Following the Leaders: The Leadership Southern Indiana Podcast

About Following the Leaders: The Leadership Southern Indiana Podcast

What does leadership in southern Indiana look like? Join host Jesse Rasmussen as he tries to answer that question by speaking with Leadership Southern Indiana members about their leadership journeys.

Publisher

Jesse Rasmussen

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2023

Latest episode

16 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 25 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Following the Leaders with NEXGEN Alum Molly Grimm

   For the first time ever, we were able to sit down with a NEXGEN Alum to discuss life after NEXGEN. Molly Grimm is the Special Events Manager for Junior Achievement Kentuckiana and a member of the NEXGEN Class of 2017. Molly brings a fresh perspective to the show to discuss the importance of intergenerational communications, what the next generation of leaders struggles with, and her own leadership journey. Molly is also paying it forward by being a part of our NEXGEN planning committee!...

2. 

   18 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Following the Leaders with Chris Jackson

   Chris Jackson, President of Dan Cristiani Excavating, recounts his journey from aspiring teenager to company leader, highlighting the importance of hard work and servant leadership in an interview with Jesse.

3. 

   7 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Following the Leaders: A Conversation with Mark Eddy

   Mark Eddy, President/CEO of Leadership Southern Indiana, discusses insights from the Association of Leadership Programs conference and previews upcoming programs with host Jesse, in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Following the Leaders with NEXGEN Alum Molly Grimm

Published 16 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's why I love pouring back into our next -gen students. Because we do come across, like you said, a lot of people that don't have the time and energy. We're all exhausted adults. And sometimes that time and energy is not there. And so with the next -gen program, we're able to do that with students before it ever happens in the workplace. The same with junior achievement as we're, as they're taking junior achievement courses and being involved in our events and things like that. They're learning soft skills as we like to call them. I hate that term, but yes. But yes, and I think it's the best way to describe those because they're not things that a college course might teach you. […]

Who has been a guest on Following the Leaders: The Leadership Southern Indiana Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Jackson
• Mark Eddy
• Amanda Alexander
• Scott Minton

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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