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Sometimes your “dream job” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. That’s what Derek Empie, 39, former broadcast sports professional-turned-attorney, discovered after several years working for NBC Sports, ESPN and Turner Broadcasting.
Paul “Zeke” Turner, 34, says his work is all about transforming lives. As CEO of Cicero-based Mainstreet Property Group, that means building health care facilities that provide quality, comfortable places for seniors and jobs for the community.
Luke Leising, 37, took the long road to get where he is now. That road took him from Carmel High School to Purdue University, where he earned a degree in civil engineering and was in ROTC, to the Army, where he served for four years, mostly in Kosovo, as a ranger, to Savannah, Ga., where he decided to audit an architecture class.
Participation in public policy has been part of Paul Mitchell’s DNA since his days at West Lafayette High School, when he helped set up a youth council to interact with city government and the mayor. Mitchell, 31, followed his muse to Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and, when he finished grad school, he joined Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration as policy director in 2005.
Aaron Dixon, 37, specializes in commercial real estate law at Ice Miller LLP. “Every day I learn something,” said Dixon, who grew up near the Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa. “One day I work on a hotel development transaction, another day office-retail.”
From the time he started building things with Legos, Daniel Lechleiter, 32, expected to become an engineer. But at the University of Dayton, he glimpsed the future of engineering and didn’t see himself in it.
Much has been made of Krzysztof Urbanski, 29, being the youngest music director of any major North American orchestra.
When Matthew Conrad, 33, and his wife, Nicole, married in 2008, they already had more than enough toasters, microwaves and other household items. Instead of registering for china and silver, they formed a not-for-profit group, Love Without Boundaries, to combat poverty and social injustice.
John Kunzer, 35, credits his success to a long list of mentors, starting with his grandfather, a chemistry professor who took him to his office on Sundays and stressed the importance of education.
Since she became general counsel for Bucher & Christian Consulting (also known as BCforward) a year ago, Anika (ah-NEE-ka) Calloway, 36, has taken control of the firm’s legal matters while learning the ins and outs of the Indianapolis-based IT and staffing company.
Jason Konesco became president of Harrison College in February 2010. With 12 campuses in Indiana and Ohio, plus online learning, Harrison, 39, serves more than 6,100 students with a career-focused curriculum.
Todd Meyer, 39, likely will be in the news a lot this year. He’ll be prosecuting a triple homicide that took place in Whitestown in 2011.
Ryan Kitchell, 38, didn’t expect to be overseeing health plans for Indiana University Health and its 80,000 members. But he’s found himself in unexpected places before, with good results.
Frank Vogel, 38, specializes in making the difficult seem routine. As a 13-year-old, he appeared on “Late Night with David Letterman” spinning a basketball on the end of a toothbrush as he brushed his teeth.
When Scott Brenton, 39, became chief operating officer of Angie’s List 12 years ago, he was a sort of jack-of-all trades.
Some people build a business from the ground up. In 2002, Michele Meyer, 38, started her information technology company, CSCI Consulting, in the basement of her Fishers home.
Michael Kaufmann, 36, thrives on collaboration. His involvement in several key art and civic organizations made him a natural choice for his work as director of special projects and civic investment for the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County.
When someone asks what you can do with a liberal arts degree, point them to Nick Weber, 37.
As executive director of the Alliance for Health Promotion, Kim Irwin, 38, is a master of bringing organizations together for the common good.
