Local Matters

Local Matters

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana.

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November 3, 2023 23 mins

“Local Matters” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. I’m Mel McMahon, co-founder of Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts, and today’s special episode, I am going to give you an update on what we have been up to at Indiana Owned, share our special promotion for Indiana Gifts, and let you know how you can help me raise $450,000 for our neighbors in need thro...

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“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. I’m Mel McMahon, Co-Founder of Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts, and today, we will hear an interview conducted by Joe LePage, Community Development Director for the City of Lebanon who had the opportunity to interview Karla Gosche-Williams with Midwest Marketplace, a shopping event ...

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“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned business owners and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Sandy Ziebold, Chief Executive Officer of Beacon of Hope Crisis Center, a domestic violence and sexual assault services agency. They talk about statistical trends in Central Indiana, how Beacon o...

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October 6, 2023 34 mins

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. I’m Mel McMahon, co-founder of Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts, and today, we are chatting about a very powerful documentary making its World Premier at Heartland International Film Festival on Saturday, October 7, 2023.


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September 15, 2023 30 mins

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned business owners and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Blair and Mary Martin of Martin’s Market. They talk about coming back home to Indiana and how Martin’s Market came to be, the surprises of running your own business, and how Martin’s Market is mo...

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September 8, 2023 7 mins

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned business owners and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this special episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Cody Adams of WISH-TV8’s “Life.Style.Live!” about the idea for Indiana Gifts, how the brick-and mortar location in Lebanon, Indiana came to be, and the importance of community support for...

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September 1, 2023 29 mins

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you the stories of Indiana Owned business owners and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Karen Young of Hayes Young Law about moving from corporate environments to owning her own practice, helping business owners be proactive as opposed to reactive, and how supporting other Indiana-o...

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“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you incredible stories about Indiana owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. I'm Mel McMahon, co-founder of Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts and today we're going back to a podcast originally recorded in 2021. We're going to talk to Big George, he and his family will be celebrating the 37th year of business for the Greek Islands restaurant. Can you ...

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“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Lucas Molloy, Founder of Brothers Molloy Events. We'll get the story of how he started Brothers Molloy, we'll talk about bringing Uncork Me Indiana to Military Park on June 24, and the goal ...

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April 21, 2023 21 mins

“Local Matters with Mel McMahon” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. On this episode, Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers about the phone call that changed his career path, getting better versus getting bigger, and how growing your people will grow your company. It’s all ...

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“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses and community members making a positive impact in Indiana. I’m Mel McMahon, co-founder of Indiana Owned and Indiana Gifts, and today, we are chatting with Missy Krulik of The Heart of Lebanon and Claire Collett of Boone County Economic Development Corporation. We’ll talk about the influence of entrepreneurship in both of their roles, the appetite ...

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“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way.

On this episode of Local Matters, Mel McMahon chats with Pat Sullivan of Sullivan Hardware & Garden and Allisonville Home & Garden by Sullivan. They talk about taking over the family business, the support he has had while transitioning from traditional hardware store...

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“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this special episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon gives you a few more details about the changes going on with Local Matters and what’s to come. Thanks for listening!  

 

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September 2, 2022 21 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way.  On this replay episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Distinct founder Vincent Aguirre about the motivation to return to Indiana after college graduation, how his agency works to keep small businesses competitive against the big guys, and the importa...

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August 26, 2022 24 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Sharon Hashim, creator and owner of Fluid Life by Sharon, original art specializing in fluid painting with poured acrylic paints. They discuss starting a business while being a stay-at-home mom, what it t...

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August 19, 2022 19 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this special episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon shares Part II of the LIVE broadcast from Community Day at Georgetown Market. 

 

Mel chats with:  

Aaron McNicholas, Co-Host, “Awaken Indy” Podcast 

Julia Rutland, The Gifted Gown 

Emily ...

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August 12, 2022 23 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this special episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon chats with third generation owner Andrew Montieth LIVE at Georgetown Market’s Community Day. They discuss growing up in the family business, how knowledge and passion for healthy and sustainable grocery opti...

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August 5, 2022 23 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Nancy Beck, founder of Beck Financial Strategies and #1 best-selling author of “The Art of the Plan.” They discuss having three strikes against her when starting out in the financial planning world almost 40 y...

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July 29, 2022 27 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this episode, Mel McMahon previews the Great Indiana State Fair. She had the privilege of attending the Media Preview Day, and boy do they have a lot in store this year! The 165th Indiana State Fair opens Friday, July 29 and will continue through Sunday, August 21. The F...

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July 22, 2022 29 mins

“Local Matters” brings you incredible stories about Indiana Owned businesses making a positive impact in Indiana and the entrepreneurs leading the way. On this episode, Indiana Owned co-founder Mel McMahon chats with Joan Carney, owner of Lilly’s Wearable Art. They chat about the fear of opening a store and introducing the community to something unfamiliar, the value of listening to those willing to mentor you, and the imp...

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