-: Well, I'm a Muncie guy.
So I was raised in Muncie, grew up, born in Muncie,
was a kid going to Ball State basketball and football games
as a young child through my high school years, or whatever.
So Ball State had meant a lot to me beforehand just because,
being from the town.
But when I went to school at Ball State,
the thing that the business school, Miller School,
did for me was it gave me a very well-rounded
and a very pragmatic approach to solving problems.
And so there's this,
yeah, common sense approach.
And Dr. Sundaram, who just recently retired,
was kind of my sponsor, my mentor going through school.
And he always helped remind me
that sometimes analysis can be a really good thing.
And it's necessary in some places.
But when you know the right answer,
go with your instinct and move on
and use this balanced approach
between analysis and instinct.
And be decisive.
And I learned a lot under him
when I was at Miller.
And it's really served me well in my entire career,
but especially now, being in the seat that I'm in.