As many of you know, our organization welcomed a new leader to the helm this year.  Don Welsh has been on the ground here in Indy since the beginning of August and has been busy meeting with staff, board members and the large number of community leaders that are so instrumental to making our hospitality industry a success here in Indianapolis.

A couple of observations on Don:

1.  This guy is bringing an entirely new level of energy to our organization.  I mean, we've always been excited about our city and sharing it with our clients - but I'll tell you this - I've got a athletic resume that includes a 4:10 mile and even I'm having trouble keeping up with Don!

2.  He's a change agent.  He's very quickly evaluated the state of our industry here in Indianapolis, realized that as a whole, Indianapolis does quite a bit right and a large percentage of what we've been doing will continue to work.  But as we look ahead to what will be needed to continue to succeed as our city unveils $3 billion worth of new infrastructure over the next few years, he's also quickly identified areas we will need to approach differently.

The Indianapolis Business Journal did a nice Q&A with Don that I think you'll find interesting.  In it, he shares what got him excited about coming to Indy from Seattle, what challenges we face as we make our way through the growth phase we are currently in as well as changes he is making to how we are structured here internally so that we are able to overcome these challenges.

In this article you'll also see a shot of Don taping a video - this is something we produced here at the ICVA that provides you the opportunity to meet Don and see why he is so excited about Indianapolis.  Check it out!

Indianapolis - A Marketer's Dream Come True