialed in, Kathy began to help other Entrepreneurs navigate the social media scene. Her influence doesn’t stop there…

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10/12/19 • 16 min

016 – Raising Expectations | A Better Way | Jennifer Cosenza | Level Rite Concrete

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10/11/17 • 40 min

038- Changing the Status Quo in Lake County | Exercise your right to VOTE! | Christian Jorgensen | Candidate For Lake County Council 7th District

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04/25/18 • 25 min

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In this episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews Christian Jorgensen, who is currently the president of the St. John Town Council and a candidate for Lake County Council’s 7th District. Christian has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years in both Illinois and Indiana, representing businesses and financial institutions. Christian explains the political situation in his area, what his experience is for the position, and internal information about what needs to be done to help the community.

Time-Stamped Show Notes

● 00:50 – Christian Jorgensen met Mark Borst in undergraduate level college and
they were in the same fraternity Delta 6.
● 02:50 – Lake County Council can incur debt, that means float bonds. Therein lies
the problem. As the debt rate goes up, so do taxes, so do all of our
expenses.
● 03:36 – Lake County is approximately 660 square miles, Christian has about half of
that: Hanover Township, part of St. John, Crown Point, Lake Dale, Cedar
Lake, Lowell, Winfield, and all the way down to Shelby.
● 05:57 – Christian is planning to apply similar types of programs that he brought to
St. John on a wider level to Lake County Council.
● 09:28 – Christian’s opponent has touting a hiring freeze that save the county a half
a million dollars, which he states is untrue.
● 14:03 – The national politics stage can taint the way voters see Democrats and
Republicans.
● 14:36 – The Times of Northwest Indiana editorial board endorses Christian
Jorgensen.
● 16:07 – The primary election turn-outs are typically dismal.
● 18:42 – Lake County has been typically Democratic, but it is starting to turn
Republican.
● 20:04 – Moms and Dads are sharing responsibilities beyond typical gender roles
more frequently these days.
● 22:04 – The primary is Tuesday May 8th 2018, but there are early voting spots.
● 22:39 – If you don’t vote, you haven’t earned the right to criticize politicians.

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