As president of trueU, an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization, Kyle DeFur leads a movement of like-minded businesses that believe the way to grow your business is by growing people. This innovative, membership-based organization has grown to over 50 member companies, in its brief 3 year history. Prior to leading trueU, Kyle held executive leadership positions in hospital administration for over 25 years. He most recently served for 7 years as president of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, a 950-bed, $1.3 billion hospital organization in Indianapolis with more than 5,500 employees and 1,500 physicians.

In this talk Kyle will share about his personal journey that brought him to follow his passion to work with growing companies who desire to grow through the personal growth of its staff. Kyle shares examples of a number of businesses from the greater Indianapolis area who are making a difference through creating dynamic cultures that focus on helping their employees be the best version of themselves that they can be.

The United Way of Central Indiana is turning 100 years old! Join us to celebrate the incredible things this agency does for our community and learn about even more incredible initiatives they have planned for their anniversary year in 2018.

Prior to joining the United Way of Central Indiana in 2013, Ann Murtlow served as an AES Corporation executive and president & CEO at Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) where she became one of the few female chief executives in the electric utility industry.

Heavily involved in the community, Ann serves on the boards of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and The Mind Trust. She is a director of First Internet Bank, Great Plains Energy and Wabash National Corporation. She also served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2007 to 2012.

Tuesday will also be a Guest Day at Rotary, so be sure to bring a friend, colleague or family member who would find the value in the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. .

What strategy do you need to take your workplace to the next level when you’re retired in 5, 10 or 15 years? It’s taken you years to build your skills, brand, and product, right? Consider planning now – so that your future leaders are taking their own strategic journey to build the skills needed to take your legacy to the next level!

Sound like something you want to learn more about? Join us at Rotary next Tuesday, January 2 (yes, that’s right, the day after New Year’s Day) to learn how Wayne Schmidt, CEO and Founder of Schmidt Associates took almost 10 years to grow and support new CEO Sarah Hempstead as he executed his transition plan. You’ll also hear of some surprises and incidentals that got in the way and how his planning really paid off in more ways than anyone could’ve imagined.

As always, feel free to bring a guest- a client, friend or business partner that might find value in the presentation, and value in our Rotary programming.