Everyday Leaders

Everyday Leaders is a practical, community-rooted leadership show with a strong Indiana business network at its center. Melanie Ake speaks with people who run services, support nonprofits, coach others, build organizations, or help families solve immediate problems. The conversations are warm and direct. They tend to begin with celebration, then move into how a guest’s work actually functions. Lisa Franklin from Peace Family Counseling brings the show into counseling, post-COVID needs, depression, volunteering, and the value of making a different decision when a season changes. Dylan Walden and Logan Clark connect leadership to Isaiah 117 House, fundraising, county-level support, and care for children on a difficult removal day. Tamisha Allen’s episode turns college funding into a leadership issue, especially for students and families facing fear around applications, essays, follow-up, FAFSA, and scholarships. Suzanne Esposito’s conversation looks at Indy Salt Therapy Plus through access, affordability, touchless services, hydro water massage, eye massage goggles, red light therapy, and seasonal depression. Rebecca Borman’s appearance moves through sales strategy, community involvement, nonprofit leadership, and Women in High Tech. Dr. Candice Key Ashby’s episode revisits public voice, doctorate work, stage fright, and the long arc of confidence. Jeff Young brings LinkedIn, business branding, streaming, and teaching communities into the mix. Sarah’s conversation with Elevate Travel Company captures the restless energy around travel after COVID disruption. Across the show, leadership is not treated as a title. It is a habit, a service posture, and a willingness to connect people with resources. The pacing is encouraging and conversational, with frequent prompts to think, grow, and get involved. Its value is local texture: real names, real services, and everyday problems turned into invitations to act. Everyday Leaders works best for people who want business motivation tied to community service, personal development, and practical referrals. It is less about polished executive theory and more about the civic fabric around small businesses, nonprofits, students, families, health services, and professional networks.