NAWBO-Indianapolis Trailblazers 2023

BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A STORY.

JUNE 21, 2023

INDIANA ROOF BALLROOM

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• A Global Power Technology leader

• Diversity & Inclusion are a part of Cummins core values

• Powering America’s landmark, the Statue of Liberty in New York City for over 130 years

• A century of innovating for our customers

• Our footprint and impact is in over 190+ countries

• Environmental stewardship

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Welcome to NAWBO-Indianapolis Trailblazers 2023!

On behalf of the NAWBO-Indianapolis Board of Directors and our chapter membership, I’d like to welcome you to the 18th-annual Trailblazers Luncheon.

The four panelists that are joining us today are diverse in the trails they have blazed and courageous in the face of a challenge. All have empowered, inspired, and educated the women of their generation and are blazing the trail for future women business owners. We look forward to hearing their words of wisdom.

As a leading chapter in the country, NAWBO-Indianapolis strives to serve our members every day by connecting women business owners with resources, information, and growth opportunities. We are proud to be celebrating over 25 years as the premier women’s organization in the state of Indiana. I encourage you to learn from one another and collaborate with others in the NAWBO community to continue to grow your business. Everything we do is designed to impact, influence, and propel Indiana to be a leading state for women-owned business.

Thank you for joining us today. Get ready to be inspired!

Anne Hathaway President, NAWBO-Indianapolis Board of Directors President and CEO, Hathaway Strategies

Diversity Makes an Impact

Supplier diversity is integral to how we do business. By expanding and diversifying our supplier base, we can positively impact our communities. Elevance Health is proud to sponsor the NAWBO Trailblazers 2023 and partner with NAWBO Indianapolis.

As a health leader with deep roots in the communities we serve, Elevance Health aims to create environments where everyone belongs and is valued. Empowering minority businesses is fundamental to a thriving society, and NAWBO’s mission is vital to strengthening the next generation of leaders and innovators.”

Gail K. Boudreaux President and CEO, Elevance Health

Learn more about our Supplier Diversity Program here

Anne Hathaway President, NAWBO-Indianapolis

Introduction of Panel/Emcee Felicia Lawrence Anchor & Reporter, WTHR-Channel 13 Panelists Anushree M. Bag Chief Information Officer Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS)

Marcia Barnes Founder and CEO Valve+Meter Performance Marketing

Ashley Butler Founder and CEO MySherri

Angela Smith Jones Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion Health and Hospital Corporation

Jessica Nickloy Past President, NAWBO-Indianapolis

Dr. Jamyce Curtis Banks Incoming President, NAWBO-Indianapolis

Our 2023 Trailblazers Sponsors

VISIONARY SPONSORS

CHAMPION SPONSORS

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Table Sponsors

FULL TABLES

B&W Plumbing & Heating Co.

Citizens Energy Group

Cummins

Elevance Health

Eli Lilly and Company

Engaging Solutions

Etica Group

Frost Brown Todd

Hathaway Strategies

Health and Hospital Corp

Indiana Dept. of Administration—

Division of Supplier Diversity

Indianapolis Airport Authority

IU Health

JP Parker Flowers

HALF TABLES

Centier Bank

Cordis

Fifth Third Bank

Hayes Young Law

Hirons

Lucidia IT

Merrill Lynch

NAWBO-Indianapolis

netlogx

Northwestern Mutual

Nubian Construction Group

Perspective Financial Group

Phoenix Data | Cabello Associates

PNC

Regions

RJE Business Interiors

Valve+Meter Performance

Marketing

Whatever It Takes Consulting, Inc.

Indiana Energy Association

Matchbook Creative

My Sherri

Northwestern Mutual

Sapphire Strategy

NAWBO-Indianapolis

18th Annual Trailblazers Luncheon

Trailblazers began in 2005 as NAWBOIndianapolis sought to have successful women business leaders in the community share their stories with other woman entrepreneurs. From that first panel of five women to the ones here today, Trailblazers has annually sparked conversations about how to grasp opportunities, overcome challenges, build successful careers and businesses, balance work and family and give back to community. Each panelist’s willingness to open her heart and share her journey has had a lasting impact on other women. Their vision and determination are inspiring, and the trails they have blazed continue to move women forward everywhere. NAWBO-Indianapolis is pleased to present the Trailblazers 2023 luncheon, in a continuing effort to empower, inspire and educate women of all ages.

2023 Trailblazers Moderator: Felicia Lawrence

WTHR-Channel 13

Felicia Lawrence currently co-anchors the top rated 5pm news hour at WTHR-Channel 13 and contributes to the 11pm newscast. She’s been an anchor, reporter, TV Host, and radio commentator on ABC, NBC, CW, FOX affiliates, as well as nationally on FOX News Channel. Prior to WTHR, she was a TV Host on one of Chicago’s premier morning talk shows, “The Jam” on CW26 Chicago/WCIU-TV. She covered news, politics, culture, hot topics and chatted with Hollywood celebs like Denzel Washington, Gabrielle Union, Giuliana Rancic and so many more!

Her TV career started as an anchor/reporter for the ABC and NBC affiliates in Joplin, Missouri. She was first on the scene for a number of violent tornadoes, providing real-time, life-saving information to those in need. The Chicago native then found herself at the FOX affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. She reported on the tense protests of 2016 after the police shooting death of Keith Scott garnered national attention. As a breaking news reporter, Felicia provided live national reports for FOX News Channel and other FOX affiliates across the nation.

Outside of television, Felicia is a real estate investor and licensed real estate broker. Her latest passion is coaching others and sharing her business saavy with aspiring entrepreneurs through her Instagram Community, @CashTalkingWomen. In addition, she is also the owner of Whiskey & Rhythm, a restaurant and bar located on the city’s south side.

IND CELEBRATES WOMEN AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM

As winner of “Best Airport in North America” for an unprecedented 11 years in a row, Indianapolis International Airport (IND) continues to foster a culture of equitable inclusion and diversity for our business partners, workforce, and the millions of passengers who pass through our doors each year. For more information on our efforts, visit IND.com/CommunityInclusion

Barbara Glass Board President Tamika Catchings Board Member

Marsha Stone Sr. Director of Commercial Enterprise

Holli Harrington Sr. Director of Supplier Diversity & Diversity Officer

Rachel Stevens Sr. Director of Human Resources

Maria Wiley Sr. Director of Audit, Risk Management, and Procurement

About NAWBO

Founded in 1975, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO®) works to strengthen the capacity of its members, promote economic development, create change in the business culture, build strategic alliances and transform public policy to benefit women business owners. NAWBO is the only organization that solely represents the interest of women entrepreneurs in all industries throughout the U.S.

As the unified voice of America’s more than 12 million women-owned businesses, NAWBO leverages the unique attributes of women business owners and transforms the nation’s wide-ranging community of entrepreneurial women into increasingly influential and dynamic leadership roles. The Indianapolis chapter was established in 1997and is celebrating its over a quarter century of empowering women business owners.

With over 250 members and corporate partners, the chapter is currently one of the largest in the country. Through its advocacy efforts, economic impact, diversity, influence, membership size and power, NAWBO-Indianapolis strives to impact, influence and propel Indiana to be a leading state for womenowned businesses.

For membership information, visit nawboindy.org.

Anushree M. Bag Chief Information Officer, Indiana Dept. of Child Services (DCS)

Anushree M. Bag is the Chief Information Officer at the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS). In that role, she is responsible for overseeing the technological infrastructure and modernization of two major Indiana DCS systems that enable Child Support and Child Welfare services provided by the central office and 96 offices across the State of Indiana. DCS provides critical and life-changing services to more than 25,000 children and families in the State of Indiana. Immediately prior to that, Anu served as an Executive

Director of Enterprise Risk and Resiliency Services at the Indiana Office of Technology, where she started her career in public service. In that capacity she managed IT Governance, Risk, Compliance, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery for the State of Indiana.

Prior to switching to public service, Anu spent over two decades in multiple private industries, such as energy, e-commerce, healthcare, insurance, and education. An electrical engineer by education, she holds certifications in Risk Management, Lean, Six Sigma, and Project Management. Anu is an expert in technology and associated operating model transformation, enterprise risk management, business process management, analytics, large program management, IT governance, and compliance.

Anu is passionate about women’s empowerment issues and the equitable participation and advancement of capable women in technology. In March 2020, she founded the Government Women in Technology (GWIT) group at the State of Indiana and served as the First Chairperson of the GWIT Board of Directors for the first two years.

During her short stint in public service, Anu has won several awards: Woman of Impact by American Heart Association, 2023; Top 50 award, State Leadership 2023 by Statescoop; Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers 2022, by Government Technology; Woman of Influence 2021, by the Indianapolis Business Journal; Mira Award for Community Impact 2021, by TechPoint; and Top 50 award, State Leadership 2020, by Statescoop.

Anu serves on the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House, Christel House Academy, Central Indiana Women’s Advisory Council, and CRICIndy.

Anu has lived in Indiana since 1998, and currently resides in Zionsville. She is married and has two adult children.

“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle that you know nothing about. Be kind, ALWAYS.”

—Robin Williams Anu Bag Indiana Department of Child Services

Marcia Barnes Founder and CEO, Valve+Meter Performance Marketing

As The Founder and CEO of Valve+Meter Performance Marketing, an INC 5000 and Best Places to Work company, Marcia* Barnes knows a thing or two about growth. This woman of influence has made a career out of transforming businesses through profitable marketing programs. She has received notable recognition for her leadership as President and CEO at Indianapolis-based DEFENDERS. Over the course of her 14-year tenure with the company, they grew from $2MM in annual revenue to more than $400MM.

Marcia lives in Indianapolis and has served on many boards including Truth at Work, YWAM* and Homes of Hope where she has participated in over 20 home builds in Mexico. She was named the 2020 Indiana WBE Role Model of the Year and just published her first book titled HERE WE GROW: The Marketing Formula to 10x Your Business and Transform Your Future.

Performance Marketing

“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”

—Zig Ziglar

Marcia Barnes Valve+Meter

Ashley Butler Founder and CEO, My Sherri

Dreamer, Disrupter, and Creator. Ashley is on a mission to create a company that gives busy women valuable time back in their day for the people and projects that matter most. She has built MySherri to be a premium, boutique in-home management company that employs and deploys an excellent in-home workforce. She helps women normalize getting support in the home while reducing the guilt and shame associated with asking for help.

Ashley’s experience with food and housing insecurity as a child propels her to ensure that her team is empowered to achieve their own balance by offering a true living wage, paid time off, extensive training, and professional development opportunities.

Prior to founding MySherri, Ashley was a physician who gained a profound understanding of what it means to need balance. Whether it be in medicine or business, Ashley has changed the lives of many by bringing authenticity and passion to every conversation.

A huge fan of real conversation and connection, she is always interested in engaging in meaningful relationships built on the foundation of making the world around us better.

“And you ask, ‘What if I fall?’

Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?”

—Erin Hanson

Ashley Butler, My Sherri

WOMEN’S RESOURCE HALL EXHIBITORS

Angela Smith Jones Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Hospital Corp.

Angela Smith Jones has recently been named the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Health & Hospital Corporation. In her role she oversees the strategic implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion across all entities of Health & Hospital, including Eskenazi Health, IEMS, Marion County Public Health Department—to ensure that all employees, patients, clients and vendors feel welcome and valued.

Prior to coming to Health and Hospital, Angela Smith Jones was sworn in as Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s first Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in January, 2016. Under her purview, Smith Jones oversaw Develop Indy, the city’s economic development organization; Employ Indy, the city’s workforce improvement board; Office of Minority and Women Business Development; and worked closely with the Office of International and Latino Affairs. Leading these organizations, Smith Jones directed the strategies of business retention and expansion, attraction of new companies, job growth and development of a strong workforce pipeline for the city of Indianapolis. She also ensured that entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds received support and given opportunities.

Angela Smith

Health & Hospital Corporation

“When she leads, change follows.”

Jones

AT THE HEART OF LEADERSHIP

Barnes & Thornburg is proud to support NAWBO and trailblazing women in our community.

When a community is strong, it’s more than a collection of streets and buildings. It’s a place that nurtures and helps its residents thrive. That’s what happens when people share the commitment to make things better together. That’s why we’re proud to support National Association of Women Business Owners.

Community is the commitment we make to each other

NAWBO-Indianapolis 2023 Trailblazers Nominees

Lateva Woolfork & Starla Kay Mathis CEO | COO Create. Connect. Collab..

Caroline Young Founder/CEO Craftsbury Consulting, LLC

Lucia Mar Senior Vice President, Market Executive—Indiana Bank of America

Takesha McClane-Tsamis Chief Executive Officer GS1 Consulting LLC

Michelle Williams, CDE Diversity Executive, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Writer, Consultant Firefly Children and Family Alliance

Nicole Pence Becker Owner Pence Media Group

Dana Bradford-Majors Owner B. Majors Publishing

Nastassja Lewis Founder & CEO th|AIR|apy

Gold Corporate Partners

Gold In-Kind Partner

Silver Corporate Partners

Silver In-Kind Partners

Bronze Corporate Partners

NAWBO-Indianapolis

2022-2023 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board of Directors

Anne Hathaway President Hathaway Strategies

Dr. Jamyce Banks President-Elect Whatever It Takes Consulting, Inc.

Christina Gormal Vice President Matchbook Creative

Jenn Lisak Golding Secretary Sapphire Strategy

Stephanie Sponsel Treasurer Netlogx

Stacy Carey Midwest Associates

Janmarie Connor Connor Fine Painting

Sheena Lee The Etica Group

Beth Rovazzini B&W Plumbing and Heating Company

2022-2023 Board Advisors

Executive Director

Past President

Tammy Butler Engaging Soludtions

Billie Dragoo RepuCare Inc.

Brian Heichelbech PNC Bank

Helena Hutton Cummins

Elaine Jai Eli Lilly

Amy Johnson Frost Brown Todd

Deborah Oatts Nubian Construction Group

Jessica Nickloy Past President Etica Group

Lee Ann Richardson Executive Director

We’re all citizens.

Citizens Energy Group is a proud sponsor of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). We believe our success depends on valuing diversity in our workforce, business partners, and communities. Thank you for mentoring our current and future business leaders.

Partnering with diverse suppliers

Through Supplier Diversity Development, Lilly aspires to work with more small and diverse-owned businesses to be more reflective of the diverse business community. Our Supplier Diversity Development program is focused on three key areas:

» Commitment to seeking out and working with small and diverse suppliers

» Community engagement

» Meeting annual compliance goals as a federal government contractor and achieving our annual small business spend goals.

To learn about Lilly’s commitment to diverse suppliers and the services we purchase, visit www.lilly.com/suppliers/supplier-diversity.

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