Bethany Hartley has over a decade of experience in non-profit leadership and has been focused on economic development and entrepreneurship for her entire career. As President and CEO of the South Bend Elkhart Regional Partnership, she is catalyzing regional innovation throughout northern Indiana.
Bethany is also an entrepreneur herself. She operated her own marketing agency for over a decade and has a passion for helping other entrepreneurs and startups succeed.
Make sure to check out these clips in the episode:
- [4:17] Tips for starting a side hustle in a recession
- [10:56] Teaching entrepreneurship to high school students
- [20:11] What Indiana county housed the most millionaires per capita?
- [28:07] Connecting top-tier students with top-tier Hoosier companies
- [37:06] 1 year of wins in the South Bend-Elkhart Region
In today’s episode you are going to hear about:
- Learning how to learn
- How the South Bend-Elkhart Regional partnership is connecting students in the region to local companies
- How grit, resilience, and hard work make northern Indiana an epicenter for entrepreneurship and advanced manufacturing
- Listen to the end because Bethany talks about a hidden gem in Northern Indiana that might need to be your next date night
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Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
Companies and organizations:
- Ameritech
- University of Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Michigan State University
- Western Michigan University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Constant Contact
- Adobe
- Women’s Business Development Center
- Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Joe County
- St. Joseph County
- St. Joe River
- Diamond Lake
- Chat GPT
- Startup Moxie
- RISE
- Ivy Tech
- LIFT initiative
- Lilly Endowment
- Readi Program
- Robert Weed
- Rieth-Riley
- Lippert
- BMI Audit Services
- Graham Allen Partners
- Welch Packaging
- DePauw University
- Angie’s List
- Rally Innovation
- Marshall County
- State of Indiana
- Howard Park
- Danny Boy
- Potawatomi Zoo
- Accenture
- Deloitte
- 1st Source Bank
- Gibson Insurance
- South Bend Elkhart Regional Partnership
- IEDC
- SIMBA Chain
- CICP
- Brookings Institute
- IDEA Center
- Studebaker Campus
- IDEA Week
- Purdue Polytechnic High School
- Union Station South Bend
- Momentum
- Hotel Elkhart
- Triumph of the City
- Cook Medical
- Marshall County
- Itamco
- Make My Move
- Bourbon, Indiana
- Blueberry Festival
- The Indiana Dunes
- Frog Follies
- Iechyd Da Brewing Company
- Venturi
- First Fridays in Downtown Goshen
- Startup South Bend Elkhart
People:
- Iris Hammel
- Larry Garatoni
- Brock Welch
- Garth Brooks
- Billy Joel
- Kelly Rich
- Tony Hsieh
- Kevin Smith
- Tracy Graham
- John Affleck-Graves
- Regina Emberton
- Bryan Ritchie
- Susan Ford
- Scott Ford
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