Great News with GreatNews.Life
Good news matters. It’s just that simple. GreatNews.Life Executive Director Jenny Craig-Brown and Founder Chris Mahlmann sit down with Region residents to feature the poignant, heart-felt stories and life experiences that help make everyone better. Listen on to hear everything that makes the Region and its residents worth following!
Episodes
89 episodes
Leadership Life with Jeff Strack
CEO of Strack & Van Til Jeff Strack visits GreatNews.Life to talk with Founder Chris Mahlmann about the challenges of leading, being a staple of the community, and what Strack & Van Til means to Northwest Indiana. Jeff and Chris also to...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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13:59
Leadership Life with John Jordan and Mark Powers of CertaPro Painters of NWI
John Jordan and Mark Powers from CertaPro Painters of NWI stop by to talk to Chris Mahlmann about their years of working together, building and maintaining a team, their core values, and more!
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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30:54
Leadership Life with Mike Jessen
Mike Jessen, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to talk about his influences growing up, making the decision to go to college, serving as Valparaiso ci...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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52:32
Leadership Life with Aaron McDermott
Aaron McDermott, CEO and President of Latitude Commercial sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to talk about his realty business, what it takes to be a leader, being a "Region Guy", having a family that's involved in polit...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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58:19
Governor Eric Holcomb visits GreatNews.Life for an update on Indiana's good news
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb traveled to Valparaiso on Tuesday, February 21 to congratulate both the Valparaiso Vikings State Championship Football Team and visit the GreatNews.Life office. Continuing his support of Northwest Indiana (NWI), Ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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9:02
Leadership Life with Dave Uran
SSCVA President/CEO Dave Uran sits down with GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann to discuss a wide array of topics, including the growing tourism industry in Northwest Indiana and his lifelong involvement with sports. The South Shore Conventi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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44:34
GreatNews.Life Exclusive Interview with Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers
Days before kicking off a nationwide tour, Joe Hertler of Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers sat down for an all exclusive virtual interview with GreatNews.Life Executive Director Jenny Craig-Brown. Originally from Lansing, Mich., the band g...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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27:24
Leadership Life with Scott Samlan
GreatNews.Life is shining a spotlight on NW Indiana ER & Hospital CEO Scott Samlan this week! With more than 15 years of practice, Dr. Samlan is Board Certified and recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine.
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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18:50
Leadership Life with Gene Crusie
Surf Internet’s CEO Gene Crusie visited the GreatNews.Life office to share some of what he’s learned after three decades of championing affordable, high-quality, reliable internet around the country...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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19:27
Leadership Life with John Jordan
John Jordan is the Owner and President of CertaPro Painters of Northwest Indiana. He began the Northwest Indiana franchise location of CertaPro Painters out of the basement of his home in 2013 after the successful sale of his family’s three-gen...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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13:16
Leadership Life with Governor Eric J. Holcomb
Prior to being elected as the 51st governor of Indiana, Governor Eric Holcomb served in the United States Navy and as the state chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. Holcomb has met with officials from all over the world and was recognized ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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23:44
Leadership Life with Matthew Wesaw
Matthew Wesaw currently serves as the Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Prior to his time with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Wesaw served with the Michigan State Police where he had a full career, retiring from that ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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18:45
Leadership Life with Dan Kozlowski
As Regional Director of Big Shoulders Fund, Dan Kozlowski knows the importance of serving the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community. He grew up in Cedar Lake, attended catholic elementary and middle schools as well as Hanover Central High...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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22:36
Leadership Life with NIPSCO President Mike Hooper
After graduation from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1995 and working at American Electric Power from 1996-2011, Mike Hooper made the shift to Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Inc. (NIPSCO), where he now serves as i...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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19:54
Leadership Life with Adam O'Doherty
Before stepping into his role earlier this year as CEO and President of United Way of Northwest Indiana, Adam O’Doherty was working hard to make a positive impact on lives across the county in Arizona.O’Doherty realized he had a passion ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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26:15
Leadership Life with Matt Burdan
Matt organizes and plans for the long-term vision of the organization and oversees all day-to-day operations. Prior to his position as President/CEO of Porter-Starke Services, Matt served as Chief Executive Officer at the Swanson Center for 8 y...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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17:18
Leadership Life with Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch was born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, and entered public service as a means to help her community feel more connected with local and state government. She’s served as County Auditor, County Commissioner, State Audi...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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5:13
Exclusive Interview with Spartan Race Founder Joe De Sena
Our own Jenny Craig-Brown sits down with Joe De Sena who is not only the CEO of Spartan, a leading endurance sports brand, but also a New York Times best selling author of The Spartan Way, Spartan Up!, and Spartan Fit!Like and subscribe...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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26:47
NSA World Series, NorthShore Mural, and Camping Tips
Join us this week for our season finale of Great News Weekly. We get the scoop on the NSA World Series from Crown Point Mayor Uran and Bill Horton, President of NSA North. The new art installation at NorthShore from Brian Dortmund, Allen Grecul...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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11:16
Lakes of Valpo, Friday Night Live, Indiana American Water, and Ally Christian
On this weeks episode of Great News Weekly we get a look at all that the Lakes of Valpo has to offer, a sit down with Indiana American Water, Friday Night Live in La Porte, and an interview with local artist Ally Christian!
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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16:39
What is Life all about, Do Good Feel Good Challenge Recap, Horizon Bank Pro Tips
Join us for this weeks Great News Weekly. The exclusively positive news show brought to you by GreatNews.Life. This week we have a little more information about our mission brought to you by our very own Lifer Carter, a recap from the Francisca...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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8:38
Festival of the Lakes, Hobart Market, and Seltzer Taste Test!
Join us this week as we take a look at the schedule for Festival of the Lakes, get a peak at the Hobart Market on the Lake vendors, and a seltzer taste test thanks to Indiana Beverage!
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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12:25
Jonny James on Festival of the Lakes, everything you can grill at Stracks, & tons of outdoor yard games!
Join as we talk to country music artist Jonny James about the festival of the lakes. Then we grill all sorts of things from Strack & Van til before finishing off with some fun outdoor activities and games!
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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18:12
Outdoor dining, Tie-dye, and the first female stunt driver Anita King
We get a sneak peek at the new Anita king museum dedicated to her. Then we check out an awesome tie dye company before finishing off with a funny segment all about outdoor dining areas in northwest Indiana.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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13:36