John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, coach, and leader who has sold more than 34 million books. He founded Maxwell Leadership®, an organization that has trained tens of millions of leaders in every nation. Recognized as the world's #1 leadership expert, he continues to influence Fortune 500 CEOs, national leaders, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders around the globe.

Rory Vaden is a 2-time New York Times bestselling author, 8-figure entrepreneur, and the youngest American inducted into the Professional Speaking Hall of Fame. He studies the psychology of influence and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, and Good Morning America. His TEDx talk has been viewed more than 5 million times, and he has spoken for organizations including Google, Keller Williams, the Million Dollar Round Table, and the Global Leadership Summit.

Stephanie Chung is the author of Ally Leadership: How To Lead People Who Are Not Like You. She is a business growth strategist with more than 30 years of experience driving organizational transformation. She served as Chief Growth Officer for Wheels Up and became the first African American to lead sales for a private jet company (JetSuite). She serves on several advisory boards and has been recognized as one of Adweek's Women Trailblazers and Ebony's Power 100. Her work has reached 101 countries and been translated into 60 languages.

Kathryn McLay previously served as President and CEO of Walmart International and Sam's Club. She led a team of 500,000 associates serving 80 million customers weekly across 18 countries. Under her leadership, Sam's Club revenues grew 43% to $84 billion in fiscal year 2023. She also held executive leadership roles overseeing finance, strategy, supply chain, and neighborhood markets at Walmart. She has a background in accounting, finance, and organizational psychology.

Dan Heath is the bestselling author or co-author of Switch, Made to Stick, Decisive, The Power of Moments, Upstream, and Reset. His books have been translated into 35 languages and sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. He hosts the Apple podcast What It's Like to Be... and has received numerous writing honors, including Amazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Year and Apple's Best Audiobook of the Year. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

The Honorable Mark W. Myers was born and raised in Greenwood and is a proud father to six children. As well as being Mayor of Greenwood, Myers is a current member of the Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police and served as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the Johnson County Sheriff’s OfficeMayor Mark W. Myers was born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana, where he is now a devoted father to six children, a proud husband to Stacie Myers, and serving his fourth term in office. As a child, Mayor Myers was already getting involved in his community as a member of the Boy Scouts of America and an Explorer Scout with the Greenwood Fire Department. His father, a former mayor of Greenwood himself, ran the family-owned-and-operated Myers Ambulance Service, which served Greenwood and Johnson County for 29 years and where Mayor Myers worked for several years. Today, Myers is a proud public servant with several years of experience working with various government offices. Throughout his career, he has worked for the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department and was a 14-year member of the Greenwood Police Department, serving as a full-time police officer and detective. In 1992, Myers was elected Johnson County Coroner. Mayor Myers continues his dedication to public service by serving on the boards of several civic-driven organizations, including the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, where he was appointed by former Gov. Mike Pence, and Indiana Statewide 911, an appointment by Gov. Eric Holcomb. He is the current vice chairman of the Johnson County Recycling District and a past president of AIM, Indiana’s municipal growth and leadership organization. Myers is a member of the National League of Cities and was recently appointed chair of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee for 2026. He is also a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a member of the Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police and co-chairman of the National Water Council. Myers served as president of the Indiana Conference of Mayors in 2018. A fluent Spanish speaker, Mayor Myers served as a missionary with World Gospel Mission from 1997 to 2001 and as director of security for the U.S. Embassy in Paraguay from 2001-02.

Melahni is the founder of Everyday Leaders Professional Coaching and Consulting Programs challenging you to grow every day. You will push yourself and create momentum in every area of your life and career that will provide better strategic ways for you to get clear with your goals, connect to your purpose and make a bigger impact in your life. We believe in developing cultures, people, and processes. Melahni is an international keynote speaker, Executive Leadership Coach with Maxwell Leadership and an Organizational Culture Consultant, DISC Behavioral Consultant and a WHY Corporate Consultant. Melahni is also a member of the Maxwell Presidents Advisory Council and Technical Team serving the number one leadership organization in the world with over 63.000 global members strong.

Joe is a highly recognized media producer who creates, produces, and teaches media and broadcasting from idea to execution. He is a director and producer for commercial branding media projects with industry leaders in healthcare, nonprofits, finance, media technology, and more. ​ Locally, you may find this team contributing to the community through LIVE media streaming and broadcasting, podcast productions, teaching technical and supporting media productions, and community events, including Aspire Johnson County Chamber Coffee Connections, and more.

Denola M. Burton is the Founder and CEO of Enhanced DNA Publishing, where she helps professionals, entrepreneurs, and aspiring authors transform their expertise, experiences, and ideas into professionally published books. Through a strategic and personalized approach to publishing, she works with authors to create books that build credibility, strengthen their brands, expand their influence, and preserve their legacy. A scientist by training, Denola is a published author, speaker, and business professional with more than 35 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Denola brings a unique perspective to the intersection of authorship and professional growth. Since launching Enhanced DNA Publishing, she has guided the publication of more than 90 books and helped authors move beyond simply publishing a book to thinking strategically about what they want their book to accomplish.

President of Rehab Strategies, a family-owned, Indiana-based provider of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy services. Specializing in older adult care, serving skilled nursing rehab strategies from www.thestrategies.net

Eric uses his gifts to create opportunities to engage potential partners and volunteers. Develop strategies and tactics to hit monthly, quarterly and yearly goals. Actively participate in the training of volunteers. Extremely comfortable with public speak and presenting information regarding Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana.

Banking Center Manager at Centier Bank: #1 Best Bank to Work for In Indiana. Jessie is a committed community partner to many organizations and delivers the "BE OUR GUEST" VALUES into everyday servant leadership.

Dedicating my career to senior care, I did some research on opening an Adult Day Care Center and learned that most rural communities in Indiana did not have this service and seniors were potentially doing without needed assistance. After achieving my goal to become a licensed administrator and run an assisted living community, I still had a strong desire to serve my senior neighbors in my community. We are the only free-standing privately owned adult day programs in Morgan County and Johnson County, Indiana.

Dr. Praveen Rajanahalli was born and raised in India. He completed medical school at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College in India. He moved to the United States to begin his family medicine residency training at the Community Family Medicine Residency in Indianapolis, Indiana. Realizing the challenges faced by his patients in the current healthcare system, he enrolled in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where he earned his MBA in healthcare.

Bridget Huck is the Director of Special Events and Corporate Partnerships at Special Olympics Indiana, where she leads statewide fundraising events and develops relationships with corporate partners by connecting them with meaningful experiences and volunteer opportunities. With a background in nonprofit administration, corporate fundraising, and event planning, Bridget brings a collaborative, creative, and relationship-driven approach to leadership. She is passionate about building meaningful connections, creating shared value, and developing partnerships that translate organizational goals into community impact. Special Olympics International (SOI) is committed to efficiency and transparency. We communicate with our supporters, donors, and prospective donors by email, postal mail, phone, and other means, both to request contributions to our cause and to educate the public about Special Olympics’ year round sport and health programs, volunteer opportunities, and Unified events in local communities and around the world. These efforts help advance our mission to change attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities and to transform lives through the joy of sport, every day, everywhere. As a result, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance, SOI allocates a portion of our fundraising costs to program services. Special Olympics, Inc. is recognized as tax-exempt non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Special Olympics Identification Number (EIN) is 52-0889518. 100% of your donation is tax-deductible. As a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation, we ensure our donors’ money is spent as efficiently and effectively as possible.

A Greenwood Community Favorite and Alumni, Melissa is a trained and gifted vocalist, with a career working with greats like Sandy Patty. As an instructor, Melissa says, I love my "job". I will teach for as long as I'm able. Each student and their family deserve and require my very best. It's important to me to learn how each student learns best so that I can make an individual lesson plan for each. I strive to think outside the box. If a student learns better with book knowledge we approach that way. If they learn by listening then we build around that approach. I was taught by wonderful teachers who deeply instilled my love and passion for music. I want to pass that on to my students. I thoroughly enjoy watching students with no self confidence develop into thriving musicians and confidence in often in other areas of their life. Music is a healer and it is a "language" all people can relate to. I have taught lessons since I was in college studying vocal performance and minoring in piano. I have taken piano lessons since I was six and voice from 14 years old. I have taught Kindermusik(music for children birth to age 7. I spent all of those years performing in some way myself and also providing performance and competitive opportunities for my students.