This Week on Inside INdiana Business Television

BY ANDY OBER, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Inside INdiana Business: Weekend of June 2,
2017

TOP STORY: INX3 REACTION

John McDonald, CEO, ClearObject

One of the organizers of this week's inX3 says a big

chunk of the four-day celebration of Indiana innovation
will key on the "oxygen" driving tech sector growth:
venture capital. ClearObject Inc. Chief Executive Officer John McDonald says scheduling two
marquee events -- the Venture Club of Indiana's Innovation Showcase and TechPoint's Winners'
Circle -- back-to-back creates a "one-ask" opportunity for investors. "Generally speaking, you've
got to get on an airplane," McDonald says about innovators seeking venture capital in a state
with a well-documented lack of it. He says the number of potential investors expected to attend,
plus the talent that will be on display will make the event "magical." McDonald says 40 different
venture capital companies are slated to participate, joining what he calls "the best group I've
ever seen" of innovative ideas at a statewide showcase. He credits past Innovation Showcases
with two different rounds of funding that helped his company, then called CloudOne, grow.

TECH/INSIDE INNOVATION: FIRST TEXT-BASED INTERVIEWING PLATFORM

Aman Brar, Founder, Canvas

Aman Brar has launched a new tech startup called Canvas. Its the first text-based interviewing
platform thats replacing phone-screens with text message interviews helping recruiters
interview 10 times more candidates daily. After interviewing hundreds of job candidates before
his previous company (Apparatus) was sold for $32.4M in 2015, Aman realized the screening
interview desperately needed a makeover. After all, were willing to screen potential dates with a
swipe on an app, but were still screening job candidates over the phone. Not to mention, todays
millennial workforce is quick to avoid talking on the phone, causing headaches for recruiters
who need to screen high volumes of candidates daily. Joining Aman and Jared Adams, COO, on
the Canvas board of directors is Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins. Roche is an
early adopter of Canvas and is already using the software platform to recruit millennials.
AROUND INDIANA: DEMANDJUMP INX3 PITCH

Mary-Rachel Redman, Reporter, Inside INdiana Business

A total of 25 entrepreneurs presented at this weeks Innovation Showcase Pitch Competition,

including Indianapolis-based DemandJump. The marketing company, which currently provides
analytics and artificial intelligence for retail and e-commerce companies, pitched what it calls a
potential game-changer by introducing the worlds first traffic cloud for companies.
DemandJump says traffic cloud is a marketing tool that overlays a companys digital ecosystem
with data from its competitorsthen uses what it calls prescriptive analytics, to show companies
what to do next. Something CEO Christopher Day says will ultimately help companies cut costs.
Day and his partner Shawn Schwegman, who have worked on developing the idea for the last
two years, believe traffic cloud will fundamentally change the way companies market
themselves.

CULTURE MATTERS: SCHMIDT ASSOCIATES

Mark Minner, Managing Director, FirstPerson

Schmidt Associates is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The firm was founded in 1976 by Wayne
Schmidt who wanted to create an architecture practice that would be different. They have been
located downtown since the beginning and on Mass Ave since 1978. They describe their work as
servant leadership. There are about 80 employees, made up of not only architects, but
engineers and designers as well. About 70 percent of their work revolves around education, from
K-12 to colleges and universities. They have been honored numerous times as one of the Best
Places to Work and turnover at the firm is low, in what is an especially high turnover industry.
They have a robust onboarding program & career path plan for its employees. Mentors and
Sherpas help the new team members adjust to their new surroundings and role at the firm.

BUSINESS OF HEALTH: OURHEALTH EXPANSION PLANS

Ben Evans, CEO, OurHealth

Indianapolis-based OurHealth says a $37 million round of funding will grow its national
footprint and create nearly 500 jobs over the next five years. The employer-based on-site and
near-site clinic provider received financing from White Oak Healthcare Finance LLC and other
private investors. OurHealth says it plans to expand its MyClinic network into eight additional
markets and open 11 new MyClinics in existing markets Indianapolis and Charlotte.

I ON ED: HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES PLANT SCIENCE

PRODUCTION FACILITY

Dr. Sherilyn Emberton, President, Huntington University and Dr. Raymond Porter, Director,
Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies

In 2015, Huntington University launched The Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies offering
several agribusiness degree options. The Institute recently received approval from the Indiana
Department of Education to offer an agricultural education degree. HU and the Institute says it
offers a very unique agricultural experience for those students who wish to study at a small,
Christ-centered institution. This spring, HU broke ground on the Ware Plant Science Production
Facility. This new facility will provide needed space for students in agriculture courses to work
with crop plants and learn about how they grow, stated Dr. Raymond Porter, Director of the
Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies. Ag students will have hands-on learning and
research opportunities in the area of plant and soil sciences, with the potential for aquaponics as
well. Faculty and students in biology, chemistry, occupational therapy, and other programs can
also benefit from the additional space for instruction and research. And the Horticulture Club or
future ag-related clubs could use some of the space for plant propagation and production. We
are enthusiastic about the possibilities.

INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS: BRICKYARD INVITATIONAL PREVIEW

Tony Parella, Owner and CEO, SportsCar Vintage Racing Association

The SportsCar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) will host its fourth annual "Brickyard
Invitational" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 16-18. The organization is America's
fastest growing road racing series. The Brickyard Invitational will feature more than 400 cars.
SVRA members are basically car owners, and their average net worth is in the millions of dollars
- many much higher. Tony has grown membership from 490 in 2012 to 2,600 in 2017.

THE INSIDERS

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Publisher, Indypolitics.org, Kristen Cooper, Founder & CEO, The
Startup Ladies and Maureen Krauss, Chief Economic Development Officer, Indy Chamber

Each week a group of Insiders offers perspective on the weeks top stories. This week were
sounding off on a big week for technology in Indiana, UPS investing in a new hub with hundreds
of jobs and the Governor searching for jobs in Europe.