Jeff Gorman – [President] In the past year, I have had the opportunity to visit a variety of businesses and college campuses outside of our region for various reasons. Each destination stands apart as unique from the others in obvious ways. Geographies are different. Employee and student demographics vary. Values, mission statements, and marketing approaches are...
Corey Ainscough Network Solutions Group Director Corey Ainscough has officially been promoted to Network Solutions Group Business Unit Director at Keller Schroeder. This announcement ends a year of transition for Corey from Service Delivery Manager into his new role. The NSG Business Unit Director position was previously held by Jeff Gorman, who became Keller...
Jeff Gorman has been appointed President of Keller Schroeder, effective January 1, 2017, replacing Larry May, who will be retiring in February, 2017 after 20 years with the company. The leadership transition was announced in January, 2016. Gorman will also be appointed as a Director and Board Chairman. “Keller Schroeder has experienced significant growth over...
Dear Colleagues and Friends, The holiday season is often a time for reconnecting with those closest to us and reflection on what and who are most important to us. At Keller Schroeder, that means being thankful for each other (we really do like each other here!) and being thankful for you, our clients. We enjoy...
I was asked recently to speak to a group of college students about lessons learned from my 35 years in the marketplace. As you can imagine, narrowing 35 years of experience down to a 30-minute talk was fairly challenging, but one of the topics I chose for these students – and a factor that has...
Keller Schroeder’s President Larry May will serve as the 2016 Executive in Residence for the University of Southern Indiana’s Romain College of Business. His presentation, titled “The Value of Ownership and Running Shoes,” will be presented at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, in Carter Hall in University Center West. The presentation is free and open to...
We businesspeople love our strategies. We conduct strategy meetings and summits, develop strategic plans, and more. And yet on a recent mission trip to El Salvador I was reminded, perhaps more vividly than ever, that vision trumps strategy. If you don’t know your destination, a map for getting there is pretty useless. Kurt Ackermann is...
As a long-time resident of Evansville, I had heard about the benefits of I-69 so many times, and had awaited its arrival for so long, that I actually became a bit numb to it. But on a recent drive to Indianapolis, I was reawakened to its benefits. I packed and dressed as usual for my...
As we transition into a new year, it is my pleasure to announce an upcoming leadership transition at Keller Schroeder. I will be retiring from the Company in first quarter 2017, and our Board of Directors has selected Jeff Gorman as my successor. Many of you know Jeff already as our Business Unit Director for...
There is much written and taught on the topic of leadership. While the most often-cited examples of influential leaders are those who run large organizations or hold positions of authority, we are inspired when we hear stories of those who have emerged as powerful leaders from unexpected places having no obvious resources or credentials to...