Despi is an artist, marketing strategist, consultant, beekeeper, and amateur guitar player. For her, joy is being able to give kindness to someone else. She believes kindness is joyful because it’s an antidote to all of the ugliness and unkindn

Jenn Edds believes we need to be intentional in creating the world we want to live in

May 14th, 2021 13m 37s

Jenn is the Head Broad in Charge at Brassy Broadcasting. She recently launched a podcast called the UkaDaily Dispatch – 365 days of affirming daily ditties and inspiration. She finds joy in singing, doing silly things, and putting good things o

Ann Wheat believes joy is an intentionally driven experience

May 12th, 2021 18m 23s

Ann is the Executive Director of Duet AZ, an organization that provides vital services, free-of-charge, to homebound adults and family caregivers. Ann finds great joy in nature, her work, helping others, and being intentional and mindful in wha

Jenna Streit finds joy in expressing gratitude (and babies!)

May 7th, 2021 11m 54s

Jenna is the Development Director for Indiana Milk Bank, the first and only donor human milk bank in Indiana keeping fragile infants alive and healthy. For Jenna, joy is a sense of connection and community. She shares joy in thinking about the

Lindsay Scott believes joy, peace, and love are real and pure

May 5th, 2021 16m 28s

Lindsay is the President & CEO of Kids Voice, so it’s no wonder she finds the purest form of joy in watching her staff, board, and volunteers give willingly to help save children from abusive situations. For her, joy is about being present and

Anne Dunlavy finds joy in winning over the struggle

Apr 30th, 2021 16m 39s

Anne is the Market Director of Sales & Marketing at Marriott IndyPlace, a Purdue grad (go Boilers!), married to her high school sweetheart, and mother of two adult kids. She believes joy is an abundance of positive thoughts that culminate into

Jenica Giffin finds joy from within (and in a donation of diapers)

Apr 28th, 2021 16m 20s

Jenica is a wife, mother to 3, the senior program manager at the Indiana Diaper Bank, and works in children’s ministry. She finds joy from within and in others. She believes we can share our joy by finding something we’re passionate about and s

Taylor Shanklin finds joy when she’s at peace and everything feels right

Apr 23rd, 2021 12m 22s

Taylor is the CEO at Barlele, a TEDx Speaker, podcast host (SOAR), and a hopeless optimistic. For her, joy is being in a state of mind where you don’t feel stress and everything just feels right. Joy is when you’re at peace. Taylor shares joy b

Kate Thoene finds joy in gratitude and being a positive force for others

Apr 21st, 2021 14m 51s

Kate is the Executive Director at Waste Not – a food rescue organization in Arizona focused on collecting and distributing food (fyi: 40% of food goes into the landfills; Waste Note AZ rescues 3 ½ million meals each year). For Kate, joy is purp

Trena Roudebush finds joy in shared energy and achieving perceived limitations

Apr 15th, 2021 10m 13s

Trena describes herself as a communicator, a connector, and an enabler. She’s a lifelong Indy resident, a long-distance runner (50 miles in a day) and is someone who finds joy by being around other people and making things happen. For Trena, jo

Jessica Gershman finds joy through wellness and by riding the waves

Apr 14th, 2021 15m 10s

Jessica is a mom of 4, yogi, chef, wine lover, podcaster (Mom, Slow Down), and self-love advocate. She finds joy in combining all her passions – yoga, cooking, and wellness – to help other women find their free-floating happiness. She shares jo

Dr. Roseann finds joy by bringing levity and caring wherever she goes

Apr 9th, 2021 17m 53s

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is an award-winning children’s mental health expert and author of Teletherapy Toolkit and It’s Gonna Be Ok! She’s the mom of a special needs teenager who knows how to have fun and bust a move on her “disco drive”. For

Dustin Homan finds joy by asking about people’s passion and how he can help

Apr 7th, 2021 18m 22s

Dustin is a husband, father, runner, Ohio sports fan, lover of history, and is “aspiring to help youth thrive so they can solve our world’s wicked problems”. Professionally, he’s the 4-H Youth Development Educator for Purdue Extension Marion Co

Keisha Gray finds joy in making the right choices and showing up for others

Apr 2nd, 2021 8m 24s

Keisha is the new Executive Director of the Indianapolis City Market. She finds joy in making a conscious choice to show up and be a part of someone’s life. For Keisha, joy is being able to make the best decision based on the choices she has in

Samantha Cross finds joy in living in the moment and being more present

Mar 31st, 2021 13m 45s

Samantha is the Director of Administration for IGT Indiana (on behalf of the Hoosier Lottery), a lifelong Hoosier, dedicated community volunteer, and an all-around great person. For her, joy is an emotion sparked by happiness. Samantha spreads

Tamara Winfrey-Harris finds joy in letters to black girls and uplifting others

Mar 26th, 2021 18m 5s

Tamara talks about the joy of launching her latest book, “Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power”, and the joy of giving girls their rightness right now. In addition to being an author, she’s the vice president o

Danielle Rothchild finds joy in collecting bread tags and helping people in need

Mar 24th, 2021 14m 35s

Danielle attends Purdue University and runs a nonprofit that she started when she was 16. Through Danielle Cares for Chairs, she has collected and recycled 3,500,000 bread tags, and uses the proceeds to buy wheelchairs for people who need them.

Brittany Smith finds joy in pausing and putting things in perspective

Mar 19th, 2021 12m 13s

Brittany is the Senior Regional Lead of Community + Marketing at Yelp. She spends her days loving on Indianapolis and Indiana, while cheering on Midwest community managers. For her, joy is finding the bright spots in the simplest things. During

Carla Knapp finds and shares joy in nature and from the Indianapolis Zoo

Mar 17th, 2021 16m 26s

Carla is the Public Relations Specialist at the Indianapolis Zoo, where she is a storyteller and the voice behind the animals, exhibits, and people. She finds joy in moments of happiness and the things that move her closer to being her most aut

Kim Manlove finds joy in things he never thought he would

Mar 12th, 2021 19m 57s

Kim, and his wife, founded The 24 Group after their son died. He’s a person in long-term recovery from the disease of addiction and enjoying life to the fullest in ways he didn’t think he would. Kim lost his joy after Dave died and that absence

Wendy Noe finds joy in serving others and watching Doves fly

Mar 10th, 2021 13m 46s

Wendy is the executive director for Dove Recovery House – a one-of-a-kind housing program for women struggling with substance use disorder (“Doves”). For her, joy puts life into perspective and can be found when the women who enter Dove House b

Jennifer Parker found joy in the midst of sorrow

Mar 5th, 2021 17m 54s

Jennifer and her husband started and run the Alex and Ali Foundation – a nonprofit that empowers the lives of people with autism and other disabilities (her son is Alex). After their daughter died last year, Jennifer wasn’t sure she would ever

Kristen Fuhs Wells Finds Joy in Slow Moments

Mar 3rd, 2021 12m 15s

Kristen is Vice President at Indiana Humanities and finds joy in the work she does. For her, joy is deep and emotional. Joy is contagious and something we can pass along to others. Kristen shares joy through a spirit of generosity, empowerment,

Leslie Bailey finds joy in the little things that make a big difference

Feb 26th, 2021 12m 47s

Leslie is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Indy Maven – a lifestyle media company for women. As a writer and a busy mom, she didn’t overthink the definition of joy. For Leslie, it means happiness and pleasure. She experiences joy dai

Beth Belange believes joy is universal and contagious

Feb 24th, 2021 16m 49s

Beth is the Marketing & Promotions Director at Sun King Brewing Company. For Beth, joy has a sense of wellbeing, meaning and purpose. There’s something universal and contagious about joy. Beth finds joy in giving gifts, volunteering, baking, an